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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Lifting, male nude by Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Male nude lithograph by Trevor Southey. Lifting is a striking lithograph by the South African-born, Utah-based artist Trevor Southey, celebrated for his masterful draftsmanship and ...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Madame Helleu Looking at Watteau drawings at the Louvre..
Located in Storrs, CT
Madame Helleu Looking at Watteau drawings at the Louvre. (En regardant les Watteau de Louvre). c. 1895. Drypoint printed in 2 colors - black and sepia. 11 3/4 x 15 7/8. Goncourt 3, d...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Color

Le Bouquet Rose, Large Signed Modern Lithograph by Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
This simple still life is a lithograph by Russian Modern artist Marc Chagall. It employs several of Chagall's recurring motifs, such as a bird (in this case a rooster), a bouquet of ...
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1980s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Ingrid with Hat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a rare and iconic poster from the first printing created by the legendary Andy Warhol for a special exhibition held in Sweden in 1983. Designed as a tribute to the legendary ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Ingrid with Hat
Ingrid with Hat
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La Duchesse de Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt
Located in Storrs, CT
Paul César Helleu. La Duchesse de Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt. c. 1901. Drypoint. 21 1/2 x 13 3/4 (sheet 24 x 15). A rich impression printed o...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Tauromaquia - Plate 33
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the etching from Goya's Tauromaquia series). Printed in 1947 in a limited edition of 500 on Guarro laid paper, and published in Barcelona by Ediciones Ome...
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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

SCARCE EARLY OROZCO - CABEZA DE MUJER -
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (1883 – 1949) CABEZA DE MUJER, ( Woman's Head: Mexican Woman) 1929 (Orozco 9) Lithograph, signed and numbered 23/50. in pencil. Pri...
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1920s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

After Alex Katz - Sarah-American Dance Festival - 2011 Serigraph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sku: CB1512 Artist: Alex Katz Title: Sarah-American Dance Festival Year: 2011 Signed: No Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 48 x 34 inches ( 121.92 x 86.36 cm ) Image Size: 48 x 34 inches...
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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Enfant En Pied (Marina Picasso Estate hand signed Lithograph)
Located in Aventura, FL
Selected from the personal collection inherited by Marina Picasso, Pablo Picasso's granddaughter. After Pablo Picasso's death, his granddaughter Marina authorized the printing of t...
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1980s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Conquest of Cosmos Frozen Watches of Space Time
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Conquest of Cosmos Frozen Watches of Space Time MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 105/195 MEASUREMENTS: Paper: 39.5" x 27.25" Fra...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Sugar Shack (Marvin Gaye) - Original Screen Print
Located in Paris, IDF
Ernie BARNES (1938-2009) Sugar Shack (Marvin Gaye), 2002 Original screen print Printed signature in the plate On glossy paper 70 x 94 cm (c. 37 x 27.5 in) Excellent condition
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Early 2000s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Peintures Chez Iris Clert 1957 certified, stamped by Yves Klein Archives 105/200
Located in New York, NY
"...Blue has no dimensions, it is beyond dimensions, whereas the other colours are not.... All colours arouse specific associative ideas, psychologically material or tangible, while ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

View of Fountain Court, Middle Temple, City of London
Located in Middletown, NY
An 18th century view of the first permanent water fountain in London. London: J.Boydell, 1753. Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on white laid paper, laid down to a modern...
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Mid-18th Century English School Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

de Staël, Nu debout, Nicolas de Staël, Peintres d'aujourd'hui (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.83 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Nicolas de Staël, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, 1960. Published by Fernand Hazan, Éditeur, Paris; rendered by Bussière et Nouël, Paris; printed by l'Imprimerie Lecot, Paris, May 1960. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), CCCLXXV examples of this album, numbered from I to CCCLXXV, are accompanied by an unpublished board illustrating a glued paper of the artist and shot on the presses of Daniel Jacomet, in Paris. The illustrations of this album, completed in May 1960, were shot by Bussière and Nouël and printed by the l'Imprimerie Lecot. The text was drawn by l'Imprimerie Damien and the binding made by F.l.A.P. according to the models of Marcel Jacno. Fernand Hazan Éditeur, 35-37, rue de Seine, Paris. 1960. Droits de reproduction réservés A.D.A.G.P. - Paris. NICOLAS DE STAEL (1914-1955) was a French painter of Russian origin known for his use of a thick impasto and his highly abstract landscape painting. He also worked with collage, illustration and textiles. Known for his abstract landscapes and still lifes that uniquely blend colour, form and texture, Nicolas de Staël was fascinated by the world’s many spectacles and documented them through his art. De Staël was born in 1914 into an aristocratic family in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His father served as a cavalry general under Tsar Nicholas II and the family was forced to flee after the Russian Revolution. Both Nicolas’s parents died in the early 1920s, meaning he and his siblings were raised by a foster family in Brussels where he would begin his formal art education at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. De Staël’s early work was influenced by the European avant-garde movements of the early 20th century, including Cubism and Fauvism. However, he soon developed his own distinctive style with thick impasto and a bold use of colour. His early paintings, often sombre in tone, gradually evolved into more vibrant and dynamic compositions, reflecting his growing interest in the emotional and expressive potential of colour and form. In 1938 de Staël had moved to France, where he became an integral part of the post-war Parisian art scene. Having worked initially in the atelier of Fernand Léger, de Staël’s circle of friends came to include Sonia Delaunay, Le Corbusier and Jean Arp, who encouraged his tendencies towards abstract work. His work during this period marked a significant departure from traditional representation, moving towards abstraction while maintaining a strong sense of structure and form. De Staël's paintings from this era showcase his ability to balance abstraction with figuration, using broad, gestural strokes and a vibrant palette to convey movement and energy. What truly set de Staël apart, though, was the step he took beyond abstraction. This came with his football paintings...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"La femme à la corbeille" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. A fine impression on japon paper, printed in Paris in 1926 for the Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne. The plate measures 10 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches (263 x 198 mm)...
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1920s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

“Straight Wharf Nantucket”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original off set lithograph in black and white with hand colored tinting by the artist. Artist signed, titled and numbered by the artist 47/250. Condition is excellent. Under glass...
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1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

"Cain and Abel" original etching
By Alexandre Falguière
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Published in Paris in 1876 by Gazette des Beaux-Arts and printed on laid paper by A. Salmon. Catalogue reference Sanchez and Seydoux 1876-27. Plate size: 8 ...
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1870s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"Self Portrait" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1960 by the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (320 x 242 mm). Not signed.
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1898 Jules Chéret first supplement to Les Maîtres de l’Affiche - La danse
Located in PARIS, FR
Created in 1898 as the very first supplement to Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, this intimate lithograph distills Jules Chéret’s vision of Belle Époque Paris into a single, buoyant figure....
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1890s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Lines in Four Directions, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Sol LeWitt
Located in Southampton, NY
Printer’s ink from rubber stamp on vélin d’Arches Satine paper. Paper Size: 8 x 8 inches. Inscription: Unsigned, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1977. Publi...
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1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

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Printer's Ink

Femme a la Mantille- Carmen, from "Le Carmen des Carmen"
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A prolific and tireless innovator of art forms, Pablo Picasso impacted the course of 20th-century art with unparalleled magnitude. Inspired by African and Iberian art and development...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Inglewood
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Jessica Brilli (Sayville, NY 1977) has been drawing and painting since her childhood. Working in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th century graphic...
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2010s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper

Henry Brown 'Daniel Webster' 1965- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 20 x 16 inches ( 50.8 x 40.64 cm ) Image Size: 13.25 x 9.75 inches ( 33.655 x 24.765 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Addition...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

'Encircled' — Mid-Century Surrealism, Atelier 17
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ian Hugo, 'Encircled', engraving, 1946, edition 50. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '5/50' in pencil. With the blind stamp 'madeleine-claude jobrack EDIT...
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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Mid Century Chevaux et Cavalières La Nuit Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Nocturnal Horses with Riders Under Moonlight Lithograph Limited Edition Compelling nocturnal lithograph of two women on horseback by ...
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1960s Abstract Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Revelatory Painting, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst H12-4: Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Self-Revelatory Gyration Painting, 2023 Mixed Media Giclée print on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birc...
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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Plywood, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Giclée

The Blue Scarf, 1930
Located in OPOLE, PL
Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980) - The Blue Scarf, 1930 Giclée from 2023. The edition no. 2 out of 100. Dimensions of work: 70 x 52.5 cm. Publisher: Chelsea Green Editions. High-q...
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2010s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Giclée

Miró, Composition (Mourlot 551; Cramer 118), Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin Chiffon de Mandeure paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Lithographies et Eaux-Fortes Originales, Livres Illustres Or...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Lincoln Center Globe by Donald Baechler
Located in New York, NY
American artist Donald Baechler, created this image for the 50th Anniversary commemoration of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Titled, 'Lincoln Center Globe', 2011, the print ...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Bullfight No. 5 original signed limited edition lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
      Bullfight No. 5 is a signed limited edition ( 4/300 ) original lithograph by Salvador Dali from the Taureaumachie Suite of five original lithographs. Published by Phyllis Lucas...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Harlequin from Parade for the Metropolitan Opera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare and collectible poster by David Hockney was part of a series of three billboards commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1981. Designed specifically for ...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Double Red Campion, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Double Red Campion' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Green Day" Framed Limited Edition Print, 24" x 36"
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition giclee landscape print by Molly Doe Wensberg is an edition size of 195. It features a cool blue, green, and yellow palette and captures a landscape scene with lu...
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2010s Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

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Digital, Giclée

Chagall, Tribe of Levi, Vitraux pour Jérusalem (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, . Notes: From the album, Chagall, Vitraux pour Jérusalem. Published by Musée des Arts Déco...
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1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Blue to Light Blue Circle
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Color is the foundation of my work. My circles start as a mood or idea that eventually evolves into a colored circle. I am curious how different colours interact wh...
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2010s Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Film

Two Women by the Window - Spanish Linocut
Located in London, GB
This original linocut in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Picasso" at the lower right margin. It is hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left m...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

Chicago Skyline
Located in Middletown, NY
A beautiful turn-of-the-century lake view of Chicago by an American artist known for his Texas landscapes. Etching with drypoint on watermarked Umbria laid paper with deckle edges, 7 1/4 x 10 7/8 inches (182 x 275 mm), full margins. Signed and numbered 4/25 in pencil, lower margin. In good condition with adhesive residue at the sheet edges on the verso, does not show through to the recto. A lovely Lake Michigan landscape...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Etching, Drypoint

Apuleius, Ancient Roman, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Apuleio' (Apuleius) Copper-line engraving by N Billy after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. Plate number top right corner of image. Giovanni...
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Mid-18th Century Renaissance Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Before you can Entertain
Located in London, GB
14-colour screenprint with a varnish overlay
 75 x 56 cm
 Edition of 72 of 125 + 12 AP Signed and numbered by the artist published by Nicolai Wallner
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Conquering the Falls - Contemporary Abstract Geology Encaustic Monotype, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic monotype, layers of pigmented beeswax on lightweight paper create an undulating composition suggesting layers of the earth's crust and geological forma...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype

Ficus Elastica - Original lithograph - Limited / 25 copies
Located in Paris, IDF
Max ERNST (1891-1976) Ficus Elastica, c. 1965 Original lithograph Unsigned Numbered / XXV copies On Japanese paper 57 x 42 cm INFORMATION: Edition produced by Lucien Treillard, pub...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Ecuyere de haute ecole" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the pencil drawing). Printed in Paris in 1952 by Mourlot Freres in an edition of 1500. The total sheet (including margins) measures 12 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches (3...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'Partners' — Mid-Century Modernist Regionalism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Dale Nichols, 'Partners', lithograph, edition 250, 1950. Signed in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (7/8 to 1 5/8 inches); tw...
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1950s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

“The Winter Ball” 1988
Located in Austin, TX
Poster Size: 23.5 x 16.5 in. Vintage Gold Leaf Frame Size: 23.5 x 16.5 in. Signed and inscribed in gold marker, bottom right A poster for "The Winter Ball 1988" in Houston, Texas, p...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Adenandra umbellata - French botanical flower engraving by Bessa, c1830
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Adenandra umbellata' Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From 'Herbier general de l'amateur' by Jean Louis Auguste Loiseleur-Deslongchamps & Jean Claude M...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Rene Magritte 'Les Promenades D'Euclide' 1973- Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of the Magritte painting is the only authorized and approved copy in its current format. It has been sanctioned by the appropriate authorities managing Magritte’s e...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

The Empresses
Located in Norwich, GB
DAMIEN HIRST (BORN 1965) Taytu Betul, from 'The Empresses' (H10-5), 2022 signed in pencil on the publisher's label affixed verso, stamp-numbered, laminated giclée print with screenpr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Panel, Digital, Giclée

Untitled, from ‘The International Association of Art Portfolio’
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
Untitled, from ‘The International Association of Art Portfolio’ By Max Bill Medium - Screen print Edition - 3/25 Signed - Yes Size - 640mm x 460mm Date...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Miniature Mallow, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Miniature Mallow' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amat...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

African Serengeti (Limited Edition of Only 30 Prints)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**ANNUAL SUPER SALE UNTIL JUNE 15TH ONLY** *This Price Won't Be Repeated Again This Year-Take Advantage Of It* **IMPORTANT: This is a limited edition print on canvas> ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Canvas

Chagall, Tribe of Joseph, Vitraux pour Jérusalem (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Chagall, Vitraux pour Jérusalem. Published by Musée des Arts Décora...
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1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Afghan Girl iconic poster: Sharbat Gula, Pakistan (Hand Signed by Steve McCurry)
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan (Hand Signed), 1984 Offset Lithograph poster Hand signed by the photographer in black felt pen on the front 24 × 20 inches Unframed...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset

Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games w/COA from Olympic Committee offset lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg Star In Motion, 1982 for the Los Angeles Summer 1984 Olympic Games (with COA from Olympic Committee) Offset Lithograph on Parson's Diploma paper Stamp signed (aut...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

30x50 Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction Photography Cassette Tape Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of Guns N' Roses iconic "Appetite for Destruction" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Dest...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph, Farm Women Chickens Geechee Gullah Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
SHARING THE CHORES is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the acclaimed Charleston SC artist JONATHAN GREEN printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

DAMIEN HIRST - EMPRESSES: SUIKO Limited Modern Butterflies glitter red
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Damien Hirst - THE EMPRESSES - SUIKO Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite and screen printed with glitter. Edition number: 1191/3310 (1.657 ph...
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2010s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen

La balance romaine, 1986, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned
Located in Les Acacias GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) La balance romaine, 1986 Lithographie sur papier Japon Signée en bas à droite et justifiée Hors Commerce 50 x 65 cm / 54 x 76 cm Très rare exemplaire D'un...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Lithographie Originale II
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Lithographie Originale II Color Lithograph Year: 1981 Size: 12.5 × 9.6 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Cramer 177, Der Lithograph IV, 1969-1972 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris,...
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1980s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Golden - large format photograph of conceptual iconic object in urban landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
GOLDEN by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances - environmental still life capturing found objects in urban cityscapes 40 x 32 inches (102 x 81cm) signed edition ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Paris, Place Du Tertre
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Paris, Place Du Tertre" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper by French artist Urbain Huchet, 1930-2014. It is hand signed and numbered 183/2...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist 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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