Derrière le Miroir Lithographs: A lot of art for a very small investment
Derrière le Miroir - “Behind the Mirror” was a French art and literary journal published from 1946 through 1982. Aimé Maeght was a prominent gallery owner and lithographer in Paris and Barcelona. Following World War II he created the publication as a way to make the work of important modern artists affordable and accessible to a wide audience. The publication featured artists exhibited by Maeght Gallery including many of the most significant artists of the 20th century: Miro, Calder, Kandinsky, Chagall, Giacometti, Leger, Kelly, etc.
Each issue of Derrière le Miroir included exceptionally high quality loose leaf original lithographs (a few issues also had original etchings or woodblock prints) created by the artists for the publication. The prints are unsigned and unnumbered because the artist authorized the printing by Maeght Gallery rather than printing the lithographs themselves. These lithographs have become highly collectible. They are generally less expensive than signed numbered prints by the same artists, and provide a great opportunity for new collectors to own high quality original lithographs that will maintain their value over time.
Authenticity of Derrière le Miroir lithographs is relatively easy to determine. The images are very high quality and is always printed on paper that is 11 x 15 inches, 22 x 15 inches, or 33 x 15 inches. The double size lithographs (22 x 15 inches) will have a single crease down the center of the lithograph, and the triple size lithos (33 x15) will have two creases where the lithographs were folded to fit into the publication. These creases do not negatively impact value, however any other creases or damage should be considered.
One nice thing about these lithographs is that the sizes of the one-page lithographs look perfect in a standard size 16 x 20 inch frame when a mat is professionally cut, so new collectors can spend very little money on framing and more on growing a collection. The two-page lithographs also fit nicely into standard size frames.
Below is a comprehensive list of all of the issues of Derrière le Miroir. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to purchase a large collection that included every issue from the 1960's and 70's as well as other issues and several duplicates. We are constantly adding more of the collection to our website. If you are looking for a particular lithograph that you don’t see on our website, please contact us at contact@sheaferking.com, and follow us on instagram @sheaferking to keep in touch and see what’s new.
Comprehensive list of Derrière le Miroir issues:
1946–1947
No. 1 Le noir est une couleur
No. 2 Sur 4 murs
No. 3 Rigaud
No. 4 G. Braque
No. 5 Les mains éblouies
No. 6 Baya (peintre)
1948
No. 7 Jean Villeri
No. 8 Jean Peyrissac
No. 9 Pierre Pallut
No. 10 E. Béothy
No. 11–12 Bram et Geer van Velde
No. 13 Germaine Richier
No. 14–15 Joan Miró
1949
No. 16 Hans Hofmann
No. 17 Paul Eluard – Roger Chastel
No. 18 Chauvin
No. 19 Kurt Seligmann
No. 20–21 L'art abstrait
No. 22 Les mains éblouies
No. 23 Jean Bazaine
No. 24 Adam
1950
n°25–26 G. Braque
No. 27–28 Chagall
No. 29–30 Miró
No. 31 Calder
No. 32 Les mains éblouies
No. 33 Arp
No. 34 Raoul Ubac
1951
No. 35 Hirshfield
No. 36-37-38 Sur quatre murs
No. 39–40 Alberto Giacometti
No. 41 Tendance: Germain-Kelly-Palazuelo-S.Poliakoff
No. 42 Kandinsky 1900–1910
1952
No. 43 Bram van Velde
No. 44–45 Chagall
No. 46–47 Matisse
No. 48–49 G. Braque
No. 50 Tendance Octobre 1952
No. 51 Geer van Velde
1953
No. 52 Lam
No. 53–54 Steinberg 1953
No. 55–56 Bazaine
No. 57-58-59 Miró
No. 60–61 Kandinsky
1954
No. 62–63 Dessins indiens du Tumuc-Humac
No. 64 Tal-Coat
No. 65 Giacometti
No. 66-67-68 Marc Chagall: Paris
No. 69–70 Calder
No. 71–72 G. Braque
1955
No. 73 Palazuelo 55
No. 74-75-76 Raoul Ubac
No. 77–78 Kandinsky: Période dramatique 1910–1920
No. 79-80-81 F. Léger
1956
No. 82-83-84 Tal-Coat
No. 85–86 Braque
No. 87-88-89 Miró – Artigas
No. 90–91 Chillida
No. 92–93 10 ans d'éditions: 1946–1956
1957
No. 94–95 Derain
No. 96–97 Bazaine
No. 98 Alberto Giacometti
No. 99–100 Chagall
No. 101-102-103 Kandinsky
1958
No. 104 Palazuelo
No. 105–106 Ubac
No. 107-108-109 Sur 4 murs
No. 110 Kelly
No. 111 Derain
1959
No. 112 Editions Maeght 1958
No. 113 Calder
No. 114 Tal-Coat
No. 115 G. Braque
No. 116 Fiedler
No. 117 Maeght Editeur 1959
1960
No. 118 Kandinsky: 1921–1927
No. 119 Poètes, Peintres Sculpteurs
No. 120 Tal-Coat: Dessins d'Aix 1947–1950
No. 121–122 Maeght Editeur 1960
1961
No. 123 Miró: Céramiques Murales pour Harvard
No. 124 Chillida
No. 125–126 Miró
No. 127 Giacometti
No. 128 Miró: Peintures murales
No. 129 F. Fiedler
No. 130 Ubac
1962
No. 131 Tal-Coat
No. 132 Chagall
No. 133–134 Der Blaue Reiter
No. 135–136 Georges Braque – Pierre Reverdy
1963
No. 137 Palazuelo
No. 138 Georges Braque: Papiers collés 1912–1914
No. 139–140 Miró – Artigas
No. 141 Calder
1964
No. 142 Ubac
No. 143 Chillida
No. 144-145-146 Hommage à Georges Braque
No. 147 Chagall
No. 148 La Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght à St.Paul
No. 149 Kelly
1965
No. 150 5 peintres et 1 sculpteur
No. 151–152 Miró: Cartons
No. 153 Tal-Coat
No. 154 Kandinsky: Bauhaus de Dessau 1927–1933
No. 155 Fondation Maeght
1966
No. 156 Calder
No. 157 Steinberg
No. 158–159 La Revue Blanche
No. 160 Riopelle
No. 161 Ubac
No. 162 Francis Bacon
1967
No. 163 Rebeyrolle
No. 164–165 Miró: l'oiseau solaire, l'oiseau lunaire, étincelles
No. 166 Georges Braque: derniers messages
No. 167 François Fiedler
No. 168 Tàpies
No. 169 Aquarelles, album femmes, Hai-ku
1968
No. 170 Bazaine
No. 171 Riopelle
No. 172 Kemény
No. 173 Calder
No. 174 Chillida
No. 175 Tàpies
1969
No. 176 Le Yaouanc
No. 177 Rebeyrolle
No. 178 Pol Bury
No. 179 Kandinsky: Période parisienne 1934–1944
No. 180 Tàpies
No. 181 Artigas
No. 182 Chagall
1970
No. 183 Chillida
No. 184 Palazuelo
No. 185 Riopelle 70
No. 186 Miró: sculptures
No. 187 Rebeyrolle
No. 188 Adami
No. 189 Le Yaouanc
1971
No. 190 Calder
No. 191 Pol Bury
No. 192 Steinberg
No. 193–194 Miró: peintures sur papiers, dessins
No. 195 Maeght éditeur
1972
No. 196 Ubac
No. 197 Bazaine
No. 198 Chagall
No. 199 Tal-Coat
No. 200 Tàpies: objets et grands formats
1973
No. 201 Calder
No. 202 Rebeyrolle
No. 203 Miró
No. 204 Chillida
No. 205 Steinberg 73
No. 206 Adami
1974
No. 207 Cinq livres gravés
No. 208 Riopelle 74
No. 209 Pol Bury: sculptures à cordes
No. 210 Tàpies: monotypes
No. 211 Fiedler
1975
No. 212 Calder
No. 213 Garache
No. 214 Adami
No. 215 Bazaine
No. 216 Bram van Velde
1976
No. 217 Monory
No. 218 Riopelle 76
No. 219 Rebeyrolle: natures mortes et pouvoir
No. 220 Adami
No. 221 Calder
1977
No 222 Garache
No. 223 Arakawa
No. 224 Steinberg
No. 225 Chagall
No. 226 Lindner
1978
No. 227 Monory
No. 228 Pol Bury
No. 229 Palazuelo
No. 230 Gérard Titus-Carmel: suite Narwa
No. 231 Miró
1979
No. 232 Riopelle
No. 233 Alberto Giacometti': Les murs de l'atelier et de la chambre
No. 234 Tàpies
No. 235 Marc Chagall
No. 236 Kienholz
1980
No. 237 Garache
No. 238 Klapheck
No. 239 Adami
No. 240 Bram van Velde
No. 241 Lindner-Steinberg
No. 242 Chillida
1981
No. 243 Gérard Titus-Carmel
No. 244 Monory
No. 245 Noguchi: granits, basaltes, obsidiennes
No. 246 Chagall: lithographies originales
No. 247 Alechinsky
No. 248 Calder
No. 249 Takis
1982
No. 250 Hommage à Aimé et Marguerite Maeght
No. 251 Ubac
No. 252 Arakawa
No. 253 Tàpies
Comments
James Stanford said:
I recently saw a wonderful exhibit of “DLM” art at the Mystic Museum in Connecticut and would love to find several of the works to hang in my renovated Condo. Any advice on where I can see photos of some and the prices of each. Any information would be much appreciated.
Rhonda said:
Any interest in buying a very large collection of Derrière Le Miroir.
Some copies are duplicats.
It’s not a complete collection but I probably have around 200.
Kind Regards
Richard Stringfellow--Creamery Art Gallery said:
I have an intact “Derriere Le Mirror” number 246 which contains 14 original Chagall lithographs , published in 1981that is in very, very good condition.
my phone is 206-478-4642
Susanne Leasure said:
I have a 1964 Chagall from Derrière Le Miroir in addition to several posters from Galerie Maeght. Do you purchase them to resell to collectors? Could you estimate their value?
Willeam Vendel said:
Hello,
Thank you for your email and greetings. I am collecting DLM and would be interested in the issues that I am missing. Please let me know prices on the following:
No. 20–21 L’art abstrait
No. 29–30 Miró
No. 36-37-38 Sur quatre murs
No. 46–47 Matisse
No. 48–49 G. Braque
No. 50 Tendance Octobre 1952
No. 51 Geer van Velde
No. 57-58-59 Miró
No. 60–61 Kandinsky
No. 74-75-76 Raoul Ubac
No. 77–78 Kandinsky
No. 79-80-81 F. Léger
No. 82-83-84 Tal-Coat
No. 85–86 Braque
No. 87-88-89 Miró – Artigas
No. 90–91 Chillida
No. 92–93 10 ans d’éditions
No. 98 Alberto Giacometti
No. 99–100 Chagall
No. 101-102-103 Kandinsky
No. 107-108-109 Sur 4 murs
No. 110 Kelly
No. 111 Derain
No. 112 Editions Maeght 1958
No. 113 Calder
No. 115 G. Braque
No. 117 Maeght Editeur 1959
No. 118 Kandinsky: 1921–1927
No. 119 Poètes, Peintres Sculpteurs
No. 121–122 Maeght Editeur 1960
No. 123 Miró: Céramiques Murales
No. 124 Chillida
No. 125–126 Miró
No. 128 Miró: Peintures murales
No. 132 Chagall
No. 133–134 Der Blaue Reiter
No. 135–136 Georges Braque – Pierre Reverdy
No. 137 Palazuelo
No. 138 Georges Braque
No. 139–140 Miró – Artigas
No. 143 Chillida
No. 144-145-146 Hommage à Georges Braque
No. 147 Chagall
No. 148 La Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght
No. 149 Kelly
No. 151–152 Miró: Cartons
No. 153 Tal-Coat
No. 154 Kandinsky
No. 155 Fondation Maeght
No. 158–159 La Revue Blanche
No. 162 Francis Bacon
No. 163 Rebeyrolle
No. 164–165 Miró
No. 166 Georges Braque
No. 168 Tàpies
No. 173 Calder
No. 174 Chillida
No. 175 Tàpies
No. 179 Kandinsky
No. 180 Tàpies
No. 182 Chagall
No. 180 Tàpies
No. 182 Chagall
No. 183 Chillida
No. 184 Palazuelo
No. 186 Miró: sculptures
No. 190 Calder
No. 193–194 Miró
No. 201 Calder
No. 203 Miró
No. 204 Chillida
No. 221 Calder
No. 231 Miró
No. 233 Alberto Giacometti’
No. 235 Marc Chagall
No. 246 Chagall
No. 250 Hommage à Aimé et Marguerite Maeght
Thank you!
Best regards:
Willeam