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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Artist: Joan Miró
Artist: Martin Puryear
Quelques Fleurs #11: Féquet, Lithograph by Joan Miro
Located in Long Island City, NY
From a larger portfolio named "Quelque Fleurs Pour Des Amis" (Some Flower for Friends), this simple print by Spanish Surrealist artist Joan Miro was de...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Untitled, 1961 (Album 19, M.260)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (M.260) from the Album 19 suite is a lithograph on paper, image size 26.25 x 20 inches and framed in a contemporary, black wood frame, colors vibrant, initialed 'M.' lower r...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Espriu Plate I
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Joan Miro Title: Plate I from Espriu-Miro Series: From the series Espriu-Miró, which contains 8 engravings printed on Gvarro paper with the publisher's stamp. Date: 1971 Med...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Untitled (from XXe Siécle, Number 31)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Miro, Joan Title: Untitled (from XXe Siècle, Number 31) Date: 1968 Medium: Lithograph on Arches vellum Unframed Dimensions: 22" x 30" Signature: Pencil Signed Edition: ...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Vellum, Lithograph

Lithographier Originale (one plate from Ceramique Murale pour Harvard) (Modern)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miro Lithographier Originale (one plate from Ceramique Murale pour Harvard) Original Color Lithograph, doublefold Year: 1961 Size: 14.5x21.6in Edition: 1,500 Portfolio: DLM 12...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Lithographier Originale (Les Peintures Sur Carton) (Abstract, Fun, Gestural)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miro Lithographier Originale (Les Peintures Sur Carton De Miro) Original Color Lithograph Year: 1965 Size: 14.5x10.5in Edition: 1,500 Portfolio: DLM 151-152 Publisher: Maeght ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Lithographier Originale (Abstract Expressionism)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miro Lithographier Originale Original Color Lithograph Year: 1961 Size: 14.5x10.5in Edition: 1,500 Portfolio: DLM 125-126 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris 1961 Additional text...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Litografia Original VIII
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Litografia Original VIII Color Lithograph Year: 1975 Size: 25 × 9.6 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Queneau, Miro Lithographe II, 1952-1963, p.38 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Pari...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Lithographe III
Located in Wilton, CT
1 pint from the Lithographe III suite. unsigned.
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

For Alberti, For Spain! - Etching by Joan Mirò - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
For Alberti, For Spain!  it's an artwork realized by Joan Mirò in 1975. Etching,  90 x 66 cm.  Hand signed. Edition 44/90. Reference: Dupin 926 Printed on Fabriano paper, Printed...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Cartones Plate 1
Located in Wilton, CT
From Miro's Cartones. numbered 203/500 From Galerie Maeght, Paris.
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Untitled, 1961 (Album 19, M.254)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (M.254) from the Album 19 suite is a lithograph on paper, image size 20 x 26.25 inches and framed in a contemporary, black wood frame, colors vibrant, initialed 'M.' lower r...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Les Essencies de la Terra - 1968 Lithograph Signed & Numbered on Japon Nacre
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A wonderful 1968 lithograph by Joan Miro titled “Les Essencies de la Terra” Signed & Numbered on Japon Nacre paper Framed dimensions (approximate) 32 x 26 inches Joan Miró (1893-19...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Lithograph

Untitled, 1961 (Album 19, M.250)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (M.250) from the Album 19 suite is a lithograph on paper, image size 20 x 26.5 inches and framed in a contemporary, black wood frame, colors vibrant, initialed 'M.' lower ri...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Chevauchée - Rouge et Brun (M.541)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chevauchée - Rouge et Brun (M.541) ("Horse Ride - Red and Brown) is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 33.25 x 23.75 inches, signed Miró lower right and annotated lower left...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

1970s Joan Miró lithograph (Miró prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1970s Joan Miró Lithograph: Lithographic insert from the 1979 exhibition catalog published on the occasion of Miro's exhibition at Maeght gallery, Paris. 12.5 x 17.75 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; minor signs of aging; contains a center fold-line as originally issued. Printed on fine, heavy stock paper. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Catalan artist Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983) spent a few years in technical school as a teenager before he began his artistic career. He trained at Francesc Galí’s Escola d’Art in Barcelona from 1912 to 1915, after which he had his first solo show in Barcelona at the gallery of José Dalmau in 1918. Starting in 1920, Miró divided his time between Montroig, Spain, and Paris, where he commingled with poets such as Max Jacob, and took part in Dada activities. Dalmau organized a solo show for Miró in Paris at the Galerie la Licorne in 1921, and in 1924, Miró joined the Surrealist movement. The consistently Abstract nature of his works, such as The Birth of the World (1925) blended well with the dream-like ambiance of Surrealism. After a trip to the Netherlands in 1928, Miró created the series Dutch Interiors, in which amorphous forms entered into his work. On October 12, 1929, he married Pilar Juncosa in Palma de Mallorca, and then moved to Paris. During this period, he rebelled against painting, and produced wood reliefs, assemblages, and collages. Although he was living in France, the influence of the Spanish Civil War can be observed in the intense color and strong imagery of Still-life with an Old Shoe (1937). Experimentation continued in Miró’s work until his death in 1983. His wide body of work included ceramics, various prints, drawing, and sculpture. Major projects include the 1958 ceramic murals The Sun and The Moon for the UNESCO building in Paris. He collaborated with Josep Llorens Artigas, and was awarded the Guggenheim Foundation’s Grand Prize. This collaboration can been seen in the artwork called Miró Artigas. Numerous retrospectives of his works have taken place during his lifetime and after. Related Categories Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Eduardo Chillida, Alberto Giacometti, Vassily Kandinsky, Ellsworth Kelly, Fernand Léger, Joan Miró prints...
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1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print numbered lithograph
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miro (Spain, 1893-1983) 'Tarjeta de invitación para la apertura de la Fundación Joan Miró Barcelona (avant la lettre)', 1975 lithograph on paper 14.2 x 11.9 in. (36 x 30 cm.) Ed...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Les Revolutions Sceniques Du XXE Siecle I & II
Located in Wilton, CT
2 Lithographs included Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: Les Revolutions Sceniques du XXe Siecle - I & II (Cramer 207) Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph Image Size: 12 x 1...
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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Plate VI, from Joan Miro by Jacques Prévert and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Plate VI, from Joan Miro by Jacques Prévert and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, a book published by Maeght and Printed by Mourlot in 1956. Reference: Mo...
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1950s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Série Noire et Rouge
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-signed and numbered in pencil, 14/30. Engraved at Marcoussus' studio and printed by Lacouriere, Paris. Co-published by Pierre Loeb, Paris and Pierre Matisse, New York. Literatu...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Le Roi David (King David), Modern Etching by Joan Miro
Located in Long Island City, NY
A classic example of a Miro figure. Rendered in bold black lines with sparse details of color, this etching harkens upon the Biblical figure King David. The piece is nicely framed and is signed and numbered by the artist. Le Roi David...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Chevauchée - Vert Violet Brun (M.543)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chevauchée - Vert Violet Brun (M.543) ("Horse Ride - Green Violet Brown) is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 33.25 x 23.75 inches, signed Miró lower right and annotated lo...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

The acid melody
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1980 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 6/20 Publisher : Au Pont des Arts - Galerie Lucie Weill (Paris) Printer : La Poligrafa S.A. (Barcelone) Catalog : Mae...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Derrière Le Miroir No. 250 (page 20, 21) /// Modern Abstract Joan Miro Red Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983) Title: "Untitled (page 20, 21)" Portfolio: Derrière Le Miroir: Hommage à Aimé et Marguerite Maeght (No. 250) *Issued u...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Une Femme (A Woman), 1958
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró Une Femme (A Woman), 1958 studies the shape of a woman’s body through dream-like representation of fantastically strange anatomical parts. Unc...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Joan Miró Vinyl Record Art
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Joan Miró vinyl album art, 1979: Raimon and Joan Miró were close friends that first collaborated on the 1966 album Cançons de la roda del temps. In 1979, Miró designed a cover for th...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Untitled, 1961 (Album 19, M.256)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (M.256) from the Album 19 suite is a lithograph on paper, image size 26.25 x 20 inches and framed in a contemporary, black wood frame, colors vibrant, initialed 'M.' lower r...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

The acid melody
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1980 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 6/20 Publisher : Au Pont des Arts - Galerie Lucie Weill (Paris) Printer : La Poligrafa S.A. (Barcelone) Catalog : Maeght 1213 34.00 cm. x 25.50 cm. | 13.39 in. x 10.04 in. (paper) 20.00 cm. x 16.00 cm. | 7.87 in. x 6.3 in. (image) A lithograph in good condition by the Catalan artist, illustrating Patrick Waldberg's text. We can make out a character built around a black form, in a typical Miró composition...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Illiterate - Blue and White (M.549)
Located in Greenwich, CT
A continuation of the 'Horse Ride' series, The Illiterate (M.549), is a lithograph on paper, with an image size of 33.25 x 23.75 inches, signed Miró lower right and annotated lower l...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

"Femme et Oiseaux dans la Nuit" original pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original pochoir stencil print in four colors. Catalogue reference: Dupin 50. Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for the ...
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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Stencil, Lithograph

Cahiers d'art, Surrealist Composition 1
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cahiers d'art, Surrealist Composition 1 Pochoir, 1934 Unsigned as issued in Cahier's edition Published in Cahier's d'art, 1934 Unsigned Edition of 1200 There was also a pencil signed...
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1930s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Stencil

Ma de Proverbis
Located in Chicago, IL
Color lithograph on Arches, 1970. Signed and numbered 37/75 in pencil (there was also a deluxe edition of 25 in Roman numerals on Japon). Published by Edicions Polígrafa, Barcelona.
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Scholar - Green, 1969 (M.547)
Located in Greenwich, CT
A continuation of the 'Horse Ride' series, The Scholar - Green (M.547), also known as The Literate Man, is a lithograph on cloth, backed with chiffon de Mandeure, with an image size ...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cartones
Located in Wilton, CT
numbered 64/180. Published by Atlantis Art Verlag Freiburg
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1982 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 250, dedicated in homage to Aime and Marguerite Maeght) and published in Paris by the ...
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Chevauchée - Brun (M.540)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chevauchée - Brun (M.540) ("Horse Ride - Brown") is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 33.25 x 23.75 inches, signed Miró lower right and annotated lower left. Miró created...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Le Massacre du Roi de Pologne, Lithograph by Joan Miro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miró, Spanish 1893-1983, The Massacre of the King of Poland III [Mourlot 406], 1966; lithograph in colors on Arches wove, signed and numbered 16/75 in pencil, from the series fo...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Joan Miro - Original Lithograph - Frontispiece for "Prints from Mourlot Press"
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro - 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) reserved for collaborators, there was also a larger edition of 2000 From "Prints from the Mo...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Bather, 1969 (M.594)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Bather is a lithograph on checked cloth backed with chiffon de Mandeure, image size 34 x 23.5 inches, signed Miró lower left and annotated lower center. The Bather is the first ...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print numbered lithograph
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miro (Spain, 1893-1983) 'Joan Miró. Fotoscop', 1974 lithograph on paper 12.9 x 20.5 in. (32.7 x 52 cm.). The size of the stamp paper has been slightly modified. Its original dim...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print numbered woodcut
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miro (Spain, 1893-1983) 'Felicitación de 1971 de la imprenta Fequet-Baudier', 1970 woodcut on paper Rives BFK 300 g. 7.1 x 9.3 in. (17.8 x 23.5 cm.) Edition of 50. According to ...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Woodcut

La Foundation Marguerite et Aime Maeght
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Joan Miro Title: La Foundation Marguerite et Aime Maeght Medium: Lithograph Date: 1964 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

One plate from DLM "Peintures Murales de Miró" (~45% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró One plate from DLM "Peintures Murales de Miró" Medium: Color lithograph Publisher: Maeght, Paris Signature: Unsigned Edition: Unnumbered from an edition of unknown, but pre...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Miro Lithographe II Plate III
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Joan Miro Medium: Original lithograph Title: Miro Lithographe II, Plate III Portfolio: Joan Miro Lithographe II Year: 1975 Edition: Unnumbe...
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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Umbracle - Lithograph by J. Mirò - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Umbracle is an original artwork realized by Joan Mirò,1973. Lithograph. Poster for the film 'Umbracle,' 1973. Inscribed "H.C" (hors de commerce) in pencil in the lower left margi...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Miro. vertical. black. red. yellow. TAPIZ DE TARRAGONA
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Tapiz of Tarragona" 1970 Lithography. 76x56 Cm. 200 Copies Edition Exemplary HC Papel Guarro with Water Filigree of the Sala Gaspar Signed in Monogramada and numbered in pencil. EDI...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Joan Miró -- Lithograph I, Plate IV, 1972
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Joan Miró -- Lithograph I, Plate IV, 1972 Color Lithograph Publisher: Ediciones Poligrafa, S.A., Barcelona Catalogue: Mourlot 866 Size: 42.5 × 60 cm Unsigned
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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Spanish artist signed limited edition original art print numbered lithograph
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miro (Spain, 1893-1983) 'Joan Miró Litógrafo III', 1977 lithograph on paper Velin Arches 250 g. 17.7 x 14.4 in. (44.8 x 36.5 cm.) Unframed ID: MIR2001-009 Hand-signed by author ...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Lithographie Originale (Cover)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Lithographie Originale (Cover) Color Lithograph Year: 1975 Size: 15.6 × 12.75 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Teixidor, Miro Lithographe II, 1953-1963 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris, France With coverfold, recto - as issued Recto, right: Typographically annotated: 'Lithographie Originale' Unsigned, Unknown Edition Size COA provided --------------------------------------- Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma de Mallorca in 1981 Surrealism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract expressionism, Naive art, Expressionism, Suprematism Pablo Picasso, André Breton, Hans Arp, André Masson, Hieronymus Bosch, Tristan Tzara, Modest Urgell
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Boy with Red Sun
Located in Cambridge, ON
Joan Miró rejected the constraints of traditional painting, creating works “conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness,” as he once said. Widely considered one of the leading Surrealists, though never officially part of the group, Miró pioneered a wandering linear style of Automatism—a method of “random” drawing that attempted to express the inner workings of the human psyche. Miró used color and form in a symbolic rather than literal manner, his intricate compositions combining abstract elements with recurring motifs like birds, eyes, and the moon. “I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music,” he said. While he prized artistic freedom, Miró revered art history, basing a series of works on the Dutch Baroque interiors of Hendrick Sorgh and Jan Steen. In turn, Miró has inspired many artists—significantly Arshile Gorky, whose bold linear abstractions proved a foundational influence on Abstract Expressionism. Spanish, 1893–1983, Barcelona, Spain, based in Paris and Catalonia, Spain. Details: Joan Miró "Boy with Red Sun" Linocut, 1938 Technique: Original linocut in colours on red Wove paper Publisher: First Edition published by San Lazzaro for XXe Siecle, Paris Image dimensions: 12.37 x 9.62 in (31.5 x 24.7 cm) Signed by the artist within...
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1930s Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

Le Fantôme de l'Atelier
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color aquatint, etching and lithograph. With the artist's signature ink stamp and numbered 26/65 in pencil. With the artist's estate ink stamp and sign...
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Color, Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph

Exposicion Homenaje a Josep Lluis Sert
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1972 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 94/150 Publisher : Colegio de Canarias (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) Printer : Poligrafa (Barcelone) Catalog : Maeght 853 ...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

One plate from DLM "Peintures Murales de Miró" (~45% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró One plate from DLM "Peintures Murales de Miró" Medium: Color lithograph Publisher: Maeght, Paris Size: 13.3 × 10.7 on 14.8 × 10.9 inches Reverse Side: Continued text about "Peintures Pour De...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Personatge I Estels V
Located in Paris, FR
Aquatint, 1979 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 38/50 Publisher : Maeght (Barcelone) Printer : Joan Barbarà (Barcelone) Catalog : Dupin 109...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

One plate from DLM "Peintures Murales de Miró" (~60% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró One plate from DLM "Peintures Murales de Miró" Medium: Color lithograph Publisher: Maeght, Paris Signature: Unsigned Edition: Unnumbered from an edition of unknown, but presumably large size Centerfold as issued Size: 14.8 × 21.8 inches Reverse Side: Continued text about "Peintures Pour De...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sobreteixims
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Joan Miro Title: Sobreteixims Galerie Maeght Exhibition Poster Year: 1973 Printer: Arte Paris Publisher: Maeght Medium: Lithographic poster From a limited edition of 7000 Dim...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Album 21, Plate 20
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Miro, Joan Title: Plate 20 from Album 21 (Maeght 1135) Series: Album 21 Date: 1978 Medium: Lithograph in colors on Arches Unframed Dimensions: 25.5" x 19.5" Signature: Pencil...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Untitled from Derrière le Miroir no. 128: Peintures Murales de Miró
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró One plate from Derrière le Miroir no. 128: Peintures Murales de Miró Medium: Color lithograph Publisher: Maeght, Paris Signature: Unsigned Edition: Unnumbered from an editi...
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1960s Modern 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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