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Figurative Prints For Sale
Günther Förg German Artist 1995 Original Poster lithograph
By Günther Förg
Located in Miami, FL
Günther Förg (Germany, 1952-2013)
'Erker-Gallery', 1995
Original poster from exhibition of 1995
lithograph on paper
36.5 x 22.6 in. (92.7 x 57.4 cm.)
Unframed
Ref: FOR100-201
Günthe...
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Drugs Don’t Work - Giant Signed Limited Edition Pop Art Print
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
The Drugs Don’t Work
by BATIK
Archival pigment pop art print of the 1960s supermodel Twiggy signed & limited edition.
Giant 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size
signed and n...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Shrigley - Fight the Fucking Asshole Fuckwit Bastards
Located in London, GB
80 x 60 cm
Off-set lithography
Printed on 200g Munken Lynx paper
Narayana Press in Denmark
David Shrigley is a British visual artist known for his distinctive, whimsical, and often ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Fred Astaire, Pop Art Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003) - Fred Astaire, Year: 1989, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 80/125, Size: 28 x 25 in. (71.12 x 63.5 cm), Frame S...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Los Angeles Olympic Games 1984 (hand signed with official Olympic Committee COA)
Located in New York, NY
Martin Puryear
Los Angeles Olympic Games 1984, 1982
Offset Lithograph on Parsons Diploma Parchment Paper
Hand signed on the front with COA, Edition of 750 (though only approximately 200-250 remain)
21 × 34 1/2 inches
Unframed
This limited edition, pencil signed offset lithograph was published in a limited edition of 750, and printed as one of the fifteen Official Fine Art Olympic Posters for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. A statement released by the 1984 Olympic committee explains the set as follows -
"The posters commissioned for the 1984 Olympics contain an enlightened selection of the best American artists with special emphasis on those who work in Southern California...As the Games develop, transpire and pass into memory, these fifteen posters contain the images, forms and symbols that will represent the 1984 Olympics in the museums, galleries, homes and the minds of people all over the world.”
Printed and Published by Knapp Communications Corporation and includes Certificate of Authenticity from the publisher.
This work is NOT to be confused with the ubiquitous plate signed poster of the same image, which was printed on different paper in an open edition.) In 1982, the Olympic Committee commissioned 15 artists to create posters for the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Hockney designed this offset lithograph depicting Olympic swimming...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Parchment Paper, Lithograph, Offset
La Roue Qui Tourne 1999 Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Raya Sorkine
Title: "La Roue Qui Tourne"
Title: Wedding in Venice
Year: 1999
Print - Lithograph on Arches Archival Paper 39'' x 29.5''
Edition: signed in pencil and number...
Category
1990s Fauvist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
New York : Statue of Liberty - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Bernard BUFFET
New York : Statue of Liberty, 1986
Original lithograph
Handsigned in pencil
Justified EA (artist proof)
On Arches vellum 76 x 58 cm (c. 30 x 22 inch)
REFRENCES : Catalogue raisonne Bernard Buffet lithograph...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The South West Prospect of London – English School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
A stunning 18th century optical view of London from the Thames.
London: 1760.
Copper plate engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream laid paper with a large circular wate...
Category
Mid-18th Century English School Figurative Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
God, Time, Space, and the Pope - orignal etching - signed - 1974
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali
God, Time, Space, and the Pope
Original etching and stencil
Handsigned in the right corner
with the blind stamp of the editor in the left corner
On BFK Rives vellum...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Stencil
Michael Knigin, Golden Eagle, 1979, lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Michael Knigin, an extremely skilled draftsman, rides a fine line between realism and surrealism. Here he has conceived of an elegant and emotional eagle, a national symbol. In stark...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Delassement (Relaxation)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Delassement (Relaxation)" 1901, is an original etching and aquatint by renown French artist Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, 1863-1951. The plate mark (Image) size...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Henri Matisse, Frontispiece, Vence 1944–1948, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1948
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Frontispice, Vence 1944–1948 (Frontispiece, Vence 1944–1948), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VI, No. ...
Category
1940s Fauvist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Dulcinea and Don Quixote - Figurative Drypoint Print, Colorful, Polish Art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Colorful figurative drypoint print by Polish artist Czeslaw Tumielewicz. Subject for this artwork comes from Miguel de Cervantes' book. The print is signed, it comes from edition lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Drypoint, Watercolor
Cecilia Arrospide - Perspectivas, Collage 2019
Located in Stamford, CT
Perspectivas
Collage
13 x 9
My work is mainly abstract, I would say abstract expressionism. I love painting with oils, they give me many possibilities I do not find in other mediums...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media
Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2023
Image Size: 18 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 10
Undocumented immigrants scaling the wall to enter the United States, against a backdrop of butterflies flying ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Jean-Michel Basquiat Downtown 81 / New York Beat, 1981
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Downtown 81 / New York Beat:
Basquiat created this impossibly rare printed flyer in 1981 to advertise a band performance within his feature acted film: Downtown ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Picasso, Composition (Cramer 30; Horodisch D14; Bloch 307; Matarasso 28) (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, L'indicatif présent ou l'infirme del qu'il est, 1938. Published by Éditions Sou...
Category
1930s Cubist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
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Tribute to Cezanne : The Bather - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Jules CAVAILLES
Tribute to Cezanne : The Bather, 1966
Original lithograph
Handsigned in pencil
On Rives vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch)
Excell...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$191 Sale Price
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Raphael Soyer Self-Portrait, Signed Lithograph, Man in Hat, Gray Jacket, Realism
Located in Union City, NJ
Raphael Soyer Self-Portrait is an original hand drawn (not digitally or photo reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Pai...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Custody is as Barbarous as The Crime, Etching by Francisco de Goya
Located in Long Island City, NY
Francisco de Goya, Spanish (1746 - 1828) - The Custody is as Barbarous as The Crime, Year: circa 1810, Medium: Etching and burin on cream laid paper, Image Size: 3.75 x 3 inches, Si...
Category
1810s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Presso Ponza - Lithograph by Aldo Riso - 2003
By Aldo Riso
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on Magnani-Pescia paper. Paper size 17,5 cm x 24,5 cm work size 14,5 cm x22 cm . Excellent condition, no defects.
Aldo Riso was born in 1927 in Santa Maria di Leuca, in th...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
THE BUILDERS 1985 National Urban League, 1st Edition, Men Working Construction
Located in Union City, NJ
JACOB LAWRENCE
THE BUILDERS 1985
Commemorative Poster - National Urban League 75th Anniversary 1910-1985
Vintage original 1985 printing
Poster size - 35.25 x 22 inches, unframed, u...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Joan Miro, 1956
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1956 publication Joan Miro. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by M...
Category
1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Tugs on the Hudson
Located in Middletown, NY
Drypoint etching with engraving printed in black ink on Japanese mulberry paper, 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches (113 x 84 mm), full margins. In superb condition. A beautiful New York City river...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)- Handcolored drypoint etching on Japanese paper - 1975
Located in Varese, IT
Hand-colored drypoint etching on extremely fine Japanese paper, edited in 1975.
Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner as HC (horse commerce).
Signed in pencil by artist in l...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Marc Chagall, The Artist and the City, from Derriere le miroir, 1981
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled L’Artiste et la Ville (The Artist and the City), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 246, originates from the 1981 ed...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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'Drop of Life' — from 'Solitude' for Henry David Thoreau's 'Walden'
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Naoko Matsubara, 'Drop of Life' for the portfolio 'Solitude', color woodcut, 1971. A fine impression with fresh, vivid colors, on cream laid Japan paper, the full sheet with margins,...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Fashion Designer
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Fashion Designer
MEDIUM: Lithograph
SIGNED: Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine for DALART
EDITION NUMBER: I 234/250
MEASUREMENTS: 21" x 29"
...
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1967 by Clot, Bramsen et Georges and issued in an edition of 2500 for "Les Temps Situationistes" (The Situationist Times -- a radical...
Category
1960s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Beloved Feeds Between the Lilies - Lithograph - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Etching with pochoir and gold overlay.
Edition of 121/250. Hand signed and numbered in pencil.
Ref. Michler-Lopsinger 477c.
Very good condition.
The artwork is from the series So...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mulier e Latere Viri - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Mulier e Latere Viri ("Woman from the Side of Man") is an artwork realized in 1964.
It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Large Robert Longo JAMES Lithograph, 70"H
By Robert Longo
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Robert Longo (American, b. 1955)
Marking(s); notes: signed, blind stamp; ed. HC 1/10 aside from the edition of 50; 1999
Materials: lithograph on Arches...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
After Picasso (1881-1973) - Offset lithograph in colors on Arches paper - 1966
Located in Varese, IT
Offset lithograph in colors on Arches paper, edited in 1966.
Limited edition of 60 copies, numbered as 32/60 in lower left corner.
Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right...
Category
1960s Cubist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Journals of Susanna Moodie 57/100 - original, illustrated book of poems
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A rare and original illustrated boxed folio of The Journals of Susanna Moodie, arguably Margaret Atwood’s finest work of poetry. In it, she adopts the ...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Paper
Global Warning - Global Warming (Andy Warhol museum Edition) - Signed/N politics
Located in New York, NY
SHEPARD FAIREY
Global Warning - Global Warming (Andy Warhol Edition), 2009
Silkscreen on wove paper
24 × 18 inches
Pencil signed and numbered 264/450 on the front
Unframed
Global War...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Dali’s Inferno, Signed Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dali’s Inferno by Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904–1989)
Portfolio: Dali's Inferno
Date: 1978
Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 2...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Composition, Réflexions Simples Sur Le Corps, Hans Erni
By Hans Erni
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin chiffon de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Réflexions Simples Sur Le Corps, Ayant Inspiré Des Lithographie...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Dos Villancicos (Two Carols)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Dos Villancicos
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (text) Artemio Rodríguez (linocut)
Printed at Taller Martín Pescador, Mexico
Published by El Tercer Milenio / Artes de México
Signed and nu...
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Mrs. Hezekiah Brown
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Mrs. Hezekiah Brown
Image: 19.0 x 11.2 cm
Mount: 31.8 x 23.0 cm
Wood engraving
1932
One of Fourteen Wood Engravings, from drawings made on Orient Line Cruises by Robert Gibbings...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Wood, Engraving
$87 Sale Price
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"The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and politics.
His work is more about shining a small light into some of those dark corners of society then standing back and watching reactions and opinions. his work combines humor, irony, criticism and unique opinion to create art that engages on many levels.
Works usually begin on the streets and then expand to limited edition prints and originals on canvas.
"The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Acrylic, Stencil
Phrosine and Mélidore
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Phrosine and Mélidore
Etching, 1879
Signed in the polate lower left of image
This etching is after the Dantan painting, a copy after the Pierre-Paul Prud’hom painting
Published by Vv...
Category
1870s Romantic Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Sergio Hernández, 'Untitled', 2011, Woodcut, 29.5x41.3 in
Located in Miami, FL
Sergio Hernández (Mexico, 1957)
'Untitled', 2011
woodcut on paper Velin Arches 300 g.
29.6 x 41.4 in. (75 x 105 cm.)
Edition of 8
Unframed
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
The Arrival of the Angel - Etching By Simone Cantarini - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Arrival of the Angel is an old master artwork realized by Simone Cantarini in 17th Century.
Black and white etching.
Image dimensions: 21x17
Mo...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
GEFALLEN (Killed in Action)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KATHE KOLLWITZ (1867-1945)
GEFALLEN (Killed in Action) 1920 (Klipstein 153 (1st state, a of c of 2 states)
Lithograph on laid paper. Image 16 ¼ x 15 ¼ inches, Large Full Sheet, 25 ½...
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sagittarius, zodiac digital collage print, surreal, astrology, metallic edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Sagittarius, 2018, digital collage print, surreal figurative, astrology, astrological sign, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink art deco design on reverse.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Digital
"The Little One" - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Little One" - Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Bold lithograph by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). A young child is kneeling, facing away ...
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
Marc Chagall, Nocturne in Vence, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Nocturne a Vence (Nocturne in Vence), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from the 1963 edi...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
Located in London, GB
Three colour screenprint on white Rising Stonehenge deckle edge paper
Signed in pencil lower right, numbered lower left
56 x 76 cm - Sheet size
Edition of 250
published by Petro III...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Landscape - Etching on Paper by Mario Logli - 20th Century
By Mario Logli
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original etching on paper realized by Maro Logli.
Hand-signed at the bottom of the image.
numbered on the lower right, edition, IX/XXX.
very good condition.
Sheet...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Les Gitanos - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Les Gitanos is a black and White etching realized by Edouard Manet in 1862.
Titled in the lower.
Second state and lifetime impression realized by Société des Aquafortistes, with f...
Category
1860s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$3,768 Sale Price
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Untitled abstraction, woodcut, Signed/N, Art Against AIDS, British Pop pioneer
Located in New York, NY
Derek Boshier
Untitled, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio, 1988
Woodcut on paper with deckled edges
Hand signed, numbered 38/50 and dated on lower front with printer's and publishe...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Pencil
Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Joan Miró, Femmes, 1965. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris; printed ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,756 Sale Price
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Centre Noeuds (Sabatier 393), Roberto Matta
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Roberto Matta (1912-2002)
Title: Centre Noeuds (Sabatier 393)
Year: 1974
Edition: 38/125, plus proofs
Medium: Etching on Arches paper
Size: 23.875 x 17.5 inches
Inscription: ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$2,800 Sale Price
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Woman with Fan, Art Brut Lithograph by Slavko Kopac
Located in Long Island City, NY
Slavko Kopac was born in Croation in 1913. He was one of the founding members and curators of Art Brut (Compagnie de L'Art Brut). 1948, Compagnie de L'Art Brut is founded by Slavko K...
Category
1980s Cubist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Spanish artist original 1975 lithograph on canvas book cover for Rafael Alberti
By Joan Miró
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miro (Spain, 1893-1983)
'Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró (cobertura para el estuche)', 1975
lithograph on canvas
21.5 x 32.25 x 21 in. (54 x 82 cm.)
Edition of 1500
Unframed
ID: MIR2001-014
It is documented in Cramer, P (1992). Miró Litographer V (1972-1975). Maeght Éditeur, pp 162-163. No. 1051.
Artwork history:
At the end of 1971 Rafael Alberti wrote from Rome to Joan Miró in the following terms “(…) I think I have news that you liked my folder...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Canvas, Ink
Royal Palace of Naples - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Royal Palace of Naples is a lithograph on paper realized in the 19th Century.
The artwork is represented in a well-balanced composition with strong strokes.
Very good condition.
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'At the Fun Gallery', Hand Signed by Haring, Subway Drawings, New York, Pop Art
By Keith Haring
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Hand signed by Keith Haring in felt pen, upper center, 'K. Haring' for Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) and dated 1983. A trimmed, print magazine advertisement for the artist's ina...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Paper
Harlequin from Parade for the Metropolitan Opera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare and collectible poster by David Hockney was part of a series of three billboards commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1981. Designed specifically for ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$3,600 Sale Price
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PLATE
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on waxed paper plate. Unsigned from an unknown edition. Published by Bert Stern, New York. Plate size 10 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 17 x 17 inches. Stamped "Ro...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$1,400 Sale Price
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'Sisters' — Renowned Black American, Harlem Renaissance Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Lesesne Wells, 'Sisters', linocut, edition not stated but small, 1928. Signed, titled, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A fine impression on off-white wove Japan paper, with wide margins (1 7/8 to 3 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Printed by the artist. Very scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Image size 8 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches (208 x 171 mm); sheet size 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (343 x 273 mm).
Exhibition and Literature: 'Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection,' The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, extensive touring exhibition, 1998-2000.
Collections: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution (Anacostia Community Museum).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
“Wells is more than an artist with a deep concern for his fellow man. He carries many of his themes a step further into an apocalyptic world, a world of revelation and shifting lights. … He works on large blocks in a bold free style. … His work has a vigor, therefore, that is not often used in the medium today.”
—Jacob Kainen (painter, critic, and collector) from Richard J. Powell’s 1986 essay Phoenix Ascending: The Art of James Lesesne Wells.
James Lesesne Wells was an American painter, printmaker, educator, and pioneering figure of the Harlem Renaissance, whose work established a vital connection between African heritage, modernist form, and African American cultural identity. Known for his innovative use of linoleum and woodblock printing, Wells played a key role in shaping 20th-century African American art and inspired countless students throughout his lengthy career as a teacher at Howard University.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Wells' early exposure to the arts came through church and community, where African American cultural traditions were central. He pursued formal artistic training at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania (earning a B.A. in 1924), followed by studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Barnes Foundation, where he encountered European modernists as well as traditional African sculpture, which profoundly influenced his style.
Wells moved to New York in the late 1920s, swiftly immersing himself in the lively artistic and intellectual scene of Harlem. There, he became associated with artists, writers, and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, contributing to the growth of Black cultural identity. Considered a mentor to many famed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Wells served as director of a summer art workshop in Harlem where his assistants included Charles Alston, Jacob Lawrence, and Palmer Hayden...
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Decorating with Figurative Art Prints and Works on Paper
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.