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Prints

Session: Prints

London, Knightsbridge
16 May 2012, session starting at 13:00 BST

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Henry George Rushbury, RA, RWS, RE (British, 1889-1968) An Extensive Collection Comprising etchings, drypoints and a single wood engraving, various states and proofs, on various papers, a large number from the artist's own collection. Together with "Rome" by Sir Rennell Rodd and "Paris" by Sidney Dark featuring illustrations by Rushbury, "Modern Masters of Etching - H Rushbury A.R.A., R.E.". Also, "Twenty Five years of the National Art Collections Fund" and "Fine Prints of the Year, 1926". 87 unframed prints; 5 volumes
Sold for £13,750 inc. premium
Henry George Rushbury, RA, RWS, RE (British, 1889-1968) An Extensive Collection Comprising etchings, drypoints and a single wood engraving, various ...
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A. (British, 1889-1946) Les Bibliophiles Drypoint, 1931, on laid, signed in pencil, from the edition of 75, 212 x 160mm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4in)(PL)
Sold for £8,750 inc. premium
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A. (British, 1889-1946) Les Bibliophiles Drypoint, 1931, on laid, signed in pencil, from the ...
David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937) Paper Pools (MCA Tokyo 234) Lithograph in colours, 1980, on Arches cover paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 777/1000, published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, 1980, with their blindstamp; with the accompanying book Paper Pools, with title, text and justification, signed by the artist on the justification in red ink, copy 777 of 1000, within the original blue canvas cloth binding and slipcase, 265 x 225mm (10 1/8 x 8 7/8in)(Vol)
Sold for £8,125 inc. premium
David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937) Paper Pools (MCA Tokyo 234) Lithograph in colours, 1980, on Arches cover paper ...
Patrick Hughes (British, born 1939) St. Ives 2007 Hand painted multiple with lithography, 2007, signed and numbered 4/45 in pencil, 430 x 950 x 190mm (17 x 37 1/2 x 7 1/2in)(overall)
Sold for £5,000 inc. premium
Patrick Hughes (British, born 1939) St. Ives 2007 Hand painted multiple with lithography, 2007, signed and numbered 4/45 in ...

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Various Artists A Collection of Old Master, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Prints Including a loose sheet album of architectural designs, theatrical scenes and some frontispieces such as 'Theatrum Sive Hollandiae' by H.Hondius, plus a collection of miscellaneous prints of portraits, religious, literary and mythological subjects, by various artists including S.Mulinari, W.Walker, J.Collyer, J.Macardell, on various papers, album size 285 x 233mm (11 1/4 x 9 1/8in) Coll
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Various Artists A Collection of Old Master, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Prints Including a loose sheet album of architectural designs, theatrical scenes and some frontispieces ...
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Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635) The Temptation of St Anthony Etching, 1635, final fifth state with traces of the scratch between the devil's right claw and wing, on laid, with small margins, 355 x 465mm (14 x 18 1/4in)(PL)
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Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635) The Temptation of St Anthony Etching, 1635, final fifth state with traces of the scratch between the devil's right claw and ...
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Hendrik Goltzius (Venlo 1558-1617 Haarlem) Christ and the Apostles Engravings, c.1589, thirteen from the series, on laid, each trimmed to just within the plate mark. 146 x 101mm (5 3/4 x 4in)(SH) 13 unframed
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Hendrik Goltzius (Venlo 1558-1617 Haarlem) Christ and the Apostles Engravings, c.1589, thirteen from the series, on laid, each trimmed to just within the plate mark, ...
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) Two plates from Los Caprichos 'There is plenty to suck' (pl.45: Mucho hay que chupar), 205 x 150mm (9 7/8 x 5 7/8in)(PL); 'There it goes' (pl.66: Alla va eso), etching and aquatint, on wove, probably the third edition, 205 x 165mm (8 1/8 x 6 1/2in)(PL) 2 unframed
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) Two plates from Los Caprichos 'There is plenty to suck' (pl.45: Mucho hay que chupar), 205 x ...
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£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,600 - 2,400
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) Murió la verdad, pl. 79, from Los Desastres de la Guerra Etching, on laid wihtout watermark, a later impression from the Fourth Edition, published by the Real Academia de Bellas Artes, Madrid, 1906, with margins, 173 x 216mm (6 3/4 x 8 1/2in)(PL); 255 x 345mm (10 x 13 3/8in)(SH)
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) Murió la verdad, pl. 79, from Los Desastres de la Guerra Etching, on laid without watermark, a ...
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£400 - 600
€470 - 710
US$ 630 - 940
William Hogarth (British, 1697-1764) The Rake's Progress Seven engravings from the set of eight, originally published by W. Hogarth, London, 1735, 355 x 410mm (14 x 16in)(PL) (7)
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William Hogarth (British, 1697-1764) The Rake's Progress Seven engravings from the set of eight, originally published by W. Hogarth, London, 1735, 355 x 410mm (14 ...
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£500 - 700
€590 - 830
US$ 790 - 1,100
Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827) Collection of caricatures Etchings with hand colouring including 'Procession of the Cod Company from St Giles's to Billingsgate', 1810, on wove, published Sept 18th by Thomas Tegg, London, 250mm x 355mm (9 3/4in x 14in)(SH), 'The enraged Son of Mars and Timid Tonsor', 'Dramatic Demireps at Their Morning Rehearsal', John Bull at the Italian Opera', 'Tragedy in the Country', 'Tragedy in London', 'Bath Races', 1810, on wove, published by Thomas Tegg, London, 215mm x 333mm (8 1/3in x 13 1/8in)(I), 'Dressing for a birthday', 'The Bassoon with a French Horn Accompaniment', on wove, watermarked 1821, published by W McCleary, 250mm x 350mm (9 7/8in x 13 3/4in)(PL), plus an etching by an unknown hand entitled 'A Pig and a Pullet' Coll unframed
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Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827) Collection of caricatures Etchings with hand colouring including 'Procession of the Cod Company from St Giles's to Billingsgate', 1810, on wove, ...
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£700 - 1,000
€830 - 1,200
US$ 1,100 - 1,600
James Gillray (British, 1757-1815) Three caricatures 'Two-Penny Whist', etching, 1796, with bright, contemporary hand colouring, on wove, with margins, published Jan 11th by H Humphrey, London, 250mm x 350mm (9 7/8in x 13 3/4in)(PL), 'Cockney Sportsmen', 'Pillars of the Constitution', 3
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James Gillray (British, 1757-1815) A Collection of Caricatures 'Two-Penny Whist', etching, 1796, with bright, contemporary hand colouring, on wove, with margins, published Jan 11th by ...
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£700 - 1,000
€830 - 1,200
US$ 1,100 - 1,600
James Gillray (British, 1757-1815) L'Assemblée Nationale - or Grand Cooperative Meeting at St Ann's Hill Etching, 1804, with vibrant hand colouring, on wove, published June 18th, by H Humphrey, London, 315mm x 455mm (12 1/4in x 17 7/8in)(PL)
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James Gillray (British, 1757-1815) L'Assemblée Nationale - or Grand Cooperative Meeting at St Ann's Hill Etching, 1804, with vibrant hand colouring, on wove, published June ...
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£1,000 - 1,500
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US$ 1,600 - 2,400
James Gillray (British, 1757-1815) Very Slippy Weather Etching, 1808, with vibrant contemporary hand colouring, on J Whatman watermarked wove, with margins, with a collectors stamp on the reverse, published February 10th by H Humphrey, London, 255mm x 200mm (10in x 7 3/4in)(PL) unframed
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James Gillray (British, 1757-1815) Very Slippy Weather Etching, 1808, with vibrant contemporary hand colouring, on J Whatman watermarked wove, with margins, with a collectors stamp ...
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£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,600 - 2,400
James Gillray (British, 1757-1815) A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique Etching with handcolouring, 1801, on wove, published Feb. 11th by H.Humphrey, 360 x 250mm (14 1/8 x 10in)(PL); together with 'An Old Maid on a Journey' etching with handcolouring, 1804, on wove, published Nov. 20th by H.Humphrey, 250 x 380mm (10 x 15in)(PL)(2)
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James Gillray (British, 1757-1815) A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique Etching with handcolouring, 1801, on wove, published Feb. 11th by H.Humphrey, 360 x ...
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John Boydell (Publisher) A Collection of Prints from Pictures Painted for the purpose of illustrating The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare by the Artists of Great Britain Large Folio, 1803, containing seventy-seven loose sheets of engravings, together with a preface, a dedication each to the King and Queen by Josiah Boydell and two engraved frontispiece plates for Volume I and II, printed by W.Bulmer & Co., St James's, published by John and Josiah Boydell, 925 x 630mm (35 3/8 x 24 3/4in)(Folio)
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John Boydell (Publisher) A Collection of Prints from Pictures Painted for the purpose of illustrating The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare by the Artists of Great ...
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Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868) Two Parisian Etchings 'Ministère de la Marine, Paris', 1865, final sixth state with the lettering and artist's monogram in lower margin and number '176' upper right, on thick laid, 165 x 145mm (6 1/2 x 5 3/4in)(PL); 'Tourelle, Rue de l'École de Médecine, 22 Paris', 1861, twelfth state of thirteen, with the title, printer's name 'Pierron' and publisher's name 'Gazette des Beaux Arts' in lower margin and artist's monogram upper right, on wove, 212 x 132mm (8 3/8 x 5 1/4in)(PL), plus an etching by Dunoyer de Segonzac 'Versailles, L'entrée de L'Orangerie'(LC117), 1926, on laid, signed and numbered 35/100 in pencil, 223 x 265mm (PL) 3 unframed
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Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868) Two Parisian Etchings 'Ministère de la Marine, Paris', 1865, final sixth state with the lettering and artist's monogram in lower margin ...
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£800 - 1,200
€940 - 1,400
US$ 1,300 - 1,900
Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819-1891) Six Etchings Etchings, the set of six and the title page, 1862, posthumous impressions, on BFK Rives, numbered 40/100 in pencil on the reverse, printed for Sagot, all with the blindstamp, printed by Lacouriere; taped to mount along sheet edges, in generally good condition, 138 x 215mm (5 1/3 x 8 1/2in)(PL)(7)
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Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819-1891) Six Etchings Etchings, the set of six and the title page, 1862, posthumous impressions, on BFK Rives, numbered 40/100 in ...
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£500 - 700
€590 - 830
US$ 790 - 1,100
Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885) Le Repos en Egypte a l'ne Bâté Lithograph, 1871, on chine-applique, 230 x 198mm (9 1/8 x 7 3/4in)(I), together with 'Mon Rêve'(VG150), etching, 1883, final second state, on thick laid, with wide margins, 215 x 138mm 2 unframed
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Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885) Le Repos en Egypte a l'ne Bâté Lithograph, 1871, on chine-applique, 230 x 198mm (9 1/8 x 7 3/4in)(I), together with ...
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Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885) Les Villes derrière le marecage Lithograph, 1878, on chine-applique, with a pencil inscription by the artist, 190 x 155mm, together with 'Le Cours d'eau'(VG144), etching, 1880, on thick laid, 135 x 210mm 2 unframed
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Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885) Les Villes derrière le marecage Lithograph, 1878, on chine-applique, with a pencil inscription by the artist, 190 x 155mm, together with ...
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Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885) La Comédie de la Mort Lithograph, 1854, on chine-applique, a later impression, 220 x 150mm (8 5/8 x 5 7/8in)(I) unframed
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Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885) La Comédie de la Mort Lithograph, 1854, on chine-applique, a later impression, 220 x 150mm (8 5/8 x 5 7/8in)(I) unframed
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£1,200 - 1,800
€1,400 - 2,100
US$ 1,900 - 2,800
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805-1881) Christmas - folding the last sheep (from Samuel Palmer A Memoir) Etching, 1850, on wove, fourth state of five, with the inscription 'From Bampfylde's Sonnet', 120 x 100mm (4 7/8 x 3 7/8in)(PL) unframed
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Samuel Palmer (British, 1805-1881) Christmas - folding the last sheep, from Samuel Palmer A Memoir Etching, 1850, on wove, fourth state of five, with the ...
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Samuel Palmer (British, 1805-1881) The Early Ploughman (Lister 9) Etching, circa 1861, a good impression of the VIII state of IX, on laid, 130 x 198mm (5 1/8 x 7 3/4in)(PL) unframed
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Samuel Palmer (British, 1805-1881) The Early Ploughman (Lister 9) Etching, circa 1861, a good impression of the VIII state of IX, on laid, 130 x ...
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Samuel Palmer (British, 1805-1881) The Skylark, from Etchings of the Art Union of London by the Etching Club (Lister 2vii) Etching, 1850, on chine collé, a good impression of the seventh state (of eight), 117 x 98mm (4 7/8 x 3 7/8in)(PL)
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Samuel Palmer (British, 1805-1881) The Skylark (Lister 2vii) Etching, 1850, on chine collé, a good impression of the seventh state (of eight), published in 'Etchings ...
Sold for £2,000 inc. premium
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