Prints and Drawings auctions
dry needle, paper, 18.5 x 27.5 cm (in light of passe-partout) Jozef PANKIEWICZ (1866-1940) Between 1884 and 1885 he studied at the Warsaw drawing school of W. Gerson and A. Kaminski. In 1885- 1886 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. He traveled to Italy, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Austria and France. In 1906 he was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow...
Lithograph, paper, 18 x 13 cm (ill. passe-partout); signed on the plate p. d.: L. Wyczół
Colorful patriotic poster with a depiction of Józef Piłsudski in the Art Deco style. Framed poster. Poster depicting the torso of Józef Piłsudski in a uniform with many decorations, with a sabre in one hand and a baton in the other. Above the Marshal's figure, the dates of his life 1867-1935, at the bottom the Polish flag and the Polish coat of arms, under which the inscription JÓZEF PIŁ...
woodcut, ink, paper, 50x20 cm, signed: stamp of Gihachiro Okuyama in lower left corner Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981), was a 20th century Japanese commercial artist and woodcut printmaker. He was a prolific artist in the shin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga styles. He is known for his landscape works, both in color and black-and-white, as well as simple scenes that introduce elements of Japan's moderni...
![STRYJEŃSKA Zofia (1891-1976) - [Polish dances]. Uncut board with 4 dances.](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461873_1w.webp)
STRYJEŃSKA Zofia (1891-1976) - [Polish dances]. Uncut board with 4 dances. Sheet form. 69.5x49.5 cm. On the board four dances: Mazur, Góralski, Oberek and Zbójnicki. The illustrations were probably prepared for the second edition of the 1938 portfolio. Traces of folding, small folds in the margin. Z. Stryjeńska, née Lubańska (1891-1976) - painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage desig...
GDENSK. view from Ołowianka to Granary Island; ryt. Navellier and Marie, drawing by H. Clerget, 1885; wood. color, st. bdb.; dim. 232x152 mm; DANTZIG.
Linocut, paper 1963. Size of composition 43 x 49 cm, dimensions of entire sheet 48 x 61 cm Signed in pencil H. Plóciennik
WISZNIEWSKI Kazimierz (1894-1960) - Ruins of the Castle in Liwa. Woodcut form. 12x15.7 on ark. 14.4x21.8 cm. Handwritten pencil signature of the artist in the lower margin. In addition, in the margins, the author placed notes: "original woodcut 1934", "handprinted 1958", "Liw on the river Liwec near Węgrów Podlaski". Very good condition. K. Wiszniewski (1894-1960) - graphic artist-wood engra...
OCIEPKA Teofil (1891-1978) - Fantasy scene in the interior. Oil on cardboard, form. 23.5x33.5 cm (in light passe-partout). In the lower right corner signature "T. Ociepka. 1966 r.". Work in cardboard passe-partout, wooden frame, behind glass. Framed by a conservator and framer in Birmingham (stamp. on the back). Very good condition. T. Ociepka (1891-1978) - self-taught painter (primitivist) an...
Color serigraphy, extra heavy velin paper 60 x 60 cm, numbered in pencil p.d. 127/2400, signed in composition l.d. "Andy Warhol", on the back publisher's dark blue stamp "CMOA" (Carnegie Museum of Art - Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania) and hologram "verification of authenticity". "Endangered Species" is one of Andy Warhol's key and most and recognizable graphic series. "Endangered Species" was Warhol'...
Giclee on canvas, 70 x 70 cm Painting protected with matte varnish and stretched on a pine painting loom. Signed: on the reverse with the name and date of creation. Work only in one author's edition.
Zbójnicki. Polish Dances. Rotogravure, paper. Signed on fawn "Z. STRYJEŃSKA" and date. "1927". Dimensions 34 x 24.4 cm. Graphic comes from the portfolio: "Polish Dances" 11 multicolored rotogravures / Zofja Stryjeńska ; foreword by [...] Artur Schroeder. [1929]. Condition b. good.
color woodcut, ink, paper, 20x30 cm, artist's signature, publisher's mark on the back Night fishing scene with depiction of fishermen attracting char with flaming torches. Men on the shore hold the flames above the water while others work with their nets in the river. Flickering stars can be seen in the sky above the scene. An interestingly composed frame with the movement of the waves on the ...
color woodcut, ink, paper, 28.5 x 41 cm (paper size), artist's signature, inscriptions in Japanese in the right margin - from the top the title of the series, below the title of the woodcut. This is an original woodcut from the first edition, published in 1939-1940. Small spots of foxing visible. The work is from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji." The series contains woodcuts depicti...
GDAŃSK. panorama of the city from the northwest; in the foreground, figural staffage; from: D....
59 EUR
GDAŃSK. panorama of the city from the northwest; figural staffage in the foreground; taken from: D. Meissner, Thesaurus Philopoliticus, ed. by P. Fürst, 1638; emblematic representation, Latin and German sentences; copper b.b., st. bdb., passe-partout; plate dimensions 152x100 mm; Dantzig in Preußen;[Dantiscum G95/3]. VERY RARE!
GLIWA Stanislaw (1910-1986) - Finis. (two prints). Linocut form. 9.6x7.9 cm. One print on silk glued to a sheet of stiff paper, the other on paper. Both signed and dated in pencil under the composition. Linocut depicts the posthumous profile of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski against a background of a crowned eagle. Slight folding of the print on the silk, otherwise good condition. S. Gliwa (1910-1986...
RIGA. Bird 's-eye view of the city; taken from: Theatrum Europaeum, ed. by M. Merian, 1652; copper color, st. bdb; plate dimensions 264x220 mm; RIGA.
Color lithograph, Arches velin paper (Arches France watermark) 41 x 38 cm in light passe - partout 61 x 56 cm, numbered in pencil 41/100, signed under the composition "Andy Warhol", dry stamp of the publisher "Georges Israel Editeur", on the reverse blue stamps: "Art. Gallery New York,530 West 25th Street,New York NY 10001" and "Leo Castelli NEW YORK" and "tree of life" and hologram "verificat...
![The miraculous image of the Virgin Mary in the church of the Bernardine Fathers in Sokal. [191-?].](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2462308_1w.webp)
![The miraculous image of the Virgin Mary in the church of the Bernardine Fathers in Sokal. [191-?].](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2462308_2w.webp)
The miraculous image of the Virgin Mary in the church of the Bernardine Fathers in Sokal. [191-?].
15 EUR
The miraculous image of the Virgin Mary in the church of the Bernardine Fathers in Sokal. [191-?]. Form. 10x7 cm. Color reproduction of the Sokal painting. Verso unprinted, with period notations. Good condition.
Lithograph, Arches France Infinity paper, dimensions: 28 x 40 cm clear passe-partout, 60 x 48 cm framed passe-partout, limited edition, hand numbered in pencil 148/500, signed from the plate under the copmosition "MelRamos", dry seal of the publisher George Israel Editeur. Original certificate. Mel Ramos - American artist associated with the Pop Art movement, known for his bold and colorful pa...
color serigraphy, paper, 70 cm x 91.5 cm; painting signed, dated and described in pencil at bottom; l.d. piece marking: '11/50' p.d.: artist's signature: Jerzy Nowosielski/1997; framed work; enclosed certificate of the Nowosielski Foundation
![RACZYŃSKI Stanisław (1903-1982) - Kraków. 6 woodcuts ... [Krakow, 1939?] 4, plate 6. oryg....](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461868_1w.webp)
![RACZYŃSKI Stanisław (1903-1982) - Kraków. 6 woodcuts ... [Krakow, 1939?] 4, plate 6. oryg....](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461868_2w.webp)
RACZYŃSKI Stanisław (1903-1982) - Kraków. 6 woodcuts ... [Krakow, 1939?] 4, plate 6. oryg....
88 EUR
RACZYŃSKI Stanisław (1903-1982) - Kraków. 6 woodcuts ... [Kraków, 1939?]. 4, plate 6. original card folder. Grosno 464. spine of portfolio slightly rubbed, otherwise good condition. On the front cover, in the lower right corner a foreign dedication. Engravings in original paper passe-partout. All woodcuts signed in pencil by the artist and titled by him under the composition. Portfolio inc...
Color woodcut, paper; 27 x 20 cm; signed in pencil p. d. Stanislaw Raczynski (1903 - 1982) painter, graphic artist, stage designer. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in 1926. He continued his studies at universities in Paris and Italy. His artistic output was mainly woodcuts, but he was also involved in printmaking, advertising art and illustration. Most often he took up fig...
Additional charges: +5% / 3% Droit de suite lithograph, paper, 40 x 27 cm color lithograph, watermarked Arches paper, 40 x 27 cm (composition), 57 x 39 cm (sheet);, signed from plate under composition: MelRamos; numbered in pencil: 116/300; certificate of originality attached. Mel Ramos - American artist with Portuguese roots. He mainly created works depicting girls, so-called pin-up girls fro...
Set of fifteen patriotic bookplates with various depictions.
Color serigraphy, extra heavy velin paper 60 x 60 cm, numbered in pencil p.d. 216/2400, signed in composition l.d. "Andy Warhol", on the back publisher's dark blue stamp "CMOA" (Carnegie Museum of Art - Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania) and hologram "verification of authenticity". "Endangered Species" is one of Andy Warhol's key and most and recognizable graphic series. "Endangered Species" was Warhol'...
Color serigraphy, vellum paper of very high weight 60 x 60 cm, numbered in pencil p.d. 174/2400, signed in composition l.d. "Andy Warhol", publisher's dark blue stamp "CMOA" (Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and hologram "verification of authenticity" on the back. Andy Warhol, known for experimenting with images of famous figures and cultural icons, created the portrait of Ludw...
GDAŃSK. panorama of the city from Biskupia Górka (from the southwest); ryt. P.H. Schut, ed. by N. Visscher, ca. 1650; reworking of M. Merian's 1641 panorama; decorative border, figural staffage in foreground; copper color, st. bdb; plate dimensions 277x217 mm; DANTZIG;[Dantiscum G97/1].
Linocut, tissue paper, composition dimensions 6.4 x 4.4 cm, tissue paper dimensions 12 x 9 cm Signed: lin. 65 Józef Gielniak (in pencil)
Color woodcut, paper; dimensions of closed booklet: 22.5 x 15.5 cm.
OLKUSZ. Monument on the grave of Col. Francesco Nullo, drawing by M. Pashinski, 1920s/30s, part of a record of M. Pashinski's travels in Poland at the time; drawing in pencil, condition bdb.; dimensions: 130x178 mm; Olkusz: Mogiła pułk. Nullo. Francesco Nullo (1826-1863), collaborator of Garibaldi, volunteer in the January Uprising, killed in the battle of Krzykawka on 5.05.1863.
Matsumura Keibun (1779 - 1843, Kyoto), The Red Parrot, published by Aoki Kôsaburô, Japan/Osaka, 1892
70 EUR
Japanese color woodcut, ink, paper, 21x27 cm (paper size), artist's signature, publisher's inscriptions in Japanese in the margins An analogous woodcut is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work is from an album entitled: Keibun Kachō Gafu (Sketches of Flowers and Birds by Keibun, Part II) published in Osaka in October 1892 by Aoki Kôsaburô. A total of 12 woodcuts were p...
color woodcut, paper, 27 x 20 cm in light passe - partout; handwritten author's signature p.d. Stanislaw Raczynski (1903 - 1982) painter, graphic artist, stage designer. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in 1926. He continued his studies at universities in Paris and Italy. His artistic output was mainly woodcuts, but he was also involved in printmaking, advertising art and i...
Woodcut, paper 19 x 14 in light passe - partout,
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 22x26.5 cm, signed with the artist's seal (stamp) The woodcut is from the work Bairei Gakan (which translates as "Reflections of Bairei Painting"), published by Yamada Shinzaburo of Unsodo in 1913. It is a series of seven volumes of woodcuts that showcase the artist's skill in reproducing nature. These beautiful, often minimalist designs include landscapes, flowers, ...
Napoleon ORDA (1807-1883) 108 ZAOSIE m. born. ADAMA MICKIEWICZ z: Album of historical views of Polandlithographed by Alojzy Misierowicz(1825-oc.1905) in lithography by Maksymilian Fajans(1827-1890)] Sign.on kam.l.d. drawing from nature Napoleon Orda, p.d. Lith. in Lith. by M. Fajans in Warsawlithograph, tintaFor. ca: 44.5x31.5 cmNapoleon Mateusz Tadeusz Orda (1807-1883) - Polish draughtsman, ...
Polonaise. Polish Dances. Rotogravure, paper. Signed on fawn "Z. STRYJEŃSKA" and date. "1927". Dimensions 34 x 24.4 cm. Graphic comes from the portfolio: "Polish Dances" 11 multicolored rotogravures / Zofja Stryjeńska ; foreword by [...] Artur Schroeder. [1929]. Condition b. good.
Binder with postcards, photos and graphics. In total ca. 57 pieces. Recommended viewing.
Serigraphy, Arches velin paper 46 x 46 cm (composition), 50 x 50 (sheet), numbered in pencil 259/500, signed in composition p.d. "Andy Warhol", dry publisher's stamp l.d. "CMOA" " (Carnegie Museum of Art - Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania). Martha Graham was an American dancer and choreographer. She is considered one of the leading pioneers of modern dance. She was the first dancer ever to perform at t...
JELENIA GÓRA, SOBIESZÓW : Panorama of the city with Chojnik; ryt. F.A. Tittel, ca. 1800; aquf. color, st. bdb.; plate dimensions 310x205 mm; HERMSDORF unterm KYNAST [...]; RARE!
(OFLAG II C - Woldenberg). PICHELL Eugeniusz Woodcut, signed on woodblock and in pencil (title and signature): "Chimera, Siren", "Eug.Pichell 1944". (Woldenberg 1944). Overall dimensions: 30 x 21.5 cm. Eugeniusz Pichell (1905 - 1976), graphic artist. Prisoner of the Woldenberg camp with the rank of Lt. Camp no: 571/XVIIIB. Author of the first camp stamp. Good condition. Painting and printmakin...
KRASNODĘBSKA-GARDOWSKA Bogna (1900-1966) - Podhale. Color woodcut form. 14.8x10.1 on ark. 21x14 cm. Under the composition pencil signatures: "1928 Podhale" and "B. Krasnodębska". Work in wooden frame, behind glass. Good condition. B. Krasnodębska-Gardowska (1900-1986) - visual artist specializing in printmaking (especially woodcut) and drawing. NOTE: possible droit de suite fee.
POZNAŃ. Plan of the city; ryt. F. de Lapointe, drawing by E.J. Dahlbergh, taken from: S. Pufendorf, De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sveciae Rege [...], ed. by C. Riegel, 1696; copper. color, st. bdb.; plate dimensions 318x255 mm; Ichnographia POSNANIAE, Metropolis Poloniae Majoris [...];[Dahlbergh 80 ].
![FLOINSKI Michael (1778-1812) - [Portrait of Rembrandt].](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461867_1w.webp)
![FLOINSKI Michael (1778-1812) - [Portrait of Rembrandt].](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461867_2w.webp)
FLOINSKI Michael (1778-1812) - [Portrait of Rembrandt]. Etching in oval form. 10.5x8.8 on ark. 20x20 cm. Under the image engraved inscription: "Recueil de dix neuf Etudes Gravées à l'eau forte par m. Plonski", which is the title of a portfolio of 19 etchings by this artist published in Amsterdam after 1802. Engraving in a common wooden frame. Light yellowing of the sheet. M. Plonski (1778-18...
MLECZKO Andrzej (b. 1949) - Days of Podgórze 76'. Ink drawing, colored with gouache, on ark. 20.5x20.5 cm, signed. Escape from the cage. Minor ink stains, trace of dampness in upper corner. Work in wooden frame, behind glass. A. Milczko (b. 1949) - cartoonist, satirist, illustrator. NOTE: possible droit de suite fee.
GUMOWSKI Jan (1883-1946) - Widoki Krakowa. Kraków 1926 - Muz. Narodowe. Folio, plate 12. oryg....
117 EUR
GUMOWSKI Jan (1883-1946) - Widoki Krakowa. Kraków 1926 - Muz. Narodowe. Folio, plate 12. original card folder. Grońska 227. portfolio slightly yellowed, otherwise very good condition. Index of plates (in Polish and French) on the back cover of the portfolio. Contains: Barbican, Florianska Gate and Pasamonik Tower, Carpenter's Tower, Florianska Street, Tops of Cloth Hall, Interior of Marjacy ...
A Faithful Copy of the Miraculously Glorious Image of N.P.M. Kochawinska. 1890. Intaglio image on ark. 10.2x6 cm. Signed under the composition: "Stahlstich v. Carl Mayer's K.-A. in Nürnberg." On the back "Short message about the miraculous appearance of the Mother of God in Kochawin" and imprint "Printed by Rev. Jan Trzopinski 1890 June 24". Notched edges (lacking the openwork border?). Sligh...
FISZEWO - November Uprising. Scene of the execution of the November insurgents interned in Elblag (January 27, 1832); letter Villain, drawing by Laure based on A. Rafetta, publ. J. Straszewicz, ca. 1834; lith. color, st. bdb.; dim. 298x209 mm. MASSACRE DES POLONAIS A FISCHAU. Rare.
![[JABŁONOWSKI Stanislav Jan]. Stanislavs Ioannes Iablonowski Svpremvs Exercitvum Regni Poloniae Dux.](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461878_1w.webp)
![[JABŁONOWSKI Stanislav Jan]. Stanislavs Ioannes Iablonowski Svpremvs Exercitvum Regni Poloniae Dux.](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461878_2w.webp)
[JABŁONOWSKI Stanislav Jan]. Stanislavs Ioannes Iablonowski Svpremvs Exercitvum Regni Poloniae Dux.
29 EUR
[JABŁONOWSKI Stanislav Jan]. Stanislavs Ioannes Iablonowski Svpremvs Exercitvum Regni Poloniae Dux. Portr. BN 1604. lithograph form. 11.4x17.7 cm, of unknown authorship. Portrait in oval frame, title inscription on its perimeter. Surrounded by a panoply, in the distance a landscape with a military camp. In the lower margin an alternative title: "Stanislaw Jan Jablonowski Woiewoda Ruski Kaszte...
Title: Gdansk Author: Edward Dwurnik (1943-2018) Year: 2008/2016 Technique: Inkography Binding: yes Signature: handwritten and numbered 57/100 Dimensions: 25x30cm, 51x58cm (with frame) Condition: very good Certificate of authenticityBorn in Radzymin, studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 1963-70. During his studies, starting in 1965, he began the series Hitchhiking (continued to this d...
( STEFAN Batory (1533 - 1586), King of Poland). "XV Stephanus Bathori Rex Poloniae". Portrait in copperplate. Not signed (18th century) Format (plate imprint): 18 x 12 cm (board: 23.5 x 18 cm). Good condition. Image of the king in full figure, with scepter, a helmet at his feet. He is standing in a niche surrounded by an architectural frame. Lit.: "Catalog of portraits...", item 5214 (slightly...
SWIEBODZICE. Panorama of the city; ryt. F.A. Tittel, ca. 1800; aquf. color, st. bdb., soiling, tears, traces of moisture; plate dimensions 310x205 mm; Freyburg in Schlesien [...]; RARE!
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 36x24 cm, right part of triptych, artist's signature Excerpt from a depiction of a naval battle, an example of senso-e. Senso-e are Japanese woodcuts with war themes, usually depicting the Sino-Japanese War that lasted from 1894 to 1895 and the Russo-Japanese War from 1904 to 1905. These works filled a journalistic need for illustrations of current activities on the ...
WROCŁAW. St. Elisabeth's Church - view of the tower; anonymous, 1674; wood. colored, partially paper-covered, bottom folding, st. bdb., staining, repaired loss; dimensions: 116x295 mm; title. partially handwritten: Die Thurm-Wächten zu St. Elisabeth in Bresslaŭ.
PUŁTUSK. Plan of the battle of the Swedish and Saxon armies at Pultusk (V 1703) during the Third Northern War; description at bottom; eng. C. Albrecht, taken from: Theatrum Europaeum, ed. by M. Merian, 1718; copper b.-b., st. bdb., tears, yellowing; plate dimensions 260x293 mm; Plan, von der Stadt Pultusk alwo der König von Schweden [...].
JELENIA GÓRA, CIEPLICE ŚLĄSKIE-ZDRÓJ. Zdrój Klasztorny and Zdrój Hrabiowski; F.A. Tittel, ca. 1821; aquf. color, st. bdb., frame and glass; plate dimensions 272x198 mm, dimensions with frame 378x307 mm; Das Graefliche und Probst=Bad zu Warmbrunn in Schlesien; RARE!
WARSAW, ŁOWICZ. Plan of Warsaw with a panorama of the city from the Vistula River; in the upper corners, a view and plan of the castle in Łowicz; ryt. A. Coquart (1668-1707), taken from: N. de Fer, L'atlas curieux ou le monde [...], 1700-1735; copper color, st. bdb., slight soiling of margins; plate dimensions 345x239 mm; no tit.
![RACZYŃSKI Stanisław (1903-1982) - Kraków. 10 woodcuts ... [Krakow, ca 1950]. 4, p. folio, p. [3], plates 10....](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461870_1w.webp)
![RACZYŃSKI Stanisław (1903-1982) - Kraków. 10 woodcuts ... [Krakow, ca 1950]. 4, p. folio, p. [3], plates 10....](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2461870_2w.webp)
RACZYŃSKI Stanisław (1903-1982) - Kraków. 10 woodcuts ... [Cracow, ca 1950]. 4, f. folio, f. [3], plate 10. original card folder. One card (index of boards) browned in places, otherwise good condition. Includes title page, index of plates, card with woodcut ex-libris. Engravings form. ca. 20x14,5 printed on yellow tint 21,5x16, on cards form. 33.3x27.8 cm. All prints numbered consecutively ...
color woodcut, ink, paper, 21.5x32 cm, signature Hokusai Katsushika, known mainly by the name Hokusai (born October 31, 1760 in Edo (now Tokyo), died May 10, 1849 there) - one of Japan's most prominent and prolific painters and creators of color woodcuts in the ukiyo-e style. The name Katsushika Hokusai is known worldwide, but it was a pseudonym that the artist used instead of his real name, w...
Woodcut of the bust of Józef Piłsudski, 1935, by Stanisław Kopystyński (1893-1969), framed. Frame dimensions 380 x 340 mm
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 18x26 cm, artist's signature Depiction of travelers crossing the Great Sanjo Bridge in Kyoto, the last stop on the Tokaido Road. Beauties and vendors cross the imposing arched wooden structure, sharing the roadway with porters and a horse carrying a heavy load, while a daimyo procession approaches on the left. The city's rooftops stretch along the Kamo River, with bu...
![A MEMORIAL from Jasna Góra. [ca 1900?]](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2462303_1w.webp)
![A MEMORIAL from Jasna Góra. [ca 1900?]](https://img1.one.bid/img/7085/2462303_2w.webp)
A MEMORIAL from Jasna Góra. [ca 1900?]. Picture form. 11.6x7.3 cm. No publishing data. In the upper part Our Lady of Czestochowa, below a tripartite insurgent coat of arms and kneeling St. Casimir and St. Stanislaus. In the lower part silhouettes of a nobleman and a peasant clasping each other's right hands as a sign of agreement. Above them a sash with the inscription: "Forgive, O Lord, forg...
KOWALSKI Leon (1870-1937) - La Halle aux draps. The Cloth Hall in Cracow. Lithograph on ark. 27.8x40.1 cm, colored in crayon. Composition signed by the artist in pencil and on stone. Sheet mounted on paper backing, on the lower margin of which is handwritten the title of the work in French and Polish. The graphic comes from the "Picturesque Krakow" portfolio published in Krakow in 1924. Foldin...
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 26x38 cm, publisher's mark on the back The first edition of Album of Selected Insects appeared in 1788 by the Tsutaya Yuzaburo Publishing House. Utamaro's drawings illustrated poems written by thirty poets specializing in poetry about insects. The album was considered a masterpiece of Japanese art and was reprinted many times in the 19th and 20th centuries in woodcut...