Modern and contemporary signed prints by great masters of 20th century art, first edition lithographs, numbered engravings

Original double color print, printed on laid paper, signed at bottom right of the plate. 

Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the full bloom of Art Deco. 

Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with...

Original poster by Karen Horowitz numbered 145/200, dated 1974 and signed in pencil, showing a photograph with a superimposed quote from Lawrence Durrell's Justine: “The world is like a cucumber – today it's in your hand, tomorrow up your ass”.
A few tiny wormholes.

Manuscript inscription in felt tip pen by Lawrence Durrell to the left of the quote: “Buttons dear Attention! Larry Durrell. 1978”

This poster was given to a young lover of the author's who, in both Sommières and Paris, livened up his lonely days at the end of the 60s and in the 70s. Janine Brun, also known as “Buttons” in the author's letters and postcards was described thus...

Pierre BRISSAUD (Jeanne LANVIN)
Ils ne m'ont pas reconnue. Travesti, de Jeanne Lanvin,
Original color print from La Gazette du Bon ton
Lucien Vogel éditeur | Paris 1921 | 18 x 24 cm | one leaf
Original print in color, printed on laid paper, signed lower right of the board.
Original print used to illustrate the Gazette du Bon ton, one of the most attractive and influential 20th century fashion magazines, featuring the talents of French artists and other contributors
from the burgeoning Art Deco movement.

Original color lithograph, one of 15 proofs on Japon impérial paper reserved for the artist and his collaborators, the only printing with 20 more on Japon and 250 on Arches paper. Unsigned proof, as all proofs in this series, other than the frontispiece.
A superb proof on Japon paper specially made for The Story of Exodus, published in 1966, for which Chagall made 24 hors-text lithographs printed by Mourlot.
An exceedingly rare original proof on Japon paper, the most attractive and best for color lithographs.


Fernand Mourlot was undoubtedly the finest lithographic printer of the 20th century and was thus the friend and printer to the leading artists of his day...