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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Artist: Robert Motherwell
Pablo Picasso Sujet colombe' (A. R. 435) Madoura Dove Pitcher 1959
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Sujet colombe (A. R. 435)
Terre de faïence vase, 1959, numbered 398/500, with the workshop numbering, inscribed 'Edition Picasso', with the Edition Picass...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Le peintre au cirque
Located in Wien, 9
- Plate 55 from the Suite 156
- with stamp signature
- dated in the plate 2.3.70
- edition 26/50
- cat. raisonné Bloch 1910
Category
1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Samurai
Located in London, GB
Signature: Signed "R. Motherwell" in pencil lower right
Inscriptions: Numbered in pencil lower right; workshop chop mark lower right
Edition: 16
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Sauterelle sur une branche' A. R. 259
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Sauterelle sur une branche (A. R. 259)
Terre de faïence bowl, 1955, from the edition of 100, partially glazed and painted, with the Madoura Empreinte Orig...
Category
1950s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Pablo Picasso 'Arrastro' A. R. 423
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Arrastro (A. R. 423)
Terre de faïence plate, 1959, dated, numbered 32/50, partially glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso and Madour...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
Greenwich Arts Council Poster /// Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell NY
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1992)
Title: "Greenwich Arts Council"
*Issued unsigned, though signed by Motherwell in the plate (printed signature) center right
Year: 1976
Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on Strathmore paper
Limited edition: 700. (There was also a signed and numbered edition of 42)
Printer: Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, NY
Publisher: Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT
Reference: "The Prints of Robert Motherwell - A Catalogue Raisonné 1943-1984" - Belknap Appendix: No. 28, page 282; "Robert Motherwell - The Complete Prints 1940-1991" - Engberg No. 202
Sheet size: 37.25" x 23"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. Some minor edge wear. In excellent condition
Rare
Notes:
Printed in three colors: black, green, and cream. Poster produced for a special exhibition "Sculpture 76" at The Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT from June - October, 1976. The image featured on this poster is Motherwell's 1972 acrylic painting on paper "Greenwich Sculpture". Artist's copyright lower left and printer's imprint lower right.
GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer:
Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters.
Biography:
Robert Motherwell was born January 24, 1915, in Aberdeen, Washington. He was awarded a fellowship to the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles at age 11, and in 1932 studied painting briefly at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Motherwell received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1937 and enrolled for graduate work later that year in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He traveled to Europe in 1938 for a year of study abroad. His first solo show was presented at the Raymond Duncan...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Femme au lit avec visiteurs en costume du XVII
Located in Wien, 9
- signed lower right
- numbered 15/50
- dated in the plate 29.3.71
- from the Suite 156
- published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1978
- cat.raisonné Bloch 1964
- cat.raisonné Ba...
Category
1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Femme nue se couronnant de fleurs
Located in Wien, 9
- Edition 250
- cat.raisonné Bloch 135
- published by A. Vollard, Paris
Category
1930s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Jacqueline au regard d'Oiseaux
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Jacqueline au regard d'Oiseaux
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Pour Roby, Pablo Picasso
Located in Central, HK
Very little need to be said of the legendary Picasso. This original Etching "Pour Roby" (For Roby) is a classic example of his genius. Picasso originally drew this portrait for a fri...
Category
2010s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
Pablo Ruiz Picasso Spanish 1958 limited edition original art print n14
Located in Miami, FL
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
'Mes Dessins d'Antibes', 1958
lithograph on paper Velin Arches 300 g.
20.1 x 25.8 in. (51 x 65.5 cm.)
Edition of 200
Unframed
ID: PIC2001-014
Prints based on original drawings by Pablo Picasso executed by Daniel Jacomet, artistic printer.
The series “Mes dessins d'Antibes” is a fantastic study of the Homeric and mythological Antibes (the Greek Antipolis). In these lithographs Picasso...
Category
1950s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Etching
Pablo Picasso 'Losange à la danse' A. R. 619
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Losange à la danse (A. R. 619)
Terre de faïence tile, 1971, numbered 91/500, with the workshop numbering, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps.
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Femme nue devant une Statue
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this etching. Edition of 260. Signed in pencil, lower right. Picasso watermark. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris.
Catalogue refer...
Category
1930s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
"Bonne Fête Monsieur Picasso" - The UCLA Art Galleries by Pablo Picasso, 1961
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Medium: Original Lithographic Poster, 1961
Dimensions: 38.75 x 25 in, 98.4 x 63.5 cm
Classic Poster Paper - Perfect Condition A+
This whimsical exhibition poster was an original design by Pablo Picasso for the University of California exhibition in 1961. Picasso's attribution 'for UCLA' can be seen written beneath a colorful bouquet of flowers, full of movement and life. Curated from Southern California collections of Picasso work, the exhibition celebrated Picasso's 81st birthday and entitled "Bonne Fête...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Le Peintre et Son Modèle - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 150 pieces.
Bloch 1139.
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Paper
Pablo Picasso - The Painter - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Original Lithograph
Title: Painter and his Model
From the illustrated book "Regards sur Paris" (Paris: André Sauret, 1962)
Edition of 180
Individual prints were not s...
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Colombe mate' (A. R. 77) Dove Madoura Plate 1948
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Colombe mate (A. R. 77)
Terre de faïence plate, 1948, from the edition of 450, partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps.
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pablo Picasso, La petite bacchanale (B. 1020; Ba. 1250)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO
Spanish, 1881 - 1973
La petite bacchanale (B. 1020; Ba. 1250)
signed in pencil "Picasso" (lower left)
numbered in pencil "1/50" (lower right)
linocut in colors on Arche...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linocut
PABLO PICASSO "Tête de Femme au Chapeau"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PABLO PICASSO (French-Spanish 1881-1973 )
"Tête de Femme au Chapeau"
Color lithograph, 1956. 650x540 mm; 25 5/8x21 1/4 inches, full margins.
Proof before letters. Signed in blue c...
Category
1950s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Picasso At Pace/Columbus - Pablo Picasso - Lithography
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Color offset lithograph
Diameter: 22
1978
In great condition
Category
1970s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, Lithograph, Offset
Pour Roby, Pablo Picasso
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Very little need to be said of the legendary Picasso. This original Etching "Pour Roby" (For Roby) is a classic example of his genius. Picasso originally drew this portrait for a fr...
Category
1950s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
1957 original exhibition poster by 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
Pablo Picasso 'Tête de chèvre de profil' (A. R. 106) Face of a Goat in Profile
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de chèvre de profil (A. R. 106)
Terre de faïence plate, 1950, from the edition of 50, partially glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de P...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Picasso with Woman Head and Faun - Original etching - "Bon a tirer" proof
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo PICASSO and Paul LEMAGNY
Portrait of Picasso with Woman Head and Faun, 1956
The upper part (portrait of Picasso) is an original etching by Paul Lemagny
The lower part (woman head and faun) is an original etching by Pablo Picasso
Printed signature in the plate
Annotated 9th state and 'Bon à tirer...
Category
1950s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
1966 Pablo Picasso 'Papiers Colles' ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 25.25 x 19 inches ( 64.135 x 48.26 cm )
Image Size: 17.5 x 14.25 inches ( 44.45 x 36.195 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Addi...
Category
1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Africa Suite #10
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of abstract painters that radically defined Modern painting in Ameri...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Deux Contes: Le Centaure picador. Le Crépuscule d'un faune
Located in New York, NY
Deux Contes: Le Centaure picador. Le Crépuscule d'un faune, 1947
Illustrated book with four drypoints and collotype reproductions of ornamental titles an...
Category
1940s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Drypoint
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 'Picador' (A. R. 201) Bullfighter Madoura Plate 1953
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Picador (A. R. 201)
Terre de faïence plate, 1953, numbered 153/200, partially glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso and Madoura stamps.
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso 'Oiseau sur la branche' (A. R. 175) Bird on the Branch Ashtray
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Oiseau sur la branche (A. R. 175)
Terre de faïence ashtray, painted and partially glazed, 1952, from the edition of 500, inscribed 'Edition Picasso', wit...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pablo Picasso 'Hibou Mat' (A. R. 284) Owl Madoura Plate 1955
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Hibou Mat (A. R. 284)
Terre de faïence plate, painted in colors and partially glazed, 1955, from the edition of 450, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze
Pablo Ruiz Picasso Spanish 1942 limited edition original art print n10
Located in Miami, FL
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
'Head (Non Vouloir)', 1942
Burin engraving on block reproduction on paper Vergé d'Arches
7.3 x 5.6 in. (18.3 x 14 cm.)
Unframed
ID: PIC2001-010
...
Category
1940s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Etching
Femme au Buste en Coeur, Cubist Lithograph by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sitting in an armchair, the woman with a heart-shaped torso is rendered with simple rectangular shapes outlined by cobalt blue and bright yellow. Set against a soft pastel background...
Category
1940s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Yan petites têtes' (A. R. 515) Little Faces Madoura Pitcher 1963
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Yan petites têtes (A. R. 515)
Terre de faïence pitcher, 1963, numbered 142/300, inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', painted, with the Madoura stamp.
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Pablo Picasso - Les Banderillas - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Picasso
Atelier Mourlot.
Paper: Vélin.
Dimensions : 9 5/8 x 12 7/16 inches
Picasso is not just a man and his work. Picasso is always a legend, indeed almos...
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Tricolor (from XXe Siecle)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Motherwell
Title: Tricolor (from XXe Siecle)
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1973
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 18 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Sheet Size: 12 1/2" x 10 1/2"
Signature: U...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
In Profile (de Profil), copper aquatint plate from 1949 Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: In Profile (de Profil)
Portfolio: Carmen
Medium: Copper aquatint plate with cancellation marks
Date: 1949
Edition: One of a kind
Frame Size: 20 3/4" x 17...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Copper
Pablo Picasso 'Profil de taureau' (A. R. 317) Profile of a Bull Madoura Plaque
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Profil de taureau (A. R. 317)
Terre de faïence plaque, painted and partially glazed, 1956, from the edition of 450, with the Empreinte Originale de Picass...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Bullfighter (Torero), copper aquatint plate from 1949 Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Bullfighter (Torero)
Portfolio: Carmen
Medium: Copper aquatint plate with cancellation marks
Date: 1949
Edition: One of a kind
Frame Size: 20 3/4" x 17"
...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Copper
Le peintre et son modèle
Located in Wien, 9
- dated in the plate 11.1.64
- original lithograph as frontispiece of the monograph Picasso. Lithograph
- edition 3000
- cat. raisonné Mourlot 1970; cat. raisonné Bloch 1155
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Original 1958 exhibition poster by Pablo Picasso - Collection S. Guggenheim
Located in PARIS, FR
The original 1958 exhibition poster by Pablo Picasso for the Collection S. Guggenheim New York at the Musée des arts décoratifs is a captivating testament to the artist's prolific ca...
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1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Paul Valéry
Located in Wien, 9
- original lithograph
- frontispiece from the monograph La Jeune Parque by Paul Valéry, copy no. 231
- chalk on transfer paper, transferred to stone
- edition: 525
- cat. raisonné M...
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Couverture Mourlot IV
Located in Wien, 9
- dated in the plate: 4.2.63
- original lithograph as book cover of the monograph "Picasso. Lithograph"
- consists of spine, front and back cover
- edition 3000
- cat. raisonné Mourl...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Inscribed and Signed Picasso Book 'Picasso, el nacimiento de un genio' 1972
Located in Miami, FL
This coffee table book displays beautiful and unique Picasso drawings and illustrations. The cover is inscribed by Picasso.
Signed and dated by Picasso 6/12/72. The book comes with ...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Paper
Summertime in Italy (With Lines)
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and established New York City as the center of the art world for the second half of the 20th century.
Motherwell was also the unofficial spokesman of the New York School, writing, teaching, and lecturing on behalf of the movement, his fellow artists, and the merits of abstraction.
His work appears in museum collections around the world and is instantly recognizable for its boldness and black forms. Yet in addition to his impressive paintings, Motherwell is also revered as a printmaker. He is one of the most innovative and prolific printmakers of the 20th century. He was always searching for new techniques, whether at his own printmaking atelier or collaborating with others, to expand his ideas and express his aesthetic.
In the 1960s, Motherwell visited Italy on vacation with his then-wife, Helen Frankenthaler. Motherwell became enamoured with the Italianate landscape and the mountainous terrain of the Liguria region, which inspired a series of paintings, "Summertime in Italy...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Couverture du catalogue, Untitled
Located in Wien, 9
- lithograph in four colours on transparent transfer paper, composition reprinted on stone
- 1000 copies for the cover of the brochure published on the occasion of the Picasso exhibi...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Maison close. Bavardages, avec perroque, Célestine, et le portrait de Degas
Located in Wien, 9
- stampsignature on the lower right
- numbered 27/50 lower left
- dated in the plate dimanche 4. avril 1971
- Plate 109 from the Suite 156
- cat.raisonné Bloch 1964
- cat.raisonné Ba...
Category
1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Peintre travaillant
Located in Wien, 9
- one of the 13 etchings from the book Le Chef-d'OEvre Inconnu
- edition 340
- unsigned (as specified in the cat. raisonné)
- cat. raisonné Bloch 89
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
La fête de la patronne, petit chien, fleurs et potins, portrait de Degas au mur
Located in Wien, 9
- signed on the lower right
- dated in the plate in reverse: 17.5.71
- numbered on the lower left: 42/50
- plate 129 from the Suite 156
- cat. raisonné Bloch 198
- cat. raisonné Baer...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Untitled, 1971
Located in Wien, 9
- Plate 118 from the Suite 156
- edition 48/50
- stamp signature
- dated in the plate 17.5.71
- cat. raisonné Bloch 1973; cat. raisonné Baer 1982
Category
1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Drypoint
Le Viol II
Located in Wien, 9
- handsigned on the lower right
- dated and unreadable inscripted in the plate
- from the Suite Vollard
- plate size: 19,5 x 27,6 cm; sheetsize: 34 x 44,5 cm
- edition of 250
- cat. ...
Category
1930s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
1958 original exhibition poster for "Mes Dessins d'Antibes" by 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
Lithograph, Paper
1958 original exhibition poster by 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 ...
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1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper
Le Picador (II)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Medium: Original transfer lithograph
Title: Le Picador (II)
Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Year: 1961
Framed Size: 16 3/4" x 19 1/4"
Sheet Size: 9 1/2" x 1...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso - Le Picador (II)
Located in Alassa, CY
In 1961, Picasso created this lithograph on the theme of the corrida. The landscape, the crowd and figure of the picador, the variety of colors, the quick traits and the details make...
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1960s Synthetic Cubist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso - La Petite Corrida - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Original Lithograph
La Petite Corrida (The Small Bullfight)
1958
Edition of 2000, unsigned
Published in the journal XXe Siecle
Dimens...
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Jacqueline's profile' (A. R. 385) Female Profile Madoura Plaque
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Jacqueline's profile (A. R. 385)
Terre de faïence plaque, 1956, from the edition of 500, partially glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de Pic...
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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