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Medium: Ink
Text - Solid Bass - 10/35 - colorful, calligraphic gestures, serigraph on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In a symphony of colour and form, Alice Teichert created more than 40 black ink and acrylic drawings on mylar which she transferred to silk screens. ‘The Text is Still Unwritten’ is ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"Rabbit" - 1976 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Rabbit" - 1976 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper 1976 surrealist lithograph on paper titled "Rabbit" by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). This piece resembles a surreal landscape, with b...
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1970s Surrealist Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Laid Paper, Lithograph

Fabric-ation monograph handmade fabric covered boards SIGNED 21/50, Unique var.
Located in New York, NY
Yinka Shonibare Fabric-ation, 2013 Original Dutch wax print fabric chosen by the artist on Hardback cloth bound monograph with fabric covered board 12 1/2 × 11 × 1 1/2 inches Edition...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Fabric, Textile, Ink, Mixed Media, Offset

"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 Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Archival Paper, Etching

Six Inches Four Ways, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Sylvia Plimack Mangold
Located in Southampton, NY
Printer’s ink from rubber stamp on vélin Kilmurray paper. Paper Size: 8 x 8 inches. Inscription: Unsigned, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1977. Published b...
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1970s Minimalist Ink Abstract Prints

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Printer's Ink

Plate No. 251 - Print, Landscape, Human Figure, Fire
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

H2O V - extra large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic pool reflections paintings by artist David Hockney H2O V by Erik ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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

Marble Reflections Diptych in Green Emerald Stone, Pale Swirls, Abstract Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Terni 46/Aster Leaf + Grass
Located in Denver, CO
This monotype from Nina Tichava is a stellar example of a part of her practice that focuses on botanical shapes and the interaction between colors. Each print is set in a custom buil...
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2010s Abstract Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Monotype

Painting-Malerei, monograph hand signed and warmly inscribed to renowned actress
Located in New York, NY
Françoise Gilot Painting-Malerei, hand signed and warmly inscribed to renowned actress, 2003 Hardback monograph, signed in ink with lengthy inscription to American actress Elizabeth ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

1960s Abstract Vessel Orange and Yellow Collagraph NY Artist Myril Adler
Located in Arp, TX
Myril Adler Vessel c.1960s Collagraph ink on paper 8.25"x 10" unframed Estate stamp lower right Myril Adler, was born on September 22, 1920 in Vitebsk, Russia (now Belarus), and imm...
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1960s Abstract Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Intaglio

Plate No. 303 - Landscape, Print, Portrait
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Abstract Woodcut - The Divine Human
Located in Houston, TX
Fascinating black and white abstract woodcut of a figure and a stalk of corn backed by a long tiled hallway, 1995. Signed and dated lower right. Titled "Oro Humano Aureo Divino" lowe...
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1990s Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Paper

Pink Lace Kimono Collotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed rendering of a kimono by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The ribbons in this piece have a metallic quality to them. Signed "Patricia A Pearce" in the bottom r...
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1980s American Realist Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil, Lithograph

Stream 61, Forest, Stream, Light Teal Green, Yellow, Dark Eggplant Purple
Located in Kent, CT
This is a unique woodcut print of a forest and stream in dark eggplant purple offset by a minty light teal greenish blue and pale yellow background. The monotype brings to mind the t...
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2010s Abstract Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Archival Paper, Woodcut

Batman and Robin offset lithograph card (hand signed by Mel Ramos) ex-UACC pres.
Located in New York, NY
Mel Ramos Batman and Robin (Hand signed Postcard), ca. 1991 Offset Lithograph on Card Hand signed by the artist on the lower front Held in original v...
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1990s Pop Art Ink Abstract Prints

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Postcard, Offset, Ink

Composition, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Myron Stout
Located in Southampton, NY
Printer’s ink from rubber stamp on vélin Buckeye paper. Paper Size: 8 x 8 inches. Inscription: Unsigned, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1977. Published by ...
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1970s Minimalist Ink Abstract Prints

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Printer's Ink

Plate No. 256 - Human Figure, Portrait, Landscape, Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Plate No. 304 - Print, Japanese, Collage, Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper with Archival Pigment Ink. In 2017 she w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

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 Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Seascape Five, Bright Pink, Dark Cobalt Blue Ocean Waves Woodcut Print
Located in Kent, CT
This woodcut print evokes the peacefulness of ocean waves depicted in bright pink and deep, dark cobalt blue bringing2 to mind the tradition of Japanese printing while being distinct...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Woodcut

Flora I - large format photograph of abstract floral and liquid cloud explosion
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale abstraction of floral water clouds in a liquid landscape FLORA I by Christian Stoll 48 x 76 inches (122 x 193cm) signed edition of 7 25 x 40 inches (64 x 102cm) signe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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

Wave I - large format abstract liquidscape in azur and lapis blue color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wave I by Christian Stoll 40 x 40 inches (102 x 102cm) edition of 25 signed 58 x 58 inches (147 x 147cm) edition of 7 signed 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122cm) edition of 7 signed arch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ink Abstract Prints

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

TULLE Triptych (framed) - abstract photographs of mesmerizing texture details
Located in San Francisco, CA
a triptych of epic scale photographs of mesmerizing tactile textile details TULLE (2014) by Christian Stoll photographic triptych 3 individual photos (64 x 48 inches / 163cm x 122...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival...

Two Screenprinted pillow cases (one hand signed by Baldessari) in bespoke box
Located in New York, NY
John Baldessari Pillow Cases in Bespoke Presentation Box (one pillowcase hand signed by John Baldessari) for The Thing Quarterly Issue 22, 2014 Silkscreen on 100% cotton 320 thread count sateen pillowcases (Hand signed by John Baldessari) Boldly signed in ink by John Baldessari on one of the pillowcases (see photo) Unframed One of the pillowcases is hand signed in ink by John Baldessari: John Baldessari was one of the artists who were invited to contribute an object (or "thing") with text for a special project for "The Thing" publication (read on for more on "The Thing") ; the conceptual object therefore had to incorporate text. Baldessari's contribution in 2014 was a silkscreened pillowcase with text. A limited (unknown) number of these pillowcases were marketed and sold as a set of two in a bespoke box. However, exceptionally, Baldessari hand signed a very few of pillowcases in ink. This is one of the very special sets bearing one hand signed pillow case - purchased directly from "The Thing". (a copy of the 2014 receipt is shown here.) The rest of these boxed sets were not hand signed. The pillowcase is brand new, and will look gorgeous once pressed and framed by a professional framer. More about this boxed set: Issue 22 of THE THING Quarterly is by LA-based conceptual artist John Baldessari. It consists of two 100% cotton sateen pillowcases featuring an image of a woman clutching a pillow. The black and white image is taken from a Hollywood film still in Baldessari's collection and has been silkscreened on each pillowcase with environmentally-friendly, water-based ink. The pillowcases are standard-sized and envelope-style. For those who like their thread count high, the issue clocks in at a solid 320 thread count. Measurements: Box 10.5 inches by 13 inches by 2 inches Pillow 20 inches vertical by 26 inches What was The Thing Quarterly? THE THING was an experimental publication created in collaboration with Will Rogan as part of an artist residency. We saw it as a quarterly periodical in the form of an object. Each year, four artists, writers, musicians or filmmakers were invited to create an everyday object that somehow incorporates text. The object is reproduced and hand wrapped at wrapping parties and then mailed to the homes of the subscribers with the help of the United States Postal Service. It began as part of an artist residency in San Francisco’s Southern Exposure. Will and I had met in grad school at UC Berkeley and discovered our mutual affinity for quarterlies. He was a librarian at SFAI for five years and I had been a high school teacher for five years. WE were both interested pushing the boundaries of publication. Our plan was to create a 1 year publication with four artists, but from the very start the project generated so much interest and international excitement that we found ourselves running a publication complete with a brick and mortar storefront and a staff of four individuals. After 10 years, 34 issues, 59 projects and countless live events, we decided to end the publication in order to pursue our individual projects. We are still working together on a less ambitious new project, and hope to launch it at some point in 2021. CONTRIBUTORS: have included John Baldessari, Dave Eggers, Miranda July...
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2010s Conceptual Ink Abstract Prints

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Fabric, Cotton, Screen, Ink, Mixed Media, Cardboard

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 Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Plate No. 143 - Landscape, Portrait, Print, Autumn, Winter, Snow
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper with Archival Pigment Ink. In 2017 she w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

"El Escorial", Spanish Renaissance Architecture Door Tile Etching, by Faber
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous, detailed limited edition print of intricate patterns with regal motifs from an ornate door at El Escorial, the massive Spanish Renaissance palace near Madrid, by unknown ar...
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1990s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching

Plate No. 472 - Digital Print, Landscape, Portrait, Fashion, Style
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper with Archival Pigment Ink. In 2017 she w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Horse Riding, Folk Art Acrylic, Ink, and Watercolor Painting by Li Zhong-Liang
Located in Long Island City, NY
Li Zhong-Liang, Chinese (1944 - ) - Horse Riding, Year: 1990, Medium: Acrylic, Watercolor and Ink on Laid Paper, signed and dated in ink, Size: 39.75 x 40.5 in. (100.97 x 102.87 cm)
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1990s Folk Art Ink Abstract Prints

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Ink

Vintage Abstract Serigraph
Located in Houston, TX
Impactful abstract serigraph using vivid colors of green and orange to accentuate a bold black by artist Reverdy, circa 1970. Signed lower right, n...
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1960s Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Paper

Ripple, Ink on Paper Abstract Pattern Block print, Hot pink & orange gradient
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Ripple" (2021) by SarahGrace Oil and water-based ink relief print Ink on Paper Block Print, Hot Pink, Orange, Peach Color Gradient, Linework, Pattern W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Oil, Archival Paper

"41 Budmen" - 1975 Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"41 Budmen" - 1975 Lithograph on Paper Black and white figurative lithograph by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). Numerous abstracted figures take up the paper, with black, white and g...
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1970s Surrealist Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Digital Creator Landscape Painter Annimation Lake 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 Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Plate No. 286 - Print, Landscape, Portrait, Floral, Nature
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper with Archival Pigment Ink. In 2017 she w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Joyce T. Nagel Print "Vegetable Forms No. 9" "1st State" Signed Dated Ltd Ed
Located in Detroit, MI
"Vegetable Forms No. 9" "1st State" is a beautiful linear design woodcut of an artichoke. What is intellectually interesting is the fractal beauty of nature found in the artichoke. A fractal is a kind of pattern that we observe often in nature and in art. Whenever you observe a series of patterns repeating over and over again, at many different scales, and where any small part resembles the whole, that’s a fractal. The Artichoke is the perfect example in that the shape of the leaves repeat themselves and they are the same shape as the fruit itself. Fractals are exciting, not only for their mathematical or conceptual representation, but also for the fact that you can visualise the math—and it’s beautiful! This print is rendered in an intense green with a light blue color to delineate the intriguing linear element of the artichoke's leaves. Joyce Tilley Nagel...
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1970s Abstract Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink

Abstract Landscape India Edition 3/5 Linocut Print Nature Red Navy Primitive
Located in Norfolk, GB
There is a natural and raw understanding in Mukesh Sharma’s prints that both depict, and are influenced by, the Rajastani communities of his home town in rural India. In these Limited Edition fine-art prints, made over a period of twenty years, we are offered the colours of India’s ancient land, the textures, light and the patterns that are everywhere. In the patterns of the arable fields to the jali's (carved screens) in the architecture. This work is however not romantic nor nostalgic but shows a deeper rooted need to offer a visual heritage of place, of where the artist is from and the journey that he is taking. The results are both compelling and honest. Mukesh Sharma, Frenzy M3, Lino-cut chin-coll’e on German Ivory paper Edition: 3 of 5, 2005 Image size: 50 x 33 cm / Sheet size: 79 x 55 cm Unframed 'In this work in particular I feel that a true work of art is the creation of an experience from the interaction between the human self and the outside world' Mukesh Sharma's work: It is often in childhood that paths are set for what we will become. Mukesh Sharma hails from a rural, agricultural village in Rajasthan, India. His Father is a craftsman who fixed and mended farm machinery and understood the working parts in the processes. Sharma followed in his Father’s footsteps, as is often the case in Indian families, but his was not the machines of the fields but the presses of the printing studio. Like his Father, Mukesh Sharma is fascinated with understanding how things work and how he can manipulate the metal in his hands. It is not surprising then that his medium of choice is printing. One of the most physically challenging of all the practices, it can often be physically challenging as well as technical and detailed. In his youth, Sharma would draw with stones on walls and floors. He was lucky his family encouraged this and he is grateful for his early art-training at the Jaipur School of Art but it was at the Baroda Art Department that he was introduced to the great printing traditions of Jyoti Bhatt...
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Early 2000s Abstract Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut, Archival Pigment

Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder Vintage 1960's Alexander Calder double-page Lithograph, unsigned, part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by:...
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1960s Modern Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink

Plate No. 121 (Abstract, Collage, Egyptian Iconography, Men in History)
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Rome ( Campidoglio ) large scale photograph of urban textures and color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rome (Campidoglio), a large format photograph of Michelangelo's famous Roman square, from a series of works capturing Rome's urban surfaces and wallscape color palettes 72 x 48 inc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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

"The Wheel", Multi Layer Circle Abstract Silkscreen Print
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful abstract screen print of a circular composition with a seasonal theme by Deborah Rumer (American, 20th Century). Titled, numbered, signed, and dated ("The Wheel Ed140 © Debo...
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1990s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Screen

Surrealism
Located in Houston, TX
Fascinating black and white etching of an otherworldly creature, 1983. Signed and dated lower right and numbered 42 of 45 lower left. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white ...
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1980s Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Paper

The Sun, Golden Colors, Warm Tones Diptych, Space Age, Abstract Geometry Hue
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

H2O lll - Homage to David Hockney
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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

Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Sax - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Sax - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper Bold lithograph by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). Gerry Mulligan sits on a stool holding his ba...
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1960s American Modern Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"The Inside Words" - Textured Lithograph on Paper #3/12
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Inside Words" - Textured Lithograph on Paper #3/12 Abstract lithograph by Janet Wheeler (American, 1922-2001). This piece is highly textured, with bold colors and a black background. Several objects have been placed together to resemble a vintage "candlestick" telephone. The bubble next to it could represent the words flowing through the phone lines, or possibly a cross-section of the lines themselves. Titled "The Inside Words" in lower left corner. Numbered "3/12" in the lower center. Signed "Janet P Wheeler...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

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 Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

John Chamberlain, Signed Western Union cable re: sculpture show at Leo Castelli
Located in New York, NY
John Chamberlain Hand Signed Letter re: Leo Castelli Exhibition, 1982 Typewriter on paper (hand signed) 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches Hand-signed by artist, Signed in purple felt tip marker Hand signed telegraph/letter refers to Chamberlain's exhibition at the legendary Leo Castell Gallery. A piece of history! John Chamberlain Biography John Chamberlain (1927 – 2011) was a quintessentially American artist, channeling the innovative power of the postwar years into a relentlessly inventive practice spanning six decades. He first achieved renown for sculptures made in the late 1950s through 1960s from automobile parts—these were path-breaking works that effectively transformed the gestural energy of Abstract Expressionist painting into three dimensions. Ranging in scale from miniature to monumental, Chamberlain’s compositions of twisted, crushed, and forged metal also bridged the divide between Process Art and Minimalism, drawing tenets of both into a new kinship. These singular works established him as one of the first American artists to determine color as a natural component of abstract sculpture. From the late 1960s until the end of his life, Chamberlain harnessed the expressive potential of an astonishing array of materials, which varied from Plexiglas, resin, and paint, to foam, aluminum foil, and paper bags. After spending three years in the United States Navy during World War II, Chamberlain enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago and Black Mountain College, where he developed the critical underpinnings of his work. Chamberlain lived and worked in many parts of the United States, moving between New York City, Long Island, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Connecticut, and Sarasota, before finally settling on Shelter Island. In many ways, each location provoked a distinct material sensibility, often defined by the availability of that material or the limitations of physical space. In New York City, Chamberlain pulled scrap metal and twelve-inch acoustic tiles from the ceiling of his studio apartment. He chose urethane in Los Angeles in 1965 (a material he had been considering for many years), and film in Mexico in 1968. He eventually returned to metal in 1972, and, in Sarasota, he expanded the scale of his works to make his iconic Gondolas (1981 – 1982). The movement of the artist and the subsequent evolution of the work is indicative not only of a kind of American restlessness but also of Chamberlain’s own personal evolution: he sometimes described his use of automobile materials as sculptural self-portraits, infused with balance and rhythm characteristic of the artist himself. Chamberlain refused to separate color from his practice, saying, ‘I never thought of sculpture without color. Do you see anything around that has no color? Do you live in a world with no color?’. He both honored and assigned value to color in his practice—in his early sculptures color was not added, but composed from the preexisting palette of his chosen automobile parts. Chamberlain later began adding color to metal in 1974, dripping and spraying—and sometimes sandblasting—paint and lacquer onto his metal components prior to their integration. With his polyurethane foam works, color was a variable of light: ultraviolet rays or sunlight turned the material from white to amber. It was this profound visual effect that brought the artist’s personal Abstract Expressionist hand into industrial three-dimensional sculpture. Chamberlain moved seamlessly through scale and volume, creating material explorations in monumental, heavy-gauge painted aluminum foil in the 1970s, and later in the 1980s and 1990s, miniatures in colorful aluminum foil and chromium painted steel. Central to Chamberlain’s works is the notion that sculpture denotes a great deal of weight and physicality, disrupting whatever space it occupies. In the Barges series (1971 – 1983) he made immense foam couches, inviting spectators to lounge upon the cushioned landscape. At the end of his career, Chamberlain shifted his practice outdoors, and through a series of determined experiments, finally created brilliant, candy-colored sculptures in twisted aluminum foil. In 2012, four of these sculptures were shown outside the Seagram Building in New York, accompanied by playful titles such as ‘PINEAPPLESURPRISE’ (2010) and ‘MERMAIDSMISCHIEF’ (2009). These final works exemplify Chamberlain’s lifelong dedication to change—of his materials, of his practice, and, consequently, of American Art. Chamberlain has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, including two major Retrospectives at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York NY in 2012 and 1971; ‘John Chamberlain, Squeezed and Tied. Foam and Paper Sculptures 1969-70,’ Dan Flavin Art Institute, Dia Center for the Arts, Bridgehampton NY (2007); ‘John Chamberlain. Foam Sculptures 1966–1981, Photographs 1989–2004,’ Chinati Foundation, Marfa TX (2005); ‘John Chamberlain. Current Work and Fond Memories, Sculptures and Photographs 1967–1995,’ Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Traveling Exhibition) (1996); and ‘John Chamberlain. Sculpture, 1954–1985,’ Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles CA (1986). Chamberlain’s sculptures are part of permanent exhibitions at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa TX and at Dia:Beacon in upstate New York. In 1964, Chamberlain represented the United States in the American Pavilion at the 32nd International Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. He received many awards during his life, including a Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, from the College for Creative Studies, Detroit (2010); the Distinction in Sculpture Honor from the Sculpture Center, New York (1999); the Gold Medal from The National Arts Club Award, New York (1997); the Lifetime Achievement Award in Contemporary Sculpture by the International Sculpture Center, Washington D.C. (1993); and the Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture, New York NY (1993). -Courtesy Hauser & Wirth Leo Castelli Leo Castelli was born in 1907 in Trieste, a city on the Adriatic sea, which, at the time, was the main port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Leo’s father, Ernest Kraus, was the regional director for Austria-Hungary’s largest bank, the Kreditandstalt; his mother, Bianca Castelli, was the daughter of a Triesten coffee merchant. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914 the Kraus family relocated to Vienna where Leo continued his education. A particularly memorable moment for Leo during this period of his life was the funeral of Emperor Francis Joseph which he witnessed in November of 1916. Leo and his family returned to Trieste when the war ended in 1918. With the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Trieste embraced its new Italian identity. Motivated by this shift Ernest decided to adopt his wife's more Italian-sounding maiden name, Castelli, which his children also assumed. In many ways the Castelli’s return Trieste after the war marked an optimistic new beginning for the family. Ernest was made director of the Banca Commerciale Italiana, which had replaced the Kreditandstalt as the top bank in Trieste. This elevated position allowed Ernest and Bianca to cultivate a cosmopolitan life-style. Together they hosted frequent parties which brought them in contact with a spectrum of political, financial, and cultural luminaries. Growing up in such an environment fostered in Leo and his two siblings, Silvia and Giorgio, a strong appreciation of high culture. During this time Leo developed a passion for Modern literature and perfected his fluency in German, French, Italian, and English. After earning his law degree at the University of Milan in 1932, Leo began his adult life as an insurance agent in Bucharest. Although Leo found the job unfulfilling and tedious, the people he met in Bucharest made up for this deficiency. Among the most significant of Leo’s acquaintances during this time was the eminent businessman, Mihail Shapira. Leo eventually became friendly with the rest of the Shapira family and in 1933 he married Mihail's youngest daughter, Ileana. In 1934 Leo and Ileana moved to Paris where, thanks to his step-father’s influence, Leo was able to get a job in the Paris branch of the Banca d'Italia. In the same year, Leo met the interior designer René Drouin, who became his close friend. In the spring of 1938, while walking through the Place Vendôme, Leo and René came across a storefront for rent between the Ritz hotel and a Schiaparelli boutique. The space immediately impressed them as an ideal location for an art gallery, a plan which became reality the following spring in 1939. The Drouin Gallery opened with an exhibition featuring painting and furniture by Surrealist artists including Léonor Fini, Augene Berman, Meret Oppenheim, Max Ernst, and Salvador Dali. Despite the success of this initial exhibition, the gallery proved short-lived. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 marking the start of World War II and consequently the temporary end of the Drouin gallery. René was called to serve in the French army, while Leo, Ileana, and their three-year-old daughter Nina moved to the relative safety of Cannes, where Ileana’s family owned a summer house. As the war escalated, it became evident that Europe was no longer safe for the Castelli family—Leo and Ileana were both Jewish. In March of 1941, Leo, Ileana and Nina fled to New York bringing with them Nina’s nurse Frances and their dog, Noodle. After a year of moving around the city, the family took up permanent residence at 4 East 77 Street in a townhouse Mihail had bought. Nine months after his arrival in New York, in December of 1943, Leo volunteered for the US army, expediting his naturalization as a US citizen. Owing to his facility with languages, Leo was assigned to serve in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corp, a position which he held for two years, until February 1946. While on military leave in 1945 Leo visited Paris and stopped by Place Vendôme gallery where René had once more set up business selling work by European avant-garde artists such as Jean Dubuffet and Jean Fautrier. The meeting not only rekindled René and Leo’s friendship but also the latter’s interest in art dealing, a pursuit which Leo began to view as more than a mere hobby but as a potential career. After reconnecting, the two friends decided to go back into partnership with Leo acting as the New York representative for the Drouin Gallery. Working in this capacity, Leo began to form relationships with some of the New York art world’s most influential figures, including Peggy Guggenhiem, Sydney Janis, Willem De Kooning, and Jackson Pollock. By the late 40s Leo’s ties with René Drouin had begun to slacken, while his alliance with the dealer Sydney Janis became closer. Janis opened his New York gallery in 1948 and in 1950 invited Leo to curate an exhibition of contemporary French and American artists. The show drew a significant connection between the venerable tradition of European Modernism and the emerging artists of the New York School. Not long after this, in 1951, Leo was asked by these same New York School artists to organize the groundbreaking Ninth Street Show. This exhibition was instrumental in establishing Abstract Expressionism as the preeminent art movement of the post-war era. Leo founded his own gallery in 1957, transforming the living room on the fourth floor of the 77th Street townhouse into an exhibition space. Perhaps the most critical moment of Leo’s career occurred later that year, when he first visited the studios of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. In 1958 Leo gave Johns and Rauschenberg solo shows, in January and March respectively. For Johns, this was the first solo show of his career. These exhibitions received wide critical acclaim, solidifying Leo’s reputation not only as a dealer but as the arbiter of a new and important art movement. Over the course of the 1960s Leo played a formative role in launching the careers of many of the most significant artists of the twentieth century including Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenberg, Cy Twombly, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Richard Serra, Joseph Kosuth and Lawrence Weiner. Through his support of these artists Leo likewise helped cultivate and define the movements of Pop, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, and Post-Minimalism. As business expanded over the course of the 60s and artistic trends shifted in favor of larger artworks, Leo realized that his townhouse gallery was not sufficient to meet these new demands. Indicative of the trend toward maximal art...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Ink Abstract Prints

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Digital Creator Landscape Painter Animation Blue Lake Trees Architecture
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 Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Plate No. 206 - Human Figure, Portrait, Print, Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée prints on Archival Matte Paper ...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Portrait of Modern Man - Multilayer Woodblock in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Anger - Multilayer Woodblock in Ink on Paper Bold and saturated woodblock print of a screaming man by Michael Dow (American, 20th Century). The man is centered in this m...
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1990s American Modern Ink Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Plate No. 356 - Print, Landscape, Sunset, Nature, Hollywood, Portrait
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper with Archival Pigment Ink. In 2017 she was award...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Geometric Patterned Leaf Abstract Etching, 5/10
Located in Soquel, CA
An early abstract work, rich in visual texture and patterns with abstract leaves by Japanese print maker Kazuko. Etching pencil signed edition nu...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Archival Paper, Etching

Bamboo Forest (6 glass panels) - abstract observation of iconic Japanese grove
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale abstract panoramic photograph of lush emerald green nature biotope, a highly detailed observation of the natural beauty of Japan's famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Bamboo Forest by Erik Pawassar 48 x 175 inches (122 x 444cm) six individual glass panels (48 x 29 inches / each) signed edition of 7 archival quality fine art pigment print “Frameless” acrylic glass mounting * artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity ________________________ About the artist: Erik Pawassar's work focuses on the beauty of the disregarded or mundane object. The subjects for his striking and captivating visuals are typically set in the most ordinary environments, drawing the viewer into a charged but serene experience based on composition, palette and formal lines. Saturated in color, the nominal subjects gather a haunting and mesmerizing quality, creating a poignant pretext for the making of a formal color photograph. Decisively capturing the traces left by humanity, Pawassar's images are filled with a sense of universal nostalgia and pay homage to the passage of time and the extinguished moment, referencing documentary and street photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastian Salgado...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Giclée

Magic Carpet - vibrant color observations of mid century Mediterranean interior
Located in San Francisco, CA
Magic Carpet by Frank Schott (red, pink, blush, crimson + wine) from a series of photographic observances on a mid century era Mediterranean island ferry boat 27 x 40 inches / 68cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Seascape IV (Homage to Mark Rothko) - framed large format abstract photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale abstract photographs of muted color monochromatic water surfaces SEASCAPE IV by Frank Schott available in two edition sizes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Giclée

Stream 60, Forest, Stream, Light Teal Green, Yellow, Dark Eggplant Purple
Located in Kent, CT
This is a unique woodcut print of a forest and stream in dark eggplant purple offset by a minty light teal greenish blue and pale yellow background. The monotype brings to mind the t...
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2010s Abstract Ink Abstract Prints

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Ink, Archival Paper, Woodcut

Plate 180 from Imaginary Beings - Giclée Print on Archival Paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper with Archival Pigment Ink. In 2017 she was awarded the New York State Council for the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship grant for...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Plate No. 155, The Women's March on Washington 2017 (Abstract, Collage)
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Plate No. 355 - Landscape, Print, Nature, Portrait
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper w...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Ink abstract prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Ink abstract prints available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract prints created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Johanna Goodman, Kind of Cyan, Sumit Mehndiratta, and Patricia A Pearce. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, Contemporary, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Ink abstract prints, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available

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