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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Sea Outlook, American Realist Etching by John Beerman
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Beerman, American (1958 -) - Sea Outlook, Year: 1985, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP 4/5, Image Size: 7 x 9 inches, Size: 15 x 15 in. (38.1 x 3...
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1980s American Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Sculptured Marble in Classic Blue, Extra Large Cyanotype Print, Abstract Silk
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Marble Blue Silk Pattern + Year: 2022 + Edition Size: 50 + Medium: Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper + Sta...
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2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Lithograph, Rag Paper, Emulsion

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

Rare exhibition print (Hand Signed by Willem de Kooning), Estate of Alan York
Located in New York, NY
Willem de Kooning de Kooning in East Hampton (Hand Signed), from Estate of Alan York, 1978 Offset lithograph poster (Hand signed by de Kooning) Boldly signed in green marker on the f...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Jean-Michel Folon 'Amnesty International'-Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original poster by Jean-Michel Folon is part of the Artists for Amnesty series, a collection of art posters created by 15 world-renowned artists to highlight Amnesty Internation...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Orchestra : Intermission - Lithograph (Mourlot)
Located in Paris, IDF
Raoul DUFY (1877-1953) Orchestra : Intermission Lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum 30 x 24 cm (c. 11.8 x 9.4 in) Excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Robert Motherwell Mostly Mozart Festival, 1991 First Edition Screen Print
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First edition screen-print designed and created by Robert Motherwell for the Mostly Mozart Festival presented at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City in 1991. ...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Autumn Trees, Print on Paper, Framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Satin Paper, Edition 017 Subject: Autumn Trees, Framed Size: 17.5" x 24.5" x 0.8''inch, 44x62x2cm, Ready to Hang, Wooden Frame. All works are...
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2010s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Satin Paper, Color

2000 After Roy Lichtenstein 'Big Painting #6' SERIGRAPH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original poster, titled "Big Painting #6," is printed on heavy stock paper with full margins. Approximately 300 copies were made, though not numbered. Published by Art Editions,...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Stripes from the House of the Shaman Rare print Hand Signed ink by Joseph Beuys
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Beuys Stripes from the House of the Shaman (Hand Signed), 1980 Silkscreen exhibition poster with offset lettering on wove paper; hand signed by Joseph Beuys Boldly signed on t...
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1980s Conceptual Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Alice in Wonderland
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Alice in Wonderland MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Transworld Art EDITION NUMBER: A IX/XL PAPER: Japon Paper MEASUREMENTS: 29.75"...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Standing Ovation - conceptual vignette with velvet curtain and marble floor
Located in San Francisco, CA
Standing Ovation by Frank Schott 60 x 48 inches (152 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 32 inches (102 x 81cm) signed edition of 25 archival fine ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

American Bulgarian original 1975 poster Galeria Ciento show Barcelona Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Christo (Bulgaria, 1935-2020) 'Galería Ciento', 1975 lithograph on paper 28 x 22.1 in. (71 x 56 cm.) Unframed Ref: CHR1038-P001 Condition: Not previously owned, and no signs of use....
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

APRIL
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCES H. GEARHART APRIL c. 1928-30 Color block print, signed and titled in pencil. Image 9" x 5". sheet 11 1/8 x 7 1/8. Very good impression. The usual tack holes at the right she...
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1920s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Wind Blown Poplars
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WILLIAM SELTZER RICE (1873 – 1963) WIND BLOWN POPLARS c. 1915-20 Color woodcut, Signed and titled in pencil. 9 x 12”. On thin paper....
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1910s American Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Hunt Slonem, White Bunnies I, Bunnies
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Bunnies I Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 29" x 22" x 1.25" Signatur...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Allusions, Bay of Naples (from the collection of Donald Baechler) Signed/N print
Located in New York, NY
Cy Twombly Allusions, Bay of Naples (from the collection of Donald Baechler), 1975 Color offset lithograph and photo lithograph on wove paper Signed and numbered 56/80 in ink on the ...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

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

Takashi Murakami skateboard deck (Takashi Murakami skulls skate deck)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Skateboard Deck 2015: A vibrant, unique piece of Takashi Murakami skulls wall-art - this highly collectible limited edition Murakami skateboard was published in 201...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Wood, Lithograph, Offset

TIE Fighter Beatles Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
TIE Fighter Beatles by B A T I K Pop art work featuring the Fab Four Paul McCartney , George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon running away from Star Wars TIE fighters chasing...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

"May Belfort" lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in Paris in 1950 by Mourlot Freres, this lithograph faithfully reproduces the original Toulouse-Lautrec poster in a smaller-size format...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Divine Comedy : Dante and Beatrice - Original lithograph, 1898
Located in Paris, IDF
Henri MARTIN Divine Comedy : Dante and Beatrice, 1898 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) INFORMATION: Li...
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1890s Symbolist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Orpheus and Eurydice" etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: etching. Etched by John Watkins after the George Frederick Watts painting. This impression on cream laid paper was printed in 1879 by Francois Lienard and published in Paris ...
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1870s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Madre (Mother), dazzling Silkscreen w/ crystallina (diamond dust) hand signed/n
Located in New York, NY
RETNA Madre (Mother), 2023 Silkscreen and crystallina (diamond dust) on Coventry rag paper Hand signed and numbered by RETNA from the limited edition of only 75 on the front (41/75) ...
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2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Glitter, Screen

Marc Chagall 'Bezaleel and his Two Golden Cherubim, 1966' original lithograph
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: MARC CHAGALL Title: BAZALEEL AND HIS TWO GOLDEN CHERUBINS (FROM STORY OF THE EXODUS) Medium: LITHOGRAPH Image Size: 18.50x13.50 inches paper size: 20 x 15 inches Released: 19...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Woman with a Turkish Hat - Lithograph - Printed Signature (Mourlot)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973)(after) Woman with a Turkish bonnet, 1974 Lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate Numbered / 300 copies On vellum 75 x 52.5 cm (c. 30 x...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

30x40 "Lion Portrait", Black and White Lion Photography , Photograph Signed Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an African Lion. 30x40 Singed and Numbered Archival Pigment print. Framing available. Inquire for rates. FREE SHIPPING Shane Russeck has buil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

“The artists Mother 1631”
Located in Warren, NJ
Rembrandt - Etching - Artist's Mother with her Hand on her Chest: Small Bust . In good condition measures 22x21
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20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching

David Shrigley - Preen Yourself
Located in Central, HK
David Shrigley Preen Yourself, 2023 13 colour screenprint with a two varnish overlay printed on Somerset Satin Tub sized 410 gsm 29 1/2 × 22 in 75 × 56 cm Signed by the artist and n...
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2010s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Satin Paper

Blue Rolling Waves off Sidney, Seascape Diptych Cyanotype, Australian Coast Surf
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Rolling Waves off Sidney" is a gorgeous original cyanotype diptych showing energetic waves embracing the Australian coas...
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2010s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Emulsion, Watercolor, Lithograph, Monotype, Rag Paper

The Little Prince and his Asteroid B 612
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This limited edition color lithograph, titled The Little Prince and His Asteroid, is a beautiful reproduction from the beloved book cover of Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupé...
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2010s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Flight Pattern - 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

The Mock Turtle's Story, from Alice in Wonderland
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Heliogravure Title: The Mock Turtle's Story Portfolio: 1969 Alice in Wonderland Year: 1969 Edition: 2430/2500 Frame Size: 24 1/4" x 19 1/2" Sheet Size: ...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Bullfight, the Arena - Vintage lithograph exhibition poster # Mourlot
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso (after) Bullfight, the Arena, 1982 Lithograph (printed in Atelier Mourlot) Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 89 x 60 cm (c. 36 x 24 inch) Original lithogra...
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1980s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original linocut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original linoleum cut. Printed in 1938 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 4). Size: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (317 x 248 mm). Not signed. Condition: there are pinholes i...
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1930s Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

Cocteau, Composition, Sous le Manteau de Feu (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the album, Les Cavaliers d'Ombre; Sous le Manteau de Feu, 1956. Pub...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The glass mountain shattered David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Located in New York, NY
This etching from David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio depicts the somewhat obscure story Old Rinkrank, which Hockney chose to illustrate beca...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Young girl - Original etching, Signed (Venturi #1160)
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul Cézanne Young girl, 1873 Original etching and roulette Signed in plate "P. Cézanne" and dated 1873 in lower right corner On vellum 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES : - Cat...
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1870s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Brooke Hopper David Hockney portrait drawing lithograph in black and white
Located in New York, NY
A classic David Hockney portrait, this lithograph depicts the artist's friend Brooke Hopper. Brooke Hopper, one of the Hollywood elite, is the daughter of the producer Leland Hayward...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1961 for Derrière le Miroir (issue number 124) and published in Paris by Maeght. Image size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 15 x 11 inches (37...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Fiesta, c. 1973, red, yellow & blue figurative abstract lithograph
Located in Beachwood, OH
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Fiesta, c. 1973 Lithograph in colors Signed lower right Edition: E. A. 20 x 28 inches 35.5 x 37.75 inches, framed One of America's best known ...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

La Procession de Noel, Impressionist Giclee Print after Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - La Procession de Noel, Medium: Giclee, facsimile signed, Edition: 375, Image Size: 11 x 18 inches, Frame Size: 26 x 31 inches, Publ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Giclée

Alec Monopoly, Sold as seen' 2021, Signed & numbered
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Alec Monopoly & Nic Fanciulli Title: Sold As Seen Year: 2021 Description: Giclee print on paper. Signed by Alec Monopoly. Size: 77 x 53.5 cm. Framing: Unframed Edition 100 o...
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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Giclée

'Manhattan Old and New' — Vintage New York Cityscape
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Samuel Chamberlain, 'Manhattan Old and New', drypoint, 1929, edition 100, Chamberlain and Kingsland 81. Signed, titled, and numbered '81/100' in pencil. Titled and annotated '30.00' in pencil, in the artist's hand, bottom margin. Matted to museum standards, unframed. A superb, finely-detailed impression, with selectively wiped plate tone, on heavy Rives cream wove paper; full margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. The subject of the print is the lower Manhattan cityscape just before the Depression. Image size 8 3/4 x 6 13/16 inches (222 x 173 mm); sheet size 12 3/4 x 10 inches (324 x 254 mm). Impressions of this work are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art and the Zimmerli Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST 'There is something about the atmospheric vibrancy of an etching which imparts a peculiar and irresistible life to architectural drawing...A copper plate offers receptive ground to the meticulously detailed drawing which so often appeals to the architect'. —Samuel Chamberlain, from the Catalogue Raisonné of his prints. Samuel V. Chamberlain (1896 - 1975), printmaker, photographer, author, and teacher, was born in Iowa. His family moved to Aberdeen, Washington in 1901, and in 1913, Chamberlain enrolled in the University of Washington in Seattle, where he studied architecture under Carl Gould. By 1915, he was enrolled in the School of Architecture of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. With the United States' involvement in the First World War, Chamberlain sailed to France, where he volunteered in the American Field Service. In 1918, he was transferred to the United States Army to complete his tour of duty. After the war, he returned to Boston and resumed his architectural studies, which he eventually discontinued, working for a few years as a commercial artist. Chamberlain received the American Field Service Scholarship in 1923, which he used to travel to Spain, North Africa, and Italy. In 1924 he was living in Paris, where he studied lithography with Gaston Dorfinant and etching and drypoint with Edouard Léon, publishing his first etching the following year. In 1927, he studied drypoint with Malcolm Osborne...
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1920s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Rauschenberg-Quote Vintage Pop Art
By (After) Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare exhibition poster from the series Collection of European Masters, published for the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen by Achenbach Editions. Quote from 1981 explores themes of c...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Marc Chagall and Charles Sorlier, Carmen, Lithograph, signed 98/150 Mourlot CS39
Located in New York, NY
Marc Chagall (After) and Charles Sorlier (his collaborator and printer) Carmen, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1966 Color Lithograph on Arches watermarked Paper with deckled edg...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1984 After Tom Wesselmann 'Galleria Plura'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster is a rare and highly collectible item, originally produced for Tom Wesselmann's solo show at Galleria Plura in Milan, which took place from February to March 1...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Chagall, Composition, Couleur amour (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin papier a la cuve du Moulin Richard de Bas spécialement filigrané pour cette édition paper. Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good conditi...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

Tribute to the Victims (Viet Nam) - Lithograph, 1967
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976) Tribute to the Victims, 1967 Lithograph on offset background (Arte atelier) Printed signature in the plate On paper 75 x 44.5 cm (c. 29.5 x 17.3 inch) Original vintage poster INFORMATION: Published by Maeght on the occasion of the artist's exhibition "Pour le Viet Nam...
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1960s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Miro Lithographe I
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1972 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : XIII/LXXX Publisher : A.C. Mazo, Maeght, Paris, Poligrafa, Barcelona Printer : Mourlot, Paris Catalog : [Maeght n°863 p...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1946 on at the atelier Quesneville on BFK Rives paper and published in a limited edition of 300 for the "Alternance" portfolio (a collective art ...
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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

B Side Vinyl Collection Set of Four - Pop Art Multi-Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps B Side Vinyl Set of Four. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerising collection. A...
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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

The Queen's Croquet Ground, from Alice in Wonderland
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Heliogravure Title: The Queen's Croquet Ground Portfolio: 1969 Alice in Wonderland Year: 1969 Edition: 2430/2500 Frame Size: 24 1/4" x 19 1/2" Sheet Siz...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

'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

The South East Prospect of Westminster Bridge
By Alfred Benjamin Cole
Located in Middletown, NY
After Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto Copper plate engraving with hand coloring on cream laid paper with the Arms of France watermark (a crown in shield topped by a fleur-de-lys and the letters GR), 22 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches (576 x 400 mm), wide to full margins. Multiple vertical and horizontal creases from folding and rolling; none appear to be particularly hard, there is however some associated cockeling. While there is some minor mat tone visible around the perimeter of the sheet, the extensive handcoloring remains extremely fresh and saturated in the intended areas. There are edge tears at each the right and left sheet edge (outside of the image area) due to an improper effort to mount the sheet to a mat. Otherwise in very good condition with all issues being consistent with age. The print is wrongly titled "The South East Prospect of Westminster Bridge...
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Mid-18th Century English School Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Watercolor

The Lord and the Dame [Le Seigneur et la dame]
Located in London, GB
Medium: Original Lithograph, Cannes, 10/1/1959, on Arches paper, dated lower left 32.8 x 26 cm - sheet Edition: This was an unsigned and unnumbered edition of 800 Printed by: Mourl...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

I Destroyed The Tennis Ball And I Would Like To Destroy More
Located in Bristol, GB
26 colour screenprint on somerset satin tub sized 410gsm Edition of 125 75 x 56 cm (29.5 x 22 in) Signed and numbered on the back Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the prod...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Busted Dream, by Stephen Lawlor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Aquatint, Drypoint, Etching Year: 2017 Image Size: 7.5 x 11.25 inches Edition Size: 50 Stylized image of Lone Ranger figure on horse against a night sky. Lawlor's early etc...
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2010s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Shepard Fairey, Bureau of Public Works Twice Signed work on wood panel unique AP
Located in New York, NY
SHEPARD FAIREY Bureau of Public Works (on Wood), 2004 Silkscreen on wood panel. Hand signed and annotated on both the recto and verso. In original handmade artist's frame. 24 × 18 in...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Wood, Screen

"Imagine" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Very rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Imagine," first released on the LP of the same name in 1971. The best-selling single of his s...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Other Medium

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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