AUCTION
Tuesday 12 May 2026, from 3.00 p.m. (lots 1-246)
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JAMES ENSOR 1860-1949
La Cathédrale 1886
Etching on zinc in black on ivory Japanese paper.
12.20 x 8.78 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto and also in the plate upper right corner, inscription on the reverse.
Printed by Léon Evely, Bruxelles.
Estimate : € 6.000 - 10.000
SUZANNE VALADON 1865-1938
Catherine s’épongeant 1908
Oil paint and drypoint on Velin BFK Rives paper, ed. 45/75.
18.50 x 14.57 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, signed and dated on the plate and dry stamp from Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia.
Printed in 75 copies by Jean Gabriel Daragnès for Claude Roger-Marx in 1932.
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Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
EGON SCHIELE 1890-1918
Egon Schiele, 1890 - 1918 1990
Original leather folder containing ten lithographs, ed. 272/600.
25.59 x 17.72 in.
Numbered on colophon.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Kunst und Musikverlag Siedler.
The portfolio was produced in 1990 by the Austrian publisher Siedler on
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Estimate : € 1.800 - 3.000
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
L'avare qui a perdu son trésor 1927 - 1952
Etching on Montval laid paper.
15.35 x 11.81 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the left is the illustration number in edition '49'.
From the suite Les Fables De La Fontaine, created in 1927 for Editions Ambroise Vollard and published in 1952 by Teriade in 200 copies on
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Estimate : € 1.200 - 2.400
UMBERTO BOCCIONI 1882-1916
Periferia 1908
Etching and aquatint.
9.45 x 12.40 in.
Work accompanied by label/card from L’Arte Antica, il Gabinetto delle Stampe,Turin - Milan.
Estimate : € 2.500 - 5.000
UMBERTO BOCCIONI 1882-1916
Maria Sacchi che legge (Maria Sacchi, età 72 anni) 1907
Etching and drypoint.
19.68 x 14.57 in.
Signed lower right recto, dated lower right on the plate, at the top ''Maria Sacchi, age 72 years''.
Estimate : € 2.000 - 4.000
UMBERTO BOCCIONI 1882-1916
Lago con cigni 1908
Etching.
8.62 x 12.13 in.
Unique state, variant B of the famous and very rare engraving.
Estimate : € 3.500 - 5.000
UMBERTO BOCCIONI 1882-1916
Testa di bambino che sorride 1910
Etching.
9.84 x 7.48 in.
Signed lower right recto, dated lower left on the plate, clipping from another engraving on the reverse.
Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000
UMBERTO BOCCIONI 1882-1916
Donna che legge (Ines che legge) 1910
Etching.
9.84 x 6.89 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 6.000
UMBERTO BOCCIONI 1882-1916
Piazza del Duomo 1908
Etching and drypoint.
9.76 x 6.85 in.
Signed lower right recto, titled at the upper on plate and in the lower dry stamp from Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
GIORGIO MORANDI 1890-1964
La strada 1927
Etching on zinc plate, ed. 33/50.
12.99 x 19.09 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000
GIORGIO MORANDI 1890-1964
Natura morta con sei oggetti 1930-1973
Etching on copper on Japanese paper, ed. 62/120.
9.06 x 10.24 in.
Signed and dated on the plate lower center recto, signed by hand lower right recto, numbered on the left.
A posthumous print from the original 1930 plate for the volume '50 Watercolours by Giorgio
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Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000
GIORGIO MORANDI 1890-1964
Paesaggio (I stato) 1930 circa.
Etching on copper on Japanese paper, ed. 5/50.
9.96 x 13.78 in.
Signed on the plate upper center recto, signed by hand lower right recto, numbered on the left.
The work is accompanied by a letter of provenance from Filatelia Bontadini, Bologna, 1972.
Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000
LUIGI BARTOLINI 1892-1963
I Fioretti 1942
Etching on Oxford paper, ed. 6/50.
12.32 x 8.90 in.
Signed, titled and numbered lower center recto, in the right-hand corner dry stamp from Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000
LUIGI BARTOLINI 1892-1963
Il gondoliere 1949
Etching and aquatint, ed. 20/50.
11.81 x 14.57 in.
Signed, titled and numbered lower recto.
The work has been inspected framed.
Estimate : € 400 - 700
CARLO CARRÀ 1881-1966
Lot of three etchings: Casa a Belgirate 1966
Etching and drypoint on paper, ed. 95/125.
4.92 x 6.69 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Printed by Calcografia Camerale, Rome.
Together: Marina a Camogli (Barche in porto), etching
Estimate : € 400 - 700
MASSIMO CAMPIGLI 1895-1971
La lontananza 1944
Lithograph on Marais paper.
11.42 x 15.55 in.
Signed and dated on the plate lower right recto, on the left 'Bozza di stampa da le 'Liriche di Saffo''.
Imprint in 125 copies from Stamperia del Cavallino, Venice.
Estimate : € 100 - 200
FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Vase with flowers
Etching, ed. P.A
23.43 x 18.31 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Estimate : € 400 - 700
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Apparizione 1971
Engraving on BFK Rives paper, ed. P.A.
25.59 x 19.68 in.
Signed and inscription 'Artist's Proof' on the lower recto.
Edition of 40 copies.
Estimate : € 400 - 700
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
La caduta dell’Angelo 1961
Engraving on paper BFK Rives, ed. P.A.
23.62 x 19.68 in.
Signed and inscription 'Artist's Proof' on the lower recto.
Edition of 40 copies.
Estimate : € 350 - 700
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Motività della scena 1960
Etching and drypoint, ed. 8/9 - secondo stato.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the left stamp from Luigi De Tiullio Stampatore and numbered.
The work has been inspected framed.
Bibliografia/Literature
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Estimate : € 350 - 700
LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (MOHOLY-NAGY LÁSZLÓ) 1895-1946
Mein Name ist Hase (I Know Nothing about it) 1927-1973
Gelatin silver print, ed. 20/50.
19.09 x 14.37 in.
On the reverse label/card from Nachlass Moholy-Nagy with signature and numeration by Hattula Moholy-Nagy, and stamp from Galleria Martano, Torino.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500
SONIA TERK DELAUNAY 1885-1979
Illustration for Le Fruit Permis by Tristan Tzara 1956
Pochoir, ed. 47/60.
11.02 x 8.86 in.
The lot is completed by the editions colophon signed by the two authors: Tristan Tzara and Sonia Delaunay and numbered.
Michel Tapié Editor, Paris.(2)
Estimate : € 500 - 800
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Lot of seven litographs from series 'Comédie Humaine' signed: Clown and woman 1954
Colour lithograph.
10.43 x 13.98 in.
Signed and dated lower recto.
Together: Man and model, 1954, colour lithograph, 10.43 x 13.98 in., signed lower right recto, dated on the left.
Together: Harlequin and the Horsewoman, 1954, colour lithograph, 10.43 x 13.98 in.,
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Estimate : € 8.000 - 14.000
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Deux sculptures devant une statue 1931
Etching on Montval laid paper with Picasso watermark, ed. H.C. V/XV.
14.76 x 17.32 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Plate 7 from ‘La Suite Vollard’, from the edition of 50 copies with wider margins (there is also a version of 250 copies with narrower
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Estimate : € 3.500 - 5.000
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
La Colombe au Soleil 1962
Colour lithograph on BFK Rives paper, ed. 137/150.
21.65 x 29.53 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Work created for the World Congress on Disarmament and Peace in Moscow.
The work has been inspected framed.
Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Poisson chiné 1952
Partially glazed ceramic plate.
16.61 x 1.38 x 13.39 in.
On the reverse stamps 'Madoura plein feu' and 'Empreinte originale de Picasso'.
Edition of 200.
Estimate : € 7.000 - 10.000
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Pichet gravé gris 1954
Glazed ceramic pitcher.
11.02 x 5.91 x 3.94 in.
On the reverse inscription 'Edition Picasso', stamps 'Madoura plein feu' and 'Edition Picasso'.
Edition of 500.
Estimate : € 7.000 - 10.000
GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE (1880 - 1918) E GIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888 - 1978)
Calligrammes 1930
Original red and black canvas case, black and red leather with cream lining containing two volumes with ivory-colored Japanese cardboard covers and ivory-colored Chinese laid paper editorial cover; a loose-leaf book on Whatman paper and two suites with the 67 repeated
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Estimate : € 85.000 - 120.000
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
La Baie des Anges 1962
Color lithograph on Arches paper, ed. P.A. 1/4.
30.71 x 22.44 in.
Signed lower right recto, inscribed 'epreuve de collaborateur' and numbered on the left, dedicated and signed in the center.
This lithograph was created by Chagall for an advertisement for Nice and the
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Estimate : € 20.000 - 25.000
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Moi-même à l'âge de six ans, quand je croyais être petite fille, soulevant avec une précaution extrême la peau de la mer pour observer un chien dormant à l'ombre de l'eau 1987
Etching and aquatint, ed. 284/295.
22.44 x 31.10 in.
Printed signature lower right recto, on the left hand-numbered and stamp.
Editions Atelier Moret, Parigi 1988.
The work has been inspected framed.
Estimate : € 300 - 600
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Rhinoceros Dressed in Lace 1956
Bronze with a Florentine green patina, ed. 109/350.
7.09 x 5.71 x 4.13 in.
Signed on the base, on one side, a serial number and the mark of the foundry “Airandor IVF”.
Produced by Ateliers Airaindor Valsuani for the Edizione Demart Pro B.V., France.
Work accompanied
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Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
I fiori surrealisti di Salvador Dalì 1981
Fifteen color lithographs embossed (relief) on handmade Arches paper in original case, ed. 25/350.
29.53 x 21.65 in.
Each sheet is signed on the lower right recto, numbered on the left and stamped by the publisher.
The work is accompanied by the edition book.
Edition
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Estimate : € 4.500 - 7.000
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Book of Giorgio De Chirico with an essay by Salvatore Quasimodo 1968
Book with loose-leaf pages in its original canvas slipcase, with a leather spine and a color photolithograph, ed. 203/1526.
22.24 x 2.76 x 16.54 in.
The work comprises an essay by Salvatore Quasimodo, a color photolithograph signed by the artist lower right recto and 40
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Estimate : € 1.800 - 3.000
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Hebdomeros 1976
Loose-leaf book with original canvas cover, on handmade paper produced by Carterie Magnani in Pescia, ed. 158/525.
15.94 x 2.36 x 12.80 in.
Signed and numbered on colophon.
Work composed of 23 full-page lithographs.
Printed by Carlo Bestetti, Editore d'arte, Rome.
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Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500
ALBERTO MAGNELLI 1888-1971
La passeggiata 1971
Linocut on Filacarta from Brugherio, ed. 32/155.
14.96 x 11.02 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Estimate : € 250 - 500
HENRY MOORE 1898-1986
Three Reclining Figures 1971
Colour lithograph on Rives BFK paper, ed. 17/90.
11.42 x 9.84 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Lithograph printed in an edition of 90 for the limited edition of Giulio Carlo Argan 'Henry Moore', Fabbri, Milan, 1972, no. 117.
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Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Hybrid II 1973
Colour photolithograph, ed. VIII/XV.
27.56 x 19.49 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Reproduction of a painting from 1926, printed in an edition of 99 copies by Studio Astrid, Varese, for Edizioni Luciano Anselmino, Turin.
Estimate : € 300 - 500
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Lot of nine lithographs from the portfolio ‘Décervelage’ 1971
Color lithographs, ed. XXIX/XXXIII.
26.57 x 19.68 in.
Work composed of nine lithographs, each signed and numbered on lower recto.
From the portfolio, with a poem by Alfred Jarry, taken from his famous book 'Ubu Roi', printed in an edition of 99 copies by Pierre Chave,
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Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Forêt à l'aube 1958
Lithograph on Rives paper, ed. 21/75.
25.59 x 18.31 in.
Signed on the plate lower recto, signed and titled by hand lower right, numbered on the left.
Printed by Mourlot for Salon de Mai, Paris.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
From portfolio ‘Die jagd nach dem snark,’ Lewis Carroll 1968
Lithograph, ed. 94/130.
12.99 x 9.84 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits, Manus Presse, Stuttgart, 1968.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Oiseau mère 1972
Etching and aquatint, ed. 31/100.
25.79 x 19.68 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Temps passé 1970-1972
Etching and aquatint, ed. 34/100.
8.66 x 6.30 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Estimate : € 150 - 300
RONALD BROOKS KITAJ 1932-2007
Mahler Becomes Politics, Béisbol 1964 - 1967
Portfolio of fifteen screenprints, printed in color, ed. 22/70.
35.04 x 1.18 x 25.20 in.
Each sheets is signed and numbered on recto.
Published by Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London.(15)
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
VICTOR VASARELY 1906-1997
Code 1967
Original box with a color etching and book by Jean-Clarence Lambert, ed. 110/150.
14.96 x 10.83 x 1.97 in.
Signed and numbered on the etching.
Published by Le Soleil Noir, Paris.
Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000
VICTOR VASARELY 1906-1997
Presenza grafica 1971
Etching and aquatint on a copper plate, printed in two colours on Fabriano Rosaspina paper, ed. 42/90.
27.56 x 30.12 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Editions 2RC, Rome.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000
VICTOR VASARELY 1906-1997
Lot of four lithographs: Untitled 1973
Color lithograph, ed. 81/105.
14.57 x 11.02 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Together: Untitled, color lithograph, ed. 81/125, 14.57 x 11.02 in., signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Together: Untitled, color lithograph, ed. 81/125,
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Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Exhibition poster International Center of Aesthetic Research - Turin 1962
Original poster printed using gold lithography.
39.37 x 26.77 in.
Printed by Gros Monti, Turin.
The central oval cut-out varies from copy to copy, making each poster unique.
Produced for the Fontana exhibition, February – March 1962, ICAR, Turin.
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Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Trophy for Alfa Romeo 1964
Steel.
10.63 x 10.63 in.
Engraved signature on the lower right recto and screwed plaque 'Alfa Romeo, Milano' with dedication 'A Alfonso Thiele per le vittorie sportive 1964'.
This work was commissioned by Alfa Romeo in 1964 and produced in a limited edition to be
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Estimate : € 3.500 - 6.000