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1987 Seymour Chwast 'College for Children' Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original poster, designed in 1987 by renowned graphic designer Seymour Chwast, was created for LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) as part of its “College for Children” initiativ...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

1988 After Roy Lichtenstein 'Still Life with Table Lamp' ORIGINAL POSTER
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 33.5 x 20 inches ( 85.09 x 50.8 cm ) Image Size: 22.25 x 16.75 inches ( 56.515 x 42.545 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Addit...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Olympic Stars Between Cloned Rabbits - Lithograph by W. Sweetlove -2008
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed photolithograph, 2008. This work is from the portfolio The Unique Collection for the Olympic Fine Arts 2008 presented during the Olympic Games and produced in 260 copies as the only official artistic product of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Each work of this portfolio is recognizable by the official stamp of the Olympic Organizing Committee. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism and pop art in humoristic sculptures and prints. He exhibited at art fairs, galleries and museums all over the world. His works are found in several private art collections. He has also participated in different art manifestations worldwide together with the Italian Cracking Art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Niagara Series No. 5, Abstract Silkscreen by Larry Zox
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Larry Zox Title: Niagara Series No. 5 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Image Size: 34 x 13 inches Paper Size: 39 in. x 20.5 i...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Bonnard's Bath
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos Title: Bonnard's Bath Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 500, HC Paper Size: 21 x 28 inches Frame Size: 29 x 35 inches
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Paolozzi Signed 1969 poster Galerie Mikro vintage futuristic psychedelic pop art
Located in New York, NY
Printed in chartreuse, dark green, bright yellow, orange, and brown, this surreal scene features a grey-walled room populated with strange machinery and a red chair. Paolozzi creates...
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Offset

HEARTLAND Hand Drawn Lithograph, Winter Landscape Stone Farmhouse Bucks County
Located in Union City, NJ
HEARTLAND is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by Peter Sculthorpe (b.1948 Ontario, Canada) printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% ...
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1980s Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Lucio Saffaro - Vintage Poster - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Lucio Saffaro - vintage poster is an original offset advertising of 1979. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. The artwork represents Artist's exhibition in Museo di C...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Offset

Woman standing beside Window, Etching on paper, Green, Brown, Black "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kamal Mitra - Untitled - 28 x 22 inches (unframed size) & 19.5 x 13 inches (Palette Size) Etching on paper. Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang condition. About Kamal Mitra’s Wo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Sheep 7, Conceptual Etching and Screenprint by Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Sheep 7 Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint and Etching, signed in pencil Edition: 65, AP 5 Size: 33.5 x 31 in. (85.09 x 78.74 cm)
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1980s Conceptual Animal Prints

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Etching, Screen

18th-century celestial - Cetus
Located in London, GB
18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Cetus London, C. Nourse, 1753. A fine star chart from the Atlas Coelestis, the largest and most accurate star atlas published up to that ti...
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1750s Naturalistic Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

Vintage Exhibition Pace/Columbus Poster - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Exhibition Pace/Columbus is an original rare Contemporary Poster realized in occasion of Alexander Calder's exhibition at Pace/Columbus Ohio in 1971. Original Lithograph and...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris" created 1925 is a lithographic poster on paper by French noted artist Charles Kiffer, 1902-1...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mixed Media Abstract Geometric: 2-Sided Collotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and layered collotype on both sides of heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype. Gold leaf, treated in a varie...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Gold Leaf

The Temple, Large Nude Woman with Rainbow Ralph Steadman
Located in Surfside, FL
Ralph Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a British artist best known for his work with American author Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, and brought up in Abergele, North Wales. From a lower middle class background, his father was a commercial traveller and his mother was a shop assistant at T J Hughes in Liverpool. Steadman attended East Ham Technical College and the London College of Printing during the 1960s, doing freelance work for Punch, Private Eye, the Daily Telegraph, The New York Times and Rolling Stone during this time. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators. Steadman currently lives with his wife in Kent, England. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture books. Awards that he has won for his work include the Francis Williams Book Illustration Award for Alice in Wonderland, the American Society of Illustrators' Certificate of Merit, the W H Smith Illustration Award for I Leonardo, the Dutch Silver Paintbrush Award for Inspector Mouse, the Italian Critica in Erba Prize for That's My Dad, the BBC Design Award for postage stamps, the Black Humour Award in France, and several Designers and Art Directors Association Awards. He was voted Illustrator of the Year by the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1979. Steadman's film poster for Where the Buffalo Roam. Steadman had a long partnership with the American journalist Hunter S. Thompson, drawing pictures for several of his articles and books. He accompanied Thompson to the Kentucky Derby for an article for the magazine Scanlan's, to the Honolulu Marathon for the magazine Running, and illustrated both Fear and Loathing...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

For John Constable
Located in London, GB
John Hoyland For John Constable 1976 Lithograph with acrylic 70 x 96.5 cms (27 1/2 x 38 ins) JHE017 The ‘For John Constable’ series was commissioned and published by Bernard Jacobson in 1976 to celebrate the bicentenary of John Constable’s birth. It comprised individual works by nineteen artists including Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield, Howard Hodgkin, Richard Smith, Duncan Grant, David Hockney, Michael Sandle, Ivor Abrahams, Bill Brandt, Robyn Denny, Barry Flannagan, Anthony Gross...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Acrylic, Lithograph

"Yellow Winds II, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Ken Elliott features a forest-scape with bright yellow tree leaves which are mirrored by the yellow foreground, all of which is complemented by the light violet shadows between the trees and light...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss
Located in London, GB
Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss Beautiful archival pigment print of the supermodel and fashion icon by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Original poster "Sénégal Compagnie de Navigation Paquet" by Viano - Africa
By Viano
Located in PARIS, FR
The original poster "Sénégal Compagnie de Navigation Paquet" by Viano, created to promote the Compagnie de Navigation Paquet, showcases the artist's ability to capture the essence of...
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1920s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Paper, Linen

Details from the Text - G, Conceptual Lithograph by Terry Allen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Terry Allen, American (1943 - ) Title: Details from the Text - G Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 20/32 Size: 31 x 23 in. (78.74 x 58.42 ...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

XIV Olympic Winter Games, Modern Poster by Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Located in Long Island City, NY
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian (1928 - 2000) - XIV Olympic Winter Games, Year: 1983, Medium: Poster, Edition: 5000, Size: 33.5 x 24.25 in. (85.09 x 61.6 cm)
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1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Homage to Barnett Newman /// Gene Davis Abstract Geometric Minimal Screenprint
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Title: "Homage to Barnett Newman" *Signed and dated by Davis in pencil lower right Year: 1979 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

"The Bridge over the Seine Near Argenteuil" Oil Reproduction after Claude Monet
Located in Pasadena, CA
This framed reproduction of Claude Monet's immensely popular painting, “The Bridge Over The Seine Near Argenteuil,” comes with a certificate of authenticity on the back and is numbered 1102, making it interesting for several reasons. The artagraphic process used to produce this work in a limited edition of 2900 is considered the state-of-the-art in art reproduction and the most respectful approach to reproducing a painting by a master. In three steps, this technique creates a 3D replica of an original oil painting's color and surface texture. Colors are scanned with a digital laser and then printed separately using oil-based inks on a single sheet. A mold is created from the original painting to reproduce its surface texture and bas-relief brushstrokes. Unlike lithographs and serigraphs, there is a palpable material and relief if you run your fingers over the surface. At the Impressionist group's first exhibition in 1874, Claude Monet demonstrated his deep interest in the motif by working on seven depictions of the Argenteuil bridge and four of the railroad bridge upstream. The artwork depicts Monet's immediate impressions of the scene rather than offering detailed realism. In these series, moored sailboats occupy the foreground, while the fluidity of the river melts harmoniously with the geometrically contrasted presence of the bridge and its imposing pillars. Monet manipulates his palette and complementary color schemes to create the illusion of light and movement through small, separate, and visible brushstrokes, making it one of the artist's most recognizable signatures. The painting displays a diversity of styles, with some elements more solid, having strong and distinct lines and structured forms defined by firm contours, while the water and the sky in the background give off an impression of moving space, floating, and ripples. An original painting of the series can be seen at Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Ink, Oil

Moonscape, Abstract Screenprint by Domenick Turturro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Domenick Turturro, Italian/American (1936 - 2002) Title: Moonscape Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Image Size: 30 inches diameter Si...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Davis Cup - 1983 Original Poster - Sports - Tennis
Located in PARIS, FR
Very nice poster made by Konrad Klapheck in 1983 to promote the Davis Cup. Konrad Klapheck 🇩🇪 born February 10, 1935 in Düsseldorf, is a German painter, close to surrealism and so...
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Blue Composition - Screen Print by Otto Hofmann - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Blue composition is an original contemporary artwork realizedby Otto Hofmann in 1989. Mixed colored screen print. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

NATURE MORTE AUX TROIS POMMES
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition of 310. All reasonable offers will be co...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

SERENA WITH BLUE CAP
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated, and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition: PP of 5, aside from edition of 30 plus 10 artist's p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Prints

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Screen

"Magnolia Blossoms" Large-Scale Lithographic Print
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored lithographic print of magnolia blossoms by Sally Bookman (British, b. 1943). Signed and numbered by the artist in the lower left corner ...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Paper, Printer's Ink, Offset

Circus - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in 2019 by the emerging artist, Anastasia Kurakina. Signed and dated in black ink on the back. This original painting represe...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Riviera
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: (Romain De Tirtoff) Erte (Russian, 1892-1990) Title: Riviera Year: 1979 Medium: Color serigraph Edition: Numbered LXXXV/CLXXXII in pencil Image size: 20 x 14.25 inches Framed size: 38.25 x 32.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil Condition: Excellent Frame: Custom framed in a wooden silver frame, with silver color bevel and fabric matting Description: With the blind stamp of the publisher, Circle Fine Art, Chicago IL at the lower left corner. Referenced and pictured in the artist catalogue raisonne, Erte at 95, The Complete Graphic Work by Martin Lee, plate #121. About the artist: Romain Erte was born Romain de Tirtoff in St. Petersburg, Russia. The only son of an admiral in the Imperial Fleet, he was raised amidst Russia's social elite. As a young boy, he was fascinated by the Persian miniatures he found in his father's library. These exotic, brightly patterned designs continued to be important to him and influenced the development of his style. He moved to Paris at the age of eighteen and took the name Erte, from the French pronunciation of his initials, R and T. In 1915 he began his long relationship with Harper's Bazaar, during which time he created over 240 covers for the magazine. His fashion designs also appeared in many other publications, making him one of the most widely recognized artists of the 1920s. He also designed costumes and sets for the theater. In 1976 the French government awarded Erte the title of Officer of Arts and Letters, and in 1982 the Medaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris was bestowed upon him. His work is in many prominent museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The designs created by Erté during his long and illustrious life influenced not only the world of theatre, film and fashion, but an entire art movement as well. The genius of the artist is evidenced by an enormous body of work that is considered among the most influential and unique of the 20th century. Erté—Romain de Tirtoff—was born in Russia in 1892, and died at age 97 in 1990. His legendary career spanned nearly the entire length of his life. In 1912, Erté moved to Paris and his unique talent was immediately recognized by the city's most established couturiers. In 1915, he began an association with Harper's Bazaar by designing covers of each of their magazines for the next 22 years. The influence of his work as a result of the high visibility of this periodical influenced an entire art movement that was to become known as "Art Deco". Throughout this period, the artist also created original costume and fashion designs for many of the era's most renowned screen actresses, including Joan Crawford, Lillian Gish, Marion Davies, Anna Pavlova, Norma Shearer and others. His creations for the stage included extravagent designs for productions at such venues as New York's Radio City Music Hall, the Casino de Paris and the Paris Opera, as well as for the Folies-Bergères and George White...
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Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

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Screen

Damien Hirst Signed Lithograph "The Currency" Contemporary Modern Street Art
Located in Draper, UT
These hand signed lithograph prints were only made available to "HOLDERS" of the Currency prints. Less than 1000 were hand signed by Damien Hirst a...
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2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The visible of the invisible-Blu composition - Screenprint by Italo 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 screen print. Hand ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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C Print

Original advertising poster of the beginning of the XXth century Tunmer & Co
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful advertising poster of the beginning of the XXth century and of Art Nouveau style, signed P. F. Grignon. It is an advertisement for the brand A. A. Tunmer & Co and its vario...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Linen, Lithograph

1911 original poster "Biplace de l'armée Française" by Gamy
By Gamy
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1911, the original poster "Biplace de l'armée Française" emerged as a captivating tribute to the French military's biplane, showcasing the nation's commitment to aviation innovation. Crafted by the artist Gamy, this artwork highlighted the sleek design and formidable presence of the biplane against a backdrop evoking the spirit of aerial prowess. Gamy demonstrated a keen eye for capturing the essence of military aviation...
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1910s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Paper

Pumpkin (White Y)
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Edition of 120 70.8 x 84 cm (27.9 x 33 in) Signed, titled, dated and numbered on front Artwork in excellent condition. Minor imperfections may appear due to the age of th...
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20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

Tapies. "MESTRES DE CATALUNYA " lot 7 lithography abstract painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
ANTONI TAPIES was the maximum representative of Spanish abstract art of the 20th century. His works are represented in museums and foundations around the world. Lot of 7 lithography...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss
Located in London, GB
Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss Beautiful archival pigment print of the supermodel and fashion icon by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Tide Race, Japanese Woodcut Art, Ocean Art, Art for your Beach House, Coastal
Located in Deddington, GB
Tide Race by Artist Rod Nelson is a limited edition print. The scene captures the violently beautiful way in which waves crash. Rod Nelson is a printmaker w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Abstract Composition - Screen Print by Otto Hofmann - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Otto Hofmann in 1989. Mixed colored screen print. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Num...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Big Swing, Sophie Harden, Limited edition print, Contemporary art, Animal art
Located in Deddington, GB
A Big Swing by Sophie Harden Limited edition print and hand signed by the artist Giclée print on paper Image Size: H:35 cm x W:85 cm Complete size of unframed work: H:35cm x W:85cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Paper, Giclée

Salvador Dali Poseidon ( Neptune ) rare original lithograph poster 1980
Located in Paonia, CO
Poseidon ( Neptune ) is a rare Salvador Dali original lithographic poster published by Arte, Paris 1980 for the exhibition of his suite ” The Mythology ” . This series has 16 i...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

To Tell Such Stories - still life, hand signed, Roy Fairchild
Located in London, GB
This serigraph print is for sale from Roy Fairchild's Personal Collection. This print will come with a certificate of authenticity from London Contemporary Gallery and a unique signe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

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Etching, Aquatint

Cliff House, San Francisco
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cliff House, San Francisco" c.1980 is a original colors lithograph on paper by French artist (Fanch, Francois Ledan, born 1949) it is...
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Raoul Dufy School Prints Colorful Modernist Drawing Lithograph Marching Band
Located in Surfside, FL
Bright vibrant blue, yellow lithograph in color. This is signed in the plate and dated. Dufy's abstract drawing lithograph was drawn by the artist direct on to plastic plates newly d...
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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"WetWay" Art print 24 x 36 inch Edition of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"WetWay" Art print 24 x 36 inch Edition of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko "WetWay" by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2013 Art Print Limited Edition of 25 Picture size: Hei...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

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Pigment

Matisse, Mille et une Nuit, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 33 inches, with bifold, as issued. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, ...
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1950s Fauvist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"Indigo Tide I, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary limited edition print by Teodora Guererra features a cool wash of blue and white with an abstracted coastal aesthetic. This print pairs beautifully with Indigo Tide...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital, Giclée

Omaggio a Marilyn (A Tribute to Marilyn), Pop Art Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella, Italian (1918 - 2006) Title: Omaggio a Marilyn Year: 2004 Medium: Serigraph with collage, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: PA Size: 38 x 28 inches
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Screen

Large Colorful Abstract Etching by Gilou Brillant
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gilou Brillant Title: Untitled 28 Year: circa 1975 Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 78/99 Size: 35.5 x 25.5 in. (90.17 x 64.77 cm)
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

THE BIG APPLE NEW YORK CITY Signed Lithograph, Police, Taxi, Times Square, Deli
Located in Union City, NJ
THE BIG APPLE, NEW YORK CITY is a handmade limited edition color lithograph with metallic gold silkcreen by the American artist Alex Echo. THE BIG APPLE, NEW YORK CITY was printed us...
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Modernist Silkscreen Screenprint 'El Station, Interior' NYC Subway, WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
screenprint printed in color ink on wove paper. New York City subway station interior. Anthony Velonis (1911 – 1997) was an American painter and designer born in New York City who helped introduce the public to silkscreen printing in the early 20th century. While employed under the federal Works Progress Administration, WPA during the Great Depression, Velonis brought the use of silkscreen printing as a fine art form, referred to as the "serigraph," into the mainstream. By his own request, he was not publicly credited for coining the term. He experimented and mastered techniques to print on a wide variety of materials, such as glass, plastics, and metal, thereby expanding the field. In the mid to late 20th century, the silkscreen technique became popular among other artists such as Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. Velonis was born into a relatively poor background of a Greek immigrant family and grew up in the tenements of New York City. Early on, he took creative inspiration from figures in his life such as his grandfather, an immigrant from the mountains in Greece, who was "an ecclesiastical painter, on Byzantine style." Velonis attended James Monroe High School in The Bronx, where he took on minor artistic roles such as the illustration of his high school yearbook. He eventually received a scholarship to the NYU College of Fine Arts, into which he was both surprised and ecstatic to have been admitted. Around this time he took to painting, watercolor, and sculpture, as well as various other art forms, hoping to find a niche that fit. He attended NYU until 1929, when the Great Depression started in the United States after the stock market crash. Around the year 1932, Velonis became interested in silk screen, together with fellow artist Fritz Brosius, and decided to investigate the practice. Working in his brother's sign shop, Velonis was able to master the silkscreen process. He reminisced in an interview three decades later that doing so was "plenty of fun," and that a lot of technology can be discovered through hard work, more so if it is worked on "little by little." Velonis was hired by Mayor LaGuardia in 1934 to promote the work of New York's city government via posters publicizing city projects. One such project required him to go on a commercial fishing trip to locations including New Bedford and Nantucket for a fortnight, where he primarily took photographs and notes, and made sketches. Afterward, for a period of roughly six months, he was occupied with creating paintings from these records. During this trip, Velonis developed true respect and affinity for the fishermen with whom he traveled, "the relatively uneducated person," in his words. Following this, Velonis began work with the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), an offshoot of the Civil Works Administration (CWA), where he was assigned to serve the different city departments of New York. After the formation of the federal Works Progress Administration, which hired artists and sponsored projects in the arts, he also worked in theater. Velonis began working for the federal WPA in 1935. He kept this position until 1936 or 1938, at which point he began working in the graphic art division of the Federal Art Project, which he ultimately led. Under various elements of the WPA program, many young artists, writers and actors gained employment that helped them survive during the Depression, as well as contributing works that created an artistic legacy for the country. When interviewed in December 1994 by the Library of Congress about his time in the WPA, Velonis reflected that he had greatly enjoyed that period, saying that he liked the "excitement" and "meeting all the other artists with different points of view." He also said in a later interview that "the contact and the dialogue with all those artists and the work that took place was just invaluable." Among the young artists he hired was Edmond Casarella, who later developed an innovative technique using layered cardboard for woodcuts. Velonis introduced silkscreen printing to the Poster Division of the WPA. As he recalled in a 1965 interview: "I suggested that the Poster division would be a lot more productive and useful if they had an auxiliary screen printing project that worked along with them. And apparently this was very favorably received..." As a member of the Federal Art Project, a subdivision of the WPA, Velonis later approached the Public Use of Arts Committee (PUAC) for help in "propagandizing for art in the parks, in the subways, et cetera." Since the Federal Art Project could not be "self-promoting," an outside organization was required to advertise their art more extensively. During his employment with the Federal Art Project, Velonis created nine silkscreen posters for the federal government. Around 1937-1939 Velonis wrote a pamphlet titled "Technical Problems of the Artist: Technique of the Silkscreen Process," which was distributed to art centers run by the WPA around the country. It was considered very influential in encouraging artists to try this relatively inexpensive technique and stimulated printmaking across the country. In 1939, Velonis founded the Creative Printmakers Group, along with three others, including Hyman Warsager. They printed both their own works and those of other artists in their facility. This was considered the most important silkscreen shop of the period. The next year, Velonis founded the National Serigraph Society. It started out with relatively small commercial projects, such as "rather fancy" Christmas cards that were sold to many of the upscale Fifth Avenue shops...
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1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Screen

Elegy Black Black, a beautiful lithography from Motherwell's elegy series
Located in London, GB
extract from the catalogue raisonné: CR 309 Signature:Signed “Motherwell” in pencil lower right Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right; workshop chop mark lower right; workshop...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"Door County, " Original Silkscreen Print by Pamela Bachman
By Pamela Bachman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Door County" is an original silkscreen by Pamela Bachman. IT depicts an aerial view of different attractions in Door County, Wisconsin. The artist signed ...
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1980s Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

Art 1981 Chicago Poster /// Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Modern Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1992) Title: "Art 1981 Chicago" *Issued unsigned, though signed and dated by Motherwell in the plate (printed signature) upper right Year: 1981 Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on Dove paper Limited edition: 2,000. (There was also a signed and numbered edition of 150 on Arches Cover paper without margins or text) Printer: Roger Campbell and Lee Funderburg of Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, NY Publisher: Lakeside Group, Chicago, IL Reference: "The Prints of Robert Motherwell - A Catalogue Raisonné 1943-1984" - Belknap No. 249, page 247; "Robert Motherwell - The Complete Prints 1940-1991" - Engberg No. 282; "Tyler Graphics - Catalogue Raisonné, 1974-1985" - Tyler No. 410:RM29, page 246 Sheet size: 39.5" x 27.5". Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. Some minor edge wear. In excellent condition Notes: Printed in four colors: light tan, orange, deep red, and black. Poster produced for a special exhibition of various artists' work at the Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, IL from May 14-19, 1981. The image featured on this poster is Motherwell's 1977 collage "Untitled". This poster was the official poster for the 1981 Chicago International Art Exposition. Printer's imprint and artist's copyright lower center. GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: Robert Motherwell was born January 24, 1915, in Aberdeen, Washington. He was awarded a fellowship to the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles at age 11, and in 1932 studied painting briefly at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Motherwell received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1937 and enrolled for graduate work later that year in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He traveled to Europe in 1938 for a year of study abroad. His first solo show was presented at the Raymond Duncan...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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