Mid-20th Century Abstract Prints

Litografía de Joan Miró (1893-1983) - edición de 200 ejemplares numerada a lápiz. Medidas 72x50 cm. Firmada en plancha, numerada a lápiz (la numeración puede variar respecto a la f...

This exquisite heliogravure after Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), titled Marine (Seascape), from the folio Vieira da Silva, Peintres d'aujour...

Lithographie originale pour XXe Siecle, No. 20 Color lithograph, 1962 Unsigned (as issued) From: XXe Siecle, No. 20, Christmas Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro, Paris. Printer: Mourlot? Large edition: c. 1500? Condition: Excellent/Mint usual glue on reverse from binding in book Image/Sheet size: 12 3/16 x 9 1/2 inches New series of XXe Siecle Back in Paris in 1949, Gualtieri di San Lazzaro resumed 20TH century publishing in 1951. It hosts many of the most important writers and art critics of the 1950s and 1960s, including Alain Bosquet , Genevieve Bonnefoi, Camille Bourniquel , Georges Borgeaud, Marcel Brion , Georges Boudaille, Jacques Brosse , Michel Butor , Jean Cassou , Denys Chevalier, Pierre Courthion, Hubert Damisch , Pierre Descargues, Bernard Dorival , Jacques Dupin , Mircea Eliade , Jean-Louis Ferrier , Pierre Francastel , André Frenaud , Roger Van Gindertael...

Artist: Josef Albers (German-American, 1888-1976) Title: "Variant I" Portfolio: Ten Variants *Unsigned edition Year: 1967 Medium: Original Screenprint on Rives BFK paper Limited edit...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie D, var. 1 (Series D, Variation 1), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...

This artwork titled "Hecatombe de Toros" 1971, is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It is hand signed and numb...

This exquisite silkscreen by Ad Reinhardt (1913–1967), titled Untitled, originates from the landmark 1964 folio X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters). Published by the Wadsworth Atheneum...

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Aventure méthodique, 1950; published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, a...

Wonderful mid-century abstract serigraph by Kenneth William Auvil (American, b. 1925.) This serigraph features botanical and floral motifs in a bright color palette of yellows and or...

Lithograph, 1961 Edition : 41/100 Publisher : Maeght, Paris Printer : Maeght, Paris Catalog : [Vallier n°161 p.230; Mourlot n°100] 48.50 cm. x 65.50 cm. 19.09 in. x 25.79 in. (pap...

This exquisite lithograph by Akira Kito (1909–1995), titled Enfant (Child), from the album Prints from the Mourlot Press, exhibition sponsored by the French Embassy, circulated by th...

Artist: Josef Albers (German-American, 1888-1976) Title: "Arctic Bloom" Portfolio: Soft Edge - Hard Edge *Unsigned edition, (there was also a signed edition of 50 on Rives BFK paper)...

This color lithograph is part of my private collection since the 1970's. Marie Raymond was a pioneer post WWII painter of her generation. She was a lyrical abstractionist of her time...

A bold and vibrant reproduction of Andy Warhol’s iconic 1964 Flowers series, this striking artwork is printed on heavy art paper, showcasing the enduring brilliance of Pop Art. The c...

Max Ernst, German (1891 - 1976) - Les Chiens Ont Soif V, Portfolio: Les Chiens Ont Soif, Year: 1964, Medium: Lithograph, Edition: 165/320, Size: 17 x 24.5 in. (43.18 x 62.23 cm)...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Beach Horizontal Composition, Lithograph on Paper, mid 20th century, marked "artist's proof" lower left, signed in pencil and with ...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie K, var. 4 (Series K, Variation 4), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...

Alvar Sunol Pencil Signed Lithograph C.1970s Three women around a table Dimensions 21.5" wide x 12.5" high The frame measures 32.75" wide x...

Roy Lichtenstein, 'Paper Plate', serigraph, 1969, edition unknown, Corlett III.45. Printed in dark blue ink verso, 'Roy Lichtenstein © On 1st Inc. 1969'. A fine impression, on white paperboard pressure formed into a 3-dimensional plate; age toning verso, otherwise in very good condition. Published by Bert Stern, New York. Image size 10 1/4 inch diameter, 1-inch depth. Archivally sleeved, unmounted, unframed. Carefully protected for shipping. Literature: John Russell. 'Art: Time for Old-Master Prints', New York Times (July 27, 1979), p. C16. Jan Howard. 'Reflections on 'The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein', Print Collector's Newsletter 26 (July–August 1995), p. 82. Mark M. Johnson. 'The Great American Pop Art Store: Multiples of the '60s', Art & Activities 123 (June–Summer 1998), ill. p. 37 (color). Mary Lee Corlett. 'The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné', New York, 2002, p. 286, no. III.45. Susan Dackerman, ed., 'Corita Kent and the Language of Pop', exhibition catalog, Harvard Art...

This exquisite lithograph by Roger Bissiere (1886–1964), titled Soleil (Sun), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXVIe Annee N°24, Decembre 1964, originates from the 1964 edi...

Screenprint on heavy, white wove paper , edited in 1965 Limited edition of 280 copies signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner and numbered 243/280 paper size: : 58,4 x 73,6 ...

This original poster, designed by Roy Lichtenstein for his first solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York (September 19–November 16, 1969), is a screen print on white glo...

Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: City 89 Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 25 x 19 in. (63.5 x 48.26 cm)

Black and Moorehead 198, edition of 50. Signed, titled, and numbered, in pencil. Made shortly after Stanley William Hayter returned to his Paris Atelier 17 from New York, Trois Perso...

This colorful lithograph after Pablo Picasso was printed by the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1964 and is unsigned*. This image is taken from a drawing in pencil and colored chalk enti...

Original black and white abstract lithograph on archival paper by the well known American modernist artist, James Brooks. Signed in pencil by the artist and dated 1961 lower right. ...

Beautiful exhibition poster by Puerto rican artist, Rafael Tufino (1922-2008). Augusto Marin, Exposicion de Pinturas, 1965. Screen print on paper, 20 x 3...

This exquisite lithograph after Francis Bacon (1909–1992), titled Portraits of George Dyer, originates from the historic 1966 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 162. Published by Maeght E...

This exquisite lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Rouge, bleu, vert, jaune (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow), originates from the historic 1964 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. ...

This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Motiv aus Improvisation 25 (Motif from Improvisation 25), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valett...

Mary Bauermeister Pittsburgh International Carnegie Museum, 1967 Offset Lithograph Poster 20 × 37 inches Edition of 500 Unframed This is the original, historic poster designed by Mar...

Pablo Picasso Hommage à René Char, 1969 Color lithograph on Arches wove paper by Henri Deschamps, Paris Signed in the plate Image size: 63.6 x 44.7 cm Sheet size: 75.7 x 52 cm Prin...

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...

Düsseldorf (German Cities), 1970 24 x 33.8 in. / 61 x 86 cm Screen print in one color on offset lithograph, black on white card. “for Paul” written in pencil lower middle. Signed and...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Madame L.D. (Mrs. L.D.), from the album Portraits par Henri Matisse (Portraits by Hen...

This is an original poster designed by Jean Dubuffet for his 1968 exhibition Painted Sculptures at Pace Gallery, held from April 13th to May 18th. Created by the artist specifically ...

This exquisite heliogravure after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Mademoiselle P.C. (Miss P.C.), from the album Portraits par Henri Matisse (Portraits by Henri Matisse), originates...

Signed on the plate by Matisse. From the portfolio ‘Dernières Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954’, known as Verve Vol. IX No. 35 & 36. Printed by Mourlot in Paris. Henri Matisse oversaw ...

Stanley William Hayter, 'Feu sous L'eau (Fire Under Water)', color engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper with yellow silkscreen, 1955, edition 50 plus 10 artist proofs, Black & Moorhead 221. Signed, titled 'Fire Under Water', dated and annotated 'Essai' in pencil. Dedicated in the artist’s hand 'for Adja & Dove WH Bill 17–5–55' in the top margin. A superb, richly inked impression with fresh colors, on heavy, cream wove paper; wide margins (2 1/2 to 3 7/8 inches), in excellent condition. One of 10 artist’s proofs. Image size 10 3/16 x 7 inches; sheet size 18 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THIS WORK In 1950 Hayter returned to Paris and reopened Atelier 17. Works such as 'Fire Under Water' reveal newfound influences, such as that of the Ardèche area of southern France, where he acquired a house in 1951 and frequently visited. Hayter took great interest in the flowing Escoutay River, an experience that parallels the artist and co-director of Atelier 17 Krishna Reddy’s interest in depicting water. While some forms in this print evoke the natural world, the palette of contrasting tones of purple, yellow, black, and white reflects Hayter’s belief in using color intuitively to express emotions and evoke feelings. The sharp white relief lines from the paper and the textural effects realized through soft-ground etching operate in tandem with the sweeping curves and bold colors to give the composition a sense of vitality and dynamism. —edited from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Published by 'La Jeune Gravure Contemporaine', Paris. Impressions of this work are in the following collections: British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Stanley William Hayter (1901-1988) was a British painter and printmaker associated in the 1930s with Surrealism and from 1940 onward with Abstract Expressionism. Regarded as one of the most significant printmakers of the 20th century, Hayter founded the legendary Atelier 17 studio in Paris, now known as Atelier Contrepoint. Among the artists he is credited with influencing are Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, and Marc Chagall. The hallmark of the workshop was its egalitarian structure, breaking sharply with the traditional French engraving studios by insisting on a cooperative approach to labor and technical discoveries. In 1929 Hayter was introduced to Surrealism by Yves Tanguy and André Masson, who, with other Surrealists, worked with Hayter at Atelier 17. The often violent imagery of Hayter’s Surrealist period was stimulated in part by his passionate response to the Spanish Civil War and the rise of Fascism. He organized portfolios of graphic works to raise funds for the Spanish cause, including Solidarité (Paris, 1938), a portfolio of seven prints, one of them by Picasso. Hayter frequently exhibited with the Surrealists during the 1930s but left the movement when Paul Eluard was expelled. Eluard’s poem Facile Proie (1939) was written in response to a set of Hayter’s engravings. Other writers with whom Hayter collaborated included Samuel Beckett and Georges Hugnet. Hayter joined the exile of the Parisian avant-garde in 1939, moving with his second wife, the American sculptor Helen Phillips...

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnages et oiseaux (Figures and Birds), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 151–152, originates from the 1965 editio...

Composition is an original print in lithograph on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork is created through confident s...

Engraving Edition : 30/80 77.00 cm. x 64.00 cm. 30.31 in. x 25.2 in. (paper) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Ref : LCD2470

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 7 (Series O, Variation 7), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...

Charles Quest, 'Still Life', 1947, wood engraving, edition 8. Signed, dated, and numbered '3/8' in pencil. Titled and annotated 'wood engraving' in the bottom left margin. A fine impression, on off-white wove paper, with full margins (1 to 2 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Charles Quest, painter, printmaker, and fine art instructor, worked in various mediums, including mosaic, stained glass, mural painting, and sculpture. Quest grew up in St. Louis, his talent evident as a teenager when he began copying the works of masters such as Michelangelo on his bedroom walls. He studied at the Washington University School of Fine Arts, where he later taught from 1944 to 1971. He traveled to Europe after his graduation in 1929 and studied at La Grande Chaumière and Academie Colarossi, Paris, continuing to draw inspiration from the works of the Old Masters. After returning to St. Louis, Quest received several commissions to paint murals in public buildings, schools, and churches, including one from Joseph Cardinal Ritter, to paint a replica of Velasquez's Crucifixion over the main altar of the Old Cathedral in St. Louis. Quest soon became interested in the woodcut medium, which he learned through his study of J. J. Lankes' A Woodcut Manual (1932) and Paul Landacre's articles in American Artist magazine ‘since no artists in St. Louis were working in wood’ at that time. Quest also revealed that for him, wood cutting and engraving were ‘more enjoyable than any other means of expression.’ In the late 1940s, his graphic works began attracting critical attention—several of his woodcuts won prizes and were acquired by major American and European museums. His wood engraving entitled ‘Lovers’ was included in the American Federation of Art's traveling print exhibition in 1947. Two years later, Quest's two prize-winning prints, ‘Still Life with Grindstone’ and ‘Break Forth into Singing’, were exhibited in major American museums in a traveling show organized by the Philadelphia Print Club. His work was included in the Chicago Art Institute's exhibition, ‘Woodcut Through Six Centuries’, and the print ‘Still Life with Vise’ was purchased by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1951 he was invited by artist-Curator Jacob Kainen to exhibit thirty wood engravings and color woodcuts in a one-person show at the Smithsonian's National Museum (now known as the American History Museum). Kainen's press release praised the ‘technical refinement’ of Quest's work: ‘He obtains a great variety of textural effects through the use of the graver, and these dense or transparent grays are set off against whites or blacks to achieve sparkling results. His work has the handsome qualities characteristic of the craftsman and designer.’ At the time of the Smithsonian exhibition, Quest's work was represented by three New York galleries in addition to one in his home town. He had won 38 prizes, and his prints were in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Chicago Art Institute, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In cooperation with the Art in Embassies program, his color woodcuts were displayed at the American Embassy in Paris in 1951. Recognition at home came in 1955 with his first solo exhibition in St. Louis. Press coverage of the show heralded the ‘growth of graphic arts toward rivaling painting and sculpture as a major independent medium’. An exhibition of his prints at the Bethesda Art Gallery in 1983 attracted Curator Emeritus Joseph A. Haller, S.J., who began purchasing his work for Georgetown University's collection. In 1990 Georgetown University Library's Special Collections Division was the recipient of a large body of Quest's work, including prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, stained glass, and his archive of correspondence and professional memorabilia. These extensive holdings, including some 260 of his fine prints, provide a rich opportunity for further study and appreciation of this versatile and not-to-be-forgotten mid-Western American artist...

This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled La Chute d’Icare (The Fall of Icarus), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. IV, No. 13, originates from the...

Louis Schanker : 1903-1981. Well, listed American abstract artist. He was well exhibited and is in the permanent collections of many important museums. This fabulous piece is a color...

This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Symphonie chromatique (Chromatic Symphony), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. II, No. 8, originates from...

23 x 22 inch. Handmade Paper, Textured Lithograph. Signed in Pencil: Bottom Right. Numbered in Pencil: Bottom Left "111/150" A meditative and serene, abstract piece made of a combin...

This exquisite silkscreen by Robert Motherwell (1915–1991), titled Untitled, originates from the landmark 1964 folio X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters). Published by the Wadsworth Ath...

Artist: Josef Albers (German-American, 1888-1976) Title: "Variant II" Portfolio: Ten Variants *Unsigned edition Year: 1967 Medium: Original Screenprint on Rives BFK paper Limited edi...

This exquisite lithograph by Pablo Palazuelo (1915–2007), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 137, published by Maeght Editeur, Paris...

This exquisite lithograph by Pablo Palazuelo (1915–2007), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 137, published by Maeght Editeur, Paris...

This exquisite heliogravure after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Mademoiselle M.A. (Miss M.A.), from the album Portraits par Henri Matisse (Portraits by Henri Matisse), originates...

Medium: original lithograph. Executed by Andre Masson for XXe Siecle (issue No. 32) in 1969. Size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (310 x 240 mm). Not signed.

Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From volume, Derrière le miroir, N° 125-126, 1961. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeu...

This exquisite lithograph by Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled Au Jardin d'Allah (In the Garden of Allah), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. I, No. 4, originates from t...

Grosse Prostituée, Sorcière à la Chouette et Voyageur en Sabots ( Ref: Bloch 1760) etching on wove paper, Edited in 1968 Limited edition of 50 copies Current copy numbered: 37/50 on...

This is a truly historic limited edition hand signed museum print from the 1960s - of the first North American building the legendary artists Christo ever wrapped: Christo Wrap In Wr...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), "Somber Planet", Lithograph on Paper, mid 20th century, numbered edition "13/90" lower left, signed in pencil lower right, with the...

Stanley WIlliam (Bill) Hayter Meduse, 1958 High Viscosity Etching & Engraving Pencil signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 50 (10/50) on th...