Search Results: Art from Luis Porretta Fine Arts

Heidleberg: Brausdruk Gmbh. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. White stiff glossy folder containing a delightful collection of eleven wine-making lithographis scenes. Light shelf wear only. Scarce. ; 17.5" x 12.5" .

Sydney: Edwards & Shaw. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Pink textured paper boards, original glassine wrapper still intact, a lovely clean copy showing very light shelf wear only. ; 12" x 10"; 102 pages .

Massachusetts: Edmund Newman. New in New dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. A beautiful publication bound in decorated light brown cloth, dust wrapper mylar protected, shows minimal if any usage, complete with protective white cardboard box. Huge oversize book. ; 15" x 12"; 359 pages .

Canada: Rothmans. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Bound in stiff pictrial wraps, a little rubbed at edges, contents very good, clean and tight. Signed by the artist in ink on the half-title.; 13" x 10.5"; 80 pages .

Canada: Hancock House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. A lovely clean copy, dust wrapper has two small closed tears at top edge. Definitive book on the Argillite Haida carvers of the Queen Charlotte Islands in BC. ; 11.5" x 8.5"; 312 pages .

Paris. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1958. Non-Book. Framed Listed MAX PAPART (1911-1994) "HIER ET AUJOURD'HUI" (YESTERDAY AND TODAY) This original mixed media collage painting by Max Papart is in mint condition and dates to 1958. It measures 24.8" x 19.7" picture size and is offered in conservation quality framing. The subject of this abstract painting is rendered in typical optimistic colors and is a vibrant and dramatic work. Papart, who began his artistic career in landscape painting and gently evolved towards the abstract, was a highly respected French artist whose work is represented in some of the worlds most exclusive museums and galleries. This painting is guaranteed authentic and comes with a provenance. ; 25" x 20" .

United Kingdom. Very Good with no dust jacket. c1790. Non-Book. A gorgeous sillhouette by John Meirs, subject unknown offered framed in original period frame. ; 4" x 3" .

Middlesex: Private Printing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in stiff pictorial, glossy boards, light crease at bottom edges, a lovely clean, tight copy. Scarce. ; 9" x 6.5"; 51 pages .

Paris: Editiones Du Chene. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Softcover. White pictorial folder, light rubbing to edges, a little soiled, 16 tipped on plates, a lovely copy.; Folio; 16. pages; * .

London: Richard Dennis. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Wraps. Blue pictorial wraps, light shlef wear only. A superb publication covering every aspect of the work of thse two major potters, profusely illustrated and in new fine condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128. pages .

London: The Arts Council. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Bound in buff decorated wraps, brick red titles, a lovely clean copy showing minimal usage only. Eight full page black and white plates. ; 9" x 6.5"; 20 pages .

London: Artia. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in gold papered boards with central framed cut-out exposing a landscape, still in factory protective acetate, a lovely publication.; 10.5" x 8" .

Munchen: G. Hirth's Kunstverlag. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. A superbly bound, huge tome, green heavily gilt decorated boards, brown calf spine with six embossed gilt decorated bands, gilt titles, marbled endpapers, edges lightly bound. A lovely clean, tight copy, heavilly illustrated. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 600. approx. pages .

New York: Chapman & Hall, Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. This book consists of af folder containing 22/24 Erotic Lithographs measuring 16" x 13". This rare collection in its original folder was published ca1912 by the Leslie Judge Company in New York and is in very good condition. The folder consists of 22 (originally published with 24 - 2 are missing) full page lithographs of various beauties of the day. This is a very scarce publication seldom seen for sale. ; 17" x 14" .

Burlington Lodge, London: Andrew Jones Art. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1979. Non-Book. A collection of unique playing cards, each one with art work by a different artist for each card. Information from the Internet: In 1976 the JPL Gallery in London asked fifty four British artists to create their version of a playing card. Each artist was given the task to create a specific card from the pack; plus an artist to create the reverse pattern for the entire deck and an artwork for the pack itself. When collector Andrew Jones saw the show he purchased the entire collection and approached artists with the request to create an actual pack of cards from their artworks. The cards were then then sold in a range of outlets including gallery shops such as the RA. Some of the best known British artists from the 20th century were involved with this project including many RAs. ” ; 3.5" x 2.5" .

Ausgabe: Grosse Illustrierte Phaidon. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in cream grianed cloth, gilt titles, a lovely clean copy showing minimal usage only. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 702 pages .

United Kingdom. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1890. Non-Book. An sepia toned original drawing showing a boy chimney sweep with equipment, pulling on a door bell. A very scarce original drawing. ; 8" x 5'5" .

Germany: Private Printing. Near Fine with no dust jacket. ca1960. Non-Book. This beautiful engraving is in fine condition, full borders as published, plate marks intact, hand colored and dating to the 1960's. It is an extraordinarily detailed and finely executed piece. Images available. ; 16" x 12" .

Paris. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Non-Book. PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR Sur la plage, a Bernival (Stella 5 iii/iii). Original etching, c. 1892. A good impression with detail in the dark areas, for example in the girls hair, before the plate was beveled, subsequently this is very likely the 2nd state produced before the more common 1902 edition. The central image shows Julie Manet, Berthe Morisot's daughter, and her cousin Jeanne watching bathers from the beach. Signed in the plate lower right. Image size: 135x92mm (5.25" x 3.5"). Offered framed in gilt, silver and linen box frame with the majority of the engraving exposed. The images are victim of reflections, the engraving is in actual fact in Fine condition, free from any blemishes. A lovely and very scarce early edition of this engraving. ; 5.25" x 3.5" .

United Kingdom: Self Published. Very Good with no dust jacket. c1920. Non-Book. This hand colored engraving is signed and titled off the plate and is in very good condition. Beautifully rendered by listed artist Norman, it depicts a Scottish loch with circular water patterns. Images available.; 9" x 6.5" .