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Period: 1980s
Keith Haring Fun Gallery exhibition poster 1983 (vintage Keith Haring)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Fun Gallery 1983: Original 1983 Keith Haring illustrated exhibition poster published on the occasion of Haring's historic 1983 show at the Fun Gallery in the East Village. A classic array of early Haring imagery that reveals red and black interlocking figures. A rare example in very good overall vintage condition. Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. 23 x 29 inches. Only some minor signs of handling; in otherwise very good overall vintage condition with strong colors; one of the better examples we've come across. Stored away from light; never mounted or framed. Unsigned from an edition of unknown; scarce. Catalog Raisonne: Keith Haring: Posters (Prestel Publishing). References: Included in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. About the Fun Gallery: Historic, short-lived, East Village gallery known for giving Keith Haring, Basquiat & Kenny Scharf some of their first solo shows. “FUN Gallery was a place where neighborhood kids, downtown artists, b-boys, rock, film, and rap stars mixed with museum directors art historians and uptown collectors at wild openings featuring artists like Futura, Fab 5...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Alphabet 1982, Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990) Title: Alphabet Year: 1982 Medium: Offset lithograph on archival paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in in...
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Art Deco 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Alphabet 1982, Erté
Alphabet 1982, Erté
$476 Sale Price
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Cloud and Sea - Screen Print #Ludwig 1989
Located in Paris, IDF
Roy Lichtenstein (after) Cloud and Sea, 1989 Serigraph Unsigned On paper, 70 x 120 cm INFORMATION: Serigraph created for the artist's exhibition at the Ludwig Museum, Cologne (Germ...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

MISFITS Marilyn Monroe Clark Gabel Arthur Miller Caricature Movie Star Legends
Located in New York, NY
MISFITS Marilyn Monroe Clark Gabel Arthur Miller Caricature Movie Star Legends Al Hirschfeld (American, 1903 - 2003) 21" x 27" sheet "Misfits", 1999 Litho...
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Performance 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Historic Galleria Lucio Amelio, Naples poster - rarely found collectors item
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg Lucio Amelio Napoli poster, 1987 Offset lithograph poster Plate signed 39 × 21 inches Unframed This poster was published for the exh...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Night Chanters, black and white framed lithograph, kachina, limited edition
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Night Chanters, black and white framed lithograph, kachina, limited edition 100 The Gallery Wall, Inc. now doing business as Glenn Green Galleri...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Pepper Jelly Lady, Modern Lithograph, signed and numbered by Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988) - Pepper Jelly Lady, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered, Edition: 113/150, Size: 26 x 21 in. (66.04 x 53.34 cm...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Keith Haring, Pyramid (gold 1), 1989, Screenprint on aluminium, Edition of 30
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint on aluminium Edition 27 of 30 103 x 145 cm (40.5 x 57 in) Incised with signature, numbered and dated on the reverse Condition on request This work is framed in the origin...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Screen

Fini, Sans titre, Fruits de la Passion, XXe siècle (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin de Rives pur chiffon paper, manufactured by Les papeteries de Rives, Voiron, France. Paper Size: 16.93 x 14.17 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnu...
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Surrealist 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Lovers with a Bouquet of Flowers - Original lithograph HANDIGNED (Mourlot #1037)
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Lovers with a Bouquet, 1984 Original color lithograph Signed with the artist's stamp Justified EA (artist proof) On Arches vellum, 56 x 43 cm (c. 22 x 17 in) Authenticated by the artist's studio dry stamp REFERENCES: Sorlier / Mourlot catalogue raisonné...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Acrobats, Michele Zalopany. Black and white monotype painting landscape
Located in New York, NY
In this black and white monotype, Zalopany has captured a duo of tumblers atop a roof, as onlookers stare in wonder. The artist is able to cap...
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Realist 1980s Figurative Prints

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Monotype

Meeting, paper/etching, 11.5x12.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Meeting, paper/etching, 11.5x12.5 cm
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Symbolist 1980s Figurative Prints

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Etching, Paper

The Baron Entertains - Naïve art, comical, colourful, Folk art, everyday life
Located in London, GB
Printer's Proof /5 Beryl Cook's appeal was classless and she rapidly became Britain’s most popular artist. She was a ‘heart and soul’ painter, compelled to paint with a passion. Her...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Screen, Archival Paper

Ostrich and the Woman ~ L'autruche et la femme 1980 Signed Limited Edition
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Philippe Noyer Title: L'autruche et la femme ~ The ostrich and the woman Year: 1980 Print: Lithograph 46'' x 31.5'' inches Edition: Signed in pencil and numbered 9/325 Date:...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Four Hearts, rare poster, The Baltimore Museum of Art (Hand Signed by Jim Dine)
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine Hearts (Hand Signed), 1983 Offset lithograph 28 × 22 inches Boldly signed in black marker on the front Unframed This vintage hand signed 1983 poster...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset, Permanent Marker, Lithograph

Antonio Lopez Saenz Aquatint "Pareja" (Partner)
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Antonio Lopez Saenz is a brilliant iconic creative artist from Mazatlan, Mexico. The aquatint “Pareja” (Partner) was created in...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Keith Haring Luna Luna 1986
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Luna Luna Karussell. A Poetic Extravaganza!, 1986 (Keith haring Luna Luna): Luna Luna "was organized by Andre Heller for “A Fair with Mod...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset, Paper

Robert Longo Men In The Cities announcement 1985
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Robert Longo Men in the Cities: Rare original 1985 announcement card published on the occasion of: Men In The Cities from November 9 - December 7, 1985 at Brooke Alexander, Inc.; 59...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Save the Whales, Foil Embossed Poster, by Hundertwasser 1982
Located in Long Island City, NY
This colorful foil-embossed poster was created by the effervescent Austrian-born New Zealand artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Hundertwasser (1928-2000) stood out as a truly indivi...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Foil

Christo, Wrapped Paris Review lithograph, deluxe hand signed ed. 244/250 Framed
Located in New York, NY
Christo Wrapped Paris Review (Deluxe hand signed edition), 1982 Lithograph and offset lithograph Hand signed and numbered 244/250 by Christo on th...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Keith Haring Resist in Concert! poster 1988 (Keith Haring Activist)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Resist in Concert! 1988: Vintage Keith Haring illustrated 1988 poster for a Refuse and Resist produced concert December 4, 1988 at New York'...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

THE COUPLE Signed Lithograph, Art Deco Couple Portrait, 1920’s Flapper Fashion
Located in Union City, NJ
THE COUPLE by the woman artist Robin Morris, is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. THE COUPLE is a modern Art Deco styled portrait of a sophisticated, elegantly dressed urban couple formally poses for their portrait, an attractive woman with her short blonde bob hairstyle is seated wearing a fashionable purple and magenta ensemble and 1920's style flapper hat...
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Art Deco 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Reine de Joie, Art Nouveau Lithograph after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, After, French (1864 - 1901) - Reine de Joie, Year: 1982, Medium: Lithograph, numbered in pencil, Edition: 10/500, Size: 12 x 9 in. (30.48 x 22.86 cm), ...
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Art Nouveau 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nudity - Original Offset after Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Nudity is an offset print realized after the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso, 1980s. Very good conditions. Renato Guttuso (Bagheria, Palermo 1912 - Rome,1987) was a famous Italian ...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

"Gertrude" - Eleven Color Woodcut on Laid Rice Paper 2/45
Located in Soquel, CA
"Gertrude" - Eleven Color Woodcut on Laid Rice Paper 2/45 Portrait of a woman by artist, Dan Miller (American, b. 1928) made by layers of color in woodcuts in Miller's signature sty...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Rice Paper, Laid Paper, Woodcut

John Baldessari Sonnabend Gallery 1981 (announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
John Baldessari, Sonnabend Gallery New York 1981: Rare early 1980s John Baldessari exhibition announcement published on the occasion of: "Shape Derived from Subject (Snake): Used as ...
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Surrealist 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Dancing Ducks in Red, Yellow, Green, Blue,
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: George Chemeche – Iraqi/American (1934-2022) Title: Dancing Ducks in Red, Yellow, Green, Blue Year: circa 1980 Medium: Screen Print Image size: 19 x 27 inches. Sheet size: 22 x 29 inches. Signature: Signed lower right Edition: 260 This one: 87/260 Condition: Very good Unframed This exceptional geometric abstract serigraph is by the noted Iraqi/American artist George Chemeche (1934-2022 ). He is a master of serigraph printing, but this print has more than technical excellence. It is a wonderful, rhythmic abstract composition. I believe Chemeche might have been a proponent of and/or influenced by the Pattern and Decoration Movement which was happening in New York in the 1970s and 1980s. The print has never been framed and is in very good condition. I will ship the print rolled in a heavyweight tube. George Chemeche was born in 1934 and studied at the Avni Art School in Tel Aviv and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. The style with which he is intimately associated, pattern painting, The most serviceable definition is that pattern is the systematic repetition of a motif or motifs used to cover a surface uniformly. The spaces between motifs are either other motifs or are an integral part of the repeat. Usually, patterning intentionally acknowledges the decorative function of art, reconciling both the decorative and the meaningful. George Chemeche’s work hangs in the lobby of the Hotel Chelsea where many have admired it for years. Please search online for more biographical information by this fine artist. Selected Biography 1934 Born in Basra, Iraq 1947 Fled Iraq with his family 1947-49 Lives and attends school in Tehran 1949 Immigrates to Israel 1956-59 Studies art in Avni Art School, Tel-Aviv 1959 Gets American-Israeli Culture Foundation grant to study art in Paris 1959-1962 Studies at Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Paris 1961- Gets two years grant from Lady Francis Fergusson, Scotland 1962 Gets one year grant from Alex de Rothschild, Paris First man show at Gallery Transposition, Paris 1965-72 Exhibits his work in numerous art galleries in Israel including one man show at Haifa Museum 1972 Travels to New York, checks in the Hotel Chelsea 1977-- First one-man show in USA at Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, followed by other shows around the country and Europe. 1995 Travels to Iceland to publish the Aya Series book. Text by Donald Kuspit; Art Resourses & Technologies, New York, NY 2002 Publishes, Ibejis: “The Cult of Yoruba Twins” 5 Continents Edition, Milan, Italy 2003 Curates a show at Museum of African Art, NYC Ibejis: The Doubly Blessed Twins 2005 Reads his poems at the Bowery Poetry Club, New York 2010 Lectures about Ibeji art and cult at Iowa University 2011 Lectures about Ibeji Art and cult at Neuberger Museum 2011 Publishes, The Horse Rider in African Art” ACC, UK INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS 1978 Goldman Art Gallery, Haifa, Israel 1977 Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York 1977 Alexandra Monett Gallery, Brussels 1977 Givon Art GaJIery, Tel Aviv 1974 South Houston Gallery, New York 1974 Ray Landis Gallery, East Brunswick, New Jersey 1973 Gala Gallery, Key Biscayne, Florida 1973 Art Asia Gallery...
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Other Art Style 1980s Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag punk flyer (Raymond Pettibon Punk)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon illustrated Black Flag flyer published on the occasion of: Black Flag on Broadway / Dec. 19 1982 / Dec. 20 1982 with Code of Honor, Redd Kross, Nig-Heist, & Flipper...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Bacon, Le Boeuf, 1986
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Title: Le Boeuf, exhibition poster Year: 1986 Medium: Offset Lithograph on premium paper Size: 30.75 x 18 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Published by Foundation Maeght FRANCIS BACON (1909-1992) Francis Bacon has a distinctive style as a figure painter. In his mature style, developed in the 1950s, the paintings include images of either friends or lovers, or images of people found in movie stills...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Bacon, Le Boeuf, 1986
$316 Sale Price
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Rare 1980s Keith Haring Record Art (Keith Haring David Bowie)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring record art 1983 & 1988: A set of 2 rare 1980s Japanese vinyl records featuring original artwork by Keith Haring: David BOWIE "Without You" & Hiroshima All Stars. Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall art and unique vintage Keith Haring collectibles. *1st Pressings 1983 & 1988 (not re-issues). Medium: Off-Set Lithograph on vinyl record covers. Dimensions: 7 x 7 inches. Printed signatures on lower right & left dated - 1983 & 1988 respectively. Light signs of handling; otherwise good to very overall vintage condition. Includes the original records (very good condition). Literature/References: Taschen: Art Record Covers. _ Keith Haring Album Art: a brief history:  Whether collaborating with Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, regularly frequenting clubs like Paradise Garage alongside close friend Larry Levan, or sketching DJ robots, New York artist and activist Keith Haring’s work was deeply entwined with the music world lending his vision to sounds by everyone from David Bowie to Run DMC. Looking for something cool to complement this work? Please feel free to browse additional items like this from Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Keith Haring & more on our 1stDibs gallery page.  Related Categories Keith Haring prints. Keith Haring figurative. East Village art...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian gallery 1989 (Basquiat Red Warrior announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat: Vrej Baghoomian gallery New York, 1989: Vintage original folding announcement card to Jean-Michel Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian Gallery New York: 10/21 to 11/25, 1989. Pictured on front side is an image of Basquiat's iconic, 'Red Warrior.' A rare, highly collectible Basquiat ephemera piece that works well in any collection. Off-set printed gallery announcement. 8.75 x 5.75 inches (folded closed). Light signs of handling; otherwise very good overall vintage condition. Published by Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, 1989. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Scarce. Jean-Michel Basquiat rose to success during the 1980s. Basquiat’s paintings are largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the New York gallery scene. His spray-painted crowns and scribbled words referenced everything from his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage, to political issues, pop-culture icons, and Biblical verse. The gestural marks and expressive nature of his work not only aligned him with the street art of Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf, but also the Neo-Expressionists Julian Schnabel and David Salle. “If you wanna talk about influence, man, then you've got to realize that influence is not influence,” he said of his process. After quickly rising to fame in the early 1980s, Basquiat was befriended by many celebrities and artists, including Andy Warhol, with whom he made several collaborative works. At only 27, his troubles with fame and drug addiction led to his tragic death from a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988 in New York, NY. The Whitney Museum of American Art held the artist’s first retrospective from October 1992 to February 1993. Related Categories: Basquiat Tony Shafrazi. Basquiat ephemera. Basquiat poster. Basquiat prints...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Jules, Gretchen, Mark (state II)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this lithograph with embossing on Arches. One of 4 numbered printer's proofs, aside from the edition of 30. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right, and ins...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Andy Mouse Plate 2
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Andy Mouse: Plate 2 Medium: Silkscreen Date: 1986 Edition: 2/30 Sheet Size: 38" x 38" Signature: Hand signed and dated by the artist (K. Haring '86) and t...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Screen

Andy Warhol Interview Magazine cover (hand signed by John Travolta) Framed
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Interview Magazine (hand signed by John Travolta), 1985 Offset lithograph (hand signed by John Travolta) Signed in brown marker by John Travolta, the subject Frame includ...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

PASSING CROWD Signed Lithograph Women Men Walking, Peach, Burgundy Sheath Dress
Located in Union City, NJ
PASSING CROWD is an original hand drawn lithograph by the NY figurative expressionist painter, Lester Johnson. Printed using hand lithography techniques on archival ARCHES paper 100% acid free, full bleed image, no margins. In PASSING CROWD, a group of fashionable city women and men walking...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Keith Haring Apocalypse VI Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage offset lithograph postcard published by Art Unlimited Amsterdam. Printed in Holland. The postcard is framed in a black wood frame with a front profile of 1 inch and a side pr...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Running Boy with Strange Fingers - Etching by Sandro Chia - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on paper realized by Chia in 1981. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right. Artist proof dedicate by the Artist "to Svetlana with love" (a Svetlana con aff...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Visual Aid for Band Aid SIGNED 104 British artists: David Hockney, Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney, Bridget Riley, Joe Tilson, Howard Hodgkin, Peter Blake + 99 artists Visual Aid for Band Aid - designed, and HAND SIGNED and annotated by 104 renowned artists, with official signed COA, 1985 Large olor silkscreen on velin Arches 300 gsm paper with publishers' blind stamp and COA Signed and annotated in various inks and pencil by all 104 artists listed in the official publishers' COA affixed to the back of the frame; numbered 215/500 Publisher Coriander Studio, United Kingdom Frame included: Floated and framed in a wood frame under UV acrylic glazing Measurements: Framed: 59.5 inches (vertical) by 39 inches (horizontal) by .75 inches (depth) Artwork: 48 inches (vertical) by 36 inches (horizontal) Some of the 104 renowned visual artists who signed and annotated this print in pencil are: Bridget Riley, David Hockney, Peter Blake, Allen Jones, Eduardo Paolozzi, Elisabeth Frink, R.B. Kitaj, Richard Hamilton, Howard Hodgkin, Joe Tilson, Patrick Heron, Paula Rego, Terry Frost, Patrick Caulfield, Craigie Aitchison. Gillian Ayres, Maggi Hambling, Michael Craig-Martin, Frank Bowling, Humphrey Ocean...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Ink, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Screen

Musee Picasso, Antibes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1988, the Musée Picasso-Château Grimaldi in Antibes hosted a retrospective exhibition of André Brasilier's work, showcasing his artistic journey and contributions. Brasilier, born...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Keith Haring Club DV8 poster 1986 (Keith Haring San Francisco 1986)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring San Francisco 1986: "Club DV8 Unveils the Keith Haring Room": San Francisco June 5th, 1986: Vintage original 1980s Keith Haring illustrated poster for Club DV8 San Francisco. During the time Haring was creating a mural for the St. Patrick's Day Care Center San Francisco, he painted several canvases to be installed above the bar at the famed Club DV8. Performance artist John Sex, whose name appears on the poster, was one of Haring's close friends. Offset lithograph. Image: 16 x 20 inches. Framed dimensions: 25 x 21 inches. Fair overall vintage condition; minor surface tear & age related wear. Framed in glass; frame in very good overall condition. Literature/Catalogue Raisonne: Keith Haring: Posters (entry 46; Prestel publishing) Further Background: Keith Haring DV8...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Pink Poppy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Mark Adams (American, 1925-2006) Title: Pink Poppy Year: 1980 Medium: Color aquatint Paper: Wove Image size: 11.25 x 8.5 inches Sheet size: 18 x 13.5 inches Framed size: 20.25 x 15.75 inches Signature: Signed and dated (1980) in pencil lower right Edition: 50 This one 21/50 Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in dark wood frame with Plexiglas This beautiful aquatint is by the noted San Francisco Bay Area artist Mark Adams (1925-2006). The print is in excellent condition. It is framed, floating in a simple dark wood frame with Plexiglas. The frame is in good condition and goes very well with the print. About the artist: Mark Adams attended Syracuse University and left to study art in New York with Abstract Expressionist Hans Hoffman. He was also a tapestry and stained-glass designer. He designed the windows for Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco’s largest synagogue, as well as has textiles featured in the de Young Museum and San Francisco International Airport. Later in life, Adams transitioned to watercolors, employing everyday objects–such as a flag, a bowl of fruit, and ballet shoes–as his subjects and creating pristine and almost hyper-real images. Through Adams’s vivid, delicate, and translucent colors, these mundane items take on deeper meanings. The artist was married to Beth Van Hoesen, who has portrayed him in an interior scene surrounded by objects he might have also portrayed. Adams attended Syracuse University and left to study art in New York with Abstract Expressionist Hans Hoffman. He was also a tapestry and stained-glass designer. He designed the windows for Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco’s largest synagogue, as well as has textiles featured in the de Young Museum and San Francisco International Airport. Later in life, Adams transitioned to watercolors, employing everyday objects–such as a flag, a bowl of fruit, and ballet shoes–as his subjects and creating pristine and almost hyper-real images. Through Adams’s vivid, delicate, and translucent colors, these mundane items take on deeper meanings. The artist was married to Beth Van Hoesen, who has portrayed him in an interior scene surrounded by objects he might have also portrayed. 1983 Mark Adams: Prints and Watercolors, Hastings Gallery of Art, Hastings College of the Law, University of California, San Francisco, California Mark Adams: Recent Watercolors, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California 1981 Mark Adams: Recent Watercolors, Graham Galleries, New York, New York 1980 Mark Adams: Recent Watercolors, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California 1978 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California 1972 Smith-Anderson Gallery, Palo Alto, California 1971 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California 1971 – 74 Fire; Water, stained-glass windows, Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, California 1970 Mark Adams: An Exhibition of Tapestries, Fountain Gallery, Portland, Oregon Mark Adams, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California 1968 Hansen Gallery, San Francisco, California 1967 Tapestries and Drawings, Santa Rosa County Public Library, Santa Rosa, California 1966 Hansen Gallery, San Francisco, California 1963 I Am the Light of the World, stained-glass windows, Woodside Village Church, Woodside, California 1964 Tapestries by Mark Adams, French & Company, New York, New York 1962 Tapestries, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California 1961 Contemporary Tapestries by Mark Adams, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California Contemporary Tapestries by Mark Adams, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon 1959 Tapestries by Mark Adams, San Jose State College, San Jose, California Tapestries: Mark Adams, M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, California 1958 Modern Tapestries by Mark Adams, San Diego State College, San Diego, California 1957 Tapestries by Mark Adams, Stanford University, Stanford, California 1954 Gump's Gallery, San Francisco, California 1997 Structures: Buildings in American Art, 1900-1997, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California Second Annual Collaboration, Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, Idaho 1996 The Robert Arneson Tribute Exhibition, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California A Collaboration, Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, Idaho 1995 Objects of Desire, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California XXV Years, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California Mark Adams, A Way with Color; Beth Van Hoesen, Works on Paper, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California 1994 Twenty-Six Artists: A Selection of Works from John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, Washington Mark Adams: Watercolors, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1991 Mark Adams: Tapestries, Drawings, Prints, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1989 Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1987 Mark Adams/Beth Van Hoesen, Pacific Presbyterian Professional Building, San Francisco, California Watercolors, Shasta College, Redding, California Master Exhibition Series, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA Flo Allen: a Model for a Generation, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, California Recent Acquisitions of the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, San Francisco, California 1986 Tapestry-Contemporary Imagery/Ancient Tradition: United States, United Kingdom and Canada, Cheney Cowles Memorial Art Museum, Spokane, Washington Airport Cafe: An Exhibition About Food and Art, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California The Golden Land, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California Life Drawings - 1960's: Seven San Francisco Artists, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, California 1985 American Realism: Twentieth-Century Drawings and Watercolors, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California American Realism, William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, California Two California Artists: Mark Adams/Beth Van Hoesen, University of Tennessee, The Small Press Phenomenon: Work from 18 Bay Area Fine Art Presses, Glastonbury Gallery, San Francisco, California 1984 Contemporary American Realists, Orr's Gallery, San Diego, California The Art of Connoisseurship and the Print, DeSaisset Museum, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California California Drawings, Modernism Gallery, San Francisco, California Recent Acquisitions, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California Painters at U.C. Davis: Part II, Richard L. Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis, California 1983 Bon a Tirer, DeSaisset Museum, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California Contemporary Drawings, Glastonbury Gallery, San Francisco, California California Contemporary: Recent Work of 23 Artists, Monterey Peninsula of Art, Monterey, California Figure Drawings: Five San Francisco Artists, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, California 1982 New American Graphics II, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Whitewater, traveling through 1983 by The Art Museum Association of America 1981 Drawings from the Figure, Art Gallery, California State University, Hayward, California 1980 Water Works, Art Gallery, University of North Dakota, North Dakota 1979 Tapestries: 15-20th Centuries, Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, California 1978 Contemporary Tapestries, Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, California 1977 Works on Paper - 3 Artists, Smith-Anderson Gallery, Palo Alto, California Invitational American Drawing, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, California Contemporary Tapestries, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California 1976 Five Centuries of Tapestry, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California 1975 Contemporary Tapestries, Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, California Fiber and Clay, California State University, Hayward, California 1973 Mark Adams: Drawings, Paintings, Tapestries; Beth Van Hoesen: Intaglio Prints, Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, California 1970 West Coast '70: Painters & Sculptor, E.B. Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, California Tapestries by Mark Adams and Graphics by Beth Van Hoesen, Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey, California 16th Painting Annual 1969, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California 1966 Newman Guild Religious Art Invitational, E.B.Crocker Gallery, Sacramento, California The 5th Biennial National Religious Art Exhibition, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 400 Years of Tapestry, Norfolk Museum, Norfolk, Virginia California Design, Pasadena Museum, Pasadena, California 1964 84th Annual Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California Bienale Internationale de la Tapisserie, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland COLLECTOR; Object/Environment, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, New York Religious Art, City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 1963 5 Bay Area Artists, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California Vistas, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California 1962 California Design, Pasadena Museum, Pasadena, California Fourth Winter Invitational Exhibition, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California Fine Arts for Architecture, California Council, American Institute of Architects Convention, Monterey, California Paintings...
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Realist 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Aquatint

AT THE OCEAN CLUB Signed Lithograph, Group Portrait, City, Boardwalk, Champagne
Located in Union City, NJ
AT THE OCEAN CLUB by the woman artist Robin Morris, is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed in 15 colors using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. AT THE OCEAN CLUB is a modern Art Deco style nightime party portrait of a man and two women elegantly dressed to go out posing on the boardwalk holding bubbling champagne glasses...
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Art Deco 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Kenny Scharf, Absolut Vodka hand signed, edition of 200, commissioned lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Kenny Scharf Absolut Scharf for Absolut Vodka, 1987 Lithograph with offset lettering in colors on wove paper Hand signed and dated by artist on lower right front Limited Edition of 2...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1983 postmarked (Raymond Pettibon prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon: Rare early Black Flag punk flyer: Black Flag Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Jun 11, 1983. Santa Monica, CA. Flyer / handbill for gig by Black Flag, Misfits, Vandals featuring artwork by Pettibon. Post-marked 1983 on verso; rare as such given the SST stamp on verso (Black Flag's record label). Offset Print; 8.5 x 11 inches. Features Pettibon printed signure on the lower right. Condition: Minor signs of handling and fading or yellowing; fold-lines and staple marks to upper & lower center (these were originally stapled together and mailed); in otherwise very good overall condition given age & medium. Post-marked 1983 and hand addressed on verso. Rare. Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist once said of Pettibon's Black Flag illustrations and iconic logo: "Before I knew what Black Flag was I remember walking around Hollywood and seeing Raymond's flyers and being like, 'What the fuck is that?'… Those flyers made me feel like something is going on and it's romantic and it's mysterious and it's heavy and I don't know what it is but I wanna know." About Raymond Pettibon (Americanb. 1957) Raymond Pettibon is a contemporary American artist known for his stylized ink drawings combining images and text. His inventive narratives blend historical content with consumer culture to yield incisive critiques of contemporary society. “I was making my work as transparent as possible, without equivocations, without calling attention to itself, without apology,” he explained. “There's a lot of conventions in the art world that are not to be transgressed, but my economy of means doesn't abide by those strictures.” Born Raymond Ginn on June 16, 1957 in Tucson, AZ, the artist is self-taught, but cites drawings by William Blake, Edward Hopper, Francisco Goya, and John Sloan as instructive to his practice. Deriving inspiration from comics, cartoons, and other pop culture iconography, Pettibon began designing album covers and ephemera for his brother’s band Black Flag in the mid-1970s. He went on to produce cover art for Sonic Youth, the Minutemen...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

French Modernist Mourlot Lithograph Vintage Air France Poster Roger Bezombes
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage French Travel Poster, Air France Roger Bezombes (1913-1994) French Bezombes was a painter, sculptor, medalist, and designer. He studied in Paris, at the École des Beaux-Arts...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

The Aeroplane, 1984 - Original Handsigned Screen Print
Located in Paris, IDF
Yvon TAILLANDIER The Aeroplane, 1984 Original screen print Handsigned in pencil Justified E.A (Artist's proof) On paper 64 x 45 cm (c. 25.1 x 17.7 in) Very good condition, slight...
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Street Art 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

"Folding Linen III" - Limited Edition Lithograph, 20/75
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful figurative limited edition lithograph by Robert Baxter (American, b. 1933). Signed and numbered "R. Baxter 20/75" lower left. Displayed with wh...
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Realist 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

If Series: Flower Garden, Framed Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
If Series: Flower Garden Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1981 Screenprint, signed and dedicated in pencil Edition: A/P Size: 10 in. x 14 in. (25.4 cm x 35.56 cm) Frame Size: ...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Keith Haring Apocalypse XII Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage offset lithograph postcard published by Art Unlimited Amsterdam. Printed in Holland. The postcard is framed in a black wood frame with a front profile of 1 inch and a side pr...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Hébé - after Georges Braque - Lithograph - 1988 - Figurative Print
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Color lithograph after a gouache by Georges Braque from the edition of 398 published by Armand & Georges Israel in 1988. Printed signature. Artwork en...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

At the Bar, Art Deco Screenprint by Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Long Island City, NY
Giancarlo Impiglia, Italian/American (1940 - ) - At the Bar, Year: 1987, Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered and titled in pencil, Edition: 45/300, Size: 30.25 x 28 in. (76.84 ...
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Art Deco 1980s Figurative Prints

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Screen

The Family, Alice Neel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alice Neel (1900-1984) Title: The Family Year: 1982 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 57/175, plus proofs Size: 31.25 x 27 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: ...
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Expressionist 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Femme Assise, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Reduced to angular shapes, the female model in this Pablo Picasso print is portrayed in the Cubist style founded and propagated by the artist himself. Relying on invented perspective...
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Cubist 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

St. Apollonia FS II.330-333 (Matching Set)
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: St. Apollonia FS II.330-333 (Matching Set) Size: 30 x 22 Inches Each Medium: Screenprint Edition: 7/250 Year: 1984 Notes: Hand-signed and Numbered by t...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

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Screen

Ed Mell, This Palomino Ain't No Pal of Mine, Giant Size, 54 x 36 in , Special Ed
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This Palomino Ain’t No Pal of Mine 1982 Giant Size, Special Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Original Pencil Signature, Signed Lower Right Made in collaboration with Ed Mell ...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Digital

Metropolitan Opera Centennial 1883-1983 lithographic poster A Heart at the Opera
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine Metropolitan Opera Centennial 1883-1983 poster, 1983 Offset lithograph poster; unsigned 46 × 29 inches Unframed This limited edition poster was pu...
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Pop Art 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

L’oiseau cage.
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 200 ex. Signed and numbered. Free shipment worldwide. Christian Silvain – Klutsbergen, Belgium Born 1950 in Eupe...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Prints

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Screen

Original Bal du Moulin Rouge Frenesie vintage French cabaret poster, on linen
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Bal du Moulin Rouge “Frénésie” Vintage Cabaret Poster. Linen-backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. Turn your wall into a Paris night. René Gruau’s electric silh...
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Art Deco 1980s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Braque, Pélias et Nélée, Œdipe roi de Sophocle (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches pur chiffon spécialement fabriqués paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Œdipe ...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

From London With Love - Offset Poster - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
From London With Love is an original offset of 1980. There is The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension :88 x 61.5 cm The poster represents a nude wom...
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1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

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