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Munich Olympics Silkscreen by Max Bill 1972
Located in Long Island City, NY
This silkscreen was created by Swiss architect, designer, and artist, Max Bill. Bill is widely considered the single most decisive influence on Swiss graphic design. He sought to create forms that visually represent the New Physics of the early 20th century. This print was published for the 1972 Munich...
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1970s Minimalist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Sol de Mediodia
Located in New York, NY
Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) created this color lithograph entitled “SOL de MEDIODIA” in 1996-98. This unsigned impression came to us directly from the Sanchez estate. Estate stamped...
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Late 20th Century Modern More Prints

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Lithograph

Rose Art Museum (Open Wall) Poster /// Helen Frankenthaler Female Abstract Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Title: "Rose Art Museum (Open Wall)" Year: 1981 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on light wove paper Li...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Abstract Hard Edge Geometric Silkscreen by Howard Mehring
Located in Washington, DC
Silkscreen by Washington Color School artist Howard Mehring (1931-1978). Work is printed on thick wove paper circa 1970. Work was originally acquired from artists estate and is uns...
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1970s Color-Field Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper

"Untitled #260 " watercolor print on fine art paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Over the past 20 years, Michelle Oppenheimer has become well known for composing paintings that capture the imaginative and organic possibilities of abstract watercolor and acrylic. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Inkjet

JHM - II /// Bauhaus Abstract Geometric Josef Albers Screenprint Minimalism
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Josef Albers (German-American, 1888-1976) Title: "JHM - II" Portfolio: Josef Albers Honors the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden *Monogram signed and dated by Albers in p...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Screen

Untitled
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Untitled (Plate 1) Size: 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm) Medium: Lithograph of Arches Paper Edition: 23 of 40 Year: 1982 Notes: From a suite of six prints. S...
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1980s Street Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Historic Galleria Lucio Amelio, Naples poster - rarely found collectors item
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg Lucio Amelio Napoli poster, 1987 Offset lithograph poster Plate signed 39 × 21 inches Unframed This poster was published for the exh...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Ultra Surrealist Corpuscular Galutska, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Ultra Surrealist Corpuscular Galutska Portfolio: Memories of Surrealism Medium: Etching and photolithograph Date: 1971 Edition: AP XIV/XXV (artist's proo...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Lithograph

Pilot 22 - Contemporary Abstract Monotype Blue Yellow Coral Circles Stars, 2001
Located in Kent, CT
In this geometric abstract monotype on paper, colored shapes complement a background that transitions from pale yellow to sky blue. A pointed star shape in dark navy contrasts circul...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Monotype

Bullet Proof, from Series I
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Gene Davis Title: Bullet Proof Portfolio: Series I Medium: Screenprint on canvas laminated to board Date: 1969 Edition: AP (one of 25 artist's proofs, aside from the edition ...
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1960s Color-Field Abstract Prints

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Screen

Signe paysage II
Located in Columbia, MO
Lithograph Ed. EA Biography Olivier Debré is a French abstract painter born in Paris in 1920. He is one of the main representatives of lyrical abstraction, along with Hans Hartung, P...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

SUMMER RUSH Signed Lithograph, Sacred Garden Series, Abstract Landscape
Located in Union City, NJ
SUMMER RUSH is an original limited edition lithograph from the Sacred Garden Series of works by the British artist David Leverett (1938-2020), printed using hand lithography techniqu...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) – L’Ecuyére – hand-signed lithograph on wove paper
Located in Varese, IT
lithograph on wove paper, Edited in 1960 Limited edition of 200 copies Current copy numbered: 12/200 on the lower left corner signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner Plate ...
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1960s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Calder, Smiling Sun, The Collector's Guild Ltd. (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: Published by The Collector's Guild Ltd., New York in association with Th...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Untitled #377 " watercolor print on fine art paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Over the past 20 years, Michelle Oppenheimer has become well known for composing paintings that capture the imaginative and organic possibilities of abstract watercolor and acrylic. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Inkjet

Union II, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Union II Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928) Date: 1976 Screenprint, signed in pen lower right Image Size: 27 x 22.75 inches Size: 33 x 28.75 in. (83.82 x 73.03 cm)
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1970s Abstract Prints

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Screen

Rare Hiroshima Peace Celebration offset lithograph (Hand Signed by Keith Haring)
Located in New York, NY
Keith Haring Rare Hiroshima Peace Celebration poster (hand signed by Keith Haring), from the Patrick Eddington Collection, 1988 Framed Original offse...
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1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

In Tangier
Located in London, GB
Howard Hodgkin In Tangier, 1991 Screenprint in 22 colours on huntsman velvet 300gsm paper Signed with initials HH, numbered (63/72) and dated ('91) in pencil 82 × 86 cm Edition of 7...
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1990s Post-Modern Abstract Prints

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Screen

KAWS, Blame Game, 2014, Screen print, Printers proof edition of 5
By KAWS
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Printers proof 2 of an edition of 5, aside from the main edition of 100 88.8 x 58.4 cm (34.9 x 23 in) Framed: 101 x 70.5 cm Signed and dated on the front Artwork in e...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

Pegwell Bay, H13-6, from Where the Land Meets the Sea (hand signed limited ed.)
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst Pegwell Bay, H13-6, from Where the Land Meets the Sea, 2023 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel 35 2/5 × 35 2/5 in 89.9 × 89.9 cm Hand-signed on the lab...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Metal

Carlos Almaraz, Los Angeles Olympics lithograph Deluxe hand signed Edition w/COA
By Carlos Almaraz
Located in New York, NY
Carlos Almaraz Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (with COA from Olympic Committee), 1982 Offset Lithograph on Parson's Diploma paper, accompanied by COA from Olympic Committee. Signed i...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Desert
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Lesley Anderson (b. 1986) is a Canadian painter living on the west coast of Canada. She uses a variety of methods and materials to create her work, including ink, ...
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2010s Abstract Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Pink Abstract Lithograph by Sybil Kleinrock
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sybil Kleinrock’s work straddles the borders between expressionism and surrealism. Colorful and soft pastels play together to suggest a composition that can be interpreted as both a ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"Untitled #403 " watercolor print on fine art paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Over the past 20 years, Michelle Oppenheimer has become well known for composing paintings that capture the imaginative and organic possibilities of abstract watercolor and acrylic. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Inkjet

Fondation Maeght (Red, Yellow, Blue) /// Abstract Geometric Ellsworth Kelly
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015) Title: "Fondation Maeght (Red, Yellow, Blue)" *Issued unsigned Year: 2005 Medium: Original Litho...
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Early 2000s Minimalist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"A" Signed Abstract Woodblock Print by Charlie Hewitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charlie Hewitt, American (1946 - ) Title: Untitled - A Year: circa 1995 Medium: Woodblock, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 80 Image Size: 16 x 20 inches Size: 20 in. x...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Untitled (Edition 7/75)
Located in New York, NY
Kyohei Inukai (aka Earle Goodenow), American (1913 - 1985), "Untitled" Edition 7/75, Abstract / 3D/ Modern Serigraph signed and numbered in pencil, 23.25 x 34.50, Late 20th Century ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Screen

Faces
Located in Paris, FR
Etching Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annoted EA 90.00 cm. x 63.00 cm. 35.43 in. x 24.8 in. (paper) 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.69 in. (image) Annoted "EA" LCD4559
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Six in Light Orange with Red in Yellow: April 1970 - Patrick Heron, Print 1970
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Patrick Heron was a painter, textile designer and writer on art. He was born in January 1920 in Leeds, the son of T.M. Heron, founder of Cresta Silks and a Christian sociologist. ...
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1970s Abstract Prints

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Screen

Splash Navy
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Alberto practices high-speed photography. He has mastered the balance of pouring varnish into water and using his high-speed photography knowledge to capture the mo...
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2010s Abstract Prints

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Photographic Paper

Push and Pull - Contemporary Abstract Geology Encaustic Monotype Blue, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic monotype, layers of pigmented beeswax on lightweight kozo paper create an undulating composition suggesting layers of the earth's crust and geological ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype

Painting with Two Balls Kunsthalle, Berlin hand signed & inscribed print, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Jasper Johns Painting with Two Balls, Kunsthalle, Berlin, hand signed poster (Field 132), 1971 Offset lithograph (hand signed and inscribed by Jasper Johns) Signed and inscribed in m...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Greenwich Arts Council Poster /// Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell NY
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1992) Title: "Greenwich Arts Council" *Issued unsigned, though signed by Motherwell in the plate (printed signature) center right Year: 1976 Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on Strathmore paper Limited edition: 700. (There was also a signed and numbered edition of 42) Printer: Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, NY Publisher: Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT Reference: "The Prints of Robert Motherwell - A Catalogue Raisonné 1943-1984" - Belknap Appendix: No. 28, page 282; "Robert Motherwell - The Complete Prints 1940-1991" - Engberg No. 202 Sheet size: 37.25" x 23" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. Some minor edge wear. In excellent condition Rare Notes: Printed in three colors: black, green, and cream. Poster produced for a special exhibition "Sculpture 76" at The Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT from June - October, 1976. The image featured on this poster is Motherwell's 1972 acrylic painting on paper "Greenwich Sculpture". Artist's copyright lower left and printer's imprint lower right. GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: Robert Motherwell was born January 24, 1915, in Aberdeen, Washington. He was awarded a fellowship to the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles at age 11, and in 1932 studied painting briefly at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Motherwell received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1937 and enrolled for graduate work later that year in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He traveled to Europe in 1938 for a year of study abroad. His first solo show was presented at the Raymond Duncan...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Cosmos - abstract contemporary minimalist artwork by Günther Uecker ZERO
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Kosmos 06" is an original, hand-signed lithograph on hand-made paper from 2003 by internationally acclaimed German ZERO group artist Günther Uecker. E...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Milky Way (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
*HOLIDAY SEASON SUPER SALE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST.* *This Price Won't Be Repeated Next Year - Take Advantage of It* Celebrating the universe with this colorful and beautiful piece ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Tapies. "MESTRES DE CATALUNYA " lot 7 lithography abstract painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
ANTONI TAPIES was the maximum representative of Spanish abstract art of the 20th century. His works are represented in museums and foundations around the world. Lot of 7 lithography...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Waterpolo - Lithograph by Tommaso Cascella - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Waterpolo is a lithograph realized by Tommaso Cascella. This artwork is from the portfolio The Unique Collection for the Olympic Fine Arts 2008 presented during the Olympic Games an...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

The Butler Institute of American Art poster (Hand Signed by Peter Halley)
Located in New York, NY
Peter Halley New Works, The Butler Institute of American Art (Hand Signed), 1999 Offset lithograph poster (signed by Peter Halley) 38 × 21 1/2 inches Boldly signed in black marker by...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Offset, Lithograph

Theodora (H10-3) from The Empresses
Located in Calabasas, CA
Theodora (H10-3) from The Empresses, 2022 From an edition of 3315 (1749 NFTs, 1566 physical prints) Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel, screen printed with glitter 3...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Two Flags, Large (46" x 30") Limited Edition 5000 Lithograph for Whitney Museum
Located in New York, NY
Jasper Johns 50th Anniversary of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, 1979 Original lithograph on heavy wove paper 46 × 30 inches Limited Edition of 5000 (unnumbered) Stamped with copyright mark and publisher's blindstamp Published by Stony Johns, Inc. and Gemini G.E.L. Accompanied by Certificate of Guarantee issued by Alpha 137 Gallery Unframed This stunning, impressive, large vintage lithograph...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Red Centered Purple Circle
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Color is the foundation of my work. My circles start as a mood or idea that eventually evolves into a colored circle. I am curious how different colours interact when they're placed next to each other. I experiment with intensity of colours and the different sensations colours evoke. Why a Circle? When I explore my fascination with this shape I discover that the circle represents all that is familiar and comforting. It is the shape of the rising sun, of a mother's nipple, of the iris of the eye, and of a full moon. I use the latest digital technology as a medium to create my circles. ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Ruth Adler is a Canadian artist whose mediums include paintings, works on paper, animated films and textiles. She is inspired by the city of Tel Aviv, music (she plays the harmonica) and her personal memories. Jim Kempner Fine Art...
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2010s Abstract Prints

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Photographic Paper

Carnaval of Flowers, from Nice and the Cote d'Azur (Unsigned Proof)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall (after) Title: Carnaval of Flowers Portfolio: Nice and the Cote d'Azur Medium: Lithograph Date: 1967 Edition: Unsigned and unnumbered proof (aside from the editi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Donald Judd 'Untitled, 1978-79' Signed, Limited Edition Aquatint Print
Located in San Rafael, CA
Donald Judd (American 1928-1994) Untitled, 1978-79. Aquatint on etching paper Signed and numbered 18/175 in pencil (there were also 15 artist's proofs) Published by the artist, with ...
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1970s Minimalist Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Jamie Nares, When the Language was Young. lithograph on polymer, signed/N Framed
Located in New York, NY
Jamie Nares When the Language was Young, 2010 Lithograph in red on polymer Pencil signed, dated and numbered 13/50 lower front Lithograph in red on acrylic...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Plastic, Mixed Media, Lithograph

5/3/2020
Located in New York, NY
Ajay Malghan is an American artist and son of immigrant parents from India. His mother was usually found combining cultures at home, and his father, a Materials Scientist and Engineer often brought him to the lab. The daily experimentations happening around him, both personal and scientific, would later inform his work. While his parents wanted him to follow more straightforward career paths, he was the first in his family to eschew their expectations and pursue art and music instead. Malghan went on to receive an MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design - Hong Kong. Here he experimented in a darkroom, bleaching film, adding watercolor to glass plates, thinly cross-sectioning fruits and vegetables until they formed abstractions, beginning his exploration into the repurposing of materials. In his twenties, Malghan was diagnosed with Leukemia, the treatment of which resulted in avascular necrosis, a bone disease that eventually required numerous surgeries and three hip replacements. His experience through illness and recovery not only led him to photography, but also informs his manipulation of raw, often overlooked materials in order to reorient our understanding of beauty, pleasure, and purpose. Malghan has been exhibited across the country and has lectured in Hong Kong, India, the University of Texas, the University of Notre Dame - Maryland, and UMLAUF Sculpture & Design Museum. He most recently has been commissioned by The Walters Art Museum, and his work is in the private collections of Johns Hopkins...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Pigment

Untitled (SF-229P) (Fondation Maeght) Poster /// Sam Francis Abstract Expression
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) Title: "Untitled (SF-229P) (Fondation Maeght)" Year: 1983 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Exhibition Pos...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Howard Hodgkin hand-colored Early Evening in the Museum of Modern Art
Located in New York, NY
Large scale black and white abstract interior scene with dots, lines, brushstrokes, and hand painting in grey, to hang in contemporary, modern and minimalist spaces. While British pop artists such as David Hockney and Patrick Caulfield numbered amongst Howard Hodgkin's circle of friends, Hodgkin's work is painterly, emotional, expressionist, and abstract. Early Evening in the Museum of Modern Art, by Howard Hodgkin. Signed by the artist, numbered, and dated 79 lower center in red crayon. Soft-ground etching printed from the same plate as 'Late Afternoon in the Museum of Modern Art', with hand coloring in black gouache on Grey BFK Rives mould-made paper. This print depicts an abstracted scene, perhaps a sculpture in front of a window in the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, in Hodgkin's signature painterly style. The expressive mark-making in this print is an example of the artist’s movement in the late 70s towards pronounced gestures. Wide areas of deep black pigment contrast urgent swipes of ink. Always seeking greater richness in his prints, Hodgkin layered ink and hand coloring in this print, rendering each impression in the edition unique. Part of a series of four prints reflecting on a visit to...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints

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Gouache, Etching

Little Nell
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: I based Little Nell on the spectrum of colors found in nature at different times of the day and the four seasons in Aspen, Colorado. Little Nell is a reflection of ...
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2010s Abstract Prints

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Photographic Paper

McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern)
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern), 1972 Lithograph on wove paper with deckled edges. Hand signed and Numbered by Calder, and inscribed and signed by George McGovern. Publisher's blind stamp. Pencil signed and numbered 184/200 Published by Styria Studio, New York (with blind stamp) Bibliography: George McGovern & the Democratic Insurgents: The Best Campaign and Political Posters of the Last Fifty Years (University of Nebraska Press), Hal Elliot Wert Frame included Framed in a mus...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Pencil

Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró, 1975, (VI/XV)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Joan Miró produced this original color lithograph especially for Rafael Alberti's text 'Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardín de Miró' (Wonders with Acrostic Variations ...
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Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Bacon, Three Studies for Portrait of Lucian Freud, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition, with trifold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 162. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, P...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Otono Floral (Sexual Spring-like Winter)
Located in New York, NY
Otono Floral, 1995 Hand-painted, 15-color screenprint with poured resin 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76 cm) Edition of 80 signed in pencil and stamped on verso "Sexual Spring-like Win...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Vintage Bob Dylan Souvenir Poster (Milton Glaser Bob Dylan 1960s)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1967 Milton Glaser Fold Out Poster for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. Offset lithograph printed in colors 33 x 22 in (83.82 x 55.88 cm) Fold lines as issued; very good vinta...
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ombré Sky No7
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Jessica Nugent is a photographer from California known for her contemporary images of nature. She uses her graphic design background to create an emotional connection with the natural world through the use of color. Jessica’s art has recently been featured with Artsy, Domino Magazine, Pottery Barn Teen...
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2010s Abstract Prints

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Photographic Paper

Roy Lichtenstein "Figures" 1978 (From Surrealist Series) Gemini G.E.L. Printers
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Title: Figures Portfolio: 1978 Surrealist Medium: Lithograph on Arches 88 paper Edition: 38 Sheet Size: 31 7/16" x 23 1/2" Image Size: 23 1/2" x 15 1/4" Signature: Hand signed in pencil Reference: Corlett 156 Printed by Gemini G.E.L. printers out of Los Angeles. Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960s through the 90’s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Most of Lichtenstein's best-known works are relatively close, but not exact, copies of comic book panels, a subject he largely abandoned in 1965. Lichtenstein's Still Life paintings, sculptures and drawings, which span from 1972 through the early 1980s, cover a variety of motifs and themes, including the most traditional such as fruit, flowers, and vases. Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in cheek manner. His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style. His artwork was considered to be "disruptive". He described pop art as "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting". His paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City. Wham!, and Drowning Girl Look Mickey proved to be his most influential works. His most expensive piece is Masterpiece which was sold for $165 million in January 2017. Lichtenstein received both his Bachelors and Masters at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio where he taught for ten years. In 1967, he moved back to upstate New York and began teaching again. It was at this time that he adopted the Abstract Expressionist style, being a late convert to this style of painting. Lichtenstein began teaching in upstate New York at the State University of New York at Oswego in 1958. About this time, he began to incorporate hidden images of cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny into is abstract works. In 1960, he started teaching at Rutgers University where he was heavily influenced by Allan Kaprow, who was also a teacher at the university. This environment helped reignite his interest in Proto-pop imagery. In 1961, Lichtenstein began his first pop paintings using cartoon images and techniques derived from the appearance of commercial printing. This phase would continue to 1965, and included the use of advertising imagery suggesting consumerism and homemaking. His first work to feature the large-scale use of hard-edged figures and Ben-Day dots was Look Mickey (1961), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.) This piece came from a challenge from one of his sons, who pointed to a Mickey Mouse comic book and said; "I bet you can't paint as good as that, eh, Dad?" In the same year he produced six other works with recognizable characters from gum wrappers and cartoons. It was at this time that Lichtenstein began to find fame not just in America but worldwide. He moved back to New York to be at the center of the art scene in 1964 to concentrate on his painting. Lichtenstein used oil and Magna (early acrylic) paint in his best known works, such as Drowning Girl (1963), which was appropriated from the lead story in DC Comics’ Secret Hearts No. 83, drawn by Tony Abruzzo. (Drowning Girl now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art, New York.) Drowning Girl also features thick outlines, bold colors and Ben-Day dots, as if created by photographic reproduction. Of his own work Lichtenstein would say that the Abstract Expressionists "put things down on the canvas and responded to what they had done, to the color positions and sizes. My style looks completely different, but the nature of putting down lines pretty much is the same; mine just don't come out looking calligraphic, like Pollock’s or Kline’s. Rather than attempt to reproduce his subjects, Lichtenstein's work tackled the way in which the mass media portrays them. He would never take himself too seriously, however, saying: "I think my work is different from comic strips – but I wouldn't call it transformation; I don't think that whatever is meant by it is important to art.” When Lichtenstein's work was first exhibited, many art critics of the time challenged its originality. His work was harshly criticized as vulgar and empty. The title of a Life magazine article in 1964 asked, "Is He the Worst Artist in the U.S.?" Lichtenstein responded to such claims by offering responses such as the following: "The closer my work is to the original, the more threatening and critical the content. However, my work is entirely transformed in that my purpose and perception are entirely different. I think my paintings are critically transformed, but it would be difficult to prove it by any rational line of argument.” In 1969, Lichtenstein was commissioned by Gunter Sachs to create Composition and Leda and the Swan, for the collector's Pop Art bedroom suite at the Palace Hotel in St. Moritz. In the late 1970s and during the 1980s, Lichtenstein received major commissions for works in public places: the sculptures Lamp (1978) in St. Mary's, Georgia; Mermaid (1979) in Miami Beach; the 26 feet tall Brushstrokes in Flight (1984, moved in 1998) at John Glenn Columbus International Airport; the five-storey high Mural with Blue Brushstroke (1984–85) at the Equitable Center, New York and El Cap de Barcelona (1992) in Barcelona. In 1994, Lichtenstein created the 53-foot-long, enamel-on-metal Times Square Mural in Times Square subway station. In 1977, he was commissioned by BMW to paint a Group 5 Racing Version of the BMW 320i for the third installment in the BMW Art Car Project. The DreamWorks Records logo was his last completed project. "I'm not in the business of doing anything like that (a corporate logo) and don't intend to do it again," allows Lichtenstein. "But I know Mo Ostin and David Geffen and it seemed interesting. In 1996 the The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. became the largest single repository of the artist's work when Lichtenstein donated 154 prints and 2 books. The Art Institute of Chicago has several important works by Lichtenstein in its permanent collection, including Brushstroke with Spatter (1966) and Mirror No. 3 (Six Panels) (1971). The personal holdings of Lichtenstein's widow, Dorothy Lichtenstein, and of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation number in the hundreds. In Europe, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne has one of the most comprehensive Lichtenstein holdings with Takka Takka (1962), Nurse (1964), Compositions I (1964), besides the Frankfurt Museum fur Modern Kunst with We Rose Up slowly (1964), and Yellow and Green Brushstrokes...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Blood: Howard Hodgkin hand painted Abstract Red Brown Coral and Black
Located in New York, NY
Abstract, large scale red, orange, crimson, black, and pink scene with lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture. This dramatic Howard Hodgkin work is ideal for display in m...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Watercolor, Gouache, Lithograph

Spanish artist original 1975 lithograph on canvas book cover for Rafael Alberti
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miro (Spain, 1893-1983) 'Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró (cobertura para el estuche)', 1975 lithograph on canvas 21.5 x 32.25 x 21 in. (54 x 82 cm.) Edition of 1500 Unframed ID: MIR2001-014 It is documented in Cramer, P (1992). Miró Litographer V (1972-1975). Maeght Éditeur, pp 162-163. No. 1051. Artwork history: At the end of 1971 Rafael Alberti wrote from Rome to Joan Miró in the following terms “(…) I think I have news that you liked my folder...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Canvas, Ink

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