Alessandro Nastasio was born in Milan in 1934. In 1952, he followed the free school of the nude led by Aldo Salvatori. In 1960, he attended the Atelier of Giorgio Upilio, where Giacometti, Lam, Fontana, De Chirico worked and where he had the opportunity to study the themes of the inspiring myths. He worked at the MAF foundry with the master Tullio Figini who shared the secrets of the lost wax Renaissance fusion and where he met the masters Crocetti, Manfrini, Manzu, Minguzzi, Fabbri. Nastasio then moved on to Quinto de Stampi at the De Andreis foundry where Marino Marini, Pomodoro, Rudy Wach, Strebelle, Negri and Rosental operated. A regular reader of the great Sapienza texts of antiquity, he trained in particular on the Bible, which he illustrated with woodcuts, aquatints, etchings and linocuts, especially the Song of Songs, the book of Ecclesiastes and several pages of the Gospels. He also drew his inspiration from the philosophical-religious tradition of the Eastern world through the reading of Rig-Veda, Upanishad and the Matnavi of Rumi. In 1966–67, he obtained the chair at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera and for 30 years, he devoted himself to the teaching of Art Education in various schools. Nastasio created works both pictorial and plastic in collaboration with famous architects such as Figini and Pollini, De Carli, Gardella, Faranda, Selleri, Ponti. His talent soon came to the attention of various art dealers Max G. Bollag of Zurich and Paul Marmaridis of Athens and later Georges Zeenny of Beirut, who bought his works and included him among the masters of contemporary art. He has exhibited in numerous solo shows in Italy and abroad, including the last ones in 2013, Verdi Meetings and Suggestions (1813–1913), Spazio Oberdan, Milan and Trezzo sull’Adda, Anthology of bronzes and paintings presented by Laura Bosio, Municipality of Pessano con Bornago in 2014 Bronze Portal Porta Fidei, SS. Martyrs Nazaro and Celso, presentation by Renzo Sala. Nastasio lives and works in Milan.
Moon Dancer
By Alessandro Nastasio
Located in Middletown, NY
Aquatint and etching with decorative embossing printed in colors on white wove paper with an unknown watermark and a deckle edge, 18 1/2 x 15 inches (470 x 380 mm); sheet 27 x 19 1/2...
Etching, Aquatint
Thorny branch
By Alessandro Nastasio
Located in Middletown, NY
Milan: c1970. Lithograph on white wove paper, 20 x 24 1/4 inches (508 x 615 mm), the full sheet. Signed and titled (illegible) in pencil in the lower margin. In good condition with ...
Lithograph
Composizione
By Alessandro Nastasio
Located in Middletown, NY
Milan: 1969. Linocut on watermarked CM Fabriano deluxe paper, 23 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (596 x 501 mm), the full sheet. Signed, numbered 2/10, dated, and extensively inscribed in penci...
Linocut
$600
H 30.5 in W 23.2 in
"Hand Knitters II" 2003 original hand signed engraving limited edition 30x23in.
By Agustín Bejarano
Located in Miami, FL
Agustin Bejarano (Cuba, 1964) 'Tejedoras de mano II', 2003 engraving on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 30.6 x 23.3 in. (77.5 x 59 cm.) Edition of 20 Unfram...
Aquatint
$2,300
H 26.8 in W 33.3 in
Conceptual art photo engraving and screenprint 2005 27x33in hrs min kcal fat
Located in Miami, FL
Raul Cordero (Cuba, 1971) '32 hrs 53 min kcal: 783 fat: 35%', 2005 photo engraving and screenprint on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 26.8 x 33.3 in. (68 x 84.5...
Screen, Engraving, Aquatint
$3,500
H 8.19 in W 6.75 in
'Sisters' — Renowned Black, Harlem Renaissance Artist, Rare Signed Woodcut
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Lesesne Wells, 'Sisters', linocut, edition not stated but small, 1928. Signed, titled, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A fine impression on off-white wove Japan paper, with wide margins (1 7/8 to 3 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Printed by the artist. Very scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 8 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches (208 x 171 mm); sheet size 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (343 x 273 mm). Exhibition and Literature: 'Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection,' The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, extensive touring exhibition, 1998-2000. Collections: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution (Anacostia Community Museum). ABOUT THE ARTIST “Wells is more than an artist with a deep concern for his fellow man. He carries many of his themes a step further into an apocalyptic world, a world of revelation and shifting lights. … He works on large blocks in a bold free style. … His work has a vigor, therefore, that is not often used in the medium today.” —Jacob Kainen (painter, critic, and collector) from Richard J. Powell’s 1986 essay Phoenix Ascending: The Art of James Lesesne Wells. James Lesesne Wells was an American painter, printmaker, educator, and pioneering figure of the Harlem Renaissance, whose work established a vital connection between African heritage, modernist form, and African American cultural identity. Known for his innovative use of linoleum and woodblock printing, Wells played a key role in shaping 20th-century African American art and inspired countless students throughout his lengthy career as a teacher at Howard University. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Wells' early exposure to the arts came through church and community, where African American cultural traditions were central. He pursued formal artistic training at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania (earning a B.A. in 1924), followed by studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Barnes Foundation, where he encountered European modernists as well as traditional African sculpture, which profoundly influenced his style. Wells moved to New York in the late 1920s, swiftly immersing himself in the lively artistic and intellectual scene of Harlem. There, he became associated with artists, writers, and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, contributing to the growth of Black cultural identity. Considered a mentor to many famed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Wells served as director of a summer art workshop in Harlem where his assistants included Charles Alston, Jacob Lawrence, and Palmer Hayden...
Linocut
Leonor Fini - Red-Hair - Original Lithograph
By Leonor Fini
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Leonor Fini - Red-Hair - Original Lithograph The Flowers of Evil 1964 Conditions: excellent Edition: 500 Dimensions: 46 x 34 cm Editions: Le Cercle du Livre Précieux, Paris Unsigne...
Lithograph
$938
H 29 in W 25 in D 1 in
Sofafigur, Etching and Aquatint, Hand Signed, Edition of 95, 29x25 in. Framed
By Paul Wunderlich
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Etching and aquatint on lana paper. Image size 19.3 x 14.9 in. Frame size approx 29 x 25 in. Edition of 95. Certificate of authenticity includ...
Etching, Paper, Aquatint
$2,824
H 12.6 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Jean Dubuffet - original lithograph from XXe Siecle magazine
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Dubuffet - Original Lithograph from XXe Siecle magazine 1958 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Edition: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Lithograph
$165,000
H 25.25 in W 21 in D 0.13 in
Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grand Tête de Femme)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and iconic portrait of Picasso's wife, Jacqueline Roque, signed in pencil by Picasso and numbered in pencil from the limited edition of 50.
Linocut
Patitcha
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Patitcha 1947 Aquatint on BFK Rives paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 55.5 x 38 cms (22 x 15 ins) Image size: 34.9 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 ins) HM15405 Selected Coll...
Aquatint
Unavailable|$19,996
H 10.24 in W 7.48 in
Tête de Femme (Duthuit 21), Le Poème pulvérisé, Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
Linocut on vélin pur fil Johannot a la forme paper. Inscription: signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued, from the edition of 50. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Le Poème p...
Linocut
$450
H 12 in W 9 in
Feminist Judaica Linocut Relief Print Basya Wuensch Kabbalah Sefirot Hebrew Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Basya Wuensch Sefirot, Netzach (victory, endurance, eternity) Woman with Tree 2023 Hand printed color linocut on cold pressed watercolor paper Hand signed and numbered 12 X 9 inches Basya Wuensch Reiter...
Linocut
$64,131
H 24.61 in W 17.52 in D 0.04 in
La Dame a la Collerette - Linocut by Pablo Picasso - 1962
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Color linocut on strong wove paper. Image dimension 53.2x39.3; Sheet size 62.5x44.5. One of the "épreuves de passe" remaining with the printer Arnéra in Vallauris, verso with the s...
Linocut
$1,882
H 8.86 in W 6.11 in D 0.04 in
Jean Cocteau - Juliet Waiting for Romeo - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau From "Théâtre" Portfolio, 1957 Edition: 207 / 8800 Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.5 cm Jean Cocteau Writer, artist and film director Jean Cocteau was on...
Lithograph
Mother and Child
By Alessandro Nastasio
Located in Middletown, NY
Milan: c1965. Linocut in colors on watermarked CM Fabriano white wove paper, 26 1/2 x 19 inches (673 x 482 mm)), the full sheet. Signed and numbered 62/100 in black grease pencil, a...
Linocut