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Prints and Multiples For Sale
NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, social realist African-American artist ERNEST CRICHLOW (1914-2005). NEW DREAMS was printed from hand d...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

GDP Rat By Banksy
Located in London, GB
GDP Rat By Banksy Banksy is an anonymous British street artist known for his provocative and satirical stenciled graffiti. His works often address political and social issues with...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Basquiat Boxing Poster 1997
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat boxing poster 1997: This rare double-sided 1997 Basquiat boxing poster was published on occasion of the 1990s exhibition, “Jean-Michel Basquiat Works and Portraits” at Parco...
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1990s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Basquiat Boxing Poster 1997
Basquiat Boxing Poster 1997
$220 Sale Price
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La tristesse du roi (Duthuit 139), Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 20.50 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue r...
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1950s Fauvist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Milkshakes, Parys, the Free State - Pop art color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
The seductive blue sky and the seductive milkshakes make you feel as if you are sitting in the car at this "Americana style" Roadhouse in Welkom, South Africa. It is typical of Richa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Champignons, French antique mushroom chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'256 Marcella rotunda' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of Fren...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Lithograph

1898 original lithograph by Jules Chéret Spring Flower Les Maîtres de l’Affiche
Located in PARIS, FR
This original lithograph by Jules Chéret, titled Spring Flower, was published in 1898 as Supplément Plate 5 in Les Maîtres de l’Affiche. Executed in delicate sanguine tones, the comp...
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1890s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Beckmann, Composition (Hofmaier 323-329), Der Mensch ist kein Haustier (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on Van Gelder Zonen Bütten paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Der Mensch ist kein Haustier, 1937. Published by...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Boy in Red Shirt original lithograph by Margaret Keane c 1980
Located in Paonia, CO
Boy in Red Shirt is an original lithograph by Margaret Keane c. 1980. A young boy in a red shirt is seen in front of a three story building in a city on a blue sky day. An ori...
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1980s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Costruzione Arancio - Lithograph by Luigi Veronesi - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
The proposed print is a lithograph with a print run of 99 copies, in very good condition. On the lithograph are the print number in the lower margins with its print run and the hand...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Tape Collection, AILA Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
AILA Blue, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal pas...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

1973 After Marc Chagall 'The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote)' 2nd Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 38.5 x 25.75 inches ( 97.79 x 65.405 cm ) Image Size: 38.5 x 25.75 inches ( 97.79 x 65.405 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Ad...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Offset

BASKET DRAWING Signed Lithograph Free-form Abstract Drawing Graphite Pearl Blue
Located in Union City, NJ
BASKET DRAWING, by Dale Chihuly(American b.1941) renowned glass sculpture artist depicts one of his signature abstract basket forms. This unique, limited edition lithograph was print...
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1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original Absolut Outrageous Cocktails Perfect pop art poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original ABSOLUT OUTrageeous, Cocktails perfected pop art liquor poster. The archived linen is backed in excellent condition and ready to frame. The p...
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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Topiary I - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and striking art of topiaries' green minimalism Topiary I by Frank Schott ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Moths, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Devanica tricolor 2. Erasmia pulchella 3. Amesia sanguiflua' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

FLOWERS - Exhibited in 1997 Smithsonian Monotype Exhibition
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KARL YENS (1868 – 1945) (FLOWERS) 1919 Color monotype signed, dated and annotated: “monotype 1919.” 17 ½” x 11 ½” Monotypes are unique works of art that fall between printmaking a...
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1810s American Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Monotype

No Title (Our Secret Spot)
Located in Bristol, GB
Six-colour lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition of 35 Signed and numbered on the front Mint This artwork is sold framed Images of edition numbering are for illustrative purposes on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Roy Lichtenstein-As I Opened Fire (Triptych)-FOURTH EDITION
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This official offset lithograph triptych, printed by the Stedelijk Museum, is not a third-party reproduction. Rendered in red, yellow, blue, and black on white wove paper, it reprodu...
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Male Nude, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Titles: Male Nude 2 Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Paper Size: 44 x 30 in. (111.76 ...
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1970s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Hero as a Riddle by Eduardo Paolozzi gold silver pop art with Basquiat style
Located in New York, NY
Hero as a Riddle (1963) depicts a smiling head printed in gold, silver, and black. The shapes and lines composing the figure’s face are architectural and geometric: the eyes are comp...
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Warhol-Basquiat Limited Edition Poster (30th Anniversary Edition)
Located in London, GB
30th Anniversary reprint edition of the exhibition poster for Warhol/Basquiat Paintings. Printed in 2015. Signed and numbered "153/300" in ink by Tony Shafrazi. Published by Tony Sha...
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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Santa Fe The Chief Way original American railroad poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Santa Fe The Chief Way vintage railroad travel poster. Archival linen backed in very fine condition, ready to frame. Most of the Santa Fe Railway posters feature American Indians, but this poster features the big boss, The Chief! The poster has about a 1" white border around the entire image, the linen backing is not counted in the poster's measurement. Several of the trains were named "Chief" which includes the San Francisco Chief, Texan Chief, Kansas City Chief...
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1940s American Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Robert Longo 'Frank & Glenn' Hand Signed and Framed, 1991
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lithograph in colors on wove paper. Artist proof signed and numbered in pencil out of 10 by Robert Longo, published by Brooke Alexander from the Men in the Cities. Frank and Glen st...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1988 poster for David Hockney: A Retrospective at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1988 poster for “David Hockney: A Retrospective” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a vibrant and visually striking representation of the artist’s distinct style. Featuring Hoc...
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking paper...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Untitled Abstract Picture (one plate) - artist authorized print on GardaMatt Art
Located in New York, NY
Gerhard Richter Untitled Abstract Picture, 2002 Offset lithograph on GardaMatt Art 250 GSM paper Limited Edition edition of 3433 12 1/2 × 16 3.5 inches Unframed Accompanied by gallery issued Certificate of Guarantee Printed on GardaMatt Art 250 GSM paper, this beautiful and colorful piece was part of a portfolio of loose plate reproductions for Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes works. Released during his exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art (Abstract Pictures) and the Museum of Modern Art (Gerhard Richter, 40 Years of Painting). It depicts Richters Oil on Aluminum abstract picture) More about Gerhard Richter: Gerhard Richter was born in 1932 in Dresden, Germany. Throughout his career, Richter has negotiated the frontier between photography and painting, captivated by the way in which these two seemingly opposing practices speak to and challenge one another. From exuberant canvases rendered with a squeegee and acerbic color charts to paintings of photographic detail and close-ups of a single brushstroke, Richter moves effortlessly between the two mediums, reveling in the complexity of their relationship, while never asserting one above the other. Richter’s life traces the defining moments of twentieth-century history and his work reverberates with the trauma of National Socialism and the Holocaust. In the wake of the Second World War, Richter trained in a Socialist Realist style sanctioned by East Germany’s Communist government. When he defected to West Germany in 1961, a month before the Berlin Wall was erected, Richter left his entire artistic oeuvre up to that point behind. From 1961 to 1964—alongside Blinky Palermo and Sigmar Polke—Richter studied at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he began to explore the material, conceptual, and historical implications of painting without ideological restraint. Richter’s earliest paintings in Düsseldorf, stimulated by a fascination with current affairs and popular culture, responded to images from magazines and newspaper cuttings. Through the 1960s, Richter continued to address found and media images of subjects such as military jets, portraits, and aerial photographs. Notably, he reimagined family pictures he had smuggled from East Germany that included his smiling uncle Rudi, dressed in a Nazi uniform...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Passion Flower, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Passion Flower' 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 Fre...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

ONE MAN BAND
Located in Santa Monica, CA
MARY LOUISE FRY FINLEY (1908 - 1964) ONE MAN BAND c1950 . Signed and numbered 11/20 in pencil and with the k in a circle, the signature of Los Angeles Master printer Lynton Kistle...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'Easter Sunday' — Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, 'Easter Sunday', color lithograph, 1946, edition 31. Signed, dated, titled and numbered '116' and '17/31' in pen. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, off-white wove paper; full margins (1 1/4 to 2 inches), in excellent condition. Image size 21 x 13 1/2 inches; sheet size 24 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Vale Faro (1902-1988) was a well-known modernist architect and artist associated with the Chicago Bauhaus. He received his degree in architecture and design from the Armour Institute in Chicago and worked at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, from 1924-27, where he was influenced by Harry Kurt Bieg and Le Corbusier. Upon his return to Chicago, Faro worked with the important modernist Chicago architects George and William Keck under Louis Sullivan. Faro founded the avant-garde printmaking group Vanguard in 1945. The group counted Atelier 17 artists Stanley William Hayter, Sue Fuller...
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1940s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"The Colors of Spring" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Serigraph
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"The Colors of Spring" is an beautiful 94 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted from life in the artists Laguna Beach studio by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Im...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

1971 After Alexander Calder 'La Grenouille et la Scie"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original exhibition poster featuring Alexander Calder’s whimsical work “La Grenouille et la Scie” (“The Frog and the Saw”), created for a retrospective held at the Pace/Co...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Picasso, La Petite Colombe (Mourlot 174; Cramer 55) (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: Executed in 1949 and issued as the frontispiece of the Picasso Lithograph...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Leading Out a Hunter
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
James Seymour (1702-1752) Leading Out a Hunter Mezzotint by Thomas Burford Image size 10 x 14 in Framed size 13 x 17 in James Seymour was an English artist renowned for his equestri...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint

Sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
Sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Canvas, Color

Versailles (France) original lithograph vintage SNCF travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Versailles, France vintage lithograph French travel poster. Printed by the French National Railroad, SNCF in the 1938's. Printer: Goossens. A poster fit for a king since he once resided here at Versailles. Transform your living space with the elegance and grandeur of the Versailles Original Poster. This exquisite piece captures the breathtaking beauty of the iconic Palace of Versailles, showcasing its majestic fountains and lush gardens. The vibrant colors and intricate details bring to life the opulence and historical significance of one of the world's most renowned landmarks. The grand fountains had a chariot and horses...
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1930s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Damien Hirst - H13-5 Exmouth Esplanade - Contemporary Art
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst H13-5 Exmouth Esplanade, 2023 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel. Hand-signed on the label and numbered. This artwork can be hung any way up. 90 x 90 xm...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Giclée

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

Tape Collection, Type II Tutti Frutti - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Type II Tutti Frutti, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, p...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Secret Admirer
Located in London, GB
Mr. Brainwash Secret Admirer (Red), 2013 4-color screenprint on hand-torn archival art paper 22 1/2 × 22 1/2 in 57.2 × 57.2 cm Edition of 70 Hand-signed by the artist on the fromt,...
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2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Screen

Memories about Venice, Print on Canvas Limited Edition of 50 by Anatolii Kozakov
Located in Zofingen, AG
Contemporary Modern Print on Canvas with Venice city. "Memories about Venice." The print will be shipped in on stretched and ready to hang. Limited Edition collection of 50, in coope...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1967 at the atelier of Clot, Bramsen et Georges and published in an edition of 2500 for "Les Temps Situationistes" (The Situationist ...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Balloon Milkweed/Memories", Contemporary, Botanical, Black and White Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Vicki McKenna’s “Balloon Milkweed/Memories” is a 8 x 10 inch (image size), 14 x 16 inches (matted), handcrafted, platinum/palladium, photographic print. The contemporary black and wh...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Rag Paper, Black and White

Saul Steinberg, 'Taxi' Signed & numbered Lithograph 1977
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Saul Steinberg Title: Taxi - Galerie Maeght Year: 1977 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: XX/150 Size: 23 in. x 31 in. (78.74 cm x 58.42 cm) Conditio...
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Vachère au Bord de l'Eau
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CAMILLE PISSARRO (French 1830-1903) VACHERE au BORD de l’EAU 1890 (Delteil 93 viii/viii) Etching, unsigned as published in “Gazette des Beaux Arts”, Paris, 1890. On laid paper Very...
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1890s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Clocher roman
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is limited in edition artist pencil signed lower right and is in very good condition . Jean Couty Epreuve de' artist an original ...
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Mid-20th Century Conceptual Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Clocher roman
$600 Sale Price
62% Off
Reclining Figure Interior Setting I (Cramer 458), XXe siècle
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 9.65 x 12.4 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Moore, Henry, et al. Henry Moore, Catalogue...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Hothead - Contemporary Art, Abstract Art
Located in London, GB
Hothead, 2016 Giclée print on 330gsm Somerset Velvet cotton rag paper with an embossed publisher stamp 82 x 78 cm - Framed 80 x 75 cm - Sheet Edition of 250 It comes with COA from t...
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2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Giclée

Keith haring-Untitled (1984) Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring’s Untitled, 1984 depicts a heart with legs, animated in his signature vibrant style. This open edition reproduction captures the lively essence of Haring’s work, featuri...
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

It Started With A Kiss
Located in London, GB
Silkscreen and Archival Pigment in Colour on Deckled Edge Somerset Satin 410gsm Paper floated on a frame with 3mm Float Glass 44 3/10 × 30 7/10 in 112.5 × 78 cm Edition of 195 hand-...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Mixed Media, Archival Pigment, Screen

Elegant Woman Profile - Original Etching, Printed signature
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul César Helleu Elegant Woman Profile, 1913 Original Etching Printed signature On vellum 26 x 20 cm (c. 10.5 x 8 inch) Very good condition, light defects at the edge of the sheet
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1890s Art Nouveau Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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

LA PARADE
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GEORGES ROUAULT (1871 – 1958) La PARADE 1932 (CR.203, W.211) color etching and aquatint 1932. Edition 270. Frontispiece from “Cirque”. Signed in plate as i...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

LA PARADE
LA PARADE
$1,100 Sale Price
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Shunga - Woodcut attr. Keisai Eisen - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut shunga print attributed to Keisai Eisen and realized in the early 19th century. Good condition except for some signs of time.
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Mid-19th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

The Amiddaleas - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable ...
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19th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Nymphs in Giverny - Lithograph - 300 copies
By Claude Monet
Located in Paris, IDF
Claude MONET (after) The Nymphs in Giverny Lithogrpah after a painting Printed signature in the plate Number / 300 copies On vellum 30 x 59 cm (c. 12 x 24 in) Excellent condition
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Late 20th Century Impressionist 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

Monkey Parliament (with Original Museum Tube)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gorgeous Banksy Monkey Parliament lithograph. Released at Banksy’s exhibition Banksy vs. Bristol Museum in 2009. The original tube that this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Color, Lithograph

Original Quinquina Royal Est un vrai trésor vintage liquor poster c.1902
Located in Spokane, WA
Quinquina Royal Est un vrai trésor. Original Quinquina Royal antique French liquor poster. Artist: Eugene Oge. Size: 38.75" x 55". Archiv...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Multiverse, Flowers Takashi Murakami Limited Edition Signed Print Colour Flowers
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing Edition of 300 Diameter: 71 cm (27.9 in) Signed and numbered on front Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the production pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Offset, Paper

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.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.

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