1980s Abstract Prints

Europalia 87 Oesterreich (Austria) by Friedrich Hundertwasser – original vintage poster – offset lithograph with metal foil insets fine art print Copyright by Gruener Janura AG, Glarus/ Switzerland. Printed in Germany. Europalia 87 Oesterreich 16 Sept - 16 Dec Festival des Arts en Belgique. Original poster designed by Hundertwasser, printed with 9-colour offset lithographic process, Gold and Silver metal foil insets. Friedensreich Fritz Hundertwasser was born in Vienna in 1928 as Friedrich Stowasser. He initially gained acclaim for his paintings, but is currently more renowned for his unique architectural stylings. His revolutionary ecological stands with regard to architecture have earned him the nickname Architecture­ Healer. His works have been used for flags and stamps, coins and posters, schools and churches. The galerie Peithner­ Lichtenfels showed his work. Artists present at the opening exhibition included Adolf Frohner...

"Genesis Americana 2-6" 1982 Serigraph Ed. 84 of 92 26 x 20 in These are five prints from the series "Genesis Americana" by the artist in 1982. They are numbered from 2 to 6, and ea...

Printed on French Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered 11/35 Artist's Proof Seong Moy was born in Canton on April 12, 1921 but he immigrated to the United States in 1931, settlin...

Conrad Marca-Relli Drummer and Nude 1982 Original lithograph, hand signed by the artist numbered 41/150 from the edition of 150 Unframed *Condition note: slight crease on right hand ...

Rising to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s, American artist Julian Schnabel is known for a multidisciplinary practice that spans painting, sculpture and film. During his ...

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt Untitled, from from the Artsounds Collection, 1986 Lithograph on paper Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in ink on the back; also bears artist's stamped name and provenance - Art Sounds portfolio. 12 × 12 inches Unframed Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in ink on the back; also bears artist's stamped name and provenance - Art Sounds portfolio. This terrific offset lithograph print exemplifies the combination of religion and kitsch that Lanigan Schmidt is best known for. This print was created in the 1980s for the famous Artsounds portfolio, which featured prints by Marcel Duchamp, Jonathan Borofsky among others. Lanigan-Schmidt was a subject of a 2013 retrospective at PS1 MOMA and is on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts in New York. Provenance: Artsounds Portfolio About Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Ackland Art Museum, Columbus Museum of Art, and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, among others. He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Europe, including the 1980 and 1984 Venice Biennales, the 1991 Whitney Biennial, and the 1999 exhibition The American Century: Art and Culture, 1950-2000, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Recent solo exhibitions include Tenemental: With Sighs Too Deep for Words, Howl! Happening, New York (2018); Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: Mysterium Tremendum, Rockland Art Center, NY (2013); and Ecce Homo: Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt & The Art of Rebellion, Pavel Zoubok...

Braco D. Slobodan "Braco" Dimitrijević (born 18 June 1948) is a Paris-based Bosnian and Yugoslavian conceptual artist. His works deal mainly with history and the individual's place ...

Conrad Marca-Relli Drummer and Nude 1982 Original lithograph, hand signed by the artist numbered 41/150 from the edition of 150 Unframed

David Hockney Tribute to violinist Jascha Heifetz, 1988 Offset Lithograph Poster 15 × 34 inches Limited Edition of 100 Unframed (unsigned) Another example of this work was featured i...

ROY DE FOREST Untitled Trial Proof, 1981 Lithograph on Arches paper with four deckled edges. 22 1/2 × 30 inches Hand signed and annotated Trial Proof, aside from the regular edition...

"Drawings 1970-80 (Cicada)" Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, 1981 Exhibition Poster 30.5 x 22.5 inches Unsigned

This edition was commissioned in 1980 by Lincoln Center to commemorate its 10th Annual Community Festival. The signed and numbered edition is 144 was printed at Fine Creations. Born in 1940 (Pittsfield, MA), Nancy Graves explored the interplay between the replication of nature and the formal values of abstract art in her wide variety of works throughout her life. Thought she first gained attention with her realistic, life-sized camel sculptures, she was later inspired to draw, paint and print by visual representations of natural phenomena, like weather and moon maps...

David Wojnarowicz 1986-1999: a set of 4 illustrated announcements: A rare set of 4 vintage gallery announcement cards, 3 of which published during Wojnarowicz's lifetime. Published o...

Roy Lichtenstein Next Wave Festival Poster (Hand signed and dated), 1983 Offset lithograph (Hand signed and dated 1997 by Roy Lichtenstein) Signed and dated '97 in black ink on the f...

Kenneth Noland Ojai Festival print (Deluxe signed limited edition), 1986 Offset Lithograph Hand signed and numbered 6/100 by Kenneth Noland on lower front Frame included: framed in ...

Acid Rain is a screenprint on paper in unique, trial-proof colors, 32 x 40" sheet size, signed and numbered in the lower right margin ‘TP16/40 Kenny Scharf,’ and framed in a contemp...

Kenneth Noland Untitled, 1987 Monotype with hand painting on wove paper Hand signed and dated with artist's copyright in pencil on the back; also with the blind stamp/chop mark lower...

Untitled. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1980. Edition of 250 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper. Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced b...

Sean Scully Hand Signed Poster Geometric Abstraction Minimalist, 1989 Offset lithograph Boldly signed in black marker on the front by Sean Scully 29 3/4 x 20 inches Unframed This han...

The Free South Africa series deftly addresses the nature of South Africa's apartheid regime in Haring's unique and succinct visual language. Signed, dated, and numbered lower right e...

Space Balls is a unique, trial-proof screenprint on paper, 32 x 40" sheet size, signed and numbered lower right margin ‘TP14/40 Kenny Scharf,’ and framed in a contemporary, white mou...

Robert Motherwell American - La France Variation VIII Lithograph in colors from five aluminum plates with collage in Arches, 1984 Arches collaged on Oatmeal Australian Bemboka hand...

Untitled. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1980. Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced by Bauhaus design principles, Kandinsky’s and Malevich’s art and ...

Alexander Liberman, hand signed and inscribed by both Alexander Liberman and Barbara Rose, and accompanied by a separate hand signed note, 1981 Hardback monograph (hand signed and inscribed by Alexander Liberman as well as art historian Barbara Rose), plus accompanied by a separate handwritten card signed by Liberman in the original envelope Warmly signed and inscribed on the monograph and card by Alexander Liberman and hand signed by Barbara Rose on the first front end page 13 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 1 3/4 inches A unique and memorable gift for any collector or fan of the sculptor Alexander Liberman! This lavishly illustrated hardback monograph with dust jacket is warmly signed and inscribed on the first front end page by both Alexander Liberman and the author, art historian, Barbara Rose, and it is accompanied by a separate handwritten card, signed by Alexander Liberman and held in the original envelope. (see photos). The book and card was inscribed to Jack Haber, the Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Gentlemen's Quarterly (GQ) from 1969 to 1983. GQ was owned by Conde Nast, and Alexander Liberman, who worked for Conde Nast for 32 years, was the Editorial Director from 1962-1983. Sadly, Jack Haber would die in 1984 at the age of 45 - one of the first casualties of the AIDS crisis, which was devastating to the art and publishing industries. Inscription on the monograph reads: To Jack Haber with warm friendship Alexander Liberman Inscription on the card reads: Dear Jack [Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year] with warm friendship Alex Book information: Publisher: Abbeville Press, 1981. Hardcover. Bound in publisher's original white cloth with spine and front cover stamped in black. Full color illustrations throughout, including several color foldouts. 392 pages. About Alexander Liberman: Considered a revolutionary Minimalist artist, Alexander Liberman produced works that predated the movement by more than a decade. Liberman, not wanting to limit himself to any one form of expression, worked to produce radically minimalist paintings and sculpture in order to illuminate his beliefs about celestial motion, the movement of the eye, as well as human sexuality. The artist’s fascination with American industrialization and modernization ultimately resulted in his widely known red steel sculptures and geometric paintings, which seem to decompose the turbulence of the time period. Alexander Liberman was born in 1912 in Kiev, Russia. He studied first in London and then in Paris. He took courses in philosophy and mathematics at the Sorbonne and architecture at L’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Liberman has had numerous solo exhibitions at museums such as the Jewish Museum, New York (1966); Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY (1970); and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (1970). His sculpture and paintings are included in the museum collections of the Art Institute, Chicago; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; the Tate Gallery, London and many others. Additionally his public sculpture can be seen in over 40 cities around the world including Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, New Haven, New York, Oklahoma City and Philadelphia. Alexander Liberman died in November of 1999 at the age of 87. - Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nass About Barbara Rose: Barbara Ellen Rose (June 11, 1936 – December 25, 2020) was an American art historian, art critic, curator and college professor. Rose's criticism focused on 20th-century American art, particularly minimalism and abstract expressionism, as well as Spanish art. "ABC Art...

Milton Glaser Poster Art 1981: Milton Glaser San Francisco Opera: Vintage original Milton Glaser poster designed by Milton Glaser on the occasion of the San Francisco Opera's First ...

This aquatint has implied movement shown by a blues and red palette. Sam Francis was an American artist known for his exuberant large-scale abstract paintings. His practice incorpor...

Antoni Tapies (Spain, 1923-2012) 'Improvisations en blanc i negre III', 1987 lithograph on paper Velin Arches 250 g. 41.4 x 29.6 in. (105 x 75 cm.) Edition of 60 Unframed ID: TAP1162...

Antoni Tapies (Spain, 1923-2012) 'Improvisations en blanc i negre V', 1987 lithograph on paper Velin Arches 250 g. 41.4 x 29.7 in. (105 x 75.2 cm.) Edition of 60 Unframed ID: TAP1162...

Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002) 'Korapillo I', 1982 chine colle, dry point on japanese paper 25.6 x 19.7 in. (65 x 50 cm.) Edition of 50. Original 62 of which 50 belong to the regular edition. P/A: 7, H.C.: 5 Unframed ID: CHI1038-012 Hand-signed by author It is documented in Chillida, E. (1999). Eduardo Chillida – Opus P. II 1973-1985. Chorus – Verlag, pp 288 – 289. Nr 82002. ____________________________________________________ He began his career in 1943 studying architecture at the University of Madrid, but in 1947 he dedicated himself to drawing and sculpture, and in 1948 he moved to Paris, then the world capital of the arts. Although he abandoned his studies, his work betrays his architectural training, showing an underlying sense of structural organization, as well as discipline in materials, planning of spatial relationships, and scale of elements. Over the years, the artist turned to materials that showed his investigations into conceptual questions and metaphysical concerns. Chillida's first stone and plaster creations oscillated between the human world and the natural world using figures and images of landscapes. Consistently guided by the quality of space, density and rhythm, his works consider ways in which mass and volume contain space. His public works, which exist on a more massive scale, not only inhabit the space but also determine a qualifying space of their own. His monumental sculptures, designed for both urban and more secluded spaces, are permanently installed internationally and constitute an important facet of his artistic production. The main retrospectives of Chillida's graphic and sculptural work have been mounted by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (1966); Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (1979); National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (1979); Guggenheim Museum (1980); Miramar Palace, San Sebastián (1992); and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (1999). Chillida received numerous awards, including the Grand International Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale (1958), the Kandinsky Prize (1960), the Carnegie Prize for Sculpture (1964), the Andrew Mellon...

D.G. Smith at Long Beach Museum of Art/Gallery, 1982 Offset lithograph poster Plate signed on the front 23 1/2 × 33 1/2 inches Unframed This plate signed vintage poster was published...

Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002) 'Korapillo II', 1982 chine colle, dry point on japanese paper 25.6 x 19.7 in. (65 x 50 cm.) Edition of 50. Original 63 of which 50 belong to the regular edition. P/A: 8, H.C.: 5 Unframed ID: CHI1038-013 Hand-signed by author It is documented in Chillida, E. (1999). Eduardo Chillida – Opus P. II 1973-1985. Chorus – Verlag, pp 290 – 291. Nr 82003. ____________________________________________________ He began his career in 1943 studying architecture at the University of Madrid, but in 1947 he dedicated himself to drawing and sculpture, and in 1948 he moved to Paris, then the world capital of the arts. Although he abandoned his studies, his work betrays his architectural training, showing an underlying sense of structural organization, as well as discipline in materials, planning of spatial relationships, and scale of elements. Over the years, the artist turned to materials that showed his investigations into conceptual questions and metaphysical concerns. Chillida's first stone and plaster creations oscillated between the human world and the natural world using figures and images of landscapes. Consistently guided by the quality of space, density and rhythm, his works consider ways in which mass and volume contain space. His public works, which exist on a more massive scale, not only inhabit the space but also determine a qualifying space of their own. His monumental sculptures, designed for both urban and more secluded spaces, are permanently installed internationally and constitute an important facet of his artistic production. The main retrospectives of Chillida's graphic and sculptural work have been mounted by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (1966); Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (1979); National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (1979); Guggenheim Museum (1980); Miramar Palace, San Sebastián (1992); and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (1999). Chillida received numerous awards, including the Grand International Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale (1958), the Kandinsky Prize (1960), the Carnegie Prize for Sculpture (1964), the Andrew Mellon...

William Perehudoff 1919 – 2013 La Plonge #10 Lithograph 27 x 36.5 in ( sheet ); 21 x 28 in (image) 53.3 x 71.1 cms INSCRIPTIONS signed lower right, titled and numbered (edition of 75...

Lithograph, 1985 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 9/150 Catalog : Sorlier 470 58.00 cm. x 75.50 cm. | 22.83 in. x 29.72 in. (paper) 50.00 cm. x 65.00 cm. | 19.69 in. x...

John Baldessari The Sprinters, 1982 Limited Edition Offset Lithograph on Parson's Diploma paper Signed in graphite on the front. Accompanied by letter of authenticity from the publisher 36 x 24 inches Unframed Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the publisher on Olympic Committee letterhead. This is one of 750 hand signed lithographic posters, published in 1982 to celebrate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics . Even though the signed edition is 750, the publisher is said to have sold fewer than 200 and destroyed the rest; hence signed editions of this print are far more scarce than the edition suggests. The Olympic Committee commissioned 15 nationally known artists, including to create unique designs to promote the event. This was John Baldessari's contribution to the portfolio - cleverly juxtaposing a modern day race, with ancient images, tying old and new and honoring the ancient Olympic tradition. In 2017, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne Switzerland...

Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002) 'Bilbao – Mundial 1982', 1982 silkscreen on japanese paper 37.5 x 23.7 in. (95 x 60 cm.) Edition of 150. P/A: 25, H.C.: 50 Publisher: Maeght Unframed ID: CHI1038-010 Hand-signed by author ____________________________________________________ He began his career in 1943 studying architecture at the University of Madrid, but in 1947 he dedicated himself to drawing and sculpture, and in 1948 he moved to Paris, then the world capital of the arts. Although he abandoned his studies, his work betrays his architectural training, showing an underlying sense of structural organization, as well as discipline in materials, planning of spatial relationships, and scale of elements. Over the years, the artist turned to materials that showed his investigations into conceptual questions and metaphysical concerns. Chillida's first stone and plaster creations oscillated between the human world and the natural world using figures and images of landscapes. Consistently guided by the quality of space, density and rhythm, his works consider ways in which mass and volume contain space. His public works, which exist on a more massive scale, not only inhabit the space but also determine a qualifying space of their own. His monumental sculptures, designed for both urban and more secluded spaces, are permanently installed internationally and constitute an important facet of his artistic production. The main retrospectives of Chillida's graphic and sculptural work have been mounted by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (1966); Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (1979); National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (1979); Guggenheim Museum (1980); Miramar Palace, San Sebastián (1992); and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (1999). Chillida received numerous awards, including the Grand International Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale (1958), the Kandinsky Prize (1960), the Carnegie Prize for Sculpture (1964), the Andrew Mellon...

A very good impression of this color aquatint, etching and lithograph. With the artist's signature ink stamp and numbered 26/65 in pencil. With the artist's estate ink stamp and sign...

Antoni Tapies (Spain, 1923-2012) 'Oval i blanc', 1982 etching, aquatint, carborundum on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 22.1 x 30 in. (56 x 76 cm.) Edition of 99 Unframed ID: TAP1162-018 H...

Wolf Kahn Red Barns, 1980 Color Lithograph on wove paper Hand signed, dated, and numbered 45/50 by the artist on the front Original vintage wood frame included Classic 1980 Wolf Kahn...

A very good impression of this large, color Mixografía print on handmade paper. Signed and numbered 20/100 in pencil. Printed and published by Taller de Gráfica Mexicana, Mexico City...

Artist: Yaacov Agam Title: Untitled Portfolio: Vertical Orchestration Medium: Silkscreen Year: 1980s Edition: H.C. 12/18 Sheet Size: 29 5/8" x 8...

Johannes Heisig (*1953 Leipzig), "My treasure, my sanctuary" - To the Christmas Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach. Lithograph on strong yellowish laid paper with watermark, 53 x 39.5...

Paul Jenkins Phenomena Sur Le Drapeau (Hand Signed and Inscribed), 1980 Offset Lithograph poster on thin board Hand signed in ink and inscribed to Michael Capo, renowned antique deal...

Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art 1968/ 1983 Off-set lithographic poster, 1983 Signed in ink by the artist in the bottom margin (see photo) Poster celebrating the 15 year anniver...

Jasper Johns Jasper Johns Drawings (Hand signed and inscribed to Michael Crichton's brother), 1980-1981 Color offset Lithograph poster for Margo Leavin Gallery exhibition Signed, dated and dedicated in ink by Jasper Johns on the front Vintage metal frame included Jasper Johns’s first truly abstract artworks are his “Crosshatch” paintings and prints, which he developed from 1972 to 1983. These compositions feature hatched lines in various colors, though the term “Crosshatch” is a bit of a misnomer—Johns’s lines...

Mitsuo Miura (Japan, 1946) Hako II, 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. (38 x 28.5 cm.) series number: 5/25 ID...

Mitsuo Miura (Japan, 1946) Hako III, 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. (38 x 28.5 cm.) series number: 5/25 I...

Mitsuo Miura (Japan, 1946) Hako I, 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. (38 x 28.5 cm.) series number: 5/25 ID:...

Carlos Gonzalez (Peru, 1936) 'Cinco fragmentos I', 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. (38 x 28.5 cm.) series ...

Mitsuo Miura (Japan, 1946) Hako IV, 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. (38 x 28.5 cm.) series number: 5/25 ID...

Mitsuo Miura (Japan, 1946) Hako V, 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. (38 x 28.5 cm.) series number: 5/25 ID:...

Artist: Yaacov Agam Title: Untitled Portfolio: Vertical Orchestration Medium: Silkscreen Year: 1980s Edition: A.P. Sheet Size: 29 5/8" x 8 3/4" ...

Carlos Gonzalez (Peru, 1936) 'Cinco fragmentos IV', 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. (38 x 28.5 cm.) series...

Robert Rauschenberg Lucio Amelio Napoli poster, 1987 Offset lithograph poster Plate signed 39 × 21 inches Unframed This poster was published for the exh...

Frank Stella Polar Co-ordinates III, 1980 is an enigmatic print that is from the Polar Coordinates for Ronnie Peterson series. Using the title as a refere...

Carlos Gonzalez (Peru, 1936) 'Cinco fragmentos V', 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. (38 x 28.5 cm.) series ...

Robert Morris (1931-2018) Study for Copper Sculpture, 1980 Screenprint with Metallic Ink, signed and numbered in pencil Pencil signed, dated, and numbered PP1/7 by Robert Morris on t...

Artist: Yaacov Agam Title: Untitled Portfolio: Vertical Orchestration Medium: Silkscreen Year: 1980s Edition: 27/54 Sheet Size: 29 5/8" x 8 3/4"...

Artist: Yaacov Agam Title: Thanksgiving Medium: Screenprint in colors on Arches Year: 1980 Edition: XXXIV/LXIII (34/63) Sheet Size: 30" x 42" Image Size: 27 1/8" x 33 1/2" Signed: Ha...