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Desert View, American Realist Screenprint by Lorna Patrick
Desert View, American Realist Screenprint by Lorna Patrick

Desert View, American Realist Screenprint by Lorna Patrick

Located in Long Island City, NY

Lorna Patrick, American - Desert View, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 295, Image Size: 27 x 38 inches, Size: 34 x 44 in. (86.36 x 111...

Category

American Realist 1980s Art

Materials

Screen

“Untitled”
“Untitled”

Sid Birnbaum“Untitled”, 1987

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

“Untitled”

By Sid Birnbaum

Located in Southampton, NY

Original raised wood with inset enamel paint artwork by Sid Birnbaum. The painting is done in a abstract cubist style. Condition is very good. Signed and dated verso, 1987. Overal...

Category

Post-Modern 1980s Art

Materials

Enamel

Beyound (sic) - IX
Beyound (sic) - IX

Beyound (sic) - IX

By Katsunori Hamanishi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Beyond (sic) - IX Mezzotint, n.d. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: Unique impression (i/I) Ninion and Sheldon Landy were major collectors of Hamanishi's works. They donated a large group of his mezzotints to Art Institute of Chicago, which formed the core of the exhibitions of his works at AIC in 2014 and again in 2019. Condition: excellent Plate/Image size: 9.75 x 7.75 inches Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches Provenance: Ninion and Sheldon Landy, Hamanishi's patrons EXTREMELY RARE-UNIQUE Katsunori Hamanishi Born: 1949, Hokkaido Medium: Mezzotint, with relief printing and metallic foil. Also a few woodblocks Hamanishi studied painting and graduated from Tokai University with a degree in Art, in 1973. Since then, he has been living in the Tokyo area, where his primary focus is printmaking. Mezzotint is a variation of intaglio printing--an exacting and laborious process whereby ink is transferred from below the surface of the plate by use of a press. First, the entire copper plate is indented with a toothed steel rocker tool. Worked in all directions, this creates an even finely-grained texture over the surface of the plate. Each pit will hold ink and were the plate inked at this stage, it would print almost solid black. To create the design the artist smoothes out some of the pits with a burnisher so they will hold less ink. Where highlights are required the plate is burnished and polished quite smooth. A wide range of tones are possible in mezzotint and the process can usually be recognized by a light design on a velvety black background. Hamanishi is internationally known for his mastery of this medium. He creates images with both subtle detail and dynamic composition that explore spatial relationships. His genius is in balancing calm and meditative qualities with the energetic tensions of inanimate and natural objects. Early work had such things as pipes and branches wrapped with cloth, later rope, then straw. When he moved to a more rural area, rice fields became a common element. He has also been exploring the use of color and metallic leaf in his artwork. In 2005 Mr. Hamanishis began the Haze series exploring more abstract themes using the subtle differences between matte and black inks done in mezzotint and relief printing. There is always a sense of mystery and intrigue in the complex mezzotint prints that come from Hamanishi’s deft hands. They compel the viewer to do a slow, thoughtful examination in order to fully absorb the vision the artist intends. Exhibitions: Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts --2 person show with Hamaguchi Ibiza Biennial, Spain--Grand Prize Original Colored Graphic Print Triennial, Switzerland--Grand Prize Cabo Frio International Print Biennial, Brazil--Grand Prize CWAJ Print Show, Tokyo--Art Grant winner Republic of China Print Exhibit--Gold Medal Graphic Arts Council, Achenbach Foundation, San Francisco--commissioned print Art Institute of Cleveland University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada--visiting artist Shun-yo-Kai, Tokyo--prize winner Bhara Bhavan International Print Biennale, India Ren Brown...

Category

Abstract 1980s Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph

Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph

By Bruce Cratsley

Located in Surfside, FL

Bruce Cratsley, American (1944-1998) Vintage gelatin silver print Lifting Hand (Scot) Chez Moi A surrealist image of a hand with a light study Hand signed, titled and dated 1986-1988 verso image (each): 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, matted to 24 X 20 inches Provenance: From the collection of AGFA Graphics Corporation David Bruce Cratsley (1944 - 1998) was an American photographer specialized in still lifes, portraits of friends, and life in New York City. He had a reputation of master of light and shadow. Bruce Cratsley attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1966, and then, in the early 1970s, The New School for Social Research, studying under Lisette Model. Cratsley worked for many years as a gallerist at Marlborough Gallery before quitting in 1986 to become a full-time photographer. As "Bruce Cratsley", he exhibited in various New York galleries, like: Laurence Miller Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Witkin Gallery. Cratsley was represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, a dealer of fine art photography based in SoHo. He was photographed by Elsa Dorfman who shot many luminaries including, Allen Ginsberg, Denise Levertov, Anaïs Nin and more. In 1978 Cratsley contributed the photo sequences for the musical The Class, performed by The New Ballet School at the New York City Center. In 1980, Cratsley showed his work, Atlantic City, 1977, an August beach scene, at the 11th Anniversary show at the Witkin Gallery. In 1989 Cratsley was awarded with the Guggenheim Fellowship for Photography, US & Canada. Cratsley documented gay life in NYC including his life with David Waine, who died in 1991. "I'd been photographing David since long before he became sick [...] at some point I realized that this was an extraordinary thing that was happening, and that I had an intimate relationship to it. I photographed David just a few hours before he died, not knowing what was about to happen [...] David was very spiritual [...] My pictures are a poetic, spiritualized look at AIDS". In 1995 Cratsley was included together with Barbara Norfleet, Olivia Parker and John Sturges in the list of bestselling photographer at Robert Klein Gallery...

Category

American Modern 1980s Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Espace - Ecriture (Space - Writing) /// French Contemporary Abstract Minimalism
Espace - Ecriture (Space - Writing) /// French Contemporary Abstract Minimalism

Espace - Ecriture (Space - Writing) /// French Contemporary Abstract Minimalism

By James Coignard

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: James Coignard (French, 1925-2008) Title: "Espace - Ecriture (Space - Writing)" *Signed by Coignard in pencil lower right Year: 1983 Medium: Original Hand-Embellished Carboru...

Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

"New Synthesis 67"
"New Synthesis 67"

"New Synthesis 67"

By Jack Roth

Located in Astoria, NY

Jack Roth (American, 1927-2004), "New Synthesis 67", Acrylic on Canvas, 1981, estate stamp, titled, signed, and dated verso with M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. label, gold-tone frame. ...

Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figure of Woman - Original Tempera and China Ink signed "Avitch" - 1980s

Figure of Woman - Original Tempera and China Ink signed "Avitch" - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Figure of woman is an original artwork realized by an unknown artist and signed "Avitch" in 1980s. Tempera and china ink drawing in good conditions on a yellow paper. Hand-signed b...

Category

Modern 1980s Art

Materials

Ink, Tempera

Oedipus, Mark Kostabi
Oedipus, Mark Kostabi

Oedipus, Mark Kostabi

By Mark Kostabi

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Mark Kostabi (1960) Title: Oedipus Year: 1989 Edition: 47/56, plus proofs. Medium: Mezzotint on Rives BFK paper Size: 15.5 x 11.25 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed ...

Category

Pop Art 1980s Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Moon Over the Ocean - Seascape
Moon Over the Ocean - Seascape

Moon Over the Ocean - Seascape

Located in Soquel, CA

Nocturnal seascape by Vasil (Victor) Papkov (20th Century). At the top of the piece, the moon is peeking through through ark clouds, causing them to glow white and yellow. The turbul...

Category

Impressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Yellow, Blue & Red Abstract
Yellow, Blue & Red Abstract

Yellow, Blue & Red Abstract

By Les Anderson

Located in Soquel, CA

A bold abstract watercolor with yellow and blue, contrasted with red accents by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed "Les Anderson" on verso. From the estate o...

Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Composition - Lithograph - 1980s

Composition - Lithograph - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Composition is an original artwork realized by an unknown artist of the late 20th Century. Lithograph on ivory paper. Good conditions. Illegible signature in pencil on the lower r...

Category

Contemporary 1980s Art

Materials

Lithograph

McSorely's Old Ale House, Screenprint by Harry McCormick

McSorely's Old Ale House, Screenprint by Harry McCormick

By Harry McCormick

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) Title: McSorley's Old Ale House Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP Size: 26 in. x 40 in. (66.04 cm x 101.6...

Category

American Realist 1980s Art

Materials

Screen

Pacific Ocean Sunset Seascape
Pacific Ocean Sunset Seascape

Pacific Ocean Sunset Seascape

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful scene of the ocean shore, with light from the sunset shining through the waves by Evelyn Woodward (American, 20th Century). Signed lower right: "Evelyn Woodward." Displayed...

Category

American Impressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1980s Keith Haring Pop Stickers stickers (vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop)

1980s Keith Haring Pop Stickers stickers (vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling Face & Crawling Baby stickers: Set of 3 stickers circa early mid 80s. Originally given out at Haring's first solo exhibit in 1982 and later sold at Haring's New York Pop Shop circa the mid 1980s. Medium: Vintage self-adhesive stickers featuring original design by Keith Haring; offset printed. 3 to 4 inches square in size (applies to each individually). Very Good vintage condition for all. Would look fantastic framed as a set. Keith Haring Pop...

Category

Street Art 1980s Art

Materials

Paper, Adhesive, Other Medium

Luce serale  Olio su tela  55 x 45 1985
Luce serale  Olio su tela  55 x 45 1985

Luce serale Olio su tela 55 x 45 1985

By Boris LAVRENKO

Located in Torino, IT

Piccolo borgo innevato,Neve,,tramonto Boris Lavrenko (Rostov, 1920 – San Pietroburgo, 2001) Le opere di Boris Lavrenko si trovano in varie collezioni private in Europa, Giappone, S...

Category

Impressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

STONE AND SCRIPT Signed Lithograph, Golden Yellow Tablet Ancient Hebrew, Judaica
STONE AND SCRIPT Signed Lithograph, Golden Yellow Tablet Ancient Hebrew, Judaica

STONE AND SCRIPT Signed Lithograph, Golden Yellow Tablet Ancient Hebrew, Judaica

By Moshe Castel

Located in Union City, NJ

STONE AND SCRIPT by the Israeli artist Moshe Castel (1909-1991) is a limited edition lithograph printed in 12 colors using traditional lithographic techniques on archival Somerset paper 100% acid free. In Stone and Script, a three dimensional relief effect is visible in the black writings and stone tablet achieved by using shades of gray and black with predominate colors of warm golden yellow and turquoise blue. Castel creates a very aesthetically appealing and captivating contemporary arrangement of ancient...

Category

Contemporary 1980s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Mustique Tranquility
Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Mustique Tranquility

Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Mustique Tranquility

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Mustique Tranquility Meg O’Neill, a writer for Town and Country magazine, relaxing by the infinity pool at Colin Tennant’s home on the West Indies island of Mustique, February 1989...

Category

Modern 1980s Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Green Composition - Acrylic Paint by Leo Guida - 1980s
Green Composition - Acrylic Paint by Leo Guida - 1980s

Green Composition - Acrylic Paint by Leo Guida - 1980s

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Green Composition is an original Contemporary artwork realized by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Acrylic painting on canvas. Frame is included (49,5 X 2,5 X ...

Category

Abstract 1980s Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Flowers of the Field
Flowers of the Field

Flowers of the Field

Located in Westmount, QC

Molly Lamb Bobak, Canadian, 1920 – 2014 Flowers of the Field Watercolour 22 x 15 in signed framed Molly Bobak Biography (1922 - 2014) RCA It could be said that Molly Lamb Bobak was destined to be an artist. She was born on Lulu Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 25, 1920. She grew up in a bohemian enclave. Her father, Harold Mortimer Lamb, was a photographer and art critic. In 1926, her father opened a commercial art gallery in Vancouver, exhibiting painters, sculptors, and photographers. In 1938, Bobak attended art school at the Vancouver School of Art and studied under Jack Shadbolt, where she learned to improve her drawing and composition skills. While working at the Yellow Point Lodge during the summer of 1940, Lamb kept a diary filled with text and caricatures and drew everyone that she encountered. Bobak joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps in 1942. While serving, she found endless material to paint and included these paintings in her personal journal, which was later published and titled “W110278: The Personal War Records of Private Lamb, M”, which included 147 folios and fifty single sheet sketches. After being stationed in Alberta and Quebec, the military recognized her artistic abilities and invited her to attend a drafting course in Toronto. After finishing the course, Lamb tried to become an official war artist. In 1942, Lamb was sent to Ottawa where she drew at the Trades Training offices where she designed posters and Christmas cards. Three of Bobak’s drawings were purchased by the Art Gallery of Ontario in the same year. In 1944, “Meal Parade, Hamilton Trades School” (n.d) tied for second prize at the National Gallery’s Canadian Army Art Show, which helped her receive the appointment as a war artist––the only woman who earned this designation. As women were not allowed on the active war front, Bobak was transferred to London, England, six weeks after Victory Day to document the aftermath of the war. After leaving the military, Bobak settled with her husband Bruno, in Vancouver. After the move, Bobak had little time to paint as she was teaching night courses at the Vancouver School of Art and tending to her children. After earning a French scholarship in 1950, Bobak, her husband, and their two children traveled to Paris where she experienced the works of modernist painters like Cézanne and Matisse. Cézanne’s work in particular influenced Bobak’s art, which can be seen in the geometric organization of “A Bakership, Saint-Léonard” (1951) and “The Saint Ives Train...

Category

1980s Art

Materials

Watercolor

Slim Aarons 'Marbella Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'Marbella Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons 'Marbella Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Laura Hawk, assistant to the Slim Aarons, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz's Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Additional sizes offered: 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 24 x 20 inches $2500 Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). * Internal: Vintage Marbella, Vintage Bathing...

Category

Realist 1980s Art

Materials

Lambda

Boat in Harbor Impasto Impressionism
Boat in Harbor Impasto Impressionism

Boat in Harbor Impasto Impressionism

By Kristin Cohen

Located in Soquel, CA

Vibrant impressionistic impasto Landscape with boat by shore by Kristin Cohen (American, b. 1963). Thick impasto oil and Alkyd acrylic paints in this colorful painting. From a collec...

Category

Impressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Snowy Mountain, Impressionist Lithograph by David Lee
Snowy Mountain, Impressionist Lithograph by David Lee

Snowy Mountain, Impressionist Lithograph by David Lee

Located in Long Island City, NY

David Lee, Chinese (1944 - ) - Snowy Mountain, Year: circa 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Size: 29 in. x 21 in. (73.66 cm x 53.34 cm), Des...

Category

Impressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Heart

Jim DineHeart, 1983

$191Sale Price|20% Off

Heart

By Jim Dine

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Color offset lithograph Made for an exhibition at the Galerie Maeght Paris, 12 April - 20 May 1983. Image in great condition, marginal defects

Category

Romantic 1980s Art

Materials

Lithograph

VASE IN ROOM II Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, Monks, Yogic Flying
VASE IN ROOM II Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, Monks, Yogic Flying

VASE IN ROOM II Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, Monks, Yogic Flying

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

VASE IN ROOM II is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in 1980 in an edition of 165, using traditional hand lithography techniq...

Category

Pop Art 1980s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist Californian Oil Painting - Southern California Beach Pier Oil Painting
Modernist Californian Oil Painting - Southern California Beach Pier Oil Painting

Modernist Californian Oil Painting - Southern California Beach Pier Oil Painting

By Herbert Kornfeld

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Oil Painting on Canvas 40x30 in. Original custom made wood frame Signed This is an oil painting of a beach pier structure along Southern California's famous beaches. Kornfeld had California as his inspiration, capturing the iconic landscape, structures or the unexpected but quintessential. A mid-century California modernist, "Kornfeld's paintings came to help define the California modernist movement, as graphic landscapes with surreal colors and electric interpretations of everyday scenery" - LA Mag...

Category

Contemporary 1980s Art

Materials

Oil

Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park
Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park

Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park

By Loren Munk

Located in Surfside, FL

Loren Munk (American, b. 1951), mixed media painting "Romulus & Remus", signed "Munk '89", 13" x 19" inches sheet, framed 20.25" x 26" inches. This one is African American kids in a park at the water fountain. The artist Loren Munk (born 1951) is primarily known for his YouTube nickname James Kalm as an uploader of videos about New York exhibitions, amongst others. He presents himself as a maker of contemporary paintings for several decades and of cubist paintings of urban imagery. Munk has received accolades for his drawings and mosaics. He differs from traditional mosaic artists by the manner in which he incorporates glass into his decorative paintings. His unique and innovative use of materials such as mirror, gold-leaf and glass mosaic affirmed him as a founding force of Kitsch Art and a leading member of New York Neo-Expressionism. Munk's work debuted in SoHo in 1981 with a double show at J. Fields Gallery and Gabrielle Bryers. Since then, he has overseen an international career. In addition to exhibiting in Brazil, France, Germany and the United States, Munk has received national and overseas, public and private commissions. He is well represented in important collections throughout Europe, South and North America and the Middle East. Most recently, Munk has been producing a series of paintings which tackle the subject of art itself through a historical and diagrammatic lens. Munk documents the New York art world in YouTube videos, using the name James Kalm. Timeline: 1979 Attended Art Students League, New York 1973-75 Attended University of Maryland at Ramstein, Germany while in US Army 1969-72 Attended Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 1951 Born, Salt Lake City, Utah Select Group Exhibitions 2018 “Under Erasure” curated by Heather and Raphael Rubinstein at Pierogi Gallery New York 2016 "It Was Never Linear: Recent Painting" at the Sheldon Museum of Art Lincoln Neb. with: Robert Bordo, Dawn Clements, Lois Dodd, Michelle Grabner, Colin Prahl, Peter Saul, Barbara Takenaga, and Stanley Whitney 2014 "Some Artists" curated by Matthew Deleget at Minus Space. David Diao, Mary Beth Edelson, Alfred Jensen, George Maciunas, Loren Munk, Ward Shelley, John Zinsser 2013 "Coming Together: Surviving Sandy Year 1" curated by Phong Bui for the Dedalus Foundation, "The Decline and Fall of the Art World: Part I" curated by Nick Lawrence at Freight+Volume, N.Y. "Reticulate" at McKenzie Fine Art Inc., N.Y. "The Pyramids Along the Nile" at English Kills Gallery 2012 "When We Were Ancient" organized by Ethan Petitt at Teddy's Bar, Williamsburg "Heroes" curated by Julie Torres at Small Black Door, Ridgewood Queens, N.Y. 2011 "ABC123" curated by Janet Goleas at Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, N.Y. "6 Who Paint" curated by Fred Valentine at Big & Small/Casual, Long Island City, N.Y. "It's All Good: Apocalypse Now" curated by Richard Timperio, Side Show Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. "Paper 2011" at Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn. "NEW year NEW work NEW faces" by Jason Andrew and Deborah Brown at Storefront Gallery. "Unfinished Pictures" curated by Kristin Calabrese...

Category

Neo-Expressionist 1980s Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Trees Mixed Media Painting
Trees Mixed Media Painting

Trees Mixed Media Painting

By Henry Moore

Located in London, GB

This mixed media painting by Henry Moore is a unique artwork created in 1980 using layers of watercolour, charcoal and gouache on paper. Moore has adopted his usual style to create t...

Category

Contemporary 1980s Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache