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Art For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1980s
Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 2000 (vintage Basquiat announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 2000: Rare vintage Basquiat announcement published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enrico Navarra Paris during the...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Jimi Hendrix by Baron Wolman rare signed platinum print
Located in Austin, US
JIMI HENDRIX ON STAGE AT THE WINTERLAND BALLROOM IN SAN FRANCISCO, FEBRUARY 1968. One copy available Signed limited edition #7/150 Rare signed platinum print with deckled bottom edge
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Platinum

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - On The Slopes Of Sugarbush
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - On The Slopes Of Sugarbush - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Three skiers inspecting their skis on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Warren, Vermont, USA, circa 1960. The Sugarbush resort is one of the largest ski resorts in New England (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-Type photograph (unframed). Limited edition to 150 only numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 30" inches / ca 50.8 x 76.2 cm’s paper size. Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations. Keywords skiing in the 60s 1960 skiing in USA winter in Vermont sunny day in the slopes dark blue light blue white snow skiing clothes blue and white woo;;en hats blue trousers white jumpers...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color

Afghan Girl iconic poster: Sharbat Gula, Pakistan (Hand Signed by Steve McCurry)
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan (Hand Signed), 1984 Offset Lithograph poster Hand signed by the photographer in black felt pen on the front 24 × 20 inches Unframed...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cortina d'Ampezzo
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Cortina d'Ampezzo - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Skiers at Cortina D’Ampezzo in Italy, 1962 (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the tr...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color

"BLUEBONNET AND HUISACHE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY FRAMED 23 X 27
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pedro Lazcano (1909-1970) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 23 x 27 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Bluebonnet and Huisache" Texas Hill Country Pedro Lazcano (1909-1970) I wa...
Category

1960s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

FACE OF THE NIGHT(Octavio Paz)Lithograph on Arches Paper, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Union City, NJ
FACE OF THE NIGHT (For Octavio Paz) is a limited run lithograph exhibition poster printed in multiple colors using traditional hand lithography techniques (not a photo reproduction) ...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Wire Haired Jack Russell terrier
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Wire Haired Jack Russell terrier. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Pool On Amalfi Coast Italy Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pool On Amalfi Coast' by Slim Aarons A view of the seaside pool at the Hotel St. Caterina, Amalfi, Italy, September 1984. Gorgeous blues in this image with the ocean and swimming ...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

de Segonzac, Eden Roc, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches Arjomari paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy, 1965. Published by Librairie ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cabeza en Amarillo, Surrealist Etching by Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Surrealist etching by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo of a simple yellow figure against a gray background, staring at the viewer with piercing white eyes. This piece is one of 5 unnum...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Etching

The Witches' Sabbath - Photo - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
The Witches' Sabbath is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1988. Good conditions.
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Hugh Pendleton
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print 10 x 8 inches, sheet size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. One of the most famous names in physique photography, Bruce Bellas (1909–1974)—best known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles—is remembered today as a pioneer of beefcake. Beginning in the 1940s and continuing until his death in the 1970s, Bruce of LA photographed...
Category

1960s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Black and White

Antique American Modernist Trompe L"Oeil Window Modernist City View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century modernist view thru a window by Alan Peters. Great color and composition. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Butterfly suite : Les Alpes - heliogravure - 1969 (Field #69-2 C)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador DALI (1904-1969) Butterfly suite : Les Alpes, 1969 Heliogravure / Photogravure after original design by Dali Blind stamp signature bottom right Numbered / 1700 copies Print...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Photogravure

Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3)
Located in Manchester, GB
Keith Haring, Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3) Keith Haring was invited to design the posters for the 17th Montreux Jazz Festival in 198...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Purple Couch, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Purple Couch Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, HC Image Size: ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

Surf Club, Miami 1989
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 25. CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through September 11th, 2016. Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be available after September 11th. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph. ABOUT: In the hazy, warm New York summer, little is more refreshing than reclining on the beach in the mist of the icy ocean waves or enjoying a family trip to the country house. Each summer, Rice curates her favorite show, the Summertime Salon, which reminds us of this exact seasonal sentiment. The two, long walls of the gallery become mosaicked, top to bottom, side to side, in photographs that evoke all the preeminent feelings and memories of summer. Each year, the Summertime Salon matures and Rice’s annual masterpiece comes into fruition. This year is no exception. The show is a haven of what the Robin Rice Gallery stands for, a community of art and experience. As the largest annual exhibition, the Summertime Salon is carefully pieced together, the results are staggering. The works of the 53 gallery artists come together communally, reinforcing the overall sense of unity that the show creates as a whole. In knowing the photographs so fluently, Rice strategically places them together in a way that will enhance the individual stories contained in each. Details from one image flow from into the next, elevating every photograph in a distinctly unique way. This year’s invitational image, “Surf Club” by Silvia Lareo-Vasquez, features a woman in a vintage sun hat reclining in the pool with a drink. The black and white image evokes an extreme sense of nostalgia in its cinematic portraiture and supple texture. Though the figure of the woman is tauntingly beautiful, the drink is the darkest tone, nearing black, and is centered in the frame. With this, we are reminded of the refreshing notes of summer and the utter serenity of taking the day off to relax. The show’s imagery is evocative of all eras of summer, thus any viewer can relate or connect to one of the images. As Rice likes to say, “There’s something for everyone.” One image by Benjamin Heller details a strong owl flying...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DaVinci Tee Threesome, Signed Lithograph, Group Portrait, Pizza, Orange, Rust
Located in Union City, NJ
DaVinci Tee Threesome is an original hand drawn lithograph by the NY figurative expressionist painter, Lester Johnson(1919-2010). DaVinci Tee Threesome was printed using hand lithogr...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Slim Aarons, Poolside in Arizona (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside in Arizona 1973. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Guests...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Woman - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an offset and lithograph print realized on Fabriano Paper after a drawing by Willem De Kooning of 1952. The print suite was realized in 1985 in a limited edition of 2500, a...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

1967 'Porto Ercole' (Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' by Slim Aarons The waterfront at Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1967. A group of young and stylish girls dressed in capri pants and colourful shirts sit atop vespas an...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Salvador Dalí­, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mid Century Original Oil Impressionist Painting - The Hay Field
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Original Oil Impressionist Painting - The Farm House Wonderful impressionist oil painting of field of hay ready for harvest with farmhouse and barn in the background. I...
Category

1960s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Marilyn Monroe: Looking Back
By Marti Cole
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white candid shot features actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe in a low-backed black dress. This image was captured as Monroe was walking away while surrounded by ph...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital

Salvador Dalí­, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dalí­, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mod Abstract Expressionist Modernist Lithograph Edward Avedisian Color Field Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Edward Avedisian (1936-2007) Green Gold, 1969 Lithograph in color on Arches wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered in pencil. Edition 100 Dimensions: 22.25 inches X 30.25 inch...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

BASQUIAT photographs: set of 3 works (Nicholas Taylor Basquiat photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat New York 1979: A set of 3 rare, early Jean-Michel Basquiat photographs by Basquiat Gray bandmate, Nicholas Taylor of Gray. A ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Inkjet

Coco Chanel Paris Sewing, 1962
Located in Chicago, IL
Mademoiselle Chanel at work. Douglas Kirkland was sent to Paris on assignment for Look magazine, and ended up living with the great fashion designer for three weeks in 1962. In 1962...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Coco Chanel Paris Sewing 1962
Located in Chicago, IL
Mademoiselle Chanel at work. Douglas Kirkland was sent to Paris on assignment for Look magazine, and ended up living with the great fashion designer for three weeks in 1962. In 1962...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Alma del Quijote - The Soul of Don Quixote
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Alma del Quijote - also know as The Soul of Don Quixote MEDIUM: Bronze sculpture on a marble base SIGNED: Engraved signature in the sculpture EDITIO...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Bronze

Rainbow Angel. Sketches From The Angelesque Series By Marco Silombria. Year 1986
Located in Firenze, IT
Mixed technique on paper. Hand signed lower right. Created by the Italian Pop Art artist Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936-Albissola, 2017): an Italian painter, sculptor, and esteemed a...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Wax Crayon, Watercolor

Henri Matisse 'Creole Dancer' 1984- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 47.5 x 31 inches ( 120.65 x 78.74 cm ) Image Size: 42 x 28 inches ( 106.68 x 71.12 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Supple...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Our MC, OP Art Serigraph by Vasarely circa 1965
Located in Long Island City, NY
This optical screenprint was created by Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely. Vasarely is by far one of the world's most influential Optical artists, pushing the boundaries of art and pl...
Category

1960s Op Art Art

Materials

Screen

Wassily Kandinsky 'DLM No. 179 Cover' 1969- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Additional ...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse 'The Circus' 1989- Serigraph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 9 x 12 inches ( 22.86 x 30.48 cm ) Image Size: 7.25 x 11 inches ( 18.415 x 27.94 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Vintage Silk-screen published by ...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Screen

Wassily Kandinsky 'Composition III-179' 1969- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: First edition lithograph on page 7 of...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Wassily Kandinsky 'Unanimite' 1969- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Details: F...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Offset

Alexander Calder 'DLM 156 Cover' 1966- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Supplemental...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Saul Steinberg 'Portrait' 1966- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Details: F...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

“Girl Power” Painting attributed to Romero Britto
Located in San Francisco, CA
This fabulous painting on paper is either acrylic, and or a mixed media of gouache possibly some watercolor. It appears to be unsigned. It is possible that it could be signed on the ...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Wassily Kandinsky 'Nuits De La Fondation' 1966- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 36 x 22.25 inches ( 91.44 x 56.515 cm ) Image Size: 21.25 x 22.25 inches ( 53.975 x 56.515 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a special editio...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall 'The Struggle of Jacob and the Angel' 1967- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 28.75 x 20 inches ( 73.025 x 50.8 cm ) Image Size: 20.5 x 16.25 inches ( 52.07 x 41.275 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Poster printed for an exhi...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tadanori Yokoo 'Musee De La Publicite' 1983- Offset Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 35 x 23.25 inches ( 88.9 x 59.055 cm ) Image Size: 35 x 23.25 inches ( 88.9 x 59.055 cm ) Framed: Yes Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional D...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Offset

Cranberry and Chartreuse Macchia with Lapis Lip Wrap
Located in Miami, FL
Dale Chihuly Cranberry and Chartreuse Macchia with Lapis Lip Wrap 1984 Blown Glass 16 x 18 x 18 in Dale Chihuly is a contemporary American glassblower whose large-scale installatio...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Wassily Kandinsky 'La Forme Rouge' 1969- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 28.25 x 18 inches ( 71.755 x 45.72 cm ) Image Size: 19.75 x 14.5 inches ( 50.165 x 36.83 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Second edition exhibition ...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Fountain
Located in Boca Raton, FL
John Buck is well known for his carved wood and bronze sculptures and monumental woodblock prints. In recent years, he has turned his attention to creating ever-more-complex mechanic...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Woodcut

Composition Ionau, Op Art print by Victor Vasarely 1987
Located in Pasadena, CA
Composition Ionau, Op Art print by Victor Vasarely 1987 .This bright and psychedelic lithograph by Vasarely .It features a signature and dedication in pencil by the artist Screenprin...
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dalí, The Opposition, Paradise: Canto 11 (Field 189-200)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Wood Engraving in Colors on Rives BFK paper. Edition: 4765, French; 3188, Italian. Paper Size: 13 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raiso...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Dufy, Nature morte, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches Arjomari paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy, 1965. Published by Librairie ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Dessin, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches Arjomari paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy, 1...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Chagall, David (Mourlot 250; Cramer 42), Verve: Revue Artistique (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Picasso, The Banderillas, Éditions Cercle d’Art (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Linocut on archival paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the volume, Pablo Picasso: Linogravures. Published by Éditions Cerc...
Category

1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Linocut

Baths of Caracalla, (Rome)
Located in Malvern, GB
A lovely original work, a flowing watercolour and pastel with pencil and wax crayon giving us a Piper-eye view of the ruins of the ‘Baths of Caracalla’ in near the Appian Way in Rome...
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Crayon, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

Provence VI From the Portfolio "Provence" by Roger Mühl, 1986
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Roger Mühl Medium: Original Lithograph, signed and numbered, 1986 Dimensions: 12.5 x 16.5 in, 41.9 x 31.8 cm Arches Paper - Perfect Condition A+ ...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nympheas - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Emilio Grau Sala
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by post impressionist Emilio Grau Sala. The work depicts waterlilies on a pond. The bright blue of the sky is reflecting in the water. Signa...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SIGNED Frank Stella poster 1980 Democratic Convention colorful vintage Pop
Located in New York, NY
Colorful vintage poster for the 1980 Democratic National Convention, held in Madison Square Garden in New York.Concentric lines of orange and bright green interweave with strokes of ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

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