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Medium: Ink
"Bote con espinas" 2003 original hand signed engraving aquatint 29x42in
Located in Miami, FL
Kcho (Alexis Leiva Machado), (Cuba, 1970) 'Bote con espinas', 2003 engraving, sugarlift on paper 28.8 x 41.3 in. (73 x 104.8 cm.) Ref: KCH-109
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Early 2000s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint, Ink, Engraving

"Accidente" - 1943 Linocut on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Accidente" - 1943 Linocut on Paper "Accidente" from the portfolio "25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez", depicts a figure, upside down, appearing to fall downward from a ladder. Another f...
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1940s Post-Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, India Ink, Linocut

SERGIO HERNANDEZ Mexican artist original signed etching engraving Oaxaca n187
Located in Miami, FL
Sergio Hernández (Mexico, 1957) 'Untitled', 2015 engraving on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 29 x 33.9 in. (73.5 x 86 cm.) Edition of 30 Unframed
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2010s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Engraving, Etching

Sergio Hernández, 'Corral IV ', 2011, Silkscreen, 29.5x41.3 in
Located in Miami, FL
Sergio Hernández (Mexico, 1957) 'Corral IV, 2011 silkscreen on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 29.6 x 41.4 in. (75 x 105 cm.) Edition of 10 Unframed
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2010s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint, Screen

Postcard of Phong Bui's portrait of Jasper Johns, hand signed by Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Jasper Johns and Phong Bui Offset lithograph card of portrait of Jasper Johns by Phong Bui (hand signed and dated by Jasper Johns), 2008 Card depicting a portrait of Jasper Johns by ...
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Early 2000s Realist Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Postcard, Lithograph, Offset

THE INVITATION Color Serigraph, Modern Abstract, Couple Portrait, Cubist style
Located in Union City, NJ
THE INVITATION is an original limited edition color silkscreen/serigraph created by the Belgian born artist Jessica Rice (1941-2016). THE INVITATION is a modern abstract figurative composition featuring a couple portrait...
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1980s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Archival Paper, Screen

"Divagaciones espontáneas" contemporary screenprint surrealist zebra and pyramid
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
During the pandemic, the artist stayed for 4 months in Oaxaca on a beach called San Aguistinillo, where he developed the Sana Distancia (safe distance) collection, he created each da...
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2010s Surrealist Ink Figurative Prints

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Screen, Paper, Ink

Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder Vintage 1960's Alexander Calder double-page Lithograph, unsigned, part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by:...
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1960s Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink

"Candy Seller" Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Candy Seller" (飴売りうずまつ 市村羽左衛門) Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper This piece depicts Ichimura Uzaemon as the Candy Peddler Uzumatsu. He is playing a stringed instrument (the shamisen...
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1860s Edo Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Venetian School: Neoclassical banquet scene with angels and putti.
Located in Middletown, NY
Brownish black ink on dark cream, handmade, laid paper, 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (208 x 260 mm). Uniform age tone with several scattered, unobtrusive spots of brown discoloration, consistent with age. Right top corner loss, evenly trimmed, paper tape remnants at top left corner, recto. Collector's stamp in blue ink ("PRB"), lower left corner, recto. On the verso is a neoclassical graphite and brown ink study of a procession showing a woman being carried in a birthing sedan chair. The woman is being carried backwards, with putti, and horn players, leading her up an embankment, across a river. In her wake we see a crowned man...
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18th Century Old Masters Ink Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Ink, Laid Paper

"Eyes & Lips" 2016 Original Unique Artist Proof Large Woodcut Ink Color 47x83in
Located in Miami, FL
Sergio Hernández (Mexico, 1957) 'Eyes & Lips', 2016 Woodcut and Ink on paper 46.9 x 82.7 in. (119 x 210 cm.) Unique piece, Artist Proof Unframed ...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Woodcut, Ink

"Sanas distancias" Safe distances - figurative, hands, post COVID art
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
During the pandemic, the artist stayed for 4 months in Oaxaca on a beach called San Aguistinillo, where he developed the Sana Distancia (safe distance) collection, he created each da...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Ink Figurative Prints

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Gold Leaf

"Sister Water" - St Francis of Assisi Linocut
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sister Water" - St Francis of Assisi Linocut Wood Black pring of St Francis by Italian artist (printer of Assisi) Gastone Vignati (Italian, 20C)...
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1990s Baroque Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Linocut

"Gulls On The Rocks" - Original Lithograph On Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Gulls On The Rocks" - Original Lithograph On Paper Original Lithograph on paper titled "Gulls On the Rocks" by artist Margaret Kilburn (American, 1891-1984). A group of seagulls ca...
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20th Century American Impressionist Ink Figurative Prints

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India Ink, Laid Paper, Screen

The Relocation of Property by Natural Forces, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Joe Zucker
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Printer’s ink from rubber stamp on vélin d’Arches 88 paper. Paper Size: 8 x 8 inches. Inscription: Unsigned, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1977. Published by Parasol Press, Ltd., New York; distributed by Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York; rubber stamp engraved by Unity Engraving Company Inc, Englewood; printed by Parasol Press, Ltd., New York, under the direction of Aaron Arnow, New York, from an edition of M, 1977. JOSEPH IRWIN ZUCKER (1941-2024) was an American artist. Born in Chicago, he received a B.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1964 and an M.F.A., from the same institution in 1966. His art was quirky and idiosyncratic, and most often related to the materials, such as cotton and plastic. His Porthole #4 from 1981, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, demonstrated his innovative use of unusual materials. The Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Mary and Leigh Block...
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1970s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Printer's Ink

Alegría II (Diptych) - 21 C., Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Complete title: Transformación del Deseo-Alegría II (Diptych) Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style painting made with traditional practi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

Canción para un Útero Difunto-Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style painting made with traditional practices, techniques and materials. She moved to Barcelona (Spain) i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

"Acupuntura Neoecléctica" contemporary figurative patterns human figure print
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The repetition of patterns and rhythm is present in almost every piece of Pedro´s work. The hybrid topographies that Pedro Friedeberg´s unclassifiable practice recreates we must rec...
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2010s Surrealist Ink Figurative Prints

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Digital, Paper, Ink

Buen Rollo I - 21st Century, Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Complete title: El Origen del Deseo - Buen Rollo I (The Origin of Desire - Good Vibes I) Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style painting m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

"Birmingham School Girl" - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Birmingham School Girl" - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper Bold lithograph by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). Rendered in a semi-abstracted style, a young, black school girl is distressed and crying on her knees with her books and lunch in hand. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed along the bottom edge: "Birmingham school girl litho #4 May 1963 Eugene Hawkins, Legend 412" Presented in a new black mat. Mat size: 18"H x 14"W Image size: 11.25"H x 8.75"W Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933) is a BIPOC artist...
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1960s American Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Courtesans at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Courtesan at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper Full color woodcut print of two women in elaborate gowns by Utagawa Yoshiiku (Ochiai Yoshiiku) (Japanese, 1833-1904). Two women are dressed in colorful robes with crossed arms. They are underneath a plum blossom tree in bloom, at night. In the background there is a building with many rooms. Valuable polychrome woodblock print of vertical large oban (大判) format made by Utagawa Yoshiiku (歌川芳幾), the famous artist also known as Ochiai Yoshiiku (落合芳幾), and depicting the courtesan Shizuka (しづか), of the house of pleasure Matsumotoro (松本楼), together with her young kamuro (禿) assistant. The couple is escorted by a kanabohiki (金棒引き) watchman holding a lantern and a metal rod with rings to make noise and alert the crowd. The work, produced in August 1869 by the publisher Tsunajima Kamekichi (綱島亀吉), is taken from the “Twelve Months of Yoshiwara” (よし原十二ヶ月のうち), an elegant series of prints dedicated to the famous red light district of Edo (江戸), and is paired with the “month of leaves” Hazuki (葉月), that is August. Ochiai Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833-1904) was an ukiyo-e artist from the end of the Edo Period to the Meiji Period. He has created works which are essential to the history of ukiyo-e, such as“Twenty-eight Famous Murders with Verse”, a series of chimidoro-e (bloody paintings) which Yoshiiku and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi collaborated together, and “Shimbun (newspaper) Nishiki-e” that illustrated Meiji news articles with ukiyo-e. Born the son of teahouse proprietor Asakusa Tamichi in 1833, Yoshiiku became a student of ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi toward the end of the 1840s. His earliest known work dates to 1852 when he provided the backgrounds to some actor prints by his master. Yoshiiku's earliest works were portraits of actors (yakusha-e), beauties (bijin-ga), and warriors (musha-e). He later followed Kuniyoshi into making satirical and humorous pieces, and became the leading name in the field after Kuniyosh's death in 1861. He illustrated the Tokyo Nichi Nichi...
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1860s Impressionist Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Picturing America (monograph hand signed by BOTH Chuck Close and Richard Estes)
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close, Richard Estes Picturing America (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Richard Estes), 2009 Hardback Monograph (hand signed by Chuck Close a...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Wura (Sweet Mother) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa, Chhild
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Ink Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Linen, Ink, Linocut

Sweet Home - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Village, Chhild
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Ink Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Linen, Ink, Linocut

Antique Lithograph Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" Character Petruchio
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Smoker" After Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" Petruchio - Antique Lithograph Lithograph titled "The Smoker," after the character ...
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Mid-19th Century Tonalist Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Laid Paper

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Located in Soquel, CA
Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph Delicate hand-colored lithograph of Tuileries Palace in Paris, France printed by Rose-Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803 - 1887). Published, Paris 1843 to 1867 by Hautecoeur Freres (Eugène and Alfred Hautecoeur (French). After Charles Riviere...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Untitled" 2003 Original BAT (Bon a Tirer) Sugarlift Engraving Aquiatint Mexican
Located in Miami, FL
Sergio Hernandez (Mexico, 1957) Untilted, 2011 woodcut on paper 28.6 x 21.7 in. (72.5 x 55 cm.) Excellent condition, unframed Edition of 30 Ref: HER-107
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2010s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Monuments and Projects RARE 1960s print, signed & numbered, edition of only 100
Located in New York, NY
Christo Monuments and Projects, 1968 Rare Limited Edition Lithograph and offset lithograph Hand signed, dated and numbered 5/100 by Christo on the lower left front Published by the ICA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 23.25 x 18.5 inches Unframed This hand signed and numbered offset lithograph is one of the more elusive and desirable early Christo exhibition invitations, published on the occasion of his groundbreaking exhibition at the ICA in Philadelphia, when Christo was only 33 - and hand signed and numbered by Christo on the front, making it a true collectors' item. "...By mid-September 1968, Christo's attention focused on Monuments and Projects, his one-man exhibition opening October 4 at the University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Contemporary Art. It included earlier work and four on-site projects: 1,240 Oil Barrels Mastaba, Two Tons of Wrapped Hay, Two Wrapped Trees, and Seven Wrapped Women. Suzanne Delehanty, the assistant of ICA director Stephen Prokopoff, remembered: "I had to round up fifteen hundred-plus oil barrels, the equivalent of five freight cars full. They were to construct a truncated pyramid in our large fifty-by-fifty-foot gallery. Getting them wasn't easy. It meant disrupting oil companies' operations, since drums are needed at every stage of the delivery cycle. The materials Christo chose engaged this invisible system. Negotiations for loaning barrels were made with various companies by Stephen and Nathaniel Lieb, an ICA board member. I remember that one company wouldn't lend, but insisted on selling their barrels to us; after we returned them, they would give a refund—it was their way of doing a loan receipt. I had to convince the university business office not to worry about the ten- or fifteen-thousand-dollar invoice. We borrowed oil barrels from several companies: some did a straight loan based on an exchange of letters; others used their own system of inventory control. It was fascinating." While the multicolored oil barrels were stacked to form a massive mastaba in the ICA ground-floor entry gallery, two other works, Two Wrapped Trees and Two Tons of Wrapped Hay, took shape on the level above. The installation crew, paid M.F.A. students, alternated between unloading barrels and making forays into the countryside to gather bales of hay. Suzanne Delehanty reflected, "The bales of hay were stacked, creating a bulky structure, covered with tarpaulin and tied with rope." Another ICA work lasted only a few hours. When dinner guests arrived, seven wrapped female nudes awaited them. Each had been placed on a pedestal. Harry Shunk...
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1960s Pop Art Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Lithograph, Offset

The Faceless, Unforgettable Three - Modernist Color Lithograph (5/100)
Located in Soquel, CA
The Faceless, Unforgettable Three - Modernist Color Lithograph (5/100) Three faceless figures, created by Simon Avissar (Israeli, 1938-2020), in a cool, muted color palette of purple and teal, layered against a speckled background with a sense of light surrounding them. Presented in a new taupe-colored mat. Mat size: 30"H x 24"W Paper size: 25.5"H x 19"W Avissar, Simon (Israeli, 1938-2020) is a Postwar & Contemporary painter born in Casablanca. As a tireless nomad, he exhibited for the first time in 1961, in Jaffa, where he lived and worked for some time. He then moved to Paris, settling into a studio in Montparnasse and began with an exhibition of his work at the Galerie Charpentier in 1964, and after exhibited at Abel Rambert, the Galerie de l’Elysée, and the Galerie Bénézit in the 14 years he lived there. He then moved to the United States, including Washington, New York, and Lose Angeles, while continuing to travel to South America, Australia, and South Africa, exhibiting in many places he visited. His work integrates the contributions of the avant-garde with cubist simplification, chromatic audacity, and abstract geometry. Education 1959-1960 School of Arts Appliques, Paris, France 1959-1961 L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France 1962-1963 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem Awards 1964 The French Ambassador’s Special Award Environmental Sculptures...
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20th Century Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Printer's Ink

Abstract portrait of a Woman Finely Detailed Collotype on paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract portrait of a Woman Finely Detailed Collotype on paper Finely detailed abstract collotype of a woman by Heather Speck a San Francisco. Californi...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching, Oil, Gouache

"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...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint, Screen, Woodcut

Estoy Dentro de Alegría-Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Complete title: El Origen del Deseo - Estoy Dentro de Alegría (The Origin of Desire - I am Inside of Happiness) Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

Abundance for Everyone
Located in Red Bank, NJ
I am a multi-disciplinary artist who has professionally shown my work in dozens of galleries and museums since the late 1990s. But while my work can take many different forms, my practice is rooted in drawing. Whether I am working on the watercolor and acrylic pieces, or fiber-based pieces, every project and every idea begins with a drawing. Through that process I lay out my ideas, ask myself questions, experiment with different options, and try to resolve all the formal and conceptual issues I will attempt in my final piece. The themes I have explored in my work from 1999 on, and even before then, have remained the same even though my style has shifted radically. I have been interested in exploring self-portraiture, personal narratives, femininity, politics, and the use of text in art. I have remained constant in my exploration of critical theory and art history, and drawn influence from artists as diverse as Joseph Beuys, Henry Darger, and Adrian Piper.
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20th Century Expressionist Ink Figurative Prints

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Textile, Ink, Archival Paper

Soapbox Series, #2
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Katy Kidd’s work is a bold and honest reflection of a world that doesn’t make sense. Through painting, prints, collage, and street art, she explores big questions about religion, pow...
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2010s Surrealist Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Pigment, Linen, Printer's Ink, Mixed Media

An anticipatory audience
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 3/3 Framed dimensions: 30h x 21.50w in Malou da Cunha Bang (b. 1982) graduated with a BFA in 2014 and a MFA in 2016 from The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. She lives a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Paper

Set of 9. From the Series "Why This Restlessness?" Figurative prints
Located in Miami Beach, FL
By removing parts of the image, he explores the tension between what is present and what is omitted, focusing on the reasons behind these choices and their implications. The cutouts ...
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2010s Minimalist Ink Figurative Prints

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Archival Ink, Color

Victor Guadalajara, "Intersections", 2009, Woodcut 16x12in
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Guadalajara (Mexican, 1965) 'Intersecciones', 2009 Woodcut and Aquatint 100.00 x 185 cm. (39.4 x 72.8 in.) Edition of 30 Unframed
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Early 2000s Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Engraving, Etching, Woodcut

ROBY DWI ANTONO - CLARA Limited edition hand signed & numb. Contemporary Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Roby Dwi Antono - BULAN Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Silkscreen with curable UV inks on Somerset paper Edition: 200 Size: 50 x 44 cm Condition: In perfect conditions and never fra...
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2010s Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Archival Ink, Screen

ROBY DWI ANTONO - BULAN Limited edition hand signed & numb. Contemporary Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Roby Dwi Antono - BULAN Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Silkscreen with curable UV inks on Somerset paper Edition: 200 Size: 50 x 44 cm Condition: In perfect conditions and never fra...
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2010s Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Archival Ink, Screen

ROBY DWI ANTONO OKTA Limited edition hand signed & numbered Contemporary Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Roby Dwi Antono - OKTA Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Silkscreen with curable UV inks on Somerset paper Edition: 200 Size: 50 x 44 cm Condition: In perfect conditions and never fram...
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2010s Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Screen

John Chamberlain, Signed Western Union cable re: sculpture show at Leo Castelli
Located in New York, NY
John Chamberlain Hand Signed Letter re: Leo Castelli Exhibition, 1982 Typewriter on paper (hand signed) 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches Hand-signed by artist, Signed in purple felt tip marker Hand signed telegraph/letter refers to Chamberlain's exhibition at the legendary Leo Castell Gallery. A piece of history! John Chamberlain Biography John Chamberlain (1927 – 2011) was a quintessentially American artist, channeling the innovative power of the postwar years into a relentlessly inventive practice spanning six decades. He first achieved renown for sculptures made in the late 1950s through 1960s from automobile parts—these were path-breaking works that effectively transformed the gestural energy of Abstract Expressionist painting into three dimensions. Ranging in scale from miniature to monumental, Chamberlain’s compositions of twisted, crushed, and forged metal also bridged the divide between Process Art and Minimalism, drawing tenets of both into a new kinship. These singular works established him as one of the first American artists to determine color as a natural component of abstract sculpture. From the late 1960s until the end of his life, Chamberlain harnessed the expressive potential of an astonishing array of materials, which varied from Plexiglas, resin, and paint, to foam, aluminum foil, and paper bags. After spending three years in the United States Navy during World War II, Chamberlain enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago and Black Mountain College, where he developed the critical underpinnings of his work. Chamberlain lived and worked in many parts of the United States, moving between New York City, Long Island, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Connecticut, and Sarasota, before finally settling on Shelter Island. In many ways, each location provoked a distinct material sensibility, often defined by the availability of that material or the limitations of physical space. In New York City, Chamberlain pulled scrap metal and twelve-inch acoustic tiles from the ceiling of his studio apartment. He chose urethane in Los Angeles in 1965 (a material he had been considering for many years), and film in Mexico in 1968. He eventually returned to metal in 1972, and, in Sarasota, he expanded the scale of his works to make his iconic Gondolas (1981 – 1982). The movement of the artist and the subsequent evolution of the work is indicative not only of a kind of American restlessness but also of Chamberlain’s own personal evolution: he sometimes described his use of automobile materials as sculptural self-portraits, infused with balance and rhythm characteristic of the artist himself. Chamberlain refused to separate color from his practice, saying, ‘I never thought of sculpture without color. Do you see anything around that has no color? Do you live in a world with no color?’. He both honored and assigned value to color in his practice—in his early sculptures color was not added, but composed from the preexisting palette of his chosen automobile parts. Chamberlain later began adding color to metal in 1974, dripping and spraying—and sometimes sandblasting—paint and lacquer onto his metal components prior to their integration. With his polyurethane foam works, color was a variable of light: ultraviolet rays or sunlight turned the material from white to amber. It was this profound visual effect that brought the artist’s personal Abstract Expressionist hand into industrial three-dimensional sculpture. Chamberlain moved seamlessly through scale and volume, creating material explorations in monumental, heavy-gauge painted aluminum foil in the 1970s, and later in the 1980s and 1990s, miniatures in colorful aluminum foil and chromium painted steel. Central to Chamberlain’s works is the notion that sculpture denotes a great deal of weight and physicality, disrupting whatever space it occupies. In the Barges series (1971 – 1983) he made immense foam couches, inviting spectators to lounge upon the cushioned landscape. At the end of his career, Chamberlain shifted his practice outdoors, and through a series of determined experiments, finally created brilliant, candy-colored sculptures in twisted aluminum foil. In 2012, four of these sculptures were shown outside the Seagram Building in New York, accompanied by playful titles such as ‘PINEAPPLESURPRISE’ (2010) and ‘MERMAIDSMISCHIEF’ (2009). These final works exemplify Chamberlain’s lifelong dedication to change—of his materials, of his practice, and, consequently, of American Art. Chamberlain has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, including two major Retrospectives at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York NY in 2012 and 1971; ‘John Chamberlain, Squeezed and Tied. Foam and Paper Sculptures 1969-70,’ Dan Flavin Art Institute, Dia Center for the Arts, Bridgehampton NY (2007); ‘John Chamberlain. Foam Sculptures 1966–1981, Photographs 1989–2004,’ Chinati Foundation, Marfa TX (2005); ‘John Chamberlain. Current Work and Fond Memories, Sculptures and Photographs 1967–1995,’ Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Traveling Exhibition) (1996); and ‘John Chamberlain. Sculpture, 1954–1985,’ Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles CA (1986). Chamberlain’s sculptures are part of permanent exhibitions at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa TX and at Dia:Beacon in upstate New York. In 1964, Chamberlain represented the United States in the American Pavilion at the 32nd International Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. He received many awards during his life, including a Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, from the College for Creative Studies, Detroit (2010); the Distinction in Sculpture Honor from the Sculpture Center, New York (1999); the Gold Medal from The National Arts Club Award, New York (1997); the Lifetime Achievement Award in Contemporary Sculpture by the International Sculpture Center, Washington D.C. (1993); and the Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture, New York NY (1993). -Courtesy Hauser & Wirth Leo Castelli Leo Castelli was born in 1907 in Trieste, a city on the Adriatic sea, which, at the time, was the main port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Leo’s father, Ernest Kraus, was the regional director for Austria-Hungary’s largest bank, the Kreditandstalt; his mother, Bianca Castelli, was the daughter of a Triesten coffee merchant. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914 the Kraus family relocated to Vienna where Leo continued his education. A particularly memorable moment for Leo during this period of his life was the funeral of Emperor Francis Joseph which he witnessed in November of 1916. Leo and his family returned to Trieste when the war ended in 1918. With the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Trieste embraced its new Italian identity. Motivated by this shift Ernest decided to adopt his wife's more Italian-sounding maiden name, Castelli, which his children also assumed. In many ways the Castelli’s return Trieste after the war marked an optimistic new beginning for the family. Ernest was made director of the Banca Commerciale Italiana, which had replaced the Kreditandstalt as the top bank in Trieste. This elevated position allowed Ernest and Bianca to cultivate a cosmopolitan life-style. Together they hosted frequent parties which brought them in contact with a spectrum of political, financial, and cultural luminaries. Growing up in such an environment fostered in Leo and his two siblings, Silvia and Giorgio, a strong appreciation of high culture. During this time Leo developed a passion for Modern literature and perfected his fluency in German, French, Italian, and English. After earning his law degree at the University of Milan in 1932, Leo began his adult life as an insurance agent in Bucharest. Although Leo found the job unfulfilling and tedious, the people he met in Bucharest made up for this deficiency. Among the most significant of Leo’s acquaintances during this time was the eminent businessman, Mihail Shapira. Leo eventually became friendly with the rest of the Shapira family and in 1933 he married Mihail's youngest daughter, Ileana. In 1934 Leo and Ileana moved to Paris where, thanks to his step-father’s influence, Leo was able to get a job in the Paris branch of the Banca d'Italia. In the same year, Leo met the interior designer René Drouin, who became his close friend. In the spring of 1938, while walking through the Place Vendôme, Leo and René came across a storefront for rent between the Ritz hotel and a Schiaparelli boutique. The space immediately impressed them as an ideal location for an art gallery, a plan which became reality the following spring in 1939. The Drouin Gallery opened with an exhibition featuring painting and furniture by Surrealist artists including Léonor Fini, Augene Berman, Meret Oppenheim, Max Ernst, and Salvador Dali. Despite the success of this initial exhibition, the gallery proved short-lived. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 marking the start of World War II and consequently the temporary end of the Drouin gallery. René was called to serve in the French army, while Leo, Ileana, and their three-year-old daughter Nina moved to the relative safety of Cannes, where Ileana’s family owned a summer house. As the war escalated, it became evident that Europe was no longer safe for the Castelli family—Leo and Ileana were both Jewish. In March of 1941, Leo, Ileana and Nina fled to New York bringing with them Nina’s nurse Frances and their dog, Noodle. After a year of moving around the city, the family took up permanent residence at 4 East 77 Street in a townhouse Mihail had bought. Nine months after his arrival in New York, in December of 1943, Leo volunteered for the US army, expediting his naturalization as a US citizen. Owing to his facility with languages, Leo was assigned to serve in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corp, a position which he held for two years, until February 1946. While on military leave in 1945 Leo visited Paris and stopped by Place Vendôme gallery where René had once more set up business selling work by European avant-garde artists such as Jean Dubuffet and Jean Fautrier. The meeting not only rekindled René and Leo’s friendship but also the latter’s interest in art dealing, a pursuit which Leo began to view as more than a mere hobby but as a potential career. After reconnecting, the two friends decided to go back into partnership with Leo acting as the New York representative for the Drouin Gallery. Working in this capacity, Leo began to form relationships with some of the New York art world’s most influential figures, including Peggy Guggenhiem, Sydney Janis, Willem De Kooning, and Jackson Pollock. By the late 40s Leo’s ties with René Drouin had begun to slacken, while his alliance with the dealer Sydney Janis became closer. Janis opened his New York gallery in 1948 and in 1950 invited Leo to curate an exhibition of contemporary French and American artists. The show drew a significant connection between the venerable tradition of European Modernism and the emerging artists of the New York School. Not long after this, in 1951, Leo was asked by these same New York School artists to organize the groundbreaking Ninth Street Show. This exhibition was instrumental in establishing Abstract Expressionism as the preeminent art movement of the post-war era. Leo founded his own gallery in 1957, transforming the living room on the fourth floor of the 77th Street townhouse into an exhibition space. Perhaps the most critical moment of Leo’s career occurred later that year, when he first visited the studios of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. In 1958 Leo gave Johns and Rauschenberg solo shows, in January and March respectively. For Johns, this was the first solo show of his career. These exhibitions received wide critical acclaim, solidifying Leo’s reputation not only as a dealer but as the arbiter of a new and important art movement. Over the course of the 1960s Leo played a formative role in launching the careers of many of the most significant artists of the twentieth century including Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenberg, Cy Twombly, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Richard Serra, Joseph Kosuth and Lawrence Weiner. Through his support of these artists Leo likewise helped cultivate and define the movements of Pop, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, and Post-Minimalism. As business expanded over the course of the 60s and artistic trends shifted in favor of larger artworks, Leo realized that his townhouse gallery was not sufficient to meet these new demands. Indicative of the trend toward maximal art...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Lithograph, Offset

Woodblock Portrait of a Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold woodblock print of a woman by J. Duffy (American, 20th Century). The subject is staring directly at the viewer, creating a compelling yet delicate composition. The ink appears t...
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1950s Modern Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

"Mariposa IV (Hand-Embellished Cristina Print)", Illustration, food, butterfly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Mariposa IV (Hand-Embellished "Cristina" Print)" is a hand-embellished* print by Sean Lugo printed on archival paper. The print depicts a portrait of South Philly Barbacoa Owner Cristina Martinez...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paint, Ink, Archival Pigment

"Window In The Park" - Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Window In The Park" - Lithograph on Paper "Window in Park" lithograph by Megumi Kido from College of San Mateo class exhibition of 1989 and Folio of 25 edition, with Patricia A. Pe...
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1980s Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"Justine Kelley Untitled 1" Text, botanical motif, illustration, screen print
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Justine Kelley Untitled 1" is an original artwork by Justine Kelley made from silkscreen printing on paper This piece measures 22.75”h x 12.5”w. Justine Kelley is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Screen

"Senses' Exile" set original engravings by Krauze Viskin Escobedo F.C. Leñero
Located in Miami, FL
"El Exilio de Los Sentidos", 2005 Poem by Alberto Blanco, and works by Manuel Felguérez, Helen Escobedo, Perla Krauze, Francisco Castro Leñero, and Boris Viskin...
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Early 2000s Abstract Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Archival Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

KCHO (Alexis Leyva Machado), ¨Untitled (Triptych)¨, 2019, Woodcut, 44.7x93.3 in
Located in Miami, FL
Alexis Kcho Leiva (Cuba, 1970) 'Untitled (Triptych)', 2019 woodcut on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 44.7 x 93.4 in. (113.5 x 237 cm.) Edition of 30 ID: KCH-118 Unframed
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2010s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Woodcut, Ink

Face with a Mustache - Abstracted Lithograph by Cathleen Panttaja
Located in Soquel, CA
Face with a Mustache - Abstracted Lithograph by Cathleen Panttaja Hip Woodcut Print done at the height of the Flower Power 60s, of a man with a large Moustache. Cathleen Panttaja (Am...
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1970s Abstract Impressionist Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

"femme fatal" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"femme fatal" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper 1975 surrealist lithograph on paper titled "femme fatal" by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). This piece resembles a surreal landsca...
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1970s Surrealist Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Laid Paper, Lithograph

Coat, From the Series “Why This Restlessness?” Figurative Limited edition print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
By removing parts of the image, he explores the tension between what is present and what is omitted, focusing on the reasons behind these choices and their implications. The cutouts ...
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2010s Minimalist Ink Figurative Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color

Monograph: Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz)
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz), 2017 Hardback monograph with no dust jacket as issued (Hand signed by Alex Katz) Hand signed by Alex Katz on the first...
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2010s Pop Art Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

"Before The Fog" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Before The Fog" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper Black and white surrealist lithograph by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). Abstracted figures take up the paper, with a pop of go...
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1970s Surrealist Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Text - Solid Bass - 10/35 - colorful, calligraphic gestures, serigraph on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In a symphony of colour and form, Alice Teichert created more than 40 black ink and acrylic drawings on mylar which she transferred to silk screens. ‘The Text is Still Unwritten’ is ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco" Multi Layer Screen Print on Paper - Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
"Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco" Multi Layer Screen Print on Paper - Signed Rare and bold Screen Print (Silk Screen) of Fisherman's Wharf 1957 by Gordon Cope (American, 1906-1999). Several boats are docked at Fisherman's Wharf, with buildings directly behind them. In the distance, the hills of San Francisco can be seen meeting a pale blue sky. Of particular note is the skillful representation of the reflections of the boats in the water, and the clever use of grey paper as negative space. Numbered and titled in pencil in the lower left corner "22/100 Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco" Hand signed and dated in pencil in the lower right corner "Gordon Cope 1957" Titled, signed, and dated "in plate" Presented in a silver colored frame with a double mat. Frame size: 22.5"H x 27"W Image size: 15"H x 20"W Gordon N. Cope (American, 1906-1999) was an educator and painter. Trained in Utah and France, he exhibited his landscape paintings and portraits in the United States and Europe, and he believed music was related to painting. Cope was born on May 14, 1906, in Salt Lake City. He was trained by Utahn artists LeConte Stewart and Lawrence Squires, and at the Académie Julian in Paris, France in 1928. He also studied singing at the Opéra-Comique. Cope taught art at Latter-day Saints University, and he served as the chair of its Department of Art in 1930–1931. He taught at the Mountain School of Art from 1932 to 1938, and he was the director of the Art Barn School in Salt Lake City in 1939–1941. Cope painted Utahn landscapes as well as a portrait of Henry H. Blood, who served as the seventh governor of Utah from 1933 to 1941. Cope exhibited his work in the United States and Europe. According to the Deseret News, Cope "felt that music and painting are closely interrelated, and that the study of one form may be used to complement the appreciation and understanding of the other." Cope died on June 10, 1999, in San Francisco, California. Gordon Nicholson Cope studied with well-known Utah artists A.B. Wright and LeConte Stewart, and became recognized as a major Utah artist of the Great Depression. Cope was born in Salt Lake City in 1906 and spent much of his life in Utah. Cope gained much of his artistic training from diverse environments and influences. Following his training with the previously mentioned artists, Cope spent the next year, 1924, working with Lawrence Squires in Arizona. To expand his knowledge and training, Cope traveled to Europe, where he studied the "old masters" such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. From 1924 to 1928, Cope studied in England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and worked for a year at the Acadamie Julian, where many early Utah artists...
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1950s American Impressionist Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Screen

"Chair", 2008 Spanish signed original screenprint abstract primitivism 23x15in
Located in Miami, FL
Esteve Casanoves (Spain, 1954) 'La silla' (Chair), 2008 silkscreen on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 23.1 x 15.4 in. (58.5 x 39 cm.) Edition of 50 ID: CAE-301 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Screen

Luis Enrique Camejo, ¨Sábanas blancas¨, 2022, Aquatint, 28.1x20.9 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Enrique Camejo (Cuba, 1957) 'Sábanas blancas', 2022 sugar aquatint on paper Canson 320 g. 28.2 x 20.9 in. (71.5 x 53 cm.) Edition of 15 Unframed
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2010s Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Engraving, Aquatint, Screen

"Eternal Problem" - 1924 Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Eternal Problem" - 1924 Etching on Paper Etching on paper titled "Eternal Problem" by Elias M. Grossman (American, 1898-1947). A bearded rabbi is portrayed thinking with his hand p...
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1920s American Impressionist Ink Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching

"Tending to a Perishing Bloom", Figurative, Dark Romanticism, Relief Print
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Tending to a Perishing Bloom" is an original print by Samantha Mendoza and is made by woodcut relief. This piece measures 38"h x 26...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Figurative Prints

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Ink, Woodcut

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