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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Post-Impressionist
John Muafangejo Style, Elia Shiwoohamba, Linoleum block print on paper
Located in Windhoek, NA
John Muafangejo Style, 2013. Linoleum block print on paper. Edition of 5. Elia Shiwoohamba was born in 1981 in Windhoek, Namibia. He graduated from th...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Linocut

Maler und Modell (rot) / Painter and Model (red)
Located in Wien, 9
Fritz Aigner (1930 - 2005) was an Austrian artist who has been a solitary figure in the Austrian art scene of the 20th century throughout his life, defying any categorisation of art ...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale highly detailed photograph of European beach Nizza by Frank Schott 44 x 69 inches (112 x 175cm) signed edition of 10 48 x 75.5 inches (122 x 192cm) signed edition of 7...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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

On Land - large format photograph of iconic wooden row boat on desert lake bed
Located in San Francisco, CA
On Land (2006) by Frank Schott, large scale photograph of classic red wooden row boat in dry California desert landscape 26.5 x 40 inches (67 x 102cm)...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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

Hollywood - large format photograph of iconic California landmark in Los Angeles
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of the iconic HOLLYWOOD sign in golden California sunlight with downtown Los Angeles in the distance HOLLYWOOD by Christian Stoll 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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

Cloud Study I - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
an homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Mediterranean Sea, captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale photograph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Black and ...

Yellow Lemon on Black, 2018, Color silkscreen with enamel inks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donald Sultan (Born 1951) Black Lemon on Yellow, 2018 Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board 39 x 39 in. Edition of 40 Signed by artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

"Quiet, The Dove (from The Book of LOVE)" silkscreen print by Robert Indiana
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Quiet, The Dove (Book of LOVE)" silkscreen print from a portfolio of 12 original poems and 12 original prints by artist Robert Indiana. Edition 58/200. The prints in the portfolio w...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Screen

Boombox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nick Veasey Boombox 47 x 47 inches Edition 9 Digital C print Diasec Framed Signed and numbered Also available in the following size 23 x 23 inches / Edition 25 Nick Veasey X ray Art...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Digital

Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana signs in landscape of the American West BACK IN ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Untitled 513 - 21st Cent, Contemporary, Figurative, Pigment Print, Portrait, Pop
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Edition of 50 The Françoise Nielly limited editions are available as pigment prints on aluminium: durable and colourfast hi-definition images with a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Pigment

Persephone VI - large format photograph of a timeless environmental still
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from the body of works 'Persephone', a series of environmental still-life photographs of timeless palimpsest impressions Persephone VI by Erik Pawassar 40 x 31 inches (102 x 79cm) signed edition of 25 62 x 48 inches (157 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on label custom/larger sizes are available on request ____________________________ Erik Pawassar's work focuses on the beauty of the disregarded or mundane object. The subjects for his striking and captivating visuals are typically set in the most ordinary environments, drawing the viewer into a charged but serene experience based on composition, palette and formal lines. Saturated in color, the nominal subjects gather a haunting and mesmerizing quality, creating a poignant pretext for the making of a formal color photograph. Decisively capturing the traces left by humanity, Pawassar's images are filled with a sense of universal nostalgia and pay homage to the passage of time and the extinguished moment, referencing documentary and street photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastian...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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

Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photogaph from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism TOPIARY II by Fran...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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

Femme à la lune
Located in Malmo, SE
Published by edition GKM. Unframed. Edition: 200 ex Paper: 300gr. Goya. Signed by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Corneille, one of the founders of the COBRA group, has passe...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

HOPE - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale conceptual environmental still life photographs playing with viewer's perspective creating individual letters from found objects spelling the word HOPE H-O-P-E by Christian Stoll Focusing in on this epic photograph work, you will find yourself lost in the artwork's details. Reminiscent of the appropriation artwork of Vik Muniz, Christian Stoll arranges everyday objects to spell letters of the alphabet. Only at close inspection does the viewer realize he/she is looking at an actual photograph, created in camera rather than with digital manipulation. _________________________ Artwork can be installed vertically or horizontally and across multiple walls 4 individual photographs individual artwork size 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61cm) horizontal artwork...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
Located in San Francisco, CA
observation of a Mediterranean beach scene in Nice, France, on a hazy summer day Nizza by Frank Schott 48 x 75.5 inches (122 x 192cm) signed edition of 7 44 x 69 inches (122 x 17...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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

Arcs: Uneven Angles - Contemporary, 21st Century, Etching, Black, White, Edition
Located in Zug, CH
Bernar Venet, Arcs: Uneven Angles Contemporary, 21st Century, Etching, Black, White, Edition Etching (Portfolio of 4) Edition of 50, plus 10 AP 98 x 115 cm (79.7 x 52.7 in.) Signed a...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Colour print of Anthurium flower in red green and yellow
Located in London, GB
“Nature creates nothing without the purpose” - Aristotele Anthurium - flower study, originally taken on medium format Fujichrome transparency colour film in the studio setting, in 1...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

Yamoto- 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Pigment Print, Portrait
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Edition of 50 Ger Doornink's limited editions are based on a high resolution scan of the original artwork. They are printed on archival Hahnemühle German Etching paper. This techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Etching

"Erotic Mind III" 2018 Utopian Sculptures Serial Prints by Fernando Crespo #100
Located in Coimbra, PT
F. Crespo author of a world-famous giant sculpture Pope Francis Heart. Makes a first edition of his private and utopian projects. Fernando Crespo is a r...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Inkjet

Bali Blues - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Urban Art, Pigment Print
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Pigment print on aluminium, edition of 5 ​ Joan Tarragó is a Barcelona based artist. The constant exploration of an exotic graphic language through travel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Mixed Media, Pigment

White Butterfly
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist's Statement: "My paintings are an attempt to synthesize and enlighten pursuits of eastern and western art and their traditions. Using the full visual language of abstraction –...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Mixed Media, Paper

God help the Rhinos of Namibia, Elia Shiwoohamba, Cardboard print on paper
Located in Windhoek, NA
God help the Rhinos of Namibia, 2019. Cardboard print on paper. Edition of 10. Elia Shiwoohamba was born in 1981 in Windhoek, Namibia. He graduated from the ...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink

The Surf Journals, Series 1: December 4, 1981
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he picked up a board in 1963- a day he fondly recalls. Though his surfing has taken him...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Pigment

Thwack
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION John Crash Matos Thwack 2002 Lithograph 20 x 20 in. Edition of 98 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art Condition...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The gecko, Elia Shiwoohamba, Linoleum block print
Located in Windhoek, NA
The gecko, Linoleum block prints on paper. Elia Shiwoohamba was born in 1981 in Windhoek, Namibia. He graduated from the John Muafangejo Art Centre in Windhoek in 2006. Specialising...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Linocut

We are your mothers, Elia Shiwoohamba, Linoleum block print
Located in Windhoek, NA
We are your mothers, Linoleum block prints on paper. Elia Shiwoohamba was born in 1981 in Windhoek, Namibia. He graduated from the John Muafangejo Art Centre in Windhoek in 2006. Sp...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Linocut

Recall by Lorna Simpson
Located in New York, NY
Lorna Simpson Recall, 1998 Silkscreen on felt 30 x 22 inches Edition of 50 Hand signed and numbered by the artist
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen, Felt

Persephone III - large format photograph of a timeless environmental still
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from the body of works 'Persephone', a series of environmental still-life photographs of timeless palimpsest impressions Persephone III by Erik Pawassar 40 x 31 inches (102 x 79cm) signed edition of 25 62 x 48 inches (157 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on label custom/larger sizes are available on request ____________________________ Erik Pawassar's work focuses on the beauty of the disregarded or mundane object. The subjects for his striking and captivating visuals are typically set in the most ordinary environments, drawing the viewer into a charged but serene experience based on composition, palette and formal lines. Saturated in color, the nominal subjects gather a haunting and mesmerizing quality, creating a poignant pretext for the making of a formal color photograph. Decisively capturing the traces left by humanity, Pawassar's images are filled with a sense of universal nostalgia and pay homage to the passage of time and the extinguished moment, referencing documentary and street photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastian Salgado...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper

H2O I - large format abstract photograph of sun reflection on pool water surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic pool reflections paintings by artist David Hockney H2O l by Erik ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

de Young - tactile elements of iconic San Francisco museum architecture
Located in San Francisco, CA
DE YOUNG by Frank Schott an hommage to the architectural details of Herzog DeMeuron's famous de Young Museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park 29 x 40 in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Nacimiento - 21st Cent, Contemporary, Figurative, Japanese, Relief Print, Glass
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Complete title: El nacimiento de la energía Relief print on glass with hand applied layers Edition of 50 Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Glass, Mixed Media, Pigment

The Three Brides, Elia Shiwoohamba, Linoleum block print on paper
Located in Windhoek, NA
The Three Brides, 2016. Linoleum block print on paper. 1/5 Elia Shiwoohamba was born in 1981 in Windhoek, Namibia. He graduated from the John Muafangejo Art Centre in Windhoek in 20...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Linocut

S. Jetty 1905 (edition of 8), Petrus Amuthenu, Linoleum block print on paper
Located in Windhoek, NA
S. Jetty 1905, 2021. Linoleum block print on fabriano paper, edition of 8 Petrus Amuthenu was born in Swakopmund and grew up in northern Namibia in Uukwaludhi. In 2002 a chance enco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink

Bali Days - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Urban Art, Pigment Print
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Pigment print on aluminium, edition of 5 ​ Joan Tarragó is a Barcelona based artist. The constant exploration of an exotic graphic language through travel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Mixed Media, Pigment

Next Sign - large format landscape photograph with conceptual road sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Next Sign (2010) by Frank Schott from a series of works capturing conceptual roadside signs in iconic American landscapes captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Balantu Woman, Petrus Amuthenu, cardboard block print on paper
Located in Windhoek, NA
Balantu Woman, 2017. Cardboard Print on Paper, 3/3 Petrus Amuthenu was born in Swakopmund and grew up in northern Namibia in Uukwaludhi. In 2002 a chance encounter with the late art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Ink, Paper

"From the Umbrage of a Master Poet (Book of LOVE)" silkscreen by Robert Indiana
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"From the Umbrage of a Master Poet (Book of LOVE)" silkscreen print from a portfolio of 12 original poems and 12 original prints by artist Robert Indiana. Edition 58/200. The prints ...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Screen

The Circular House - The Rotaflex Lamp
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer The Circular House "D'Aigurande proceeded to buy rounded pieces of furniture" - The Rotaflex Lamp 1974/2018 Deep etching and intaglio printing on Arches paper, Editi...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise "Skylight screen and vase of articial looking flowers" 1974/2018 Intaglio and relief printing on Arches paper, Editi...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Amsterdame Gold
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Prefab77 Amsterdame Gold 2015 8 color screenprint on black plike paper 32 7/8 x 23 in. Edition of 50 Pencil signed and numbered, accompanied with a certificate...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Cloud Study II - large format photograph of dramatic mood cloudscape horizon sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
large-scale original art photography from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract monochromatic skyscapes above the Mediterranean Sea C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment, Black and White, Digital Pigment, Giclée, Archival Pap...

Plage 80 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Beach Landscape Photography
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
C-print mounted on Plexiglass Edition of 30
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Plexiglass, C Print

Ariel
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Alex Katz Ariel (set of 3) 2016 Baked archival UV inks on shaped powder-coated aluminum 60 x 28 in. (overall dimensions) Edition of 40 Engraved signed and n...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Aluminum, Cut Steel

Woodblock no. 2 (Orange)
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Haiku #35 - Digital Vector Drawing Seated Female Nude Woman Figure Looking Back
Located in North Vancouver, CA
Haiku #35 - Digital Vector Drawing Seated Female Nude Woman Figure Looking Back This is a limited edition (50) digital black & white print of a seated female nude, executed in 17 ve...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Digital

Seascape X - large format photograph of monochrome blue water surface & horizon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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

I'll Be Dining Alone Tonight
Located in New York, NY
Matthew Brannon is best known for his letterpress and screen prints of incongruous combinations of images and text. These prints are rendered in a subtle, stripped-down aesthetic, ev...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Screen

Guy Gee, North Carolina
Located in Manchester, GB
Each artwork by Gee has been digitally reimagined from an original postage stamp. Printed on 350 gsm G. F. Smith card, cut out and finished by hand, the artwork is then float mounted...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Digital

"El Paso" Rare Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape, Artist's Proof Etching on Paper A compelling urban design of a highway underpass and one of his "El Paso: series of images, by Calif...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

Forte dei Marmi - iconic Italian beach resort on Mediterranean Sea (48" x 72")
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of a sea of green sun umbrellas and yellow-green striped sun chairs, a Mediterranean pre-summer season study of Italian beach clubs in the iconic coastal resort town of Forte dei Marmi, Italy FORTE DEI MARMI by Frank Schott 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183cm edition of 7 signed 26.5 x 40 inches / 67cm x 102cm edition of 25 signed archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity ________________________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, Ed Rusha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Giclée, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

"Creating Oneself" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Creating Oneself" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper

Letter T - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
LLetter T by Rafael Alberti, from Alphabet series is a lithograph, realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. ...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

David Hockney, Olympishe Spiele Munchen Print Poster, 1972
Located in Pasadena, CA
David Hockney, Original poster. David Hockney, Olympishe Spiele Munchen Print Poster, 1972 David Hockney ( B. 1937 ) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer,...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Color

Letter B - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Letter B by Rafael Alberti, from Alphabet series,  is a lithograph realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. ...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Small Nude /// Philip Pearlstein Etching Figurative Female Post-War New York Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Philip Pearlstein (American, 1924-2022) Title: "Small Nude" *Signed and dated by Pearlstein in pencil lower right Year: 1976 Medium: Original Soft-Ground Etching on German Et...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"Meaw" Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Meaw" Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Availabl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper

Untitled (Nr. 1943) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 1943) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid Off the Grid is the culmina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

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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