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Abstract Abstract Prints

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Period: 1980s
"Hommage a Rudolf Springer" (Ciao America, 1988)
Located in New York, NY
Georg Baselitz "Hommage a Rudolf Springer" (Ciao America, 1988) Galerie Michael Werner, Köln, 1989 Exhibition poster 20 x 16 inches Unsigned
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Black and White

Bermuda Triangle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean-Marie Haessle - French/American (1939-) Title: Bermuda Triangle Year: 1980 Medium: Screen Print Sight size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches. Sheet s...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Color, Screen

Cantaloupes, Abstract Silkscreen by Raymond Parker
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raymond Parker, American (1922 - 1990) Title: Untitled 12 Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Size: 32 x 40 in. (81.28 x 101.6 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Abstract Composition - Etching by Eugenio Carmi - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original etching made by Eugenio Carmi (Genoa, 1920 - Lugano, 2016) in 1987. Good conditions. Hand signed and numbered. Edition, VIII/XXXV. Eugenio Carm...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Sixes, Geometric Abstract Silkscreen by Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tony Bechara, Puerto Rican (1942 - ) Title: Sixes Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 30 Image Size: 18 x 26.5 in Size: 22 in. x 30 ...
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Screen

Lithographie Originale (Cover)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Lithographie Originale (Cover) Color Lithograph Year: 1981 Size: 15.6 × 12.75 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Cramer 177, Der Lithograph IV, 1969-1972, Ref.: 1255, p.178 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris, France With coverfold, recto - as issued Recto, right: Typographically annotated: 'Lithographie Originale' Unsigned, Unknown Edition Size COA provided --------------------------------------- Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma de Mallorca in 1981 Surrealism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract expressionism, Naive art, Expressionism, Suprematism Pablo Picasso, André Breton, Hans Arp, André Masson, Hieronymus Bosch, Tristan Tzara, Modest Urgell
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Lithograph

Adam's Rib, Minimalist Stripe Lithograph by Gene Davis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gene Davis Title: Adam's Rib Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Size: 19 x 27 in. (48.26 x 68.58 cm)
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Lithograph

Untitled (SF-317), Colorful Abstract Lithograph by Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled (SF-317) Sam Francis, American (1923–1994) Portfolio: Michael Waldberg: Sky Poems Date: 1986 Lithograph on Rives BFK, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 64/100 Size: 2...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Print African American Female Artist Wilhelmina Godfrey "Yesterday"
Located in Buffalo, NY
A bright and gorgeous print by well listed artist Wilhelmina Godfrey. This work is titled "Yesterday" and was executed in 1989. Her pieces are quite rare and this Summer The Benjaman Gallery...
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Lithograph

Flashback II
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Rives BFK. Signed and numbered 81/175 in pencil by Chamberlain. Published by London Arts, Inc., Detroit, with the blind stamp lowe...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Color, Screen

Figure - Etching by Dado - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original black and white etching realized by Miodrag Djuric in 1980. Hand Signed, dated, and numbered. Edition 9/10. Good conditions. Passepartout included: 70 X 50 c...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Couple et Enfant au Rameau d’Olivier, Lithograph, Abstract Family Portrait, Hats
Located in Union City, NJ
Artist: Pablo Picasso, After, Spanish (1881 - 1973) Title: Couple et Enfant au Rameau d’Olivier Year of Original Artwork: 1969 Edition of 1000, unnumbered, estate approved printed si...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Charlton Access, Woodcut print by Charles Battaglini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Battaglini was a professional artist/teacher in printmaking. He exhibited for more than 55 years in juried and gallery exhibits, including the Associated Artists...
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Woodcut

Métamorphose Des Fleurs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Métamorphose Des Fleurs Arthur Secunda, American (1927) Date: 1989 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 98/150 Image: 43.5 x 25.5 inches Size: 46.5 x 28.5 in. (118.1...
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Screen

Nocturnal Abstracted Full Moon Lava Landscape Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic and compelling abstract lithograph of an abstracted lava-like form or glowing skyline under a full moon on a pitch black background by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948)...
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Paper, Lithograph

Composition Green, Geometric Abstract by Larry Zox
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Larry Zox Title: Green Composition I Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 15/100 Image: 12 x 27.5 inches Paper Size: 21 x 36 in. (53.34 x 91....
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Screen

Morocco Series #8, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Pierre Clerk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pierre Clerk, Canadian (1928 - ) Title: Morocco Series #8 Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 2/45 Image Size: 21 x 35 inches ...
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Screen

Baronian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Barry Nelson, British/American (1937 - ) Title: Baronian I Year: 1983 Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 29.5 in. x 41 in. (74.93 cm x 104.14 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist American Modernist Oil Monotype Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Larry Brown Long-time established New York painter as well as faculty member the The Cooper Union, Brown works in oil on canvas and tempera paints on paper. He deals with themes of science and universality. EDUCATION: 1970 M.F.A. in Painting, University of Arizona 1967 BA in Painting, Washington State University SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS: Mixed Company: Women Choose Men, AIR Gallery, New York, NY Easy Breezy, Sears-Peyton Gallery, New York, NY From Stone and Plate: Contemporary Prints from Tamarind Institute, California State University Change of View Tamarind Institute Gallery, Albuquerque, NM Animal As Muse, The Norton Museum of Art, W. Palm Beach, FL Painting--Larry Brown, Joseph Haske, David Schoffman, Helander Gallery, New York, NY Paper Houses, David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY Curators Choice, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY Current Trends in Abstraction-- Larry Brown, Bill Drew...
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Monoprint, Monotype

Large Colorful Abstract Silkscreen by Raymond Parker
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raymond Parker, American (1922 - 1990) Title: Untitled Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Size: 35 x 45 inches
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Abstract Composition - Etching by Eugenio Carmi - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original etching realized by Eugenio Carmi in 1987. Good conditions Numbered. Edition, VIII/XXXV. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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Etching

Untitled, 1985
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This aquatint is hand-signed by Sam Francis (California, 1923- California, 1994) in pencil in the lower right and is a unique color trial proof aside from the edition of 30. Francis...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Abstract Latin American Art Spanish Catalan Lithograph Josep Guinovart New York
Located in Surfside, FL
Guinovart, Josep (Spanish/Catalan, 1927-2007), Untitled Abstract, 1984, lithograph on paper, hand signed, dated and marked E.A. (artist's proof) in pencil at bottom, full sheet 26.75 x 22 inches, unframed. Josep Guinovart...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition - Screen Print by Mario Radice - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a beautiful original colored screen print on paper, realized by the Italian artist and pioneer of Abstract art Mario Radice (1898-1987), in 1988. Hand-signe...
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Screen

Friedel Dzubas "Night Star" Screenprint, 1984
Located in Toronto, Ontario
During the 60’s Dzubas became associated with the Color field painting and Lyrical Abstraction movements. During this period his works were more hard-edged blocks of color. However, he would return his more expressive and improvised manner later in his career. Dzubas’ technique involved applying thick layers of color over washes, scrubbing the Magna paint he used into the unprimed canvas. He would then use various methods, often including staining and brushing, to apply more color to the canvass. Many of Friedel Dzubas hang in the permanent collections of some of the most prestigious art institutions in the world; including, the Whitney Museum, NY, the Guggenheim, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Albright-Knox. “Night Star...
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Screen

The Visible of the Invisible-Blue Composition - Screenprint by I. Bressan - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
The visible of the invisible - Blu composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Italo Bressan in 1989. Mixed colored serigraph. Hand signed and dated on the lower ma...
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Screen

Black Sounds
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Black Sounds 1984 Lithograph, relief print, and collage 99.1 x 63.5 cms (39 x 25 ins) RM14197
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Lithograph

Il Risveglio della Psiche
Located in New York, NY
Etching and Aquatint, edition of 90
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

KTL, Geometric Abstract by Jack Tworkov
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original geometric silkscreen by Russian/American artist, Jack Tworkov. It is signed and numbered 80/150 in pencil.
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Green Card Sound II, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Larry Zox
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Larry Zox Title: Green Card Sound II Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed in Pencil l.r. Edition: 185 Size: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Cosmic Energy Suite 4, Abstract Lithograph by Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Energía Cosmica 4 (Cosmic Energy 4) Leonardo Nierman Mexican (1932) Portfolio: Cosmic Energy Suite Date: 1980 Lithograph with embossing, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 31/2...
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Lithograph

Artist and Model, Abstract Etching by Howard Hodgkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Howard Hodgkin, British (1932 - ) Title: Artist and Model Year: 1979 Medium: Etching with Hand-Coloring, signed 'HH' and numbered in pencil Edition: 53/100 Size: 31.5 x 40.5...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Gouache

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Wall, Woodcut print by Charles Battaglini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Battaglini was a professional artist/teacher in printmaking. He exhibited for more than 55 years in juried and gallery exhibits, including the Associated Artists of Pittsburg...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Large Abstract Monotype by Friedel Dzubas
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large, pastel colored monotype print on cast paper pulp by American Abstract artist, Friedel Dzubas. It is signed and dated lower right.
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Monotype

Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949), GTW TL-11 1986, Oil and mixed media on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches, Hand signed and dated lower right Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, N....
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype

Composition - Lithograph by Piero Dorazio - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original modern artwork realized by Piero Dorazio in 1984. Original Lithograph. Hand-signed at the bottom right. Very good conditions. Piero Dorazio (Rome, 1927...
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Lithograph

Blue Heron, Abstract Print by Darryl Hughto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Darryl Hughto, American (1943 - ) Title: Blue Heron Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 160 Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Red Lava Abstract Collagraph
By Winifred Heron
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold collagraph print by Aptos artist Winifred Heron (Italian-American, 1922-2015). The black ink has an iridescent quality. Signed in the lower right corner by the artist and number...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

"E" Abstract Woodblock Print by Charlie Hewitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charlie Hewitt, American (1946 - ) Title: Untitled - E Medium: Woodblock, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 100 Size: 20 in. x 24 in. (50.8 cm x 60.96 cm)
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Screen

UNTITLED
Located in New York, NY
Abstract lithograph in an edition of 85
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Modernist Colorful Mixed Media Art Screen-print on Handmade Paper 6/20
Located in Surfside, FL
Title: Steal 32 color screenprint on 100% rag handmade, shaped deckle edged paper. hand signed in pencil, stamped and numbered from edition of 20. The piece below is one of a series...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paint, Ink, Handmade Paper

Earth Series I Blue, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Thomas W. Benton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thomas W. Benton, American (1930 - 2007) Title: Earth Series I - Blue Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Size: 35 in. x 35 in. (8...
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Screen

Untitled 20, Large Abstract Screenprint by Raymond Parker
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raymond Parker, American (1922 - 1990) Title: Untitled Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Size: 23 x 30 inches
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Jean Marie Haessle Abstract Geometric Op Art Silkscreen Lithograph Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean Marie Haessle, French-American (1939-) Serigraph silkscreen Hand signed in pencil and numbered Elana's Dream (red background) 1980 Jean Marie Haessle was born in 1939 in Alsa...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

Oval - Etching by Piero Dorazio - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Oval is a color etching and aquatint on paper, realized in 1987 by the Italian graphic master Piero Dorazio (Rome, 1927 - Perugia, 2005). Signed and dated in pencil " Piero Dorazio ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

"Wigwam" Abstract Geometric Screen Print, 7/30 by Harvey Daniels
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold and bright limited edition abstract silkscreen print with fun colors and bold geometric shapes arranged in a lively, dynamic composition by Harvey Daniels (English, 1936-2013). ...
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Paper, Ink, Screen

Composition. 43/60. 1985. Paper, lithography, 40x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition. 43/60. 1985. Paper, lithography, 40x30 cm
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an artwork realized in 1980 by Sam Francis. Mixed colored lithograph on BFK Rives. Hand signed on lower margin. Artist's proof. Litho Shop, Publisher and Printer, Sant...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Provence #7 (Provence France Landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roger Muhl (1929-2008) Provence #7, 1986. Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist, lower margins. Artwork is in excellent condition with no damage or conservation. Frame shows ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Eleven Units on Ochre, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai Title: Eleven Units on Ochre Year: circa 1980 Medium: Serigraph, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

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

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Watercolor, Gouache, Lithograph

El Santurio de Chimayo, Abstract Lithograph by Greogory Amenoff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gregory Amenoff, American (1948 - ) Title: El Santurio de Chimayo Year: 1986 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and numbered in Pencil Edition: 40 Paper Size: 37 x 38 inches (93.98 x...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen, Mixed Media

Large Abstract Silkscreen by Ray Parker
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raymond Parker, American (1922 - 1990) Title: Untitled 15 Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Image Size: 31 x 36 inches Size: 32 x 37.5 ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Starting Over, Abstract Print by Darryl Hughto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Darryl Hughto, American (1943 - ) Title: Starting Over Year: circa 1982 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 160, AP Image Size: 39 x 24 inches Size: 42....
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Arm Hold
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Michael Shanoski– American (1958-2001) Title: Arm Hold Year: 1984 Medium: Color Screenprint Sight size: 18.5 x 24.5 inches. Sheet size: 22 x 28 inches. On Arches 88 paper Si...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Screen

Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype, Oil Painting Tom Lieber
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949), GTW #11 -7, 1986, Oil and mixed media on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches, Hand signed and dated lower right Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Oil, Mixed Media, Monotype

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