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A dazzling array of art movements make up the Prewar Art period (prior to 1945), including Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, and Futurism. Great masters such as Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, and Wassily Kandinsky are regularly featured on artnet Auctions.

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  • Hotellerie du Heaume, Rue Pirouette (1er) by Eugène Atget

    Eugène Atget: Hotellerie du Heaume, Rue Pirouette (1er), 1907

    Albumen Print

    Opening Bid
    US$7,000 €
    End Time
    2 hours, 38 minutes
    Monday, May 20, 2013, 12:16 p.m. (EST)
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  • Nude 189 N by Edward Weston

    Edward Weston: Nude 189 N, 1934

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Current Bid
    US$35,000 €
    End Time
    3 hours, 22 minutes
    Monday, May 20, 2013, 1:00 p.m. (EST)
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  • Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare by Henri Cartier-Bresson

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, 1932

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Current Bid
    US$11,000 €
    End Time
    1 day, 0 hour, 52 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (EST)
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  • Mary Lou Jumping Rope by Harold Eugene Edgerton

    Harold Eugene Edgerton: Mary Lou Jumping Rope, 1940

    Dye Transfer Print

    Opening Bid
    US$3,800 €
    End Time
    1 day, 0 hour, 59 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:37 a.m. (EST)
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  • Animal Locomotion Plate 274 by Eadweard Muybridge

    Eadweard Muybridge: Animal Locomotion Plate 274, 1887

    Other, Collotype

    Current Bid
    US$2,000 €
    End Time
    1 day, 1 hour, 2 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:40 a.m. (EST)
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  • Zissou Flies (+5 others 6 works) by Jacques Henri Lartigue

    Jacques Henri Lartigue: Zissou Flies (+5 others; 6 works), 1911

    Silver Print, 6 gelatin silver prints, mounted

    Opening Bid
    US$7,500 €
    End Time
    1 day, 1 hour, 13 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:51 a.m. (EST)
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  • A Nude Descends a Staircase by Gjon Mili

    Gjon Mili: A Nude Descends a Staircase, 1942

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$2,500 €
    End Time
    1 day, 1 hour, 23 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:01 a.m. (EST)
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  • Tennis Serve by Harold Eugene Edgerton

    Harold Eugene Edgerton: Tennis Serve, 1938

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Current Bid
    US$2,500 €
    End Time
    1 day, 1 hour, 30 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:08 a.m. (EST)
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  • Animal Locomotion Plate 449 by Eadweard Muybridge

    Eadweard Muybridge: Animal Locomotion Plate 449, 1887

    Other, Collotype

    Opening Bid
    US$2,000 €
    End Time
    1 day, 1 hour, 47 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:25 a.m. (EST)
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