Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5

Xavier Viramontes
The Joker, by Xavier Viramontes

circa 2003

About the Item

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Chicano artist Xavier Viramontes is known for both political subject matter, initmate family scenes and the humor found in this series of dog portraits. In the 1970's, Viramontes worked with the Galeria De La Raza of San Francisco on a number billboard/mural projects. During this time, he also designed the poster for the United Farmworkers Union, 'Boycott Grapes’, which is now part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of American Art, in Washington, D.C. His work is also in the permanent collections of Norwalk Community Technical College, Norwalk, Connecticut, and the David and Lucile Parkard Foundation, Oakland, California. Viramontes was the subject of a 1-hour documentary Xavier Viramontes, A Life in Print which has been shown on PBS. It covers Xavier's early years growing up in a large Hispanic family in the Richmond / San Pablo, area and his involvement with the Galeria de la Raza of San Francisco. Born in Richmond, California, Xavier has a BFA Degree in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MA Degree in Printmaking from San Francisco State University. He currently teaches printmaking at City College of San Francisco.
  • Creator:
    Xavier Viramontes (1947, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 2003
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Palm Springs, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU308210695122

More From This Seller

View All
Geese, by Stephen McMillan
By Stephen McMillan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: etching and aquatint Edition of 250 Year: 2014 Image Size: 9 x 12 inches Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Inspired by a scene of seven Canadian Geese in Lake Padde...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Cisco Kid
By Xavier Viramontes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 30. One from a series of six pet portraits. Viramontes was the subject of a 1-hour documentary "Xavier Viramontes, A Life in Print" w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Chicken With Garlic and Basil
By Sharon Augusta Mitchell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The lush colors and rich textures of mezzotint are often combined with some sly wit in Mitchell's prints. This proud portrait of a chicken is combined with the ingredients for a reci...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Aquatint

Wanderlessed
By Carrie Lingscheit
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered in pencil from the edition of 44. Carrie Lingscheit originally hails from South Dakota, where her love of printmaking was galvanized through involvement in sever...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Church Lady, by Xavier Viramontes
By Xavier Viramontes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 25. One from a series of six pet portraits. Viramontes was the subject of a 1-hour documentary "Xavier Viramontes, A Life in Print" w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"A", from bestiary alphabet by Kelvin Mann
By Kelvin Mann
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The single letter "A", from the alphabet, illustrated by an alligator. All letters are available, and the full set of 27 etchings in folio box is available for $3200. Animals, real a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

You May Also Like

Trumpet Flowers and Playing Dogs, monochromatic black and white
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a one of a kind aquatint printed in rich blacks. The image is 12 x 12 and is printed on a 20 x 20 piece of paper. The image depicts large trumpet flowers in a garden with d...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint

Finger Parrot, monochromatic print bold graphic, surreal bird, hands
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an artist proof (one of a kind) aquatint of a parrot made up of fingers, and beautiful insects cascading to her right. She has a human ear on one side. The images is 6 x 6 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Aquatint

"Under the skin III" Mexican artist large mixed media woodcut etching serigraph
Located in Miami, FL
Amador Montes (Mexico, 1975) 'Debajo de la piel III', 2021 Mixed media, etching, aquatint woodcut on paper 49 x 118 in. (124 x 300 cm.) Edition of 30 Re...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint, Screen, Woodcut

"Under the skin I" Original Large Mixed Media Woodcut Etching Serigraph Mexican
Located in Miami, FL
Amador Montes (Mexico, 1975) 'Debajo de la piel I', 2021 Mixed media, etching, aquatint woodcut on paper 49 x 118 in. (124 x 300 cm.) Edition of 30 Ref:...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Woodcut, Ink, Aquatint

"Under the skin IV" Mexican artist large mixed media woodcut etching serigraph
Located in Miami, FL
Amador Montes (Mexico, 1975) 'Debajo de la piel IV', 2021 Mixed media, etching, aquatint woodcut on paper 49 x 118 in. (124 x 300 cm.) Edition of 30 Ref...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint, Screen, Woodcut

"Our time", 1977 original linocut signed limited edition 24x18in Cuban Latin art
Located in Miami, FL
Ernesto Garcia Peña (Cuba, 1949) 'Our time" (from Porfolio Grabados Cubanos)', 1977 linocut print on paper Canson 320 g. 23.6 x 17.6 in. (59.8 x 44.6 cm.) Edition of 200 Ref: GAE-309...
Category

1970s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Screen, Linocut

Recently Viewed

View All