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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Artist: Saul Steinberg
Couple in the Fields, with a Cherub Crowned with Flowers (347 Series, B.1697)
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Couple in the Fields, with a Cherub Crowned with Flowers" is an etching from Picasso's 347 Series, with an image size of 12.75 x 12.25 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right and frame...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Etching
The Deer, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.336)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Deer is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8.15 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
Pablo Picasso 'Choette aux taches' (A. R. 120) Spotted Owl Madoura Vase 1951
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Chouette (A. R. 120)
Terre de faïence vase, 1951, from the edition of 300, inscribed 'Edition Picasso', glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and ...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pablo Picasso 'Picador' (A. R. 160) Bullfighter Madoura Plate 1952
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Picador (A. R. 160)
Terre de faïence plate, 1952, from the edition of 500, incised 'Edition Picasso', partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Pica...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
16 Mai 1970 - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
16 Mai 1970 is an artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1970.
Etching on paper.
Date printed on plate. Artist's stamp of signature lower right.
Numbered in pencil in the lower marg...
Category
1970s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Saul Steinberg, 'Taxi' Signed & numbered Lithograph 1977
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Saul Steinberg
Title: Taxi - Galerie Maeght
Year: 1977
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: XX/150
Size: 23 in. x 31 in. (78.74 cm x 58.42 cm)
Conditio...
Category
1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
1958 exhibition poster Picasso at the Maison de la pensée Française
Located in PARIS, FR
The year 1958 marked a significant moment in the artistic journey of Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century art. This was the year when Picasso, renowned ...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper
Congrès Mondial pour le Désarmement Général et la Paix by Pablo Picasso, 1962
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1962
Dimensions: 39.5 x 26 in, 100.3 x 66 cm
Classical Poster Paper - Good Condition A-
This rare and beautiful lithographic po...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
1949 Original poster for the peace exhibition of Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1949 original poster by Pablo Picasso, created for the Exposition de la Paix (Peace Exhibition), is a masterful and poignant symbol of hope and unity in the aftermath of World Wa...
Category
1940s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Polyxène, Fille de Priam, est égorgée sur la Tombe d'Achille
Located in Roma, IT
Original etching from the portfolio "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide" realized by Pablo Picasso in 1930 and published by Skira. Edition of 145 copies.
Very good conditions.
Re. Bloch p....
Category
1930s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
L'atelier du vieux peintre
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso — L'Atelier du vieux peintre
Technique: Original color lithograph on paper, printed in five colors
Date: 1954
Publisher/Printer: Mourlot, Paris
Unnumbered and unsigne...
Category
20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
1967 original exhibition poster by Pablo Picasso at the Galerie Lucie Weill
Located in PARIS, FR
In the world of art exhibitions, posters often serve as an iconic glimpse into the creative world of the artists involved. One such piece is the 1967 original exhibition poster desig...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
1958 exhibition poster for "Mes Dessins d'Antibes" Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
The original exhibition poster for "Mes Dessins d'Antibes" by Pablo Picasso, showcased at the Galerie Lucie Weill and printed by Mourlot in 1958, offers a captivating glimpse into th...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Diurnes: A General - Original Collotype and Stencil (Cramer #115)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973)
Diurnes, A General, 1962
Original collotype and stencil (Jacomet workshop)
Unsigned
Limited to 1000 copy
On paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.2 in)
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Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color
Poster was made for the Picasso exhibition at the Louise Leiri Gallery
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful poster was made for the Picasso exhibition at the Louise Leiris gallery. This exhibition presented the Vauvernargues paintings of the famous painter.
Pablo Ruiz Picas...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
Pablo Picasso -- Peintre peignant la nuque de son jeune modele
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Pablo Picasso
Peintre peignant la nuque de son jeune modele, 1968
From La Serie 347
Aquatint with sugar lift on vélin de Rives paper
Edition 43/50
Hanf signed low right
Image Size 1...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint
Pablo Picasso 'Visage No. 144' (A. R. 480) Face Madoura Plate 1963
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage No. 144 (A. R. 480)
Terre de faïence plate, 1963, numbered 93/150 and inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura'.
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
Deux Femmes Nues - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on wove Arches paper.
Hand signed and numbered in ink. Edition of 125 prints.
Published by Editions Albert Skira, Paris, in 1930.
Very good condition.
Catalogue Bloch no. 132.
Category
1930s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Etching
Striking original 1969 poster was by Pablo Picasso Apollinaire en académicien
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking original 1969 poster was created by Pablo Picasso for the exhibition Apollinaire en académicien, held at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris from October 22 to November...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Matadores
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Matadores
Lithograph with quadrochromy from 1961.
Dimensions of sheet: 37.9 x 27 cm
Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm
Publisher: Éditions Cercle d'A...
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Combat pour Andromède entre Persée et Phinée - From "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide"
Located in Roma, IT
Etching from the portfolio "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide"publised by Skira in Lausanne, in 1930.
On Arches paper.
Printed by Louis Fort, Paris.
Catalogue Bloch Vol. I n. 108.
Edition of...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Fumeur à la Cigarette Blanche
Located in London, GB
Etching and aquatint in colours, 1964, on Richard de Bas wove paper, signed in pencil and numbered 41/50 from the edition of 50, printed by Pennequin for Atelier Crommelynck, publish...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Pablo Picasso - The Painter and His Model - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph - Pablo Picasso
Title: The Painter and His Model
This is unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
From the book/portfolio "Regards sur Paris"
Published by André Saure...
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Visage No. 101' (A. R. 475) Madoura Face Plate 1963
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage No. 101 (A. R. 475)
Terre de faïence plate, painted in colors and glazed, 1963, numbered 36/150 and inscribed 'No 101', 'Edition Picasso' and 'Mad...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
PABLO PICASSO "Deux femmes pres de la fenetre" (Two Women Near a Window)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
"Deux femmes pres de la fenetre" (Two Women Near a Window)
Linocut in colors on Arches
1959
pencil-signed and ...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linocut
Pablo Picasso - The Ballet Dancer - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Lithograph
Title: The Ballet Dancer
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
1954
Reference: Bloch 767
Frontispiece for the book "Le Ballet" (Paris: Editions Hachet, 1954) by Boris Ko...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso ( 1881 – 1973 ) – hand-signed etching on wove paper – 1968
Located in Varese, IT
Grosse Prostituée, Sorcière à la Chouette et Voyageur en Sabots from Series 347
etching on wove paper, Edited in 1968
Limited edition of 50 copies
Current copy numbered: 37/50 on the...
Category
1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Pablo Picasso "Grand Tête" (Portrait de Jacqueline aux Cheveux lisses)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Grand Tête (Portrait de Jacqueline aux Cheveux lisses)
linocut in colors, on Arches paper, 1962,
signed in pencil, numbered ##/50,
with full margins, pale ...
Category
20th Century Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linocut
Joueur de diaule et nu
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Joueur de diaule et nu
Lithograph from 1967.
The edition of 223/500 on Auvergne Richard de Bas paper.
With two watermarks - one of the paper, second of...
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Figurative Picasso Etching, 'Minotaure Endormi Contemplé Par Une Femme', 1933
Located in New York, NY
"Minotaure Endormi Contemplé Par Une Femme" (1933) is a striking and emotionally charged work by Pablo Picasso, capturing the artist’s complex engagement with mythology, surrealism, ...
Category
1930s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
Manolo Huguet - Musée de Céret, Poster by Pablo Picasso, 1957
Located in New York, NY
This original lithographic poster was created for an exhibition of works at the Musée D'Art Moderne in Céret, France, in 1957. This portrait of Spanish Sculptor and Picasso friend, M...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI)
Portfolio: Carmen
Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper
Year: 1949
Edition: 289
Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16"
Signed:...
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1940s Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Composition (Bloch 605-608; Mourlot 177; Reuße 519-522), Elegy of Ihpetonga
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on hand made Fabriano vélin paper mounted on museum board, as issued. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Elegy of Ihpetonga and Ma...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Pichet Anse Pris' (A. R. 186) Madoura Ceramic Pitcher 1953
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Pichet Anse Pris (A. R. 186)
Terre de faïence pitcher, 1953, numbered 126/200, inscribed 'Edition Picasso', painted, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura ...
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Composition (Bloch 605-608; Mourlot 177; Reuße 519-522), Elegy of Ihpetonga
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on hand made Fabriano vélin paper mounted on museum board, as issued. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Elegy of Ihpetonga and Ma...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
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
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Composition (Bloch 605-608; Mourlot 177; Reuße 519-522), Elegy of Ihpetonga
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on hand made Fabriano vélin paper mounted on museum board, as issued. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Elegy of Ihpetonga and Ma...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso Femme, 1942 Original etching. Bibliography: Bloch 360.
Located in Torino, IT
PABLO PICASSO, Malaga 1881 - Mougins 1973
Non Vouloir - Visage de Dora Maar, 1942
Original Zincography. Bibliography: Bloch 360, Block books no. 36, Cramer 36, Galantaris 189, Gaya...
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1940s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Woodcut
Series 347:301 (Raphael et Fornarina VI: Enfin seuls)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this etching. Signed and numbered 35/50 in pencil by Picasso. Printed by Crommelynck, Mougins. Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris. From "347 Gravures...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Yan visage, Pablo Picasso, Design, Madoura, Pitcher
Located in Geneva, CH
Yan visage
1963
Ed. 139/300 pcs
Red earthenware clay, engobe decoration, black
H. 27 cm
Numbered, engraved and stamped underside : Edition Picasso, 139/300, Edition Picasso, Madoura ...
Category
20th Century Post-War Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Le Picador
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Picador II
Lithograph from 1961.
Dimensions of work: 31 x 25 cm.
Reference: Bloch 1017; Mourlot 350; Cramer 113.IV.
Printed by Atelier Fernand Mourlot, P...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Diurnes: The Forest Floor - Original Collotype and Stencil (Cramer #115)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973)
Diurnes, Forrest Floor, 1962
Original collotype and stencil (Jacomet workshop)
Unsigned
Limited to 1000 copy
On paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 11.2 in)
REFERE...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Stencil
Pablo Picasso 'Picador' (A. R. 160) Bullfighter Madoura Plate 1952
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Picador (A. R. 160)
Terre de faïence plate, 1952, from the edition of 500, incised 'Edition Picasso', partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Pica...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso 'Motif spiralé' (A. R. 404) Motif Spiral Madoura Plate 1957
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Motif spiralé (A. R. 404)
Terre de faïence plate, 1957, numbered 71/500, with the workshop numbering, incised 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', partially p...
Category
1950s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
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
Materials
Etching
Chrysler Building (Day), Art Deco Lithograph by Saul Steinberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Saul Steinberg, Romanian/American (1914 - 1999)
Title: Chrysler Building (Day) from Derrier le Mirroir
Year: circa 1965
Medium: Lithograph
Size: 14 x 10.5 in. (35.56 x 26.67 ...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, "Sculpteur et Modele debout, " etching, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Sculpteur et Modele debout
Year: 1933
Medium: Original etching
Edition: hand signed in pencil from an edition of 250 on small margins
Size: Frame: 27 x 2...
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1930s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
The Embrace, 1963 (B.1116)
Located in Greenwich, CT
"The Embrace" is an aquatint on paper, image size 13.75 x 16.75 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right and annotated lower left, and framed in a Spanish-style, closed-corner, black and...
Category
20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Aquatint
Minotaure
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Minotaure
Lithograph from 1967.
The edition of 29/500 on Auvergne Richard de Bas paper.
With two watermarks - one of the paper, second of the publisher...
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Composition (Bloch 605-608; Mourlot 177; Reuße 519-522), Elegy of Ihpetonga
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on hand made Fabriano vélin paper mounted on museum board, as issued. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Elegy of Ihpetonga and Ma...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait de D. H. Kahnweiler I
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portrait de D. H. Kahnweiler I
Lithograph, 1957
Estate Signature Stamp lower right
Provenance: Picasso Estate
Marina Picasso, her stamp on reverse
Annotated in ...
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1950s French School Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Diurnes: The Guy in a Tree - Original Collotype and Stencil (Cramer #115)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973)
Diurnes, The Guy in a Tree, 1962
Original collotype and stencil (Jacomet workshop)
Unsigned
Limited to 1000 copy
On paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15,7 x 11,8 in)
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Stencil
Guitare
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Guitare
Lithograph, pochoir from 1962.
An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 261.
Dimensions of work: 48.5 x 36 cm
Publisher: Leda, Éditions d'...
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
1957 exhibition poster Pablo Picasso Manolo Huguet
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1957 original exhibition poster by Pablo Picasso announces an extraordinary event at the Musée d'Arts Moderne in Céret, showcasing the work of the celebrated artist alongside Man...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
1977 Saul Steinberg 'Persian Rug (no text)'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 21.5 x 26 inches ( 54.61 x 66.04 cm )
Image Size: 18 x 23 inches ( 45.72 x 58.42 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: Limited edition offset lith...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
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
Materials
Etching
Diurnes : Portrait with Tall Nose - Original Collotype and Stencil (Cramer #115)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973)
Diurnes : Portrait with Tall Nose , 1962
Original collotype and stencil (Jacomet workshop)
Unsigned
Limited to 1000 copy
On paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Stencil
Pablo Picasso 'Pichet à glace ' A. R. 143
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Pichet à glace (A. R. 143)
Terre de faïence pitcher, painted in colors and partially glazed, 1952, numbered 12/50 and insc...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
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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