Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
French, 1901-1952
Albert Decaris was the best and most notorious French engraver of the 20th century, with a strange mix of classicism and audacity. Decaris created a major oeuvre of original engravings and etchings, both as individual plates and as illustrations for Livres d’artistes (art books). In the 1930s, Decaris began carving postal stamps, resulting in more than 500 such vignettes. At the same time, Decaris was preparing large plates, mostly for his pleasure, on a wide variety of subjects: careful (almost technical) representations of monuments and places of interest, scenes of history, real-life or imaginary; scenes of mythology or imagination, verging on surrealism and mere caricatures, with a sense of humor.
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Artist: Albert Decaris
Leda and the Swan
By Albert Decaris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a monumental original etching by French artist Albert Decaris. Decaris won many honors in France during his extensive career.
"Leda and the Swan", depicts the mythologi...
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1920s Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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Composition, Portrait de A. Decaris, Albert Decaris
By Albert Decaris
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Portrait de A. Decaris, 1953. Published by Editions d'Art ...
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1950s Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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Composition, Portrait de A. Decaris, Albert Decaris
By Albert Decaris
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Portrait de A. Decaris, 1953. Published by Editions d'Art Manuel Bruker, Paris; printed by Ateliers Rigal, Paris, January 30, 1953. Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), The present portrait of Albert Decaris was completed to print on January 30, 1953 for typography by Zichieri; for engraving by Rigal. The edition has been set at 250 on vélin de Rives. The first twenty examples are suites on annam of all the engravings.
ALBERT DECARIS (1901-1988) was a French artist, engraver, painter and Olympic Gold Medallist. Decaris was the first illustrator of luxury art books such as Le Chant de Mon Voyage vers la Grèce by Léon Cathlin, Combourg by Chateaubriand, Les Discours des Misères de ce Temps by Ronsard and Les Destinées by Alfred de Vigny. Decaris joined the infamous group called FVHJ at age 24.
In the 1930s, Decaris began engraving postage stamps, resulting in more than 500 such designs, for various postal services, notably French and African. Stamp collectors...
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Composition, Portrait de A. Decaris, Albert Decaris
By Albert Decaris
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Portrait de A. Decaris, 1953. Published by Editions d'Art Manuel Bruker, Paris; printed by Ateliers Rigal, Paris, January 30, 1953. Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), The present portrait of Albert Decaris was completed to print on January 30, 1953 for typography by Zichieri; for engraving by Rigal. The edition has been set at 250 on vélin de Rives. The first twenty examples are suites on annam of all the engravings.
ALBERT DECARIS (1901-1988) was a French artist, engraver, painter and Olympic Gold Medallist. Decaris was the first illustrator of luxury art books such as Le Chant de Mon Voyage vers la Grèce by Léon Cathlin, Combourg by Chateaubriand, Les Discours des Misères de ce Temps by Ronsard and Les Destinées by Alfred de Vigny. Decaris joined the infamous group called FVHJ at age 24.
In the 1930s, Decaris began engraving postage stamps, resulting in more than 500 such designs, for various postal services, notably French and African. Stamp collectors...
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1950s Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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Composition, Portrait de A. Decaris, Albert Decaris
By Albert Decaris
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Portrait de A. Decaris, 1953. Published by Editions d'Art Manuel Bruker, Paris; printed by Ateliers Rigal, Paris, January 30, 1953. Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), The present portrait of Albert Decaris was completed to print on January 30, 1953 for typography by Zichieri; for engraving by Rigal. The edition has been set at 250 on vélin de Rives. The first twenty examples are suites on annam of all the engravings.
ALBERT DECARIS (1901-1988) was a French artist, engraver, painter and Olympic Gold Medallist. Decaris was the first illustrator of luxury art books such as Le Chant de Mon Voyage vers la Grèce by Léon Cathlin, Combourg by Chateaubriand, Les Discours des Misères de ce Temps by Ronsard and Les Destinées by Alfred de Vigny. Decaris joined the infamous group called FVHJ at age 24.
In the 1930s, Decaris began engraving postage stamps, resulting in more than 500 such designs, for various postal services, notably French and African. Stamp collectors...
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1950s Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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Composition, Portrait de A. Decaris, Albert Decaris
By Albert Decaris
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Portrait de A. Decaris, 1953. Published by Editions d'Art ...
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1950s Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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Composition, Portrait de A. Decaris, Albert Decaris
By Albert Decaris
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Portrait de A. Decaris, 1953. Published by Editions d'Art ...
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1950s Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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Composition, Portrait de A. Decaris, Albert Decaris
By Albert Decaris
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Portrait de A. Decaris, 1953. Published by Editions d'Art ...
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1950s Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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August : Summer Holidays - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
August : Summer Holidays
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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July : Rise of Nature - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
July : Rise of Nature
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excellent cond...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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The Compassion - Etching - Early 20th Century
By Albert Decaris
Located in Roma, IT
The Compassion is an etching realized by Albert Decaris in the Early 20th Century.
In good conditions with some foxing.
The artwork is presented through deft strokes, the expressi...
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Early 20th Century Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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September : Wine & Harvest - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
September : Wine & Harvest
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excellent...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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June : the Shepherd - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
June : the Shepherd
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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October : Diane the Huntress - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n°1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
October : Diane the Huntress
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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December : Christmas Tree - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
December : Christmas Tree
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excellent ...
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Mid-20th Century Photorealist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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April : Back to the Fields - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
April : Back to the Fields
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excellent...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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February : Carnival time - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
February : Carnival time
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excellent c...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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Aquarius - Original Etching by Albert Decaris - Mid 20th century
By Albert Decaris
Located in Roma, IT
Aquarius is a fine black and white original burin, realized by Albert Decaris. Signed on plate on lower- right margin.
This beautiful print, representing the zodiacal sign of Aquarius with a very synthetic line, is in very good condition, except for some usual yellowing of the margin. Including a white cardboard passepartout, cm 31.8 x 24.6.
Albert Decaris (1901 – 1988)
Albert Decaris was a French artist, engraver, painter. At age 19, Decaris won the Concours de Rome, which was seen as the first award among young French artists at the time. Moreover he was elected Fellow of The French Académie des Beaux Arts in 1943. Decaris was the best and most notorious French engravers of the 20th century, with a strange mix of classicism and audacity. As reflected by columnist Yvan Christ, "Decaris' works take place beyond times and styles. They are made for duration." (L'Amateur d'Art, Paris, Feb 1988
Decaris was the first illustrator of luxury art books such as Le Chant de Mon Voyage vers la Grèce by Léon Cathlin, Combourg by Chateaubriand, Les Discours des Misères de ce Temps by Ronsard and Les Destinées by Alfred de Vigny.
In the 1930s, Decaris began carving postal stamps, resulting in more than 500 such vignettes, for various postal services, notably French and African.
At the same time Decaris was preparing large plates on a wide variety of subjects: careful technical representations of monuments and places of interest, scenes of history, real life or imaginary; scenes of mythology or imagination, verging on surrealism; mere caricatures, with a sense of humor. Some are collected in albums, such as The Apocalypse or The Zodiac.
Decaris is also notable for being the last person to ever win an Olympic Gold Medal...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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Landscape - Etching - Early 20th Century
By Albert Decaris
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an etching realized in the Early 20th Century by Albert Decaris.
Good condition.
The artwork is strong through soft strokes with perfect hatchings in a well-balanced ...
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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May : Blossom Spring - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
May : Blossom Spring
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excellent condi...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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March : Last Fight of Winter - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n°1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
March : Last Fight of Winter
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excelle...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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January : Rising New Year - Original handsigned etching - Exceptional n° 1/100
By Albert Decaris
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert DECARIS
January : Rising New Year
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100
Titled Janvier (January)
On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in)
Excellent ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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The Artist in Fine Art Academy - Etching - Mid-20th Century
By Albert Decaris
Located in Roma, IT
The Artist in Fine Art Academy is an original etching realized by Albert Decaris in the mid-20th Century.
In good conditions with some foxing.
The artwork is presented through def...
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Early 20th Century Modern Albert Decaris Prints and Multiples
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