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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Artist: Jim Dine
Poster was made for the Picasso exhibition at the Louise Leiri Gallery
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful original poster was made for the Picasso exhibition at the Louise Leiris gallery. This exhibition presented the Vauvernargues paintings of the famous painter. Pablo R...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Untitled Stockholm print, from the Castelli Sonnabend Collection signed/numbered
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine Untitled from the Castelli Sonnabend Collection, 1973 Screenprint on rag paper in original portfolio sleeve Hand signed and numbered 158/300 by Jim Dine on the front. Printe...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Rag Paper, Screen, Pencil

Winged Bull Watched by Four Children, from: The Suite Vollard - Mythology Greek
Located in London, GB
This original etching is hand signed by the artist "Picasso" at the lower right. It was printed in by Lacourière in a limited edition of 250 impressions and published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris. This is the 13th plate in La Suite Vollard, Picasso's most important series of etchings, and was realised in December 1934. Note: The Suite Vollard...
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1930s Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Dutch Hearts
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jim Dine was one of the key artists that defined American Pop Art in the 1960s. Like Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, Dine appropriated quintessential American images and icons. He used ubiquitous and familiar forms, like tools, food, and stylized clothing, as the basis for bold and colorful compositions inspired by Dada assemblage, Abstract Expressionism, and collage techniques. The "Heart" is the most celebrated icon in Dine's oeuvre. He uses its motif to explore pattern, color, and texture in both two-dimensions and sculpture. This is a classic and iconic example of Jim Dine's hearts from his most sought-after period. Questions about this piece? Contact us. "Dutch Hearts...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Portrait de Piero Crommelynck II
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1966 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 17/50 Publisher : Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Printer : Crommelynck, Paris Catalog : Baer 1400 B c 1 73.00...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Urbi
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873) Urbi Numbered on the reverse Phototype and Pochoir 16 x 11.5 inches 957/1000
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

Artiste peintre avec un modèle qui boude
Located in Barbizon, FR
Gravure originale, technique de l'eau-forte et pointe sèche, 1968, tirée à 50 exemplaires numérotée et signée au crayon par l'artiste. Encadrée avec un cadre en bois et un verre musé...
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20th Century Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Drypoint

Le Peintre à la Palette (Painter with Palette)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Le Peintre à la Palette (Painter with Palette), 1963 in an intricate and detailed work that showcases the dedication the artist has to his craft and his chosen mediums....
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

Courtisane
Located in Barbizon, FR
Gravure originale tirée à 50 exemplaires, technique de l'eau-forte, numérotée et signée au crayon par l'artiste. Encadrée avec un cadre en bois et un verre musée. Numéro 35/50. Éd. d...
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20th Century Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grande Tête de Femme)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grande Tête de Femme), 1962 is a bright and unique depiction of Pablo Picasso’s last and fin...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

The Robert Fraser Gallery Print (famous Deluxe Edition of the Swinging Sixties)
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine The Robert Fraser Gallery Print, 1965 Lithograph on wove paper (Deluxe hand signed limited edition) Hand signed and numbered 75/100 in graphite by Jim Dine lower right front 31 3/4 × 20 1/4 inches Unframed This cool Jim Dine lithograph was published on the occasion of his historic London exhibition at the Robert Fraser Gallery in June 1965. This work is hand signed and numbered by the artist from the limited edition of 100 - Deluxe signed limited edition (apart from the poster edition which was unsigned). In late 1966, after showing Dine’s works, the Fraser Gallery was served a summons under an antiquated vagrancy law that prohibited the public display of “obscene” material. As a statement issued by the gallery at that time indicated, 21 of Dine’s drawings, “some of them showing various parts of the human body, were seized by the police,” along with copies of the exhibition’s catalog. A court later ruled the exhibition, but not the confiscated artworks, to have been indecent and charged Fraser a fine. A 2015 article in Hypoallergic recounts how Robert Fraser, referring to the British government’s heavy-handedness, sent a telegram to Dine in the U.S. It stated, “REGINA VERSUS VAGINA. LOVE, ROBERT.” Eton-educated Robert Fraser - known as "Groovy Bob" (the title of a later biography on him) was the son of a wealthy financier (his father was a trustee of the Tate Gallery) who set his son up as a gallerist in the heart of London. Fraser would become known as one of the top dealers and promoters of Pop Art in London during the Swinging Sixties...
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

347 SERIES (BLOCH 1502)
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the 347 series. Bloch 1502. Edition of 50. Sheet size: 18 x 22 inches. Image size 12.375 ...
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1960s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Paper

Rancho Woodcut Heart, 1982
Located in Palo Alto, CA
One of Jim Dine’s most iconic motifs, the romantic Rancho Woodcut Heart work illustrates the story of hope and love through a symbolic image of a large red heart. With the contrast o...
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1980s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Dorian Gray at Opium Den from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" surreal portrait
Located in New York, NY
This surreal etching portrait of Dorian Gray by Jim Dine in blue ink features the literary protagonist dressed in a white suit. His face is obscured by a mass of hair, tangles of which seem to grow from the sleeves, pant legs, and from beneath the jacket. Dine's notes are written on the image: at his feet reading "WHITE BOOTS" and "White Vinyl Suit" alongside the jacket. On the left edge of the image handwritten text reads "DORIAN GRAY AT OPIUM DEN". In Oscar Wilde's novel Dorian Gray keeps opium in an ornate box in his home, and frequents sites of consumption on the East side of London: “There were opium dens where one could buy oblivion, dens of horror where the memory of old sins could be destroyed by the madness of sins that were new”. An opium den is where Sybil's brother James discovers Dorian. The brother attempts to capture the man he believes is responsible for the death of his sister. Dorian flees to his home, ultimately slashing the portrait that has kept him young for so long. Etching by Jim Dine from one of his most important artist’s books – completely designed and illustrated by Dine. Study for the Rings on Dorian Gray’s Hand from “The Picture of Dorian Gray...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Galerie Maeght exhibition abstract colorful heart poster limited edition of 500
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine Galerie Maeght exhibition print, 1983 Lithograph and offset lithograph Signed in plate 31 1/4 × 21 inches Limited Edition of 500 Unframed Th...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Sunflower Heart
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sunflower Heart from Jim Dine's 2005 Suite. Lithograph in colors, on BFK Rives paper, signed in pencil edition 25/200. This piece is framed and matted in white. 2005 Suite Publishe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Tool Drypoint: Wrench by Jim Dine, black and white tool still life sketch
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine drew the plate for this image in the same period as his “Thirty Bones of My Body” 1972 portfolio of drypoint tool images. Crisbrook paper (30 x 22 in. / 76.2 x 56 cm.) and p...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Bohu
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873) Bohu Numbered on the reverse Phototype and Pochoir 16 x 11.5 inches 957/1000
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

Tohu
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873) Tohu Numbered on the reverse Phototype and Pochoir 16 x 11.5 inches 957/1000
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

Le Corrigan de Littoral
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873) Le Corrigan de Litterral Numbered on the reverse Phototype and Pochoir 16 x 11.5 inches 957/1000
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

Pablo Picasso 'Chouette femme' A. R. 119
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Chouette femme (A. R. 119) Terre de faïence vase, 1951, from the edition of 500, partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps.
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Face with Two Images in the Eyes (Plate XXXVII), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Face with Two Images in the Eyes (Plate XXXVII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" She...
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1940s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Vacarme
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873) Vacarme Numbered on the reverse Phototype and Pochoir 16 x 11.5 inches 957/1000
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

Small Beasts (Dog) Aquatint Etching Jim Dine Pop Art Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Etching depicting a dog or wolf Published by Enitharmon Press for Whitman College, London 1999 Hand signed in pencil lower right. Measures 9" x 7" sheet size This is not numbered. from a limited edition of 30 (plus proofs). Drypoints with aquatint and spit-bite Printed by Julia D'Amario Jim Dine (born June 16, 1935) is an American pop artist. He is sometimes considered to be a part of the Neo-Dada movement.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1953, he attended evening classes at The Art Academy of Cincinnati taught by the influential instructor, Paul Chidlaw...
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Pablo Picasso 'Paysage' A. R. 208
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Paysage (A. R. 208) Terre de faïence plate, 1953, numbered 97/200, with the workshop numbering, partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and...
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1950s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Ceramic

Jim Dine Basil in Black Leather Suit from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" fashion
Located in New York, NY
Pictured in this monochromatic Jim Dine lithograph is Basil Hallward, the artist companion of Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray...
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Mid Century Mod exhibition of 27 international artists (Hand Signed by Jim Dine)
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine, Jackson Pollock, Arshile Gorky, Roberto Matta, Sam Francis, Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, Kenneth Noland, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler,...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Square Head of a Man with Clenched Mouth (Plate IX), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man with Clenched Mouth (Plate IX) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18"...
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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Nancy outside in july XXIII - Original handsigned etching
Located in Paris, FR
Jim DINE (1935) Nancy outside in july XXIII, 1981 Original etching with aquatint Signed in pencil Justified AP (artist proof) On handmade paper 90 x 62 cm (c. 36 x 25in) INFORMATIO...
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1980s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

PABLO PICASSO "Minotaure aveugle guidé par Marie-Thérèse au Pigeon..."
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Minotaure aveugle guidé par Marie-Thérèse au Pigeon dans une Nuit étoilée" 1934 Numbered 1/3 (in Red on lower left) and signed in red Picasso (on lower right) Aquatint, scraper, drypoint and burin in parchment paper. 13 1/8 x 17 5/16 inches Image Size 9.1/2"H x 13 3/16"W Sheet Size : 16 7/16"H x 21" W Framed Size: 27.5"H x 31.25"W x 1.5"D From the Suite Vollard...
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1930s Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Aquatint, Parchment Paper

L'Homme aux Chats ll
Located in New York, NY
L'homme aux Chats lI Numbered on the reverse Phototype and Pochoir 16 x 11.5 inches 957/1000
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

Round Head of a Woman with Hair (Plate XVIII), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Round Head of a Woman with Hair (Plate XVIII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet...
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1940s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Jeu de la Cape (III)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Jeu de la Cape (III) Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso Medium: Original transfer lithograph Date: 1961 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 16 3/4" x 19 1/4...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"The New French Tools 2 - Three Saws from the Rue Cler"
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Jim Dine (b. 1935) The New French Tools 2 - Three Saws from the Rue Cler Etching, aquatint, and electric tools in colors on Arches paper, 1984 36 x 24...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Pablo Picasso 'Vallauris' A. R. 179
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Vallauris (A. R. 179) Terre de faïence plate, 1953, from the edition of 400, partially glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso and Ma...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Ceramic

Offset Lithograph Poster; hand signed by Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine Raven and Owls (Hand Signed), 2000 Offset Lithograph Poster; hand signed by Jim Dine 38 3/4 × 35 1/2 inches Hand signed by Jim Dine lower front Unframed This dramatic offset...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Poster made by Picasso in support of Vietnam - Peace - Vietnam war
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster was made by Picasso in support of Vietnam in a particular context. Indeed, the year 1968 saw major developments in the Vietnam War. Milita...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Peintre et Femme Cuillant des Fleurs (Painter and Woman Picking Flowers), 1970
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Peintre et Femme Cuillant des Fleurs (Painter and Woman Picking Flowers), 1970 showcases a beautifully crisp work of art that Picasso imaginatively creates. Simple and ...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Pablo Picasso 'Picador' A. R. 162
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Picador (A. R. 162) Terre de faïence pitcher, 1952, from the edition of 500, incised 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', partially glazed and painted.
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

1954 poster for the Maison de la pensée française by Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful exhibition poster for the Maison de la pensée française by Pablo Picasso in 1954. Works from 1900 to 1914 from the museums of Leningrad and Moscow and some Parisian collect...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Pablo Picasso 'Visage No. 144' A. R. 480
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Visage No. 144 (A. R. 480) Terre de faïence plate, 1963, numbered 51/150 and inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura'.
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Ceramic

Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows (Plate V), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows (Plate V) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18"...
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1940s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Kansas City There I was (Oo La La) Jim Dine phallic bright yellow poetry print
Located in New York, NY
This cheeky, bright yellow print is from the Oo La La portfolio of 15 lithographs printed offset from zinc plates, drawn by both artists. Produced in collaboration with Ron Padgett...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Jeu de la Cape
Located in New York, NY
This original lithograph in black ink was created by the artist in 1961. From A Los Toros avec Picasso, this lithograph is dated 6.3.61.III in the stone and measures 10 x 13 in. (25....
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20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Danish exhibition poster for "Photographs by Jim Dine" (hand signed by Jim Dine)
Located in New York, NY
JIM DINE This is How I Remember Now (Hand Signed), 2008 Offset Lithograph Poster for exhibition of photographs by Jim Dine 32 × 24 inches Signed boldly in white marker by Jim Dine on the front Unframed Published by: Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark Provenance: Jim Dine personally signed it for the present owner in 2012 at a special poetry reading that the artist gave at the Dia Art Foundation. Extremely rare when hand signed! This poster was produced in conjunction with a 2008 German exhibition of Jim Dine's photographs. Jim Dine personally signed it for the present owner in 2012 at a poetry reading that the artist gave at the Dia Art Foundation, so provenance is direct and impeccable. The text on the poster reads "This Is How I Remember Now Portraits", with a portrait of the artist juxtaposed in the background - and is perhaps as a commentary on the elusiveness of memory in life, art and photography. The poster is accompanied by a copy of the flyer publicizing the event where Jim Dine signed...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset, Lithograph, Permanent Marker

So I lean back (Oo La La) Jim Dine lithograph and Ron Padgett poetry pink bird
Located in New York, NY
A sparrow perches at the center of a swath of pale pink, around which wraps hand-written lines from Ron Padgett’s poem “Ode to Clemens Laurrell”: “So I lea...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Lithograph by Picasso for his exhibition Céramiques et Pates blanches
Located in PARIS, FR
Original color lithograph by Picasso for his exhibition of "Céramiques et pates blanches" at the Musée Municipal d'Art Moderne in Céret. The Musée Municipal d'Art Moderne in Céret (...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Carnaval
Located in Long Island City, NY
It is the night before Lent, the season when Catholics fast and abstain from pleasure in order to bring themselves closer to God. But it is Fat Tuesday, ...
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1960s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

Les Banderilles (IV), from A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Les Banderilles (IV) Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso Medium: Transfer lithograph Year: 1961 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 16 1/2" x 19" Sheet Size...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Woodcut Heart 1993 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Jim Dine Title: Woodcut Heart. 1993 Image Size: 15 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches Paper size: 23 × 17½ inches Carrier: Mohawk Superfine Cover Medium: Woodcut Proiect Began:January 26, 1...
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1990s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Square Head of a Woman Half Smiling (Plate XII), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Woman Half Smiling (Plate XII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Original etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" ...
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1940s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Round Head of a Man with Mismatched Eyes (Plate XVI), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Round Head of a Man with Mismatched Eyes (Plate XVI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18...
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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Peintre et modèle qui se cache le visage
Located in Paris, FR
Etching, 1968 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 15/50 Publisher : Galerie Louise Leiris (Paris) Catalog : Bloch 1804 32.50 cm. x 41.00 cm. 12.8 in. x 16.14 in. (paper)...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Pablo Picasso 'Visage de faune' A. R. 256
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Visage de faune (A. R. 256) Terre de faïence bowl, 1955, from the edition of 100, partially glazed and painted, with the Madoura Empreinte Originale de Pi...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Ceramic

Sculptor working on a female bust II
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 23/50 Publisher : Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Printer : Crommelynck Catalog : [Baer n°1179 Bb1 T. V p. 201...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Monogram J (Plate II), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Monogram J (Plate II) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3...
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1940s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Le Couple
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Le Couple, 1951, drypoint on chine volant, signed lower right margin and numbered (5/XI) lower left margin. References: Bloch 690,...
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1950s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Scotland Yard (Oo La La) Jim Dine pale pink erotic drawing of hairstyles
Located in New York, NY
This cheeky, pastel pink print depicts a range of intimate styles, a tongue-in-cheek recollection of the gridded haircuts displayed outside barber shops. It is from the Oo La La portfolio of 15 lithographs printed offset from zinc plates, drawn by both artists. Produced in collaboration with Ron Padgett...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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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