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Prints and Multiples For Sale
"Family Tree" Limited Edition Drawing
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's "Family Tree" drawing, which is peaceful image of John & Yoko at rest. Originally drawn in 1976, this limited edition was released by...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen, Other Medium

La Pique (I), from A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: La Pique (I) Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso Medium: Transfer lithograph Date: 1961 Frame Size: 17 1/4" x 19 3/4" Sheet Size: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" Image ...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Revolution" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Revolution," first released on The "White Album" by the Beatles in 1968 This limited edition was r...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Other Medium

Cacti - large format photograph of iconic desert cactus landscape 48" x 72"
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of sunny cactus landscape, from a series of highly detailed large format nature observations, an homage to the photo realistic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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

The Biggest Hottest Chilli in the World - Original Signed Screenprint - 45/125
Located in Köln, DE
Original limited edition screenprint Excellent condition: Previously unframed and stored away from light Signed and numbered by David Shrigley in pencil Comes in original publisher’...
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2010s Prints and Multiples

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Screen

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

“Night at the Bastille"
Located in Warren, NJ
Michel Delacroix "Night at the Bastille" Lithograph signed and numbered. In good condition measures 36x32
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20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

VILLA NEUVE Signed Lithograph, Modernist Abstract, City Landscape, Collage, Flag
Located in Union City, NJ
VILLA NEUVE is an original limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking paper 100% acid free. VILLA NEUVE is an imaginative modernist ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Bellos Consejos (Wonderful Advice)
Located in Chicago, IL
An impression from the 1st edition published in 1799, the only edition published during Goya's lifetime. References: Los Caprichos Plate 15; Delteil 52; Harris 50 III.1 Prado ...
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18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint, Etching

(after) Amedeo Modigliani "Nu couché"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the painting). Printed in 1926 at the Leon Marotte atelier and published in an edition of 1000 by Editions des Quatre Chemins. Image size: 5 x 8 inches (125 ...
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1920s Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

'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

Leo, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Leo, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Digital

Peintre et modèle
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Peintre et modèle Lithograph from 1965. Dimensions of work: 23 x 27 cm Reference: Cramer 130 The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure ship...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette Photograph 40x60 Pop Art Photography, Unsinged
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "Miami Vice" soundtrack cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ic...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

Les Amies - Etching by Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint on japanese paper applied on cardboard.  One of 10 artist's proofs, numbered I/X, aside of the edition of 100. Hand signed and numbered. Very Good condition.
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Nabuchodonosor Rex Babulonis - Lithograph - 1967/69
Located in Roma, IT
Nabuchodonosor Rex Babulonis ("Nebucchadenezzar King Of Babylon") is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Tah-Chee, Cherokee Chief: 19th C. Folio Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithographic portrait of a Native American entitled "Tah-Chee, A Cherokee Chief", from McKenney and Hall's 'History of the Indian Tribes of North America'. It was lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King and published by E. C. Biddle in Philadelphia in 1838. Tahchee's name translates to Dutch in Cherokee, and he became known as William Dutch. He was born in 1790 in the Cherokee Nation, which is now in a portion of Alabama. Tahchee became known as a skilled warrior and leader among his people, and he was eventually appointed as a chief of the Cherokee Nation "Old Settlers". During his time as chief, Tahchee was a rival of the Osage people and he worked to protect the Cherokee people and their land from encroachment by white settlers. He was a strong advocate for maintaining Cherokee sovereignty and cultural traditions, even as pressure mounted from the United States government to remove the Cherokee from their ancestral lands. In 1838, Tahchee and many other Cherokee people were forcibly removed from their homes in what is known as the Trail of Tears...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Léger, Composition, Contrastes (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on papier a la cuve du moulin Richard de Bas spécialement filigrané pour cette édition paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good ...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

Sakura and Panda
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print with silver and high gloss varnishing Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Excellent, with a soft crease on the left edge Our mission is to connect art colle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Offset, Lithograph

Helmut Newton 'Big Nude' 1992 Vintage Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original exhibition poster featuring Helmut Newton's iconic photograph "Big Nude with Black High Heels." The poster was printed for the exhibition at Galerie Bodo Nieman, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Offset

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

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Lithograph

"Blava taula Mexicana" (Blue Mexican Table)
Located in Atlanta, GA
The lithograph, "Blava taula Mexicana" pays homage to the beautiful country of Mexico which Alvar lived for a time in his life. The subject is a poetic mixture of elements drawn from the Mexican folk imagination and others from the natural environment of that country displayed...
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Early 2000s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Lithograph

"Mascara (Mask)" Modern Abstract Earth Toned Figurative Etching Ed. 31/99
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract earth toned figurative etching by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. The work features a simplified portrait of a face or mask set against a grey and yellow toned backgrou...
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1980s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Silkscreen in eleven colors on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.81 x 9.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Hiroshima, 1983. Published by Th...
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1980s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

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

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Canvas, Color

"Viridis, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 72"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Elwood Howell features a cool, green and pale blue palette. The artist's signature high horizon line forms a very slight valley at th...
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2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Digital, Giclée

2008 Antoine de Saint Exupery 'The King'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 15.5 x 12.25 inches ( 39.37 x 31.115 cm ) Image Size: 15.5 x 12.25 inches ( 39.37 x 31.115 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Shipping and Handling: We ship World...
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Early 2000s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Homage a Gerald Kramer Femme qui Marche - Lithograph by David A.Siqueiros - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage a Gerald Kramer Femme qui Marche is a contemporary artwork realized by David Alfaro Siqueiros in 1971. Mixed colored lithograph. Hand signed on the lower right margin Arti...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Portrait of Ronsard - Etching - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint realized by Salvador Dalì to illustrate Pierre Ronsard's "Les Amours de Cassandre". Published by Argillet, Paris, in 1968. Edition of 299 pieces. One of 165 sp...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Magritte-La Golconde, 1953 Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Golconde" is a thought-provoking work that embodies Magritte's signature style of surrealism and his exploration of the subconscious and the irrational. It continues to captivate vi...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

David Shrigley - Old Cat (I Still Love You), 2022
Located in Central, HK
David Shrigley Old Cat (I Still Love You), 2022 12 Colour Screenprint with a Varnish Overlay on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper Edition of 125 Print Size: 76cm x 56cm Signed and numb...
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2010s Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Carte Pour Servir a l'Histoire Philosophique.. - Etching by Rigobert Bonne- 1780
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper. From Guillaume-Thomas Raynal, Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes, Geneva 1780. This interestin...
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1780s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Art Form Issue 2 (Pose Cover)
By POSE
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Vivid and gorgeous Pose cover for The Art Form Magazine Issue 2. Limited edition of 300 with the Pose cover. There were 4 limited edition covers made for this issue and this is the P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Magazine Paper

Floral Crown and Snail: Surreal Portrait with Whimsical Details. Lim. Ed. 25/25
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This vibrant and whimsical artwork combines surrealism with nature-inspired symbolism to create a striking visual narrative. At its center, a female figure gazes outward, adorned wit...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Metal

Jeu de la Cape (III), from A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Jeu de la Cape (III) Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso Medium: Transfer lithograph Date: 1961 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 17 1/4" x 19 3/4" Sheet S...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Classic Blue Silk Movement, Abstract Fabric Gestures, Contemporary Cyanotype
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Classic Blue Silk Movement nº1 + Year: 2024 + Edition Size: 100 + Medium: Cyanotype Print on Watercolor Paper + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins...
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2010s Op Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Plate 1, from: Half-Life (after Rembrandt)
By Glenn Brown
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning work by contemporary great, Glenn Brown. This work is an Artist Proof, one of only 12 created. The frame is handmade by famous London framers, Darbyshire. I...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

L’Etreinte - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
L’Etreinte is an artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1963. Etching and Aquatint on BFK Rives-Velin paper. Hand Signed lower right. Numbered on the lower margin. Edition of 14/50....
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1960s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Let's Party
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Ralph Steadman Title: Let's Party Medium: Two color silkscreen on White Rising Stonehenge Deckle Edge Paper Size: 30 x 22 Inches Edition: of 250 Year: 2006 Notes: Custom Fr...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Giacometti, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 98, 1957. Published by Aimé Maeg...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Moment of Silence
Located in London, GB
6-Colour Screen Print on Archival Paper hand-signed and numbered by the artist 57.2 cm x 57.2 cm Edition 108 of 150 Artwork by Mr. Brainwash, (the pseudonym of French-born artist ...
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2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Screen

Christ (Patricius)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Andrew (Visions of Camelot) Portfolio: 1972 The Twelve Apostles (Knights of the Round Table) Medium: Lithograph Year: 1972 Edition: 41/350 Frame Size: 29...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Morning
Located in New York, NY
1994, color aquatint, 48 x 36 inches, edition of 40 Although best known for his portraits, Katz has depicted landscapes both inside the studio and out of doors since the beginning o...
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1990s Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

1982 After David Hockney 'Detail From Cubistic Bar"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster, titled Detail from Cubistic Bar, was designed by David Hockney for a 1982 exhibition of his work held at the City of London Barbican Centre for the Arts. The ...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Mark Rothko 'Untitled (1962)' 1988- Poster
By Mark Rothko
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 35.5 x 27.5 inches ( 90.17 x 69.85 cm ) Image Size: 24 x 22.5 inches ( 60.96 x 57.15 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Rare exhibition poster from t...
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Set of 6 drawings. From the series Artists & Architects
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 6 drawings 2022 by Rodrigo Spinel (Framed) From the series Terms and conditions Gliceé printed on Hahnemule Fiber Matt paper, intervened by ...
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2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Paper, India Ink, Color

Mrs. Hezekiah Brown
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Mrs. Hezekiah Brown Image: 19.0 x 11.2 cm Mount: 31.8 x 23.0 cm Wood engraving 1932 One of Fourteen Wood Engravings, from drawings made on Orient Line Cruises by Robert Gibbings...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Wood, Engraving

'New York, Central Park' — 1930s American Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'New York, Central Park', etching, edition 40, c. 1930. Signed in pencil. Titled and numbered '14/40' on the bottom sheet edge, in pencil. Signed in the plate, lower left. A superb, ...
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1930s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Black Rage, print with COA Signed 53/100 by Glenn Ligon Framed Black art, text
Located in New York, NY
Renowned contemporary conceptual African American artist Glenn Ligon Black Rage (back cover), 2019 Silkscreen and digital print Edition number 53/100 Accompanied by an official Certi...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Digital, Screen

Art Deco Etching and Aquatint "Jeunesse" Original Signed by Louis Icart
Located in Soquel, CA
Art Deco Etching and Aquatint "Jeunesse" (Youth) Signed by Louis Icart Iconic figurative of woman and horse titled "Jeunesse" (Youth) by famous Art Deco artist Louis Icart (French, ...
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1930s Art Deco Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Pencil, Aquatint

John Baldessari 'Paradise' Invitation 1990
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the official invitation to the 1990 exhibition Paradise by John Baldessari, held at the Brooke Alexander Gallery in New York City. This original gallery invitation, designed ...
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1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Joseph and his brothers - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Joseph and his brothers is a contemporary artwork realized by Marc Chagall in 1978. Mixed colored lithograph. Image dimensions: cm 36.5x30 Hand Signed and numbered in pencil 25/50...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Barbara Urslerin - The Hairy Faced Woman
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Barbara Urslerin, The Hairy Faced Woman, born in Germany in 1629 and exhibited as circus attraction. Suffered from Hypertrichosis (Ambras Syndrome). Barbara Urslerin presents one o...
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19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

PERU
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOHANNES JANSSON (1588 - 1664) PERU, engraving with early coloring. Platemark 15 1/8 x 19 3/8 inches, sheet 17 x 20 1/2 A nice example of one of the earliest maps of Peru. From the ...
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1630s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Atelier Mourlot - New York (NYC Skyline) by Bernard Buffet
Located in New York, NY
Arches Poster Paper - Perfect Condition A+ When The Mourlot Studio opened a branch in New York City, after a successful exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institute in 1963, it...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Martinets
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1959 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 234/275 Publisher : Maeght (Paris) Catalog : [Maeght 1036] 20.00 cm. x 30.50 cm. 7.87 in. x 12.01 in. (paper) 10.00 ...
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1950s Abstract Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Canaletto
Located in London, GB
A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Venice. Produced in 2024. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex display case. A limited edition of 75. Hand...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Original Affiches Paul Mohr Compagnie Nationale des Papers 1932 vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original small format poster Affiches Paul Mohr, 1932. Archival linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. The rare Paul Mohr posters are incredibly elusive; many have had only one remaining known copy survive. Printing method: Helio-Typo or Typelo. Before television, beautiful lithographs adorn the streets and walls of Paris and other European cities. Art for the street, art for the public. Weather and rain would destroy these works of art by renowned artists, only to be replaced. The artist: Paul Gustave Mohr, a French Avant-garde poster designer from the Art Deco period was born Sept. 4, 1890 in Ham, France and died on April 13, 1959 in Paris. He lived most of his life in Paris, and then settled in the small town of Asnieres, France, just outside of Paris. He attended the Sorbonne University, as well as several art schools. During World War I, he was a pilot in the French Army from 1914-1917. Paul Mohr married Jeanne Levy in 1917 and they had three daughters: Helene, Genevieve, and Jacqueline. As an artist, he designed advertising posters from 1920 to 1940. His posters advertised Wonder cycles, Dainty cycles, Lustucru pasta, Banania sugar, Bremsit brakes, Champigneulles beer, L'Union beer, Dubonnet wine, as well as shoes and ham. This information was provided to me by my mother, Helene Mohr Breitenbucher, who was his eldest daughter. Carol Schuler (granddaughter) Advertising posters, the affiches of Paul Mohr. This is an original advertising poster for the affiches (posters) created by the master artist Paul Mohr (1890-1959). Archival linen backed in very good condition. No stains, no tears, no paper loss. Grade A condition. Ready to frame. Compagnie Nationale des Papier, Paris. The crowd on the street looks up in amazement at the art deco-style images that the artist created. Images on the wall feature incredible image that this artist created such as Lustucru, Amer...
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1930s Art Deco Prints and Multiples

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Offset

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

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Engraving

Signed and numbered Salvador Dali etching with gold dust on arches paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 – 1989) The beloved is as fair as a company of horses Etching with gold dust on arches. Signed and numbered ‘204 / 250’ (lower left) and ‘Dali’ (lower ...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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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