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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Artist: Alexander Calder
Artist: Howard Hodgkin
Howard Hodgkin Original Silkscreen 1971 Geometric Blue Orange Early Frame Print
Located in Buffalo, NY
Indian View C, 1971 Screenprint in colors 22 4/5 × 30 7/10 in 58 × 78 cm Edition 1/75 + 1AP Howard Hodgkin became a prominent figure in British art in the 1970s for painting on wood...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Presenza Grafica
Located in New York, NY
Large, scarce limited edition color aquatint by Alexander Calder, from a limited edition of 90. Signed by Calder and numbered in pencil. Printed and published by 2RC Edizioni d'Art...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Pennants
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
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20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Santa Claus : Figures with Canes - Original Handsigned Etching
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976) Santa Claus : Figures with Canes, 1974 Original Etching Handsigned in pencil On vellum 51 cm x 66 cm (c. 20,1 x 25,9 inch) Very good condition
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1970s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

David Hockney in Hollywood by Howard Hodgkin abstract red watercolor etching
Located in New York, NY
Bright colors and abstract textures highlight two shapes, like a pair of eyes, at the center of this etching with watercolor and pastel. Howard Hodgkin based this print on a trip he...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Etching

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derrière le miroir"
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derriere le Miroir"Behind the Mirror 1976 Condition: Good Condition Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°141, 1...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Those... Plants Howard Hodgkin red orange green etching watercolour gouache
Located in New York, NY
Around each corner of the print, a brilliant stripe of green outlines the image field, as if the viewer were looking through an eye, or peering through a frame. The back of a figure’...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Caracol
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 75 Signed and numbered in pencil
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sun and Sea
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil Color Lithograph Excellent Condition Framed Perfect for your beach home!
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Blood: Howard Hodgkin hand painted Abstract Red Brown Coral and Black
Located in New York, NY
Abstract, large scale red, orange, crimson, black, and pink scene with lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture. This dramatic Howard Hodgkin work is ideal for display in m...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Gouache, Lithograph

Jarid's Porch by Howard Hodgkin: abstract black grey and yellow gouache
Located in New York, NY
Black and yellow, hand painted abstract work by Howard Hodgkin. A bright yellow calligraphy or graffiti-like mark is set against translucent grey. While most Hodgkin works are abstract, the artist usually includes observational gestures: for example, a room viewed from above becomes a grouping of soft shapes. Here, the fragmented corner of a wraparound porch is a yellow, calligraphic angle floating in shrouds of grey. Wide ribbons of velvety gouache wash over the incandescent shape’s border, with polite ink blots, frantic scribbles, and measured brushstrokes. These marks seem to set the yellow shape in place like a gem’s bezel...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Gouache, Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derrière le miroir"
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derriere le Miroir"Behind the Mirror 1976 Framed Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°141, 1976 Alexander Cald...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

David's Pool at Night (David Hockney's Pool) black white abstract Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Large scale black and white etching depicting an abstracted pool, at David Hockney’s home in Los Angeles. This hand painted Howard Hodgkin work is i...
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art, Hodgkin, abstract black and white
Located in New York, NY
Large scale black and white abstract interior scene with dots, lines, brushstrokes, paint daubs, fingerprints, squares and rectangles, and hand painting in grey. Hang in contemporary, modern and minimalist spaces. While British pop artists such as David Hockney and Patrick Caulfield numbered amongst Howard Hodgkin's circle of friends, Hodgkin's work is painterly, expressionist, and abstract. Paper: 30 x 40 in. / 76.2 x 101.5 cm. Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art by Howard Hodgkin. Soft-ground etching on yellowish grey Hodgkinson hand made paper. Signed by the artist, dated 70, and numbered 21/100 lower center in red crayon. Printed from the same plates as 'All Alone in the Museum of Modern Art'. While All Alone features dark pools of hand coloring, the lighter image field of Thinking Aloud reveals how Hodgkin used his entire hand to create lines and textures. This print depicts an abstracted scene, perhaps a window and a door, in Hodgkin's signature painterly style. The expressive brush marks and fingerprints in this print are an example of the artist’s movement in the late 70s towards pronounced gestures. Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art at Petersburg Press, where this print was produced and where he would become a long-time collaborator. This technique allowed him to work fluidly and spontaneously, creating the moody interior scenes that mark Hodgkin’s work from the late 70s and early 80s. Part of a series of four prints reflecting on a visit to the Museum...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Sand Howard Hodgkin abstract sepia black and white earth tone painting print
Located in New York, NY
Abstract, large scale earth toned red, black, taupe and grey scene with dynamic lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture. This dramatic Howard Hodgkin work is ideal for dis...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Lithograph

"Derriere Le Miroir, " Catalog with Five Original Lithographs by Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Derriere Le Miroir" is an original portfolio of lithographs and text by Alexander Calder. The artist signed the portfolio on the last page. This is edition number 146/150 of the del...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976 Alexander Cald...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976 Alexand...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror Original lithographs produced in 1976 Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 2 Original lithographs on the same paper (recto/verso, on both paper sides) produced in 1976 Conditions: Good Conditions D...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Black Moonlight: abstract black white and gray gouache and watercolor portrait
Located in New York, NY
Moody, expressive large scale black and white abstract interior scene with grey watercolor and gouache, depicting a bust, indian Mugal carpet, floral design...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Santa Claus : Three Figures - Original Handsigned Etching
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976) Santa Claus : Three Figures, 1974 Original Etching Handsigned in pencil On vellum Arches 50.5 cm x 66 cm (c. 19,7 x 25,9 inch) Excellent condition
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1970s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Santa Claus : Two Men - Original Handsigned Etching
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976) Santa Claus : Two Men, 1974 Original Etching Handsigned in pencil On Arches vellum 50.5 cm x 66 cm (c. 19,7 x 25,9 inch) Excellent condition
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1970s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Cover, from Derriere le Miroir #156
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Cover (Derriere le Miroir #156) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1966 Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 11" I...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm Source: Derrière le m...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976 Alexand...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

One Down
Located in London, GB
Lithograph from three aluminium plates printed in classic black, transparent brown/black, and violet black, with hand colouring in gouache (three different greys). On buff Velin Arch...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Color, Lithograph

Two Acrobats from Derriere le Miroir, Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976) Title: Two Acrobats from Derriere le Miroir Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph Size: 15 in. x 11 in. (38.1 cm x 27.94 cm) Frame Size: 23 x...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Blue Listening Ear
Located in London, GB
Lift-ground etching and aquatint with carborundum from three aluminium plates printed in different tones of red, warm black, and cool black, with hand colouring in cobalt blue egg te...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Interior with Figure, from '5 Rooms'
Located in London, GB
Lithograph from four zinc plates using tusche and crayon, printed in orange, two shades of blue, and black. On BFK Rives wove paper (250 gsm) Signed, numbered and dated '66 in pencil...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Color, Lithograph

Moonlight
Located in London, GB
Lithograph from four aluminium plates using tusche and washes, printed in transparent red, orange and a red to orange blend, with hand colouring in ivory black watercolour and blue and green gouache. On two sheets of buff BFK Rives mould-made paper (300 gsm) Hand-signed by artist, Signed with initials and dated 1980 in pencil, in the lower left on the left-hand sheet. Numbered in pencil in the lower right, verso Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd. Exhibition History: 'Howard Hodgkin: Views. An Exhibition of Early Prints', Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, 02 March - 02 April 2013; 'Howard Hodgkin Recollections’, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, 21 April - 14 May 2022 Literature: Pat Gilmour, 'Howard Hodgkin', The Print Collector's Newsletter, vol. 12, no. 1, March-April 1981, p. 5 (ill. front cover); Deborah Phillips, 'New Editions: Howard Hodgkin', ARTnews, vol. 80, no. 7, September 1981, p. 161; 'Prints by Six British Painters: Stephen Buckley...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Indian room
Located in London, GB
51 x 64.5 cms (20 1/8 x 25 3/8 ins) Edition of 75 Signed and dated '67 in pencil, lower right Edition of 75, with 14 artist's proofs, 1 trial proof, 1 printer's proof, 1 B.A.T...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Listening Ear (also called Red Listening Ear)
Located in London, GB
Intaglio print with carborundum from three aluminium plates printed in two shades of black and two shades of red ochre and chrome yellow (mixed), with hand colouring in alizarin red ...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Color, Etching

Red and Blue Spirals
Located in Missouri, MO
Red and Blue Spirals Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Signed in Pencil Lower Right Numbered 59/150 in Pencil Lower Left 26 x 37 inches 35.5 x 46 inches with frame One of Amer...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Color, Lithograph

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Lithograph Poster by Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph poster by Alexander Calder for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), created in 1965. The dynamic composition is signed and dated in the plate. Exhibition Poste...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Magie Eolienne (Fleurs)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 75. Signed and inscribed "EC" in pencil. Printed by Maeght, Paris. Published by Société Int...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Color, Lithograph

Flying Colors for Braniff Airlines, Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder (after) (American, 1898-1976) Title: Flying Colors for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Size: 20 in. x 26 in. (50.8 cm x 6...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sky Swirl
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Swirl" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 26" x 20" Sold unframed This is an origi...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Birds Nest
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder Nid d'oiseau (Bird's Nest), 1968 Hand-signed Lithograph in colors 29.5 x 43 inches
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Red Boomerang - Screen Print by Alexander Calder - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Alexander Calder, Red Boomerang, Silkscreen on BFK Rives Paper, 1961. Edition of 300. Hand signed and numbered 143/300 in pencil. cm 45.5 x 56.5 cm Very good condition, except fo...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Screen

UNTITLED
Located in New York, NY
This work of art is a lithograph on paper featuring abstract geometric shapes in primary colors.
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20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Triangles and Spiral
Located in Missouri, MO
The Triangles and Spiral, 1973 By. Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Signed Lower Right Numbered: 66/150 Unframed: 26 x 19.25 inches Framed: 34 x 27 inches Alexander Calder was born in Philadelphia in 1898. After obtaining his mechanical engineering degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology, Calder worked at various jobs before enrolling at the Art Students League in New York City in 1923. During his student years, he did line drawing for the National Police Gazette. In 1925, Calder published his first book, Animal Sketches...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Color, Lithograph

Alexander Calder Lithographic cover Derrière le miroir 1973
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithographic cover: Derrière le miroir 1973: Lithographic cover sheet; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Por...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Composition with Circles" framed signed lithograph by Alexander Calder.
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Beautifully framed "Composition with Circles" geometric abstract lithograph by Alexander Calder. Hand-numbered 9/100 in lower left corner. Hand-signed Calder in lower right corner.
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Stabiles from Derrier le Miroir, Abstract Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976) Title: Stabiles VI from Derriere Le Miroir Year: 1963 Medium: Lithograph Image Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 2...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder Derrière le Miroir lithograph (1960s Calder prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original 1960s Alexander Calder lithograph from Derriere le Miroir: Dimensions: 11 x 15 inches. Minor signs of handling; good overall vintage condition with well preserved colors. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Sold unframed. Derrière le miroir: In October 1945 the French art dealer Aimé Maeght opens his art gallery at 13 Rue de Téhéran in Paris. His beginning coincides with the end of Second World War and the return of a number of exiled artists back to France. The publication was created in October 1946 (n°1) and published without interruption until 1982 (n°253). Its original articles and illustrations (mainly original color lithographs by the gallery artists) who were famous at the time. The lithographic publication covered only the artists exhibited by Maeght gallery either through personal or group exhibitions. Among them were, Pierre Alechinsky, Francis Bacon, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Eduardo Chillida, Alberto Giacometti, Vassily Kandinsky, Ellsworth Kelly, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Saul Steinberg and Antoni Tapies. Alexander Calder was an American artist best known for his invention of the kinetic sculptures known as mobiles. Calder also produced a variety of two-dimensional artworks including lithographs, paintings, and tapestries as seen in his Butterfly (1970). “My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses, and movement,” the artist once said. Born on August 22, 1898 in Lawnton, PA, Calder turned to art in the 1920s, studying drawing and painting under George Luks and Boardman Robinson at the Art Students League in New York. Calder moved to Paris to continue his studies in 1926, where he was introduced to the European avant-garde through performances of his Cirque Calder (1926–1931). “I was very fond of the spatial relations,” he said of his interest in the circus. “The whole thing of the—the vast space—I’ve always loved it.” With these performances, along with his wire sculptures, Calder attracted the attention of such notable figures as Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Fernand Léger. Notably, it was his friend Duchamp that coined the term mobile—a pun in French meaning both “motion” and “motive”—during a visit to Calder’s Paris studio in 1931. His earliest mobiles moved by motors, but Calder soon abandoned these mechanics and designed pieces that moved by air currents or human interaction. Over the course of seven decades, along with his mobiles, he also produced paintings, monumental outdoor sculptures, works on paper, domestic objects, and jewelry. The artist lived in both Roxbury, CT, and Saché, France, before his death on November 11, 1976 in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Tate Gallery in London. Related Categories: Alexander Calder prints. Mid Century Modern Calder prints. 1970s. Calder spiral. Calder mobile. Vintage Alexander Calder. Miro. Calder spirals. Calder flowers.
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1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Street Palm
Located in London, GB
Intaglio print with carborundum from three aluminium plates printed in green, green and yellow (mixed), ultramarine blue and white (mixed), with hand colouring in vermillion red egg ...
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1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Put Out More Flags
Located in New York, NY
Created by Howard Hodgkin in 1992, Put Out More Flags is a stunning hand-colored etching with carborundum, hand-monogrammed, dated, and numbered in pencil. The artwork measures 17 1/...
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20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

A Furnished Room
Located in New York, NY
Created by Howard Hodgkin in 1977, A Furnished Room, is an etching and aquatint with hand-coloring on Arches paper measuring 21 1/4 x 27 1/4 in. (53.8 x 69.3 cm), unframed. Hand-si...
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20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Acier du Constructeur
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Alexander Calder Acier du Constructeur, 1965 Lithograph 21 7/16 × 29 3/8 in 54.5 × 74.6 cm Edition of 75 Condition: This work is in excellent condition
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Composition - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Composition 1972 From the art review XXe Siecle Dimensions: 32 x 24 Edition: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Venice, Afternoon, Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
A large image with wonderful presence, Venice, Afternoon was created by British colorist, Howard Hodgkin in 1995 as a hand-painted etching and aquatint with carborundum on 16 sheets ...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

David's Pool at Night, Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Executed by the artist between 1979 and 1985, David’s Pool at Night is an etching and aquatint with hand-coloring by British colorist, Howard Hodgkin.  The artwork measures  25 1/8 x...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

David's Pool at Night - Print, Abstract art, Contemporary art, Etching, Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
Soft-ground etching and aquatint, with hand-colouring, 1979-85. Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100. Printed on Hahnemühle mould-made paper by Atelier Crom...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Birth of the Unexpected
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in five colors (black, blue, red, yellow, grey) on Arches wove paper Hand-signed in pencil lower right Calder. A superb impression of the definitive st...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Late Afternoon in the Museum of Modern Art
Located in London, GB
Soft-ground etching printed in black, 1979. Signed and dated in red crayon, numbered from the edition of 100 (total edition includes 20 artist's proofs). Printed on buff BFK Rives m...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Fine Art Prints for Sale — Animal Prints, Abstract Prints, Nude Prints and Other Prints

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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