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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Artist: Alexander Calder
Artist: Banksy
Alexander Calder lithograph derrière le miroir (1960s Calder prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preseved. Unsigned from an edition of u...
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Alexander Calder Lithograph Derriere le miroir (Calder prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original Alexander Calder Three Legged Man Lithograph 1975: Lithograph in colors. 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. ...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Derriere Le Miroir-Page 9
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derriere Le Miroir-Page 9 Color lithograph, 1973 From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 201, January 1973 Unsigned (as issued) Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris Printer: L’Imprimerie Arte, Adr...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Derrier le Miroir, cover, Volume 141
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derrier le Miroir, cover, Volume 141 Original color lithograph, 1963 Unsigned and unnumbered (as issued) From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141 Published by A. Maeght, Paris Condition: E...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Untitled (Plate 4) DLM
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Plate 7) DLM Color lithograph, 1963 Unsigned (as issued) From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141 Edition: 1500? Published by A. Maeght, Paris Condition: Mint Sheet/Image size: 1...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Derriere Le Miroir-No. 190-Page 14-15
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derriere Le Miroir-No. 190-Page 14-15 Color lithograph, 1971 Unsigned (as issued) From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 190, 1971 Publisher: Aime Maeght, Paris Printer: L’Imprimerie Arts, Pa...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Banksy, Welcome Mat (from Gross Domestic Product) - Street Art, Urban Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Banksy (British street artist) Welcome Mat, 2020 Medium: Doormat and refugee life vest Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.7 x 1.4 in (62.5 x 45.0 x 3.5 cm) Edition size: undisclosed Markings: Nu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Fabric, Organic Material, Polyester, Found Objects

Banksy "Cut and Run" Rat Poster Street Urban Art
Located in Draper, UT
Banksy "CUT AND RUN" Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: Thick Stock Glossy Size: 16.5 X 23.4 Materials Thick glossy paper Size 23 2/5 × 16 1/2 in 59.4 × 41.9 cm Rarity Open editi...
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2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

DI-FACED TENNER (10 GBP NOTE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Unsigned offset lithograph in colors on paper. £10 note Di-Faced by Banksy with a portrait of Princess Diana on the front and the motto: "I Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand the Ultimate Price." The back features Darwin's image and the statement: "Trust No One...
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Early 2000s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Forgive Us Our Trespasses by Banksy
Located in London, GB
Offset lithograph on paper Size: 41,9 x 59cm, folded. Description: Official lithograph produced by Banksy. Plate signed lower right.
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2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

1960's Alexander Calder lithographic cover Derrière le miroir
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithographic cover c. 1968 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 11 x 15 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown with crisp bright colors. Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, c. 1968. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Looks fantastic framed. 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. Related Categories: Mid century modern. Alexander Calder prints. Calder orange. Calder red...
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1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Banksy "Cut and Run" Rat Poster Street Urban Art & Banksy Exhibition Poster Set
Located in Draper, UT
First Print: Banksy "CUT AND RUN" Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: Thick Stock Glossy Size: 16.5 X 23.4 Materials Thick glossy paper Size 23 2/5 × 16 1/2 in 59.4 × 41.9 cm Rarit...
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2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder lithograph Derrière le miroir (Calder prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preserved. Unsigned from an edition of u...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

CalderAbstract lithograph Flying colors 1975 limited Edition
Located in Pasadena, CA
Colorful Alexander Calder lithograph on Arches paper.Limited Edition 250/375 Signed end dated in plate lower right.Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known both for his inno...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

CalderAbstract lithograph Flying colors 1975 limited Edition
Located in Pasadena, CA
Colorful Alexander Calder lithograph on Arches paper.Limited Edition 250/375 Signed end dated in plate lower right.Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known both for his inno...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

BANKSY Angel Cop Flying Copper (Banksy vs Warhol Showcard Framed)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super cool and rare Banksy Angel Cop Showcard. Also known as Flying Copper. Banksy also released a print with a similar image (upper half). The image on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Color

Skybird
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper. Signed with the artist’s monogram and dated on the stone lower right CA 74. A superb impression of the definitive state,...
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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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

Banksy, Visit Historic Palestine, 2019
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, Visit Historic Palestine, 2019 Lithograph Official Walled-Off Hotel Release 2017-20 (Now Sold Out) 42 x 59 cm Stamped by the artist's estate and embossed logo in the lowe...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Acrobat in Heels, Modern Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Acrobat in Heels from Derriere Le Miroir by Alexander Calder, American (1898–1976) Date: 1975 Lithograph Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm) Printer: Maeght, Paris Publisher: Maeght ...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Untitled Double Page Illustration for DLM
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Double Page Illustration for DLM Color lithograph, 1968 Unsigned as issued in DLM Published in Derriere le Miroir (Behind the Mirror), calle...
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1960s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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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

The Black Line
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (1898-1976, American ) The Black Line 1967 Lithograph 22 1/2 x 30 1/8 in. Edition of 60 Pencil signed and numbered Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 19...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sprials II, Abstract Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sprials II from Derriere Le Miroir by Alexander Calder, American (1898–1976) Date: 1968 Lithograph Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm) Printer: Maeght, Paris Publisher: Maeght Editeu...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Stabiles Study from Derrier le Miroir, Abstract Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alexander Calder, American (1898–1976) Study for Sculpture II from Derriere Le Miroir Date: 1975 Lithograph Size: 15 in. x 22 in. (38.1 cm x 55.88 cm) Frame Size: 23 x 30 inches Prin...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

BANKSY Soup Cans
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Features iconic Soup Cans famously created by Andy Warhol and re-imagined here by Banksy using Tesco cans. Banksy signature printed on bottom right of print. This piece is sometimes also referred to as Tesco Cans or Banksy Tomato...
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Early 2000s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Convection (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Convection (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 ...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

BARELY LEGAL SET
Located in Aventura, FL
Banksy's Barely Legal is a set of six screen prints on paper named after the Barely Legal exhibition held in 2006 in a warehouse in Los Angeles. From the unsigned edition and each numbered 59/500 (there are also 17 artist's proofs). Published by Modern Multiples Fine Art Editions, Los Angeles, with Pictures on Walls and the publisher's blindstamp. Pest Control authentication certificates included. The Barely Legal Set includes the following: Grannies (22.05 x 29.92 inches) Sale Ends (22.05 x 29.92 inches) Applause (29.92 x 44.89 inches) Trolleys (22.05 x 29.92 inches) Festival (22.05 x 29.92 inches) Morons (22.05 x 29.92 inches) About the Artist: Banksy (British, born 1974) is a contemporary street artist and activist who, despite his international fame, has maintained an anonymous identity. Aimed as a form of cultural criticism, the artist often targets established social and political agendas with his witty illustrations produced with stencils and spray paint in cities such as New Orleans, New York, and Paris. “The art world is the biggest joke,” he said. “It’s a rest home of the over privileged, the pretentious, and the weak.” Although details of the artist’s life are largely unknown, it is thought that Banksy was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, c. 1974, starting his career as a graffiti artist in the city. Better Out Than In, Banksy’s month-long residency in New York during October 2013, featured a man hawking the artist’s paintings for $60 a piece outside Central Park. In 2015, Banksy opened Dismaland Bemusement Park, a temporary art exhibition that functioned as a theme park. After a 36-day run, its workers and materials were sent to the Calais migrant camp in France to build additional housing. Among the artist's most famous stunts include his shredded painting: When a painting by Banksy was sold at auction for $1.4 million in 2018, a mechanism was triggered to cause the artwork to partially destroy itself, resulting in a new piece titled Love in the Bin (2018). The ongoing question as to who Banksy is continued to reach the headlines when in 2017 Robert Del Naja...
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Early 2000s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Screen

Les Gueules Degoulinantes - Circus Lithograph by Alexander Calder 1966
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original Alexander Calder lithograph of colorful clown figures from Derriere Le Miroir, February 1966 Artist: Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976) Title: Les Gueules Degoulin...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Intersections, Abstract Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Intersections from Derriere Le Miroir by Alexander Calder, American (1898–1976) Date: 1968 Lithograph Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm) Printer: Maeght, Paris Publisher: Maeght Edi...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Friendship - Alexander Calder from the Flying Colors Collection Signed in Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alexander Clader Friendship 1974 Signed in the plate lower right
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Bestie - Alexander Calder Mint Condition from Flying Colors Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Beastie Year: 1974 Dimensions: 20in. by 26in. Edition: From the rare limited edition Suite: The Flying Colors Collection Medium: Original lithograph o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Peckham Rock
Located in Bristol, GB
Wooden postcard Open edition Not signed or numbered, original price tag on the reverse Mint Our mission is to connect art collectors to opportunity. Whether it be figurative, abstra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Wood

rare Maeght sculpted holiday card 1968 - collectors item mid century modern art
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder rare Maeght sculpted holiday card, 1968 Hand made sculpted paper collage on paper with embossing Embossed artist's monogram 10 × 7 × 6 1/2 inches This rare, fold-ou...
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1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Calder, Les Fleurs
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Les Fleurs Year: Circa 1970-1976 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 22.50 x 19.50 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Published by XX...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Walled Off Hotel, Box Set
Located in Bristol, GB
Print with unique painted concrete base hand-painted by local artists. Housed in a custom made white box frame as intended by the artist Open Edition Not signed or numbered New, as ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Concrete

Composition with Red and Blue Ball - Original lithograph (Mourlot)
Located in Paris, FR
Alexander CALDER Composition with Red and Blue Ball Original lithograph (printed in Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 25 x 19 cm (c. 10 x 8 inch) Edi...
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1960s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Calder, Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves) Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 22.75 x 30.75 inches Condition: Excelle...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sky Bird (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Sky Bird (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 in...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

BANKSY Authorised Graffiti Area 016/BNK/5Y Sticker (Framed)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ultra cool Banksy sticker resembling a British street sign. The number on the bottom “016/BNK/5Y” is the item number for this sticker. Banksy used number designations in a lot of his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Adhesive, Color

Homage to Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Homage to Calder Medium: Lithograph Date: 1975 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 20 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 12" x 10" Image Size: 12" x 10" Signature...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Condit...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Fete de L’Humanite - HAND SIGNED
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 32 x 22.5 inches ( 81.28 x 57.15 cm ) Image Size: 32 x 22.5 inches ( 81.28 x 57.15 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Supple...
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1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Braniff International Airways Flying Colors (five artworks), Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title(s): Sky Swirl; Sky Bird; Convection; Beastie; Friendship (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Mediu...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Banksy, Visit Historic Palestine, 2019
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, Visit Historic Palestine, 2019 Offset lithograph Official Walled Off Hotel Release 2017-20 (Now Sold Out) 42 x 59 cm (16.53 x 23.22 in) Stamped by the artist's estate and embossed logo in the lower left-hand corner and stamped on the verso side of the print Accompanied by a Gallery supplied Certificate of Authenticity Produced and sold at Banksy's iconic 'Walled Off Hotel' in 2019, the Banksy Palestine...
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2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sky Swirl (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Sky Swirl (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 i...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder Vintage 1960's Alexander Calder double-page Lithograph, unsigned, part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by:...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink

Untitled (Plate 1) DLM
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Plate 1) DLM Color lithograph, 1963 Unsigned and unnumbered (as usual) From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141 Published by A. Maeght, Paris Image/sheet size: 14 7/8 x 11 inches...
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1960s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cover for DLM No. 173
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cover for DLM No. 173 Color lithograph, 1968 Unsigned as issued in DLM Published in Derriere le Miroir (Behind the Mirror), called DLM From: DLM No. 173, published October 1968, whic...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Le Noble Chevalier, 1960
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) “Le Noble Chevalier, 1960” Lithograph in Colors on Velin de Rives paper Sheet Size: 11” x 16” (27.94 x 40.64 cm) Printed by Maeght Editeur, Par...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Gangsta Rat
Located in Nottingham, GB
Limited Edition Print (Unsigned) Edition of 350 Complete with full Pest Control COA Presented in a black frame. Rats are one of Banksy’s greatest sources of inspiration and one of ...
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2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Digital

Alexander Calder Roses lithograph (1960s Calder)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1966: Lithograph in colors; 11 x 15 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. From: Derrière le miroir Publish...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Nola AP (Dark Orange to Light Orange Rain)
Located in London, GB
"Nola" Dark Orange to Light Orange Rain, AP. Screenprint on arches paper. Edition of 66 artist's proofs comprised of six different colour variants, published in 2008 by Pictures on...
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Early 2000s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Screen

McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern)
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern), 1972 Lithograph on wove paper with deckled edges. Hand signed and Numbered by Calder...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Pencil

Plate 6, from Derriere Le Miroir #173
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Plate 6 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #173 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1968 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 11" Image...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

McGovern for McGovernment pencil signed & numbered 194/200 political lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder McGovern for McGovernment, 1972 Lithograph on wove paper Pencil signed and numbered 194/200 on the front Frame included In 1972, Alexander Calder was commissioned by...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Pencil

Red Sphere on Yellow Ground, mid-century modern abstract lithograph
Located in Beachwood, OH
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Red Sphere on Yellow Ground, c. 1970 Lithograph in colors Edition: 74/150 22 x 30 inches 37.5 x 29.5 inches, framed ...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original exhibition poster by Calder at the Théâtre Français de la Danse in 1969
Located in PARIS, FR
The original exhibition poster by Calder at the Théâtre Français de la Danse in 1969 stands as a vibrant testament to the innovative spirit of both the artist and the venue. Created ...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Paper, Linen

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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