Historical Graphic Designs

A collection of artistic designs featuring figures, coats of arms, and decorative elements, showcasing a blend of styles from the early 20th century and earlier.

A stylised black and white illustration of a woman in a turban or toque style hat as she smokes a cigarette, the smoke of which curls artistically around her head. Drawing on a postcard by George Ranstead, amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps. Ranstead's drawings alternated between mainly humorous illustrations of wartime life and the occasional sketch of pretty, fashionable girls. His style and choice of subjects is clearly influenced by the pictures that appeare

Band design for: Uncle Ben, Jan Klaassen, 1913. Jan Klaassen, with a hat on the head and clogs at the feet, stands behind the coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam with a city crown above. To the left of the doll a decorative zigzag pattern.

Ex libris paulius galaune; Bi Iunas, Vytautas Pranas (1893-1945); around 1920-1939 (1920-00-00-1939-00-00);

Calendulas #1 , Flowers. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Woodcut titled 'The Way' by an anonymous artist, featuring Montascript elements, fine arts, literature, music, and the depiction of time movement, created before 1918.

Design for a certificate of the Dutch Society for Industry and Trade, with angels and industry -related objects, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1922 print Amsterdam paper. angels. industries

A stylised black and white illustration of a woman in a turban or toque style hat as she smokes a cigarette, the smoke of which curls artistically around her head. Drawing on a postcard by George Ranstead, amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps. Ranstead's drawings alternated between mainly humorous illustrations of wartime life and the occasional sketch of pretty, fashionable girls. His style and choice of subjects is clearly influenced by the pictures that appeare

Template with jet -shaped elements, anonymous, 1800 - 1909 Japanese template (Katagami) with a pattern of jet -shaped elements between which flowers and birds. Japan paper. silk cutting flowers ~ ornament. ornament derived from animal forms. birds. ornament ~radiating forms, wheelforms

Gazette du Bon Ton, 1921 - No. 1, pl. III: Salon de Laque Gris & Rose. Salon with pink wall panels and gray furniture in lacquer. The columns are marble. Planche III from a series of four lithographs entitled: 'Intériens Modernes Par Mam' from Gazette du Bon Ton 1921, No. 1. Explanation about the furniture on page "Explication des Planches".

Christmas night. Two eacons on snowy branches. Geese are flying in the air.

Europe. A Prophecy, Plate 1, Frontispiece, Print made by William Blake, 1757-1827, British, 1794, Color-printed relief etching in dark brown with pen and black ink, oil and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper inlaid to size, Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (37.5 x 26.7 cm), Plate: 9 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches (23.2 x 16.8 cm), and Spine: 15 3/8 inches (39.1 cm), beard, compass, men, nudes, religious and mythological subject, sun

Design drawing for a menu with vegetable decoration, Theo Colenbrander, c. 1851 - c. 1930 drawing paper. watercolor (paint) brush ornament derived from plant forms

Change (valentine) 1845-1855 United States. Collaged elements on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper .

Birth of Venus, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1924 print The naked Venus stands on a shell that floats on foaming water. paper Venus, standing on a shell, sails with her veil over the water (alternatively she is riding on a dolphin): Venus Marina. woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude

Isegrim for King Nobel, Bernard Willem Wierink, 1866 - 1939 drawing Design for illustration (fol. 4, first design): Van den Vos Reinaerde; Isegrim, De Wolf, for King Nobel. paper. ink. pencil brush / pen fable of Reynard the Fox. beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf

Design for book binding by Henri Borels A Dream. Draughtsman: Jan Toorop. Dating: 1868 - 1928. Measurements: h 252 mm × w 370 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Birth of Venus, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1924 print The naked Venus stands on a shell that floats on foaming water. paper Venus, standing on a shell, sails with her veil over the water (alternatively she is riding on a dolphin): Venus Marina. woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude

Drawing, Design for a Jar; Made for Noritake; Japan; brush and watercolor, gold, black gouache, graphite on cream paper; 29.3 x 15.4 cm (11 9/16 x 6 1/16 in.) Mat: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.); 1985-14-52

Coats of arms (sketches) table II. unknown, graphic artist

Cover of Manhattan Illustrated Magazine, April 1884, with Corrections, Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849 - 1909, Photograph with graphite corrections on brown board, Photograph of cover for the Manhattan Illustrated Magazine, New York, April 1884, by Evans after Lathrop. Placement of the word 'Illustrated' corrected in graphite. Verso: upper half, in graphite, section of band with two acanthus scrolls., USA, ca. 1884, graphic design, Drawing, Drawing

French mail, 1891, Jules Chéret, c. 1891 poster

Theater des Variettes, Paris walking, Miss Mealy Leopold Reutlinger. "Theater of varieties, Paris walking, Miss Mealy". Photo Track / Lithograph, 1898.

Poster on the occasion of the forty -year anniversary of Queen Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1938 print. poster In the middle a poem about the leadership of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. Around an edge of flowers. Up and below pass crosses. Print Maker: Netherlands Netherlandsprinter: Utrecht Publisher: Zeist paper letterpress printing queen. flowers

Spanish caricature. Waliszewski, Zygmunt (1897-1936), draughtsman, cartoonist

Design for Harper’s Yule Block 1882”. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Cyanotype photograph incorporating gold foil, documenting aspects of the life of Dr. Baraduc on a box format around 1897-1898.

Fringilla or Tales in verse by Richard Doddridge Blackmore , Books

Paul Gauguin, Nave Nave Fenua (Delightful Land), 1894 1895 Nave Nave Fenua (Delightful Land)

Woodcut by Rudolf Kalvach showing a single port worker at the Trieste harbor on Japanese paper, depicting daily maritime labor.

Designs for a publishing vignette from J.M. Bredée, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1905 drawing Two designs with a man with a stick and backpack that runs up over a path along a rocky wall. Under the left show the motto 'Alderly brave uphill'. paper. India ink (ink). pencil pen / brush walking. walking-stick, staff

Mercurius, Henri van der Stok, 1880 - 1932 print A mask with the symbol for Mercury at the bottom. Netherlands paper Mercury (planet). mask

Campaign. James Rosenquist (American, born 1933); printed by Ben Berns (American, born Netherlands, 1936-2007); published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955). Date: 1965. Dimensions: 805 x 572 mm. Lithograph in red on white wove paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Advert for Yardley's Lavender perfume and cosmetics, 1928. Artist: Unknown

Two puppets on a stage, Mira, c. 1850 - c. 1910 drawing Two puppets, a woman in a dress and a bent man in a checkered pants, on a stage. In the background a decor with a castle. paper. India ink (ink). watercolor (paint). deck paint. pencil pen / brush puppet and marionette show

The well -known original sacrament , Karl Wiener -, artist

Photograph of cover for the Manhattan Illustrated Magazine, New York, April 1884, by Evans after Lathrop. Placement of the word "Illustrated" corrected in graphite. Verso: upper half, in graphite, section of band with two acanthus scrolls. Date: ca. 1884. Photograph with graphite corrections on brown board. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

American 20th Century, Plate 3 From Portfolio Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, c 1939 Plate 3: From Portfolio Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania

From The Opening of the Egg, from The Red Book (Liber Novus) by Carl Gustav Jung, Jung, Carl Gustav (1875-1961)

Ex-libris joseph monsalvatje. Ars et labor; Roca and Simó, Francesc (1874-1940); around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);Monsalvatje and Fossas, Josep (1856-1937), Monsalvatje and Fossas, Josep (1856-1937)-exlibris, partage plus, Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944)-collection, Spanish graphics, Catalan graphics, Spanish (culture) graphics , Catalan (culture), women, flowers, modernism (style), ornaments, torches, women's profiles, wreaths

Singing - Love template for, Allegories N, No, Koloman Kolo Moser -, artist

Fragment of a Rococo interior with a fireplace under a mirror from a cycle of postcards. Noakowski, Stanisław (1867-1928), draughtsman, cartoonist

Noa-Noa. Artist: Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903

Messel Alfred (1853-1909), Wertheim, Leipziger Straße, Berlin. 2. Construction phase (1899-1900), engine furniture car, pencil, colored pencil watercolored on transparent, TU UB Plan collection inv. No. 12722

Józef Mehoffer (1869-1946), Dreamy princess; Czernecki, Jan (Wieliczka, Kraków; Publisher; 1905-1939), Anczyc, Władysław Ludwik and company (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1875-1948); around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);

Design for a political cartoon: two gentlemen cover a standing naked woman with fig leaves. Draughtsman: Albert Hahn (I). Draughtsman: Albert Hahn (II). Dating: 1887 - 1918 and/or 1904 - 1953. Measurements: h 373 mm × w 284 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Rachael Robinson Elmer, Woolworth Building June Night, 1916 Woolworth Building June Night

Postcard of Wiener Werkstätte No, Scherzkarte, Rudolf Kalvach -, Artist, Wiener Werkstätte, Publishing House

American 20th Century, Plate 3 From Portfolio Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, c 1939 Plate 3: From Portfolio Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania

Meyer Goldbaum and George Stonehill, Estate of Isaac P Martin, c 1936 Estate of Isaac P. Martin

Trilby the fairy of Argyle , Fairies, Books

Alexandrinsky Theatre by Boris Vasilievich Zvorykin, colour lithograph, 1913, 1872-after 1935, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum, 35, 5x22

Woman holding fan (on brown silk), from the Girl Art Subjects series (N193) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. ca. 1890 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Girl Art Subjects" series (N193), issued ca. 1890 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Satin Straight Cut Cigarettes. Each image is printed on colored silk.. Woman holding fan (on brown silk), from the Girl Art Subjects series (N193) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. ca. 1890. Commercial lithograph printed on silk. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Poster for the second exhibition of the Peintres Lithographes, Auguste Lepère, in Or Before 1899 print. poster An artist characterizing a lithosteen on a quay. There is a woman next to him; In the foreground two children. In the background the Notre-Dame in the setting sun. paper working situations of artist - BB - out of doors. lithographer. sunset Our Lady

Holger Hansen, Bandbox (detail), c 1940 Bandbox (detail)

Bookplate of Martin D. Stecher. Hildebrandt, Adolf Matthias (1844-1918), draughtsman, cartoonist, unknown, printer

Harold Merriam, Bandbox, c 1937 Bandbox

Here is the Calavera Folks, of All Good Defenders 1872-1913 México. Relief engraving or photo relief etching on wove paper . José Guadalupe Posada

The rat and the oyster; La Fontaine Fabel; Imagerie Artistique / Série 6. Leaf with a large representation from Jean de la Fontaine Fabel, from the rat and the oyster. At the top right a text block with a verse. Numbered top left: Série 6. - No. 12.

Vignette van Atelier for decorative art in Hilversum, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1884 - 1952 print paper

Colored woodcut ex libris by Karl Schmoll von Eisenwerth from 1908 for Sophie Schmoll, showing decorative elements, lettering, and emblematic symbols.

Design for painting in the children's room of the Mailboot. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 324 mm × w 196 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

'Series "Bestiary". Andrei Monastyrski'. Russia, Moscow, 1998. Dimensions: 29,7x20,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Dmitry Prigov.

Color poster from 1903 by Victor Schufinsky depicting 'Lucifer', showing a figure representation with background and decorative elements.

Vanity Fair.. Vanity Fair.

Plate 28: The Holy Family: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico". Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.). Medium: screenprint on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Philips Lamps in all strengths, Reijer Stolk, 1906 - 1945 drawing Hand that includes a burning light bulb. paper. ink. India ink (ink). pencil pen / brush advertisement, notice. (other) historical names. electric lamp

Time and the hour , Books

Kasperltheater 1907 Hans Kalmsteiner Austrian. Kasperltheater. Hans Kalmsteiner (Austrian, Vienna ca. 1882/6-ca. 1914/16 Vienna). 1907. Color lithograph. Published by Wiener Werkstätte. Prints

Bookplate: Otto Zähringer Lehrer. Zähringer, Karl Friedrich (1886-1923), graphic artist

Poster of the solo exhibition Maurice Denis in Le Barc de Boutteville, Maurice Denis, 1893 print. poster Paris paper poster. exhibition ~ art

Bookplate of Braun Margit. Gara, Arnold (1882-1929), graphic artist

In the Storm of the Third Year of the Five-Year Plan, Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)

Brainerd Armstrong & Co. spool silk. Use Brainerd & Armstrong's spool silk. , Boys, Birds, Silk, Thread, Flowers, 19th Century American Trade Cards

st, Rathausplatz - Rathaus - Turm - Rathausmann - Model by F, Gastell, Michael Frankenstein , Comp, Photo Studio

Portion of Fence. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.8 cm (14 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rose Campbell-Gerke.

Calendar magazine June with black duck, Theo van Hoytema, 1903 print Under the data a full moon and the constellation of lobster. At the top of the leaf a crack line. Print Maker: Hilversum Printer: Amsterdampublisher: Hilversum paper water-birds: duck. June ~ other concepts. full moon represented as face. Cancer (zodiacal sign of June)

Inspiration. Artist: Rudolf Kalvach (Austrian, Vienna 1883-1932 Kosmanos). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (14 × 9 cm). Publisher: Wiener Werkstätte. Date: 1907. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Poster for the Abrikosow Company, circa 1886. Archive Poster by Wassily Kandinsky,

Color artwork titled 'There Marks' by Richard Teschner, created in 1910, showing abstract or figurative elements in a visual composition.

Size and decadence / before / after

Bookplate of Anne van Nieuwenhuyse. Elskamp, Max (1862-1931), graphic artist

Calendario trimestral del año 1902. Verano. Dibujo de Méndez Bringa. Author: Narciso Méndez Bringa.

Ex libris trinidad monsalvatje. Ars et nature; Roca and Simó, Francesc (1874-1940); 1903 (1903-00-00-1903-00-00);Monsalvatje, Trinitat Teurel (Fl. Ca 1903-Ca 1911), Muzy (Mitol.), Partage Plus, Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944)-collection, trees, Spanish graphics, Catalan graphics, Spanish (culture), Catalan (culture), women, flowers, lyre (musical instruments), modernism (style), music, ornaments, landscapes, laurel wreath (attribute)

Henri Rochefort (IT)

And these the results

Foglio dirigibili n.22, edizioni marca stella

Bookplate of Franc Anderle. Roller, Alfred (1864-1935), graphic artist

Artist in workshop, Pierre -Ohène Vibert, 1885 - 1937 print paper artist at work, in his workshop

Twenty-seven vignettes for 'verses' by Willem Kloos.twenty-Seven Largely Symmetrical Vignettes with Different Animals and Plants.

Bookplate of Aniela Wrzeszczowa. Mehoffer, Józef (1869-1946), graphic artist

Band design for: Louis Couperus, Williswinde, 1895, Anonymous, Willem Wenckebach, in or Before 1895 photomechanical print Two intertwined branches of a rose bush whose tops together form a rectangular frame in which the book title is displayed. On the book bridges. paper printing block shrubs. flowers ~ ornament

Tropon ist Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon Is Protein Nourishment), from the journal Pan, vol. IV, no. 1 (Apr-May-Jun1898). Artist: Henry van de Velde, Belgian, 1863-1957

L'Estampe Originale, Cover to Album V. Artist: Camille Martin (French, 1861-1898). Dimensions: Other: 33 1/4 × 22 5/16 in. (84.5 × 56.7 cm)Other: 34 3/4 × 23 5/16 in. (88.3 × 59.2 cm). Publisher: André Marty (French, born 1857). Series/Portfolio: L'Estampe originale, Album V. Date: January-March 1894. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cover for: the architect. Sheet metal of architectura et Amicitia, 1897, Karel Petrus Cornelis de Bazel, 1896 - 1898 print Amsterdamprinter: Arnhem Publisher: Arnhem paper letterpress printing weekly, monthly, magazine, etc.. book-cover, binding

Koloman Moser colored print depicting the V. Secession art exhibition, created in 1899, illustrating exhibition interiors and displayed artworks.

Judah', a collection of ballads by the non-Jewish poet Börries von Münchhausen 1874 - 1945. Illustrated by Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925), art nouveau illustrator and printmaker, noted for his art on Jewish themes. He is sometimes called the "first Zionist artist. Münchhausen's relationship to Judaism remained ambivalent: Munchhausen did not consider the "Jewish race" inferior, but merely wanted to prevent a "mixture" with the non-Jewish Germans.

Art - taste - beauty, leaflets of female elegance, christmas 1928, No. 100, 9th year, p. 57. Advertent Voor Stoffen van Wilmart. Pagina uit Het modetijdschrift Art-Taste-Beauty (1920-1933).

Paint and clay club exhibition of 1896 , Organizations, Exhibitions. Charles H. Woodbury (1864-1940). Prints

Title head for Propria Cures, Amsterdamsch Student weekly, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1892 - 1893 print A few fantasy animals around the word 'propria'. paper fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa). print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph

Landscape, Sleaping Woman (Paysage, femmes causent). Dimensions: 24.4 cm x 15.5 cm, 24.4 cm x 15.5 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: KER-XAVIER ROUSSEL.

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