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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Style: Realist
Style: Photorealist
Vintage David Hockney poster, XIV Olympic Winter Games 1984, The Skater
Located in New York, NY
Vintage David Hockney poster for the XIV 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo published as part of the official 1984 Olympic Fine Art Posters Series. The Olympic Committee commissioned 15 ...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Shore Bird
Located in Raleigh, NC
Hand colored Martinet shore bird engraving on laid paper.
Wonderful condition with frame.
Framed dimensions 14 25 x 12.5 in.
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19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Serene Cloudy Sky Triptych in Blue, Relaxing Skyscape, Multi Panel Blueprint
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram, Photographic Film, Monotype, Lithograph, Color, C Print, Phot...
Paris Review, S/N lithograph by top photorealist artist for literary publication
Located in New York, NY
Howard Kanovitz
Paris Review, 1968
Lithograph on wove paper
33 × 26 inches
Pencil signed and numbered 9/200
Published by The Paris Review, New Y...
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1960s Photorealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Pencil
1940s Lithograph of Pin Up Girl -- "The Enchantress" - Gift
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful example of iconic Pin Up girls of early 20th Century titled "The Enchantress" by famed Pin Up artist Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960) Circa 1...
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1940s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ink, Lithograph, Paper
Rare Hand Colored "Cabane Des Hold" - 1st Ed "Description de l’Univers" C. 1683
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare Engraving "Cabane Des Hold, Terres Artiques, Fig CII," 1st edition "Description de l’Univers, page 281
This rare image depicts the Willem Barentsz expedition of 1597 to Novaya Zemlya, Russia. The engraving, with later hand-coloring, shows the cabin and ship of the Dutch arctic expedition of Barentsz on Novaya Zemlya (Nova Zembla), with the party being attacked (and in some cases apparently eaten) by bears and wolves. Dutch explorer, Willem Barentsz, reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya in 1594, and in a subsequent expedition of 1596 rounded the northern point and wintered on the northeast coast. Barentsz died during the expedition, and may have been buried on the northern island.
This artwork is a page from a book by 17th century cartographer and engineer, Allain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706), "Description de L'Univers, contenant les differents systêmes du monde, les cartes générals et particulières de la géographie ancienne et modern." Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683.
Presented in an cream colored mat.
Text on verso shown in images.
Mat Size: 11.5"H x 9.07"W
Paper Size: 8.25"H x 5.44"W
Image Size: 5.63"H x 3.75"W
Alain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706) was a 17th century cartographer and military engineer. He started his career as a musketeer in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He later served under Alfonso VI, King of Portugal...
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1680s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Set of Six (Six) Scout Series Embroidered textile Patches brand new and sealed
Located in New York, NY
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL
Set of Six (Six) Scout Series Embroidered Patches, 2017
Rayon thread on poly twill backed embroidered patches, set of six. Brand new in original packaging.
Large...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Textile, Mixed Media
Night Shadows
Located in New York, NY
A superb, richly-inked impression of this iconic etching. Edition of approximately 500. Signed in pencil by Hopper, lower right. Published by The New Republic, New York.
Catalogue ...
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1920s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Art Forms in Nature (Plate 56 - Calanus) — 1899 Celebration of Natural forms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ernst Haeckel, 'Art Forms in Nature' (Plate 56 - Calanus), color lithograph, 1899. Signed and titled in typeset, upper left. Titled 'Tafel 56 — Calanus'...
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1890s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Limited Edition Print of Chrysler Building New York City NYC by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Limited Edition Print of Chrysler Building New York City NYC by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This is a striking, colourful and vibrant depiction of the Chrysler Bui...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Giclée
Art Forms in Nature (Plate 49 - Heliactis) — 1988 Celebration of Natural Forms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ernst Haeckel, 'Art Forms in Nature' (Plate 49 - Heliactis), offset lithograph, 1899. Signed and titled in typeset, upper left. Titled 'Tafel 49 — Helia...
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1890s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
David Loggan Clare College Cambridge engraving 1690
By David Loggan
Located in London, GB
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David Loggan (1634-1692)
Clare College Cambridge...
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1670s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
JAPANESE KIMONO Signed Lithograph, Blonde Woman White Silk Kimono Gold Cranes
Located in Union City, NJ
Japanese Kimono by the American photorealist artist Douglas Hofmann is an original hand drawn lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed using hand lithography techniques on Arches paper, 100% acid free.
Print size - 31.25" x 24", unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by Douglas Hofmann
Image size - 24.25" x 18.25"
Edition size - 300, plus proofs
Year published - 1990
Printer - JK Fine Art Editions Co.
Japanese Kimono is a remarkable rendering of a young blonde woman, hair in a chignon, modeling a white Japanese silk kimono, embellished with red edging and elegant gold cranes...
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1990s Photorealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Comfort in Chaos by Josephine Cardin Contemporary Fashion photography
Located in DE
Artist: Josephine Cardin
Medium: Photography
Limited edition of 30
"Another conversation with no destination, another battle never won. Each side is a loser, so who cares who fired...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
American Indian Navajo
By Ozz Franca
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "American Indian, Navajo" is a offset lithograph on paper by noted Brazilan artist Ozz Franca, 1928-1991. The image size is 21 x 14.75 inches, framed size is 31.25 x 27 inches. Custom framed in a wooden brown/grey frame, with lith purple matting. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Born October 2, 1928, França (pronounced FRON-suh) grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and from an early age showed talent as an artist, as well as exceptional prowess as a competitive swimmer. At 14 he won first prize at the annual Spring Salon Art Competition. At 15, he qualified for the Brazilian Olympic Swimming Team. With two amazing talents, França was unsure what he should do with his life. Fate stepped in, and the Olympic Games were canceled the year França was to compete due to the outbreak of World War II. At that point, he decided to devote his life to art.
He held his first one-man show at the age of 18. Following what he would later say was the best advice anyone ever gave him, França came to the U.S, to accept a scholarship in Utah. A year later, he moved to Hollywood and began doing movie illustration for Walt Disney. His projects included Lady and the Tramp and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He moonlighted as a swimmer when movie parts were available.
França painted many subjects, but he is best known for his esoteric images of Native American women. França's art enters the world of fantasy and dreams, where the spiritual meets the sensual. His works, with their floating imagery and airy, muted colors, evoke an aura of mystery. França said he always painted his subjects, which primarily were women, either in profile, looking toward the edge of the painting, or looking over her shoulder, "so that anyone could walk into it."
Joan Lee, print marketing professional, said that Ozz saw the spirituality and quiet dignity of Native American men and women. "there's a romance surrounding Native Americans that people appreciate seeing," said Lee.
Ozz França died in 1991.
Ozz Franca’s work is held in the collections of numerous celebrity, including:
Jacqueline Onassis
Lyndon B. Johnson
Patty Duke
Jerry Lewis
Kim Novak
Burt Lancaster
Gig Young
Tom Bradley
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Ronald Reagan
Red Skelton...
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Late 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Limited Edition Print of Trafalgar Square, Big Ben in Westminster City of London
Located in Preston, GB
Limited Edition Print of Westminster from Trafalgar Square with Big Ben, London, by leading British urban landscape artist, Angela Wakefield.
Print measures 12.5 x 10.5 inches
Pape...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Color, Digital, Giclée
Summer in Paris, Seine Banks - Original Handsigned Etching
By Mily Possoz
Located in Paris, FR
Mily POSSOZ (1888-1967)
Summer in Paris, Seine Banks, 1930
Original etching
Handsigned in pencil by the artist
Numbered / 45 copies
Blind stamp of the editor Marcel Guiot (Paris)
On...
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1930s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Vintage Le Corbusier '69 David Hockney Exhibition Poster Kilim southwest rug
Located in New York, NY
Shading in bright turquoise above a Southwestern style thunderbird Kilim rug adorns this original exhibition poster for David Hockney's 1969 show at Andre Emmerich, New York. This po...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
VENDEDORA Signed Lithograph, Portrait Seated Young Girl, Mexican Fruit Seller
Located in Union City, NJ
VENDEDORA, a limited edition lithograph by the renowned American-born Mexican sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett(b.1915–2012) depicts a sensitive black and white portrait of a...
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Early 2000s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
37. Branching larkspur, Peaseblossom moth
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
Some do not (A) R.B. Kitaj erotic nude drawing of nude blonde with man on bed
Located in New York, NY
An erotic dalliance between a nude blonde woman lying down, and nude man, on a bed with white sheets. Subtle shades of peach, tan, yellow, and grey and black shadow behind the couple...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
49. White guava, Manduca sexta
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
"Vue de Rouen" original etching
By Clarence Alphonse Gagnon
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1905 and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Plate size: 6 5/8 x 4 inches (170 x 100 mm). Sheet size: 10 1/2 x 7 inches (270 x 178 mm)....
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Early 1900s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
"Sous l'averse" original etching and aquatint
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and aquatint with drypoint. Catalogue reference Bourcard/Goodfriend 154. This work is also known as "Le petit enterrement". Printed in 1902 on laid paper and...
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Early 1900s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
DOMINO Signed Lithograph, Bucks County Landscape, Historic Stone Farmhouse, Cow
Located in Union City, NJ
DOMINO is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by Peter Sculthorpe (b.1948 Ontario, Canada) printed using hand lithography te...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Santa Monica Harley, Tom Blackwell
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Tom Blackwell (1938-2020)
Title: Santa Monica Harley
Year: 1977
Medium: Silkscreen on Masonite
Edition: 56/60, plus proofs
Size: 23 x 37.5 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription:...
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1970s Photorealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
"Finest Hope" original lithograph signed pop art abstract hyperrealism collage
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Finest Hope" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number, 182/300, in the lower left with graphite...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Ink
A Man of the Sandwich Islands, Dancing (Hawaii) from Captain Cooks travels engra
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Man of the Sandwich Islands Dancing (Hawaii) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist for the third voyage of Captain James Cook (1728-1779). The purpose of this voyage was to discover the Northwest Passage and to explore the Pacific Ocean north of the Equator. These engravings were published in 1784-85 by G. Nichol and Thomas Cadell of London in the four large format atlas, Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Captain Cook was an extraordinary explorer known for discovering and mapping unknown territory and for his many contributions to the scientific world. These original engravings from Webber’s drawings and paintings are only a glimpse into this great man’s historical contributions that make him one of the greatest explorers of all times.
This image shows a Hawaiian dancer...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
"The Fern Gatherers" 18th Century Antique Mezzotint Engraving by John R. Smith
Located in Carmel, CA
"The Fern Gatherers" After a painting by George Morland. 1763-1804. - Mezzotint engraving by John Raphael Smith. 1752-1812.
Print: 20.75" x 26" - With Frame: 28" x 33.5"
Published:...
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Late 18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Mezzotint, Engraving
20. Curious shells
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
The Inside of a Hippah in New Zealand from Captain Cooks Travels
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
The Inside of a Hippah in New Zealand is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook John...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
31. Keel-tail iguana, Holbrookia spec., Surinam ameiva, Gecko
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
"The Country Stable" 18th Century Antique Mezzotint Engraving by William Ward
Located in Carmel, CA
"The Country Stable" After a painting by George Morland. 1763-1804. - Mezzotint engraving by William Ward. 1766-1826.
Print: 20.75" x 26" - With Frame: 28.5" x 34"
Published: March...
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Late 18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Mezzotint, Engraving
6. Crown Imperial, Yellow archangel, Prominent
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
Barcelona Beach Night Horizon, Nocturnal Seascape Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
Outstanding "Barcelona Beach Night Horizon" shows a nocturnal seascape, taken on the Barcelona beach.
Details:
+ Title: B...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Emulsion, Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Color, Photogram
"The Sepulchre" Eclogue 8 original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Compan...
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1880s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"The Homeward Star" Eclogue 1 original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Compan...
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1880s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
A Human Sacrifice, in a Morai, in Otaheite (Tahiti) 1784 James Cook Final Voyage
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Human Sacrifice in a Morai in Otaheite (Tahiti) 1784 by John Webber is from the First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Roxy
Located in New York, NY
Color offset lithograph. Signed and numbered 2/100 in pencil by Cottingham.
This work is based on the same-titled color screenprint by Cottingham.
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples
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Color, Lithograph, Offset
Place Setting (bread basket, glasses, butter dish) signed/n, top realist painter
By John Moore
Located in New York, NY
John Moore (b.1941)
Place Setting, 1979
Lithograph on wove paper
Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 29/100 by John Moore on the bottom front
17 × 22 inches
Unframed
This elegant still life lithograph is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 29/100 by John Moore on the bottom front.
About John Moore:
John Moore is an acclaimed contemporary realist painter...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pencil, Lithograph
23. Dendrites of ferrous hydroxide, ferric hydroxide, and manganese ore fissure
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
27. Metallic beetle, Lunar-headed dung-beetle, Capricorn beetle, Harlequin beet
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
45. Hairy cotton, Helicopis cupido
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
28. Saltatoria Mantis
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
An Inland View; in Atooi ( Hawaii ) 1784 Captain Cook engraving by John Webber
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
An Inland View in Atooi ( Hawaii ) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. This engraving depicts ...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Mediterranean Seascape Cyanotype, Nautical Print of Sea Waves in Blue, Feng Shui
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Mediterranean Blue Sea Waves" is a handmade cyanotype print of the subtle tidal flow moving in on the Mediterranean Sea.
...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Emulsion, Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Spaniel with Duck original signed etching by Leon Danchin
By Leon Danchin
Located in Paonia, CO
Spaniel With Duck is an original signed etching by Leon Danchin in very good condition.
paper size 22.25 x 30 image size 16.50 x 24
Leon Danchin, born in Lille, Fra...
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1930s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
42. Martagon lily, Frog-hopper, Acronicta leporina, Looper, inchworm
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
32. Shorthorned grasshopper, Dung beetle, Water scavenger beetle, Longhorned bee
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
25. Spray of flowers, not clearly identifiable
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
17. True tulip, Triton's trumpet, Hermit crab
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
A Dance in Otaheite (Tahiti) 1784 James Cook Final Voyage by John Webber
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Dance in Otaheite ( Tahiti ) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. John Webber (1752-1793) who...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
48. Hibiscus
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
29. Arctian, Castnia, Steirodon thoracicm
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
41. Rosa hemisphaerica, Dagger moth
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Pigment
35. Common hyacinth, Common tiger, moth
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Two Fox Terriers original etching by Leon Danchin
By Leon Danchin
Located in Paonia, CO
Two Fox Terriers is an original signed etching by Leon Danchin in good condition.
paper size 22.50 x 29.75 image size 15 x 20
Leon Danchin, born in Lille, France in 1887...
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20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Body of Tee, a Chief, as preferred after Death, in Otaheite (Tahiti)
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
The Body of Tee a chief as preferred after Death in Otaheite (Tahiti) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Capt...
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1870s Realist Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
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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