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Sans titre (ULAE S13), Jasper Johns, Screenprints, Jasper Johns
Located in Southampton, NY
Silkscreen on Patapar printing parchment paper. Paper Size: 10.125 x 10.125 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Jasper Johns, Screenprints...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

abstract composition
By Marie Raymond
Located in Belgrade, MT
This color lithograph is part of my private collection since the 1970's. Marie Raymond was a pioneer post WWII painter of her generation. She was a lyrical abstractionist of her time...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Color, Lithograph

Otono Floral (Sexual Spring-like Winter)
Located in New York, NY
Otono Floral, 1995 Hand-painted, 15-color screenprint with poured resin 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76 cm) Edition of 80 signed in pencil and stamped on verso "Sexual Spring-like Win...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

"Untitled" (one plate from "Maitres-Graveurs Contemporains" - Berggruen & Cie)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró "Untitled" (one plate from "Maitres-Graveurs Contemporains" - Berggruen & Cie, 1970) Color lithograph Year: 1970 Size: 9.0 × 9.8 on 9.4 × 11.1 inches Catalogue raisonné: C...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

White Lotus Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
White Lotus Lithograph A limited edition lithograph by listed artist Hoi Lebadang, (Vietnamese/French, 1922 – 2015). This print displays an ethereal lotus flower to center, known to ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Litografia Original II
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Litografia Original II Color Lithograph Year: 1975 Size: 12.5 × 9.6 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Queneau, Miro Lithographe II, 1952-1963, p.35 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Pari...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Chinese Israeli Modernist Still Life Lithograph Abstract Flowers in Vase
Located in Surfside, FL
Fima (born Efraim Roeytenberg) (1914 – 2005) was an Israeli artist born in China. He spent most of his career in France. Ephraim (Yafim) Roeytenberg, known as "Fima" or "Pima", was b...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Olympische Spiele Muenchen (Foot), Pop Art Screenprint Poster by Tom Wesselmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tom Wesselmann (1931 - 2004) Title: Olympische Spiele Muenchen (Foot) Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint Poster mounted on linen Edition: 3000 Size: 40 in. x 25 in. (101.6 cm x 6...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Desert Series B
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Desert Series B" c.1990, is an original colors monoprint aquatint on Wove paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled and numb...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Aquatint, Monoprint

Chinese Israeli Modernist Still Life Lithograph Abstract Flowers in Vase
Located in Surfside, FL
On Arches French art paper. Fima (born Efraim Roeytenberg) (1914 – 2005) was an Israeli artist born in China. He spent most of his career in France. Ephraim (Yafim) Roeytenberg, know...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) "Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) "Daphnis Discovers Chloe" from ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

(tariff free*) Cup 2 Picasso (ULAE 123), Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Johns, Jasper, et al. The Prints...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Deux Personnage - Sunshine People, Modern Lithograph by Karel Appel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph print by Karel Appel from 1974. An expressionist portrait of two figures in bright contrasting colors. Artist: Karel Appel, Dutch (1921 - 2006) Title: Deux Personnage ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

White Mermaid, Tie Feng Jiang
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Jiang Tie-Feng (1938) Title: White Mermaid Year: 1988 Medium: Silkscreen on Vellum Rag paper Edition: LXX/LXXV, 293 Arabic Numerals, 75 Roman Numerals, plus proofs Size: 36 x...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Torero (de-accessioned from the Denver Art Museum) Engraving Signed 17/30 Framed
Located in New York, NY
Stanley William Hayter Torero (de-accessioned from the Denver Art Museum), 1929-1933 Engraving on laid paper, third (final) state, on heavy BFK Rives...
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin Mohawk Superfine Smooth paper. Paper Size: 11.937 x 8.96 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, In Memory of My Feelings,...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hand Painted Limited Edition#7-Constant Gardener series-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
This hand-painted Edition is one of the Summer Bloom series Shizico Yi started in 2022. Veronica and Hydrangea (in the painting) are the summer elements in her garden, Shizico cultiv...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Metal

Yves Kline Violins, Arman
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Arman (1929-2005) Title: Yves Kline Violins Year: 1978 Edition: 102/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 30 x 22.25 inches Cond...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Yves Kline Violins, Arman
Yves Kline Violins, Arman
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Mecklenburg Autumn
Located in Washington, DC
Title: Mecklenburg Autumn Medium: Lithograph in colors Year: 1979 Edition: AP (artist's proof, aside from the edition of 175) Signature: Stamped signature Image Size: 22 1/4" x 17 1/...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marcel Pouget original signed limited ed. Expressionist lithograph
Located in Paonia, CO
Marcel Pouget (1923 -1985 ) painter, poet, choreographer and film maker was a member of the avant -garde group COBRA. This was a reactionary movement in search of free expre...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

International Very Special Arts signed, inscribed Abstract Expressionist poster
Located in New York, NY
Paul Jenkins International Very Special Arts Festival poster, 1994 hand signed and dated by Paul Jenkins Measures: 37 inches (vertical) x 25 inches (horizontal) Ships rolled in a tub...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Offset, Ballpoint Pen, Lithograph

Large Italian Aquatint Etching Francesco Clemente Neo Expressionist Avant Garde
Located in Surfside, FL
Francesco Clemente (Italian b. 1952), 'This side up / Telemone #2, 1981 Medium: Intaglio hard ground etching, color aquatint, drypoint, and soft-ground etching with chine collé (ha...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Squash scarce Abstract Expressionist woodcut print, Signed/N, top female artist
Located in New York, NY
Judy Pfaff Squash, 1985 Woodcut on wove paper Signed, numbered 78/85, dated and titled on the front with artist's and publisher's blind stamps. 21 3/4 × 29 3/4 inches Publisher Cente...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Bacon, Portrait Isabel Rawsthorne, 2003 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Title: Portrait Isabel Rawsthorne Year: 2003 Medium: Offset Lithograph on premium paper Size: 39.25 x 27.5 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Publis...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Composition for Lisa, Willem de Kooning
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Title: Composition for Lisa Year: 1984 Medium: Color silkscreen on wove paper Edition: 250, plus proofs Size: 17.75 x 23.25 inches Condition: Ex...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Fish Dish"- Figurative Abstract Still-Life
By Morag Muir
Located in Soquel, CA
"Fish Dish" by Morag Muir (Scottish, b. 1960). Screen print on paper Signed "Morag Muir" and dated "87" lower right. Titled "Fish Dish" center and numbered "...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Printer's Ink, Laid Paper, Screen

The Sun Flower
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Sun Flower" c.1990, is an original colors woodcut on Wove paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 9/20 in...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Vintage Abstract Figurative Etching -- "Embrace"
By Patricia Way
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage abstract figural "Embrace", a lithograph by Patricia Ann Way (American, 20th Century). Signed "Patricia Way" and dated "76" lower right. Slight crease to lower center and s...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching

Plate 1, from: Half-Life (after Rembrandt)
By Glenn Brown
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning work by contemporary great, Glenn Brown. This work is an Artist Proof, one of only 12 created. The frame is handmade by famous London framers, Darbyshire. I...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

Dancing Faces, Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching by George McNeil
Located in Long Island City, NY
While McNeil was a pioneer of the New York Abstract Expressionism movement, later in his life his work became more figurative, he focused on dancers and discos, like this piece. Alth...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Striding Figure, Abstract Screenprint by Claes Oldenburg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Claes Oldenburg Title: Striding Figure from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness Portfolio Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Paper Size:...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Head on Orange, Graham Fransella, Limited ed. Etching, Abstract, Figurative
Located in Deddington, GB
Graham Fransella, Etching Head on Orange 176 x 148 4 separate Prints to make the one image
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Serigraphie Fernand Leger
Located in Belgrade, MT
This print is part of my private collection. They were published in a numbered unsigned edition of 1000, and a signed edition of 200, printed by Serifraphie Fernand Leger, Paris and ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Witness my Joy, 2022, Limited edition Screenprint by David Shrigley
Located in Hong Kong, HK

David Shrigley  

Witness My Joy (2022)

Limited edition screenprint numbered and signed by the artist.

16 colour screenprint with a varnish overlay
75 x 56 c...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

"Sierra Madre, " Original Color Woodblock Nude signed by Carol Summers
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sierra Madre" is a color woodblock signed by Carol Summers. As suggested by the title, the print teeters the line between Summers' fanciful landscapes an...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Seated Woman in a Striped Dress
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this early lithograph on Arches. Initialed, dated and numbered 5/100 in pen and black ink. Printed and published by Original Press, San Francisco, with the ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Seated Nude
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce, early lithograph on Rives BFK. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 100. Initialed, dated and inscribed "a. p. II" in ink, lower margin. P...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nature Morte Harvest scene
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is original and pencil signed an numbered by the artist. It is one of a kind in black and white.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Lithograph

Silhouetted Figures, Surrealist Lithography by Marisol Escobar
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marisol Escobar, French/Venezuelan (1930 - 2016) Title: Silhouetted Figures Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 15 Size: 44 in. x 30 in....
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Pierre Tal Coat - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pierre Tal Coat - Original Lithograph 1976 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Edition: Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Harlequin, Cubist Screenprint by Anatole Krasnyansky
Located in Long Island City, NY
This surreal, contemporary-cubist screenprint by the artist is reminiscent of a harlequin kneeling before an audience, one hand raised. The piece is nicely framed and is signed and n...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Seated Woman in Chemise
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce, early lithograph on Rives BFK. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 100. Initialed, dated and inscribed "a...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ting Shao Kuang "Peace & Friendship"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ting Shao Kuang (b. 1939) "Peace & Friendship" 1999 color screen print, signed on the lower right side and numbered AP41/50A on the left...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Color, Screen

Cultural Institutions, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
This print by Robert Motherwell is part of an 8-piece portfolio published by The New York Graphic Society in 1983 and includes works from Red Grooms, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, R.B. ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ting Shao Kuang "Harp"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ting Shao Kuang (b. 1939) Harp 1999 color screen print, signed on the lower right side and numbered AP40/50A on the left in pencil, ...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Color, Screen

Rome Qantas Airlines travel poster linen backed
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Vintage "Rome Qantas" Vintage Travel Poster, Linen Backed, 1960s. Excellent condition. See images. Abstract style design of ancient Roman ruins. An original mid-century...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Offset

Ting Shao Kuang "Emerald Valley"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ting Shao Kuang (b. 1939) Chinese American) "Emerald Valley" (S.49), 1987, color screen print, signed and numbered ##/275 in penci...
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19th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Color, Screen

"Hombre Blanco", Rufino Tamayo, Figurative Abstraction, Lithograph, 30x22 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Hombre Blanco" by Rufino Tamayo is a Figurative Abstraction mixografia in color limited edition measuring 30x22 in. The piece is framed beautifully with...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

"Cabeza en Gris", Rufino Tamayo, Figurative Abstraction, Lithograph, 30x22 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Cabeza en Gris" by Rufino Tamayo is a Figurative Abstraction lithograph limited edition measuring 30x22 in. The piece is framed beautifully with a white mat with a silver liner and ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

New York State Dare, Dream Discover, Offset lithograph Hand Signed Ed. of 100
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella The New York State Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission, 1991 Offset Lithograph Printed in Colors Signed and dated by the artist in ink on the lower right front in black ink (Edition of 100) Limited Edition of 100 (unnumbered) 39 1/2 × 23 1/2 inches Unframed Accompanied by gallery issued Certificate of Guarantee This vibrant, hand signed offset lithograph poster designed by Frank Stella commemorates The New York State Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission. The poster alone is uncommon, but it is extremely rare to find a hand signed edition as this one. Highly collectible and desirable! An uncommon Stella print...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Ink, Lithograph, Offset

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin Mohawk Superfine Smooth paper. Paper Size: 11.937 x 8.96 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, In Memory of My Feelings,...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Fleure polychromes, original lithograph
Located in Belgrade, MT
Catherine Ann Lurcat ( 1932-1994) was a French artist and painter born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the inner southwestern suburbs of Paris, and is the daughter of the architect Andre'...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original Alcazar de Paris vintage 1977 cabaret poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Alcazar de Paris Vintage Poster - A Timeless Piece of Cabaret History. Year: 1977. Large size format 30” x 45” unbacked. Genuine 197...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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 Figurative Prints

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Ink, Lithograph, Offset

"Untitled" (one plate from "Maitres-Graveurs Contemporains" - Berggruen & Cie)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró "Untitled" (one plate from "Maitres-Graveurs Contemporains" - Berggruen & Cie, 1970) Color lithograph Year: 1970 Size: 9.0 × 9.8 on 9.4 × 11.1 inches Catalogue raisonné: C...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Like a Dream, Arman
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Arman (1929-2005) Title: Like a Dream Year: 1979 Edition: A.P., 150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 30 x 22.25 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signe...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Like a Dream, Arman
Like a Dream, Arman
$2,360 Sale Price
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Original 1972 Olympic Games Munich Germany vintage sports poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972 vintage Olympic poster. Printed in 1969 for the 1972 Munich Olympics, this antique poster is archival...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Offset

Bond
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Tosin Oyeniyi is Inspired by his unquenchable passion to preserve and project the African culture to the global arena. Through my craft, I am unrepentantly determined to give beauty to the sight; heal emotional wounds and injuries; emphasis on love; preach peaceful co-existence; highlight societal ills and injustices; advocate for the teeming poor; unite families and bind lesions that are occasioned by inevitable disagreements; educate the black youths...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Linen, Ink

Bond
Bond
$960 Sale Price
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Violent Violins, Arman
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Arman (1929-2005) Title: Violent Violins Year: 1978 Edition: 16/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 30 x 22.25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Violent Violins, Arman
Violent Violins, Arman
$2,360 Sale Price
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Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard, Willem de Kooning
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Title: Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard Year: 1976 Medium: Color lithograph on cream wove Beckett paper Edition: 125, plus proofs...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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