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Size: Miniature
Vonal
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely "Vonal", 1971 from Portfolio de 8 sérigraphies en couleurs. Ed. Griffon Serigraph 11 x 11 in with frame: 21 x 21 in The other pieces from this edition are available ...
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1970s Kinetic Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Joan Miro - Original Abstract Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro Miro Original Abstract Lithograph Artist: Joan Miro Medium: Original lithograph on Rives vellum Portfolio: Miro Lithographe III Year: 1977 Edit...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Lithograph by Johnny Friedlander
Located in Pasadena, CA
Art, a tangible manifestation of the imaginary and the sensitive, is translated through works capable of captivating and communicating beyond words. Friedlaender's lithographs, loade...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Back Cover, from Joan Miro by Jacques Prevert and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Back Cover, from Joan Miro by Jacques Prevert and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Artist: Joan Miro Editor: Maeght Year: 1956 Dimensions: 23 x 20 cm Refere...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Dali 41 Vertical Portrait de Calderon engraving
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Work of the Spanish artist SALVADOR DALI. Engraving of the series LA VIDA ES SUEÑO. Printed signature and date, as issued Catalog. OFFICIAL CATALOG GRAPHYC WORKS BY ALBERT FIELD Page...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Engraving

After Georges Braque - Les oiseaux de nuit - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Georges Braque - Les oiseaux de nuit Lithograph after the gouache 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Pre...
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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hardback Monograph: The Art of Richard Tuttle (Hand signed, dated and inscribed)
Located in New York, NY
Richard Tuttle The Art of Richard Tuttle (Hand signed, dated and inscribed by Richard Tuttle), 2005 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (Hand signed, dated and inscribed to Nadine by...
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Early 2000s Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Limited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis)
Located in New York, NY
SAM FRANCIS: Limited Signed Deluxe Edition (Hand signed and numbered by Sam Francis), 1982 Deluxe limited edition hardback monograph with cloth boards, held in special slipcase of ts...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Silk, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

French Abstract - Peace
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage French lithograph of a large abstract bird in flight over a small gathering of onlookers below by artist Paul Guiramand, 1965. Original a...
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1960s Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Paper

Green Cosmos - Orange - Lithograph by Eleni Zerva - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Green Cosmos - Orange is a lithograph realized by  Eleni Zerva  in 1971. Hand-signed and numbered on the back.  Edition of 120 prints.   Very good condition.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rhododendron. Joyful blooming. Giclée Print on Canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Giclée print on Canvas. Hand painted finishing with original brushstroke and oil paints. Rhododendron blooms in May always tell us - that summer is already here - it's near! The pos...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Prints

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

Composition, Feuilles éparses, Wifredo Lam 林飛龍
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on vélin cuve de Rives paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Feuilles éparses, 1965. Published and printed by Louis B...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Op Art: Blue & Green Geometric Abstract (Edition 20/100)
Located in New York, NY
Max Krug, "Blue & Green, (Turquoise) Geometric Abstract" Edition 20/100, Op Art, Geometric Abstract Serigraph numbered and signed in Pencil, 14.75 x 17, Late 20th Century, eye catc...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Condo, Compression IV, Drawing Paintings (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Four color process print on vélin paper. Paper size: 10.75 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, George Condo, Drawing Paintings, 201...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Giacometti, Annette, Prints from the Mourlot Press (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Prints from the Mourlot Press, 1964. Published by Fernand Mourlot, Par...
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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Oliver (This image is being used to promote an upcoming show at the MET )
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Oliver which is in several museum collections and has won numerous awards) is being used to promote the show, Printed Ladies, opening March 1st at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and will be reproduced on the cover of the upcoming revised second edition of Carol's book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique which is due out in early 2024 Thomas Oliver invented the first double-sided lateral top stroke machine. This was No. 9 introduced in 1916. With light focused on the machine it suggested the logo of the Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes series - giving off an anima-like aura. The print was issued in an edition of 75. Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint

Monograph: Francesco Clemente (Hand signed, inscribed and dated 2014 (MMXIV) )
Located in New York, NY
Francesco Clemente (Hand signed, inscribed and dated 2014 (MMXIV) to Nadine with drawings in black marker), 2002 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (Hand signed, inscribed and dated...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Miró, Composition, (Cramer 249; Mourlot 1260), Joan Miró Lithographs (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Joan Miró Lithographs, Volume IV 1981. Published by Maeght Éditeur...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Vellum, Lithograph

Matisse, Série I, var. 1 (Duthuit 9), Dessins, Thèmes et variations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Painting (Limited edition print; authorized promotional reproduction)
Located in New York, NY
Gerhard Richter Untitled Abstract Picture, 2002 Offset lithographic reproduction on GardaMatt Art 250 GSM paper with full margins (Artist Authorized) Not signed, edition of 3433 12 1...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Canterbury Gate Cathedral
By Preston Cribb
Located in New York, NY
Preston Cribb (English, 1876-1937) "Canterbury Gate Cathedral", Etching titled and signed in Pencil, 13.63 x 9.50 Framed (Image: 9.50 x 5.25), Early to Mid 20th Century Colors: Bla...
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Mid-20th Century Academic Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Delaunay, Planche No. 20, Compositions, couleurs, idées: Sonia Delaunay (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Colour stencil with dense gouache inks on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered with printed title-heading designed by Delaunay, upper left, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or ...
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1930s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Stencil

"Silent Dancers" - 1977 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Silent Dancers" - 1977 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper 1977 surrealist lithograph on paper titled "Silent Dancers" by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). Lithograph featuring various ant...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Temples of New York
Located in Storrs, CT
Temples of New York. 1919. Drypoint. Leicester 44, Guichard 26, Black 55. 7 3/4 x 6. Edition 50. New York set. Trinity Church facade from the back, which faces Wall Street. Illustrat...
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1910s Futurist Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint

La Grenouille (The Frog), from Buffon's l'Histoire Naturelle
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Le Grenouille (The Frog), from Buffon's l'Histoire Naturelle Medium: Original etching with sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint on Vidalon paper with Vollard...
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1940s Cubist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Condo, Compression II, Drawing Paintings (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Four color process print on vélin paper. Paper size: 10.75 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, George Condo, Drawing Paintings, 201...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Venados (Deer), circa 1975-1985, (A/P)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco Toledo Venados (Deer), circa 1975-1985 Color etching and aquatint Plate: 8 13/16 x 11 11/16 inches Sheet: 15 x 20 7/16 inches Edition A/P (Artist Proof) This limited editi...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Rupprecht Geiger, Black on Different Reds - Abstract Art, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908-2009) Black on Different Reds, 1981 Medium: Screen print on cardboard Sheet dimensions: 39.5 x 40 cm Edition of 100 + XX: Hand-signed in pencil, verso ...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Miró, Composition (Cramer 103; Mourlot 382-383), Miró Cartones 1956-1965 (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Miró: Cartones, 1959-1965, October - November 1965, 196...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso (after) Helene Chez Archimede - Wood Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso (after) Helene Chez Archimede Medium: engraved on wood by Georges Aubert Dimensions: 44 x 33 cm Portfolio: Helen Chez Archimede Year: 1955 Edition: 240 (Here it is on...
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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Engraving

Matisse, Série G, var. 6 (Duthuit 9), Dessins, Thèmes et variations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Cerca del Mar, by Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 50. Bozon's prints are often a balance between abstraction and landscape, which he creates with drypoint and aquatint. They reflect t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Domínguez, Composition, Feuilles éparses (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Aquatint on vélin cuve de Rives paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Feuilles éparses, 1965. Published and printed by Louis ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Condo, Conversations, Drawing Paintings (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Four color process print on vélin paper. Paper size: 10.75 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, George Condo, Drawing Paintings, 201...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Modern Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro is known for his abstract, expressive, and child-like Modern style. Original lithograph published in Miro Lithographe IV Catalogue Raisonne. Nicely framed. Lithographs II ...
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1980s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Derriere le Miroir Issue 242
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Derrière Le Miroir (DLM) issue no. 242, designed by Eduardo Chillida in 1980, is a visually captivating publication. This issue contains 5 full-page designs printed on vellum, along ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Bacon, Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 162. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed by Éditions...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Green Cosmos - Violet - Lithograph by Eleni Zerva - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Green Cosmos - Violet is a lithograph realized by  Eleni Zerva  in 1971. Hand-signed and numbered on the back.  Edition of 120 prints.   Very good condition.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Matisse, Série O, var. 9 (Duthuit 9), Dessins, Thèmes et variations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Japanese woman artist, one-of-a-kind framed original abstract monoprint in blue
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a one-of-a-kind original monoprint, made on a press by contemporary Japanese woman artist Kyoko Takagaki. Takagaki studied art at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, USA. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Monoprint

Lithograph n°28 - Original stone lithograph (Mourlot) - 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES Lithograph n°28 Original stone lithograph (3 colors- atelier Mourlot) Unsigned On liiht vellum 12 x 10" (31 x 24 cm) Excellent condition REFERENCES : Catalogue rai...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Digital Creator Landscape Painter Animation Snow Mountain Magical Realism Light
Located in Norfolk, GB
Artwork details: Jamie Williams, Nightlies, image 30cm x 30cm, sheet size 26.5cm x 26.5cm, on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Paper Signed with Edition 3/20 verso, 2022 Jamie Williams is an e...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Digital Creator Landscape Painter Animation Pink Trees Magical Realism Light
Located in Norfolk, GB
Artwork details: Jamie Williams, Nightlies, image 30cm x 30cm, sheet size 26.5cm x 26.5cm, on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Paper Signed with Edition 3/20 verso, 2022 Jamie Williams is an e...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Concetto Spaziale - Lithograph by Lucio Fontana - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Concetto Spaziale is a contemporary artwork realized by Lucio Fontana. Aquatint etching on Fabriano paper. Edition of IV/XXV.  The complete edition includes also 75 specimen number...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Green Cosmos - Red - Lithograph by Eleni Zerva - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Green Cosmos - Orange is a lithograph realized by  Eleni Zerva  in 1971. Hand-signed and numbered on the back.  Edition of 120 prints.   Very good condition.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Matisse, Série H, var. 1 (Duthuit 9), Dessins, Thèmes et variations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Miro, Composition (Mourlot 230; Cramer 39) (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From volume, Joan Miro by Jacques Prévert and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, 1956. Pu...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Litografia Original II
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Litografia Original II Color Lithograph Year: 1975 Size: 12.5 × 9.6 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Queneau, Miro Lithographe II, 1952-1963, p.35 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Pari...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Frontispiece, from La Nuit, La Faim (The Night, The Hunger), 1960
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Georges Braque Frontispiece, from La Nuit, La Faim (The Night, The Hunger), 1960 is an abstract work which takes inspiration from a poem by Georges Riebmont-Dessaignes. Georges Riebm...
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Early 1600s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Kandinsky, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 154, 1965. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; pr...
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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Eternal Flame III - Koi Carp - Print on Museum Glass with Gold and Silver leaf
Located in London, GB
"The bottomless depths of a private koi pond in a Sussex garden. Dancing light, rhythmic flow and a coloured whirl of so many flashing fins, all help to convey the dark mystery of a life below the surface" ETERNAL FLAME III, 2017 Printed on museum glass, hand finished with White Gold and Silver leaf 30 x 30 cm image glass size/ 31 x 31 cm/ 12.2 x 12.2 inches (Framed) From edition of 5 Series: Southern Song Each piece is individually hand finished by the artist with White Gold and Silver leaf giving the piece its own unique style. Larger dimensions available from limited edition of 5 also available and made upon order. The beauty of the pieces printed on glass are truly revealed when seen in the flesh, which shimmer in the daylight and change constantly as different light sources are reflected off the print. "I am primarily driven by an exploration of colour and form. My objective is to bring an emotional element and aesthetic balance to my work. I try to depict the subtleties of the landscape and am happiest making images from the smallest, most insignificant detail - the challenge being to portray the essence of what is about my subject matter that has taken my eye." - Valda Bailey...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Gold, Silver, Gold Leaf

Pablo Picasso 'Centaure' (A. R. 338) Madoura Ceramic Plate 1956
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Centaure (A. R. 338) Terre de faïence plate, 1956, numbered 18/100 and incised 'C112', with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso...
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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

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Ceramic

Bridget Riley: Reconnaissance (hand signed and inscribed by Bridget Riley)
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley: Reconnaissance (hand signed and inscribed by Bridget Riley), 2001 Hardback monograph with no dust jacket as issued (hand signed and inscri...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Miró Lithographe II - Plate I - Lithograph by J. Mirò - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
"Miró Lithographe II - Plate I" is a lithograph realized by Joan Miró in 1975. Perfect conditions. It comes from the set of 11 lithographs realized for the catalog "Miró Lithograph ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"My Bedroom Windows in the Middle of the Night" Etching in Ink on Paper, #13/25
Located in Soquel, CA
"My Bedroom Windows in the Middle of the Night" Etching in Ink on Paper, #13/25 Bold surrealist etching by Ernesto Lombardi (Puerto Rican, 1929-2016). Several figures are floating i...
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1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Ink, Archival Paper, Etching

Giacometti, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 98, 1957. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; pri...
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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Matisse, Série E, var. 10 (Duthuit 9), Dessins, Thèmes et variations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'European Landscape' —Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lawrence Kupferman, 'European Landscape', drypoint, edition 50, 1942. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '7/50' in pencil. A superb, finely nuanced impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 1 3/4 inches); in excellent condition. Image size 10 7/8 x 13 3/8 inches; sheet size 13 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. An impression of this work is included in the permanent collection of the Syracuse University Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lawrence Kupferman (1909 - 1982) was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and grew up in a working-class family. He attended the Boston Latin School and participated in the high school art program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the late 1920s, he studied drawing under Philip Leslie Hale at the Museum School—an experience he called 'stultifying and repressive'. In 1932 he transferred to the Massachusetts College of Art, where he first met his wife, the artist Ruth Cobb. He returned briefly to the Museum School in 1946 to study with the influential expressionist German-American painter Karl Zerbe. Kupferman held various jobs while pursuing his artistic career, including two years as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating architectural drawings in a formally realistic style—these works are held in the collections of the Fogg Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In the 1940s he began incorporating more expressionistic forms into his paintings as he became progressively more concerned with abstraction. In 1946 he began spending summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he met and was influenced by Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, and other abstract painters. At about the same time he began exhibiting his work at the Boris Mirski Gallery in Boston. In 1948, Kupferman was at the center of a controversy involving hundreds of Boston-area artists. In February of that year, the Boston Institute of Modern Art issued a manifesto titled 'Modern Art and the American Public' decrying 'the excesses of modern art,' and announced that it was changing its name to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). The poorly conceived statement, intended to distinguish Boston's art scene from that of New York, was widely perceived as an attack on modernism. In protest, Boston artists such as Karl Zerbe, Jack Levine, and David Aronson formed the 'Modern Artists Group' and organized a mass meeting. On March 21, 300 artists, students, and other supporters met at the Old South Meeting House and demanded that the ICA retract its statement. Kupferman chaired the meeting and read this statement to the press: “The recent manifesto of the Institute is a fatuous declaration which misinforms and misleads the public concerning the integrity and intention of the modern artist. By arrogating to itself the privilege of telling the artists what art should be, the Institute runs counter to the original purposes of this organization whose function was to encourage and to assimilate contemporary innovation.” The other speakers were Karl Knaths...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Drypoint

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