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Contemporary Figurative Prints

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Period: 1980s
Igor Gabor Artist 1989 Original Hand Signed silkscreen rural nature
Located in Miami, FL
Igor Gabor 'Arquitectura', 1989 silkscreen on paper 19.7 x 27.6 in. (50 x 70 cm.) Edition of 25 ID: GAB1057-001-025 Unframed Hand-signed by author
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Screen, Paper

Coscolina Con Muerto (Flirt With Death)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Coscolina Con Muerto (Flirt With Death) Stone Lithograph Size: 26.75 x 21 inches Frame size: 44.75 x 39 Luis Alfonso Jimenez Born, 1940, El Paso, Texas, died 2006, Hondo, New Mexico. Statement: Luis Jimenez, in his work, celebrates the vitality of life. . . . Jimenez es un hijo de la frontera; he knows its people and the landscape. It is the transformation of these people into art that is his most important contribution to the art of this vast region which stretches between Mexico and the United States. His subject matter utilizes the popular images of the cultura del norte, and a large part of it is depicted and transformed in the rough and tumble world of la frontera. He is also a son of el norte, and so he uses its materials and explores its emerging, popular myths. The tension and attraction of Jimnez’s work is that he always creates within the space of his two worlds, the Mexicano and the Americano. He constantly shows us the irony of the two forces which repel, while showing us glimpses of the synthesis he seeks. What a gift it has been to us for this talented artist to reflect on the soul of our region. He gives meaning to our existence and history. Rudolfo Anaya (passage chosen by the artist), A View from La Frontera, Man on Fire: Luis Jimnez, pp. 1, 3, 6Biography: Luis Jimnez was born in Texas to parents who had emigrated from Mexico to the United States; he would later dedicate his 1989 sculpture Border Crossing to his father, who had entered the country illegally. The elder Jimnez was a neon sign designer in El Paso, and Luis worked with him as a youth. His experience working in the neon shop and his fascination with U.S. car culture would both become major influences on his art career. Jimenez studied architecture at the University of Texas, Austin (UTA), and also took art courses in which he first created sculptures with wood, steel, and fiberglass, choosing the latter because of its association with U.S. popular culture. He subsequently became one of the artists who made fiberglass an acceptable medium in the 1960s. In 1964 Jimenez received his B.S. in art from UTA, and he continued his studies at the Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mexico in Mexico City. In 1966 he moved to New York City and worked as an assistant to sculptor Seymour Lipton. Jimnez began to exhibit his art while in New York and in 1972 moved to New Mexico to focus on creating public sculptures, even as he maintained his diverse output of drawings, prints, and lithographs. Drawing on his early experiences, Jimnez creates works that come from a border perspective, one that draws upon the hybridity bred by culture clashes. Often socially and politically informed, his works speak not only in regional terms, those germane to the southwestern...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled (Self Portrait) by Diane Gamboa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Screenprint Year: 1984 Image Size: 35.25 x 23.5 in. Sheet size: 40 x 28 in. Edition size: 78 NOTE: minor crackling of black background ink in bottom central section of image. Museum Collections: University of California, Santa Barbara, Library Los Angeles County Museum of Art Twelve color image. Self portrait on a black background. Atelier information on the back. Emerging from the black background are a face and hand. Squares of different colors break up or add to the face. documentation on back of print: EXPERIMENTAL SCREEN PRINT ATELIER III SELF HELP GRAPHICS AND ART, INC. EAST LOS ANGELES, CA. SPRING 1984 Barbara Carrasco...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

I Castelli Romani - Vintage Poster after Neal Slavin - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
I Castelli Romani is a rare poster realized after Neal Slavin, in 1983, in occasion of the exhibition held in Rondanini Gallery in Rome. Vintage offset, in very good condition. Reg...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Offset

Vicente Pascual Rodrigo Spanish Artist 1987 Original Hand Signed lithograph n7
Located in Miami, FL
Vicente Pascual Rodrigo (Spain, 1955-2008) 'A caballo', 1987 lithograph on paper 11.1 x 30 in. (28 x 76 cm.) ID: PAS1321-007-000 Unframed Hand-signed by author Good condition
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer James Rome Etching 62/100 Image: 21.75 x 27.5 inches Paper: 25 x 31 inches Rome was born in 1936 in Clearwater County, Minnes...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

Four Swans - Paper Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Impressed design layered with mulberry paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). This pieces is unsigned, but was acquired directly from the artist with a collection of other ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Mulberry Paper, Lithograph, Laid Paper

Landscape - Screen Print by Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a mixed colored screen print realized by the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso. Sheet dimension: 50 x 69 cm. Good conditions. Renato Guttuso (Bagheria, Palermo 1912 - Ro...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen, Paper

Alfonso Fraile Spanish Artist 1985 Original Hand Signed engraving n2
Located in Miami, FL
Alfonso Fraile (Spain, 1930-1988) 'Hombres', 1985 engraving on paper 18.2 x 13.8 in. (46 x 35 cm.) Edition of 10 ID: FRA1262-002-010 Hand-signed by author ___________________________...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Paper, Screen

Alfonso Fraile Spanish Artist 1985 Original Hand Signed engraving n1
Located in Miami, FL
Alfonso Fraile (Spain, 1930-2004) 'Narizotas', 1985 engraving on paper 18.2 x 13.8 in. (46 x 35 cm.) Edition of 10 ID: FRA1262-001-010 Hand-signed by author _________________________...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Paper, Screen

The House - Screen Print by Sante Monachesi - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
The House is a serigraph realized by the Italian artist Sante Monachesi. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered, edition 65/150. In excellent conditions, This beautiful and col...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper

Alfonso Fraile Spanish Artist 1987 Original Hand Signed engraving n3
Located in Miami, FL
Alfonso Fraile (Spain, 1930-1988) 'Personaje II', 1987 engraving on paper 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) Edition of 50 ID: FRA1262-003-050 Hand-signed by author ________________________...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Paper, Screen

Alfonso Fraile Spanish Artist 1987 Original Hand Signed engraving n4
Located in Miami, FL
Alfonso Fraile (Spain, 1930-1988) 'Personaje I', 1987 engraving on paper 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) Edition of 50 ID: FRA1262-004-050 Hand-signed by author _________________________...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Paper, Screen

Rosh Hashanah 5741 (Still life flower vase for the Jewish New Year)
Located in New York, NY
Mary Frank Rosh Hashanah 5741, 1980 Lithograph on arches paper with deckled edges Hand signed and numbered 9 from the limited edition of 71 by the artist...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Cuban Artist, ¨Pink Floyd¨ silkscreen signed limited edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Zarza (Cuba, 1944) 'Pink floyd', 1987 silkscreen on paper 19.7 x 27.6 in. (50 x 70 cm.) Edition of 50 Unframed ID: ZAR1183-001-050 Hand-signed by a...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen, Engraving

The Dance- Lithograph - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of woman is an artwork, part of the series The Arts. Lithograph, 1980. cm. 70x50. Signed in the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 58/249 This artwork is from the serie “The Arts” composed by seven litographs derived from seven drawings made by Salvador Dalì...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Tilted Arc Defense Fund (Hand signed by Richard Serra) from his own collection
Located in New York, NY
Richard Serra Tilted Arc Defense Fund (Hand signed by Richard Serra), 1985 Offset lithograph Boldly signed in black marker on the front (see photos) 38 × 22 1/2 inches Unframed This ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset, Permanent Marker

Luis Camnitzer Master Uruguayan Artist Original Hand Signed silkscreen 1983
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Camnitzer (Uruguay, 1933) 'He mailed his letter through a make shift slot', 1983 engraving on paper 29.3 x 21.8 in. (74.4 x 55.3 cm.) Edition of 15 ID: CNI-201 Hand-signed by au...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen, Etching, Engraving, Paper

Wildflowers - Screen Print by Franco Bocchi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Wildflowers is al modern artwork realized by Franco Bocchi in 1980s Mixed colored screen print. Hand signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 200...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

The Boats - Vintage Poster - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
The Boats - Vintage Poster is an artwork realized for Exhibition at Maurice Garnier Gallery by Bernard Buffet in 1984. Offset and Lithograph, Printed by Mourlot.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

ELEGY FOR MY SHTETL Signed Lithograph with 1938 Yiddish Poem, Jewish History
Located in Union City, NJ
ELEGY FOR MY SHTETL is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by Marius Sznajderman (Born - Paris, France 1926-2018) printed using hand lithography techniques on archival...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Contemporary British Drawings (Tel Aviv Museum) (Celia) /// David Hockney Woman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) David Hockney (English, 1937-) Title: "Contemporary British Drawings (Tel Aviv Museum) (Celia)" Year: 1980 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: L. Malis. Photolitho Reprocolor LTD., Tel Aviv, Israel Publisher: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel Reference: "Hockney Posters" (1987) - Baggot No. 45; "David Hockney: Poster Art" (1995) - Baggot No. 59 Sheet size: 27.25" x 20" Condition: Some light handling creases. In excellent condition Notes: Poster produced for a special exhibition of Hockney's work "Contemporary British Drawings" at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel during the Summer of 1980. The image featured on this poster is Hockney's 1973 drawing "Celia in a Black Dress and Lace Collar". Celia Birtwell, CBE, who was a close friend of David Hockney, is a British textile designer and fashion designer, known for her distinctive bold, romantic and feminine designs, which are influenced by Picasso and Matisse, and the classical world. She was well known for her prints which epitomised the 1960's-1970's. GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: Known for his photo collages and paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools, David Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. Born in Bradford, England, in 1937, David Hockney attended art school in London before moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s. There, he painted his famous swimming pool paintings...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Robot - Lithograph by Ibrahim Kodra - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Robot is a Lithograph realized in the 1980s by Ibrahim Kodra. Good conditions. Hand-signed. Numbered. Edition,58/125. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanc...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

An Epical Drama - Etching by Renato Guttuso - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
An Epical Drama is an Etching by the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso. Good conditions. Hand-Signed. Artist's Proof. Renato Guttuso (Bagheria, Palermo 1912 - Rome,1987) was a famous Italian painter of the 20th century. Guttuso, born in a small town in Sicily, started painting when he was only 13. In 1938, he had his first solo exhibition in Rome. He founded the artistic movement " Fronte nuovo delle Arti " in 1947. After the war, he continued painting in his most realistic style, referring to contemporary political themes...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Landscape with Adam and Eve with an angel
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
’Landscape with Adam and Eve with an angel’ By Arthur Boyd Medium - Etching with colour on wove. Signed - Yes Edition - Artist Proof Size - 640mm x 820mm Date - 1986 Condition - 8 Colour of print may not be accurate when viewed on a monitor. Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd AC OBE (24 July 1920 – 24 April 1999) was a leading Australian painter...
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Untitled abstraction for the Paris Review
Located in New York, NY
Robert Kushner Paris Review, 1982 Lithograph with Deckled Edges. Hand signed and numbered 142/200 by the artist on the front 30 × 44 inches Unframed This work was part of a series o...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Landscape - Lithograph on paper by Ivan Lackovic - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Lithograph on paper realized by Ivan Lackovic in the 1980s . Hand-signed. Artist's proof. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted th...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hommage to Albrecht Durer - Lithograph by Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage to Albrecht Durer is a lithograph realized by Renato Guttuso in 1980. Hand-signed on the lower. Numbered, edition of 100. Drystamp "La Spirale".
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hommage to Gustave Courbet - Lithograph by Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage to Gustave Courbet is a lithograph realized by Renato Guttuso in 1980. Hand-signed on the lower. Numbered, edition of 100. Drystamp "La Spirale".
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Motherhood - Lithograph by Ibrahim Kodra - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Motherhood is a Lithograph realized in the 1980s by Ibrahim Kodra. Good conditions. Hand-signed. Numbered. Edition,47/100. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

GREEN HORSE, TWO GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Parrots, Flowers
Located in Union City, NJ
GREEN HORSE, TWO GEISHAS is an original lithograph printed using hand drawn lithography techniques on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned Chinese born artist Walasse Ting (DING XIONGQUAN, Chinese, 1929-2010). Ting's use of bold colors and expressive calligraphic brush drawn forms convey vivid life energy. He is well known for his colorful images of women, flowers, fish, parrots and horses and was associated with artists Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, and Pierre Alechinsky, members of the avant-garde group called COBRA. Throughout his artistic life, Ting imbued his passion and spirit into his paintings, poetry and sculpture. GREEN HORSE, TWO GEISHAS is a freely expressed Chinese Ink Brush drawing depicting a colorful bright green horse with dark blue mane and tail standing with two lovely dark green haired Asian women...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hommage to Antonello da Messina - Lithograph by Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage to Antonello da Messina is a lithograph realized by Renato Guttuso in 1980. Hand-signed on the lower. Numbered, edition of 100. Drystamp "La Spirale".
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Urban Landscape - Vintage Offset Poster by Franco Fontana - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Urban Landscape is a mixed-colored offset by the Sicilian artist Franco Fontana. Sheet dimension: 80 x 60 cm. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

Tree of Life - Vintage Poster By Gino Marotta - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Tree of Life - Poster is a mixed-colored offset by Gino Marotta Sheet dimension: 80 x 60 Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

Letter A - by Erté - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Letter A - from the suite Letters of the Alphabet is a modern artwork realized by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff. Lithograph and Screen Print. The artwork is from t...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen, Lithograph

Nunzio Galerie Di Meo - Paris Exposition 13 juillet 1989 by Galerie di Meo
Located in Roma, IT
Nunzio Galerie Di Meo - Paris Exposition 13 juillet 1989 is a vintage poster realized by Galerie di Meo. Poster made for the exhibition Nunzio in 1989. Text in french. 61x40 cm. ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

Luis Camnitzer Uruguayan Artist 1989 Original Hand Signed Conceptual Silkscreen
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Camnitzer (Uruguay, 1937) 'La impresión', 1989 silkscreen on paper 27.6 x 19.7 in. (70 x 50 cm.) Edition of 99 Unframed ID: CAM1205-010-001_10 Hand-signed by author ____________...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen, Paper

Patrick Nagel 'Commemorative #11' Serigraph Print, 1987
Located in San Rafael, CA
'Nagel Commemorative Eleven' (NC 11), 1987 Serigraph on 100% cotton archival grade heavyweight rag paper Published by Mirage Editions, a limited run edition, signed in plate Printed ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Hommage to Jan Vermeer - Lithograph by Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage to Jan Vermeer is a lithograph realized by Renato Guttuso in 1980. Hand-signed on the lower. Numbered, edition of 100. Drystamp "La Spirale".
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hommage to Heinrich Fuseli - Lithograph by Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage to Heinrich Fuseli is a lithograph realized by Renato Guttuso in 1980. Hand-signed on the lower. Numbered, edition of 100. Drystamp "La Spirale".
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dancers - Hand-Colored Lithograph by A. Quarto - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Dancers is a splendid artwork realized by Andrea Quarto in 1985. Hand-watercolored lithograph. Numbered. Edition,30/90. hand-signed on the lower margin. In perfect conditions. ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Wildflowers - Screen Print by Franco Bocchi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Wildflowers is a modern artwork realized by Franco Bocchi in 1980s. Mixed colored screen print. Hand signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 200...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Orthodox, Lithograph by John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Orthodox John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: circa 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 275 Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Morning, Lithograph by John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Morning John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition of AP Size: 22.5 x 30 in. (57.15 x 76.2 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Lithograph Print Pattern & Decoration Art Honor Father & Mother Robert Kushner
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Ellis Kushner (American, b.1949). 44/84 Lithograph on paper titled " Honor thy Mother and Father"; Depicting a husband and wife (I have seen this print described as a screenprint and as a lithograph) Hand signed in pencil and dated alongside an embossed pictorial blindstamp of a closed hand with one raised index finger. Solo Press. From The Ten Commandments Kenny Scharf; Joseph Nechvatal; Gretchen Bender; April Gornik; Robert Kushner; Nancy Spero; Vito Acconci; Jane Dickson; Judy Rifka; Richard Bosman and Lisa Liebmann. Robert Kushner, born in 1949, in California, lives in New York, and is a painter and sculptor. He gained attention in the early seventies as a performance artist, using food, fabric and nudity. Kushner was associated with the Pattern and Decoration movement and used fabric collage in large-scale, bold paintings of the figure. Since 1987 he has used flowers as the subject of his paintings, more recently adding a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables to his repertoire. Kushner's use of rich color harmonies and bold, fluid drawing, mark his belief in the importance of beauty in our lives. Kushner draws from a unique range of influences, including Islamic and European textiles, Henri Matisse, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Demuth, Pierre Bonnard, Tawaraya Sotatsu, Ito Jakuchu, Qi Baishi, and Wu Changshuo. Kushner’s work combines organic representational elements with abstracted geometric forms in a way that is both decorative and modernist. Kushner has collaborated with Master printer Bud Shark since 1982 on various monotypes and lithographs. These exuberant, sensuous prints often include collage elements, including glitter, chine-collé, metal leaf and hand coloring. Kushner's work has been exhibited extensively in the United States, Europe, and Japan and has been included in the Whitney Biennial three times and twice at the Venice Biennale in Italy. He was the subject of solo exhibitions at both the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Brooklyn Museum. A mid-career retrospective of his work was organized by the Philadelphia Institute of Contemporary Art. He was one of the original painters of the Pattern and Decoration movements of the 1970s. (along with Cynthia Carlson, Brad Davis, Mary Grigoriadis, Joyce Kozloff, Robert Kushner, Kim MacConnel, Sonya Rapoport, Miriam Schapiro and Valerie Jaudon) The group began exhibiting together in 1976 in "Ten Approaches to the Decorative" at the Alessandra Gallery in New York, followed by "Pattern Painting" in 1977 at PS1 in Long Island City, Queens. Subsequently, over fifty group exhibitions featuring the founding artists were held in museums and galleries in Europe and the U.S. including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek, Denmark, the Neue Galerie, in Aachen, Germany, the Pori Art Museum, the Mayor Gallery in London, Modern Art Oxford, and the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York.Robert Kushner's prints include a lithograph with gold leaf titled White Lilac and a series of monotypes that include Blue Bells II, Geranium IV, and Oregon Grape III. Robert Kushner lives in New York and has completed several major public commissions. He has exhibited his work widely and is represented in the collections of The Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, The Metropolitan Museum, NY, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Tate Gallery, London, The Whitney Museum, NY and others. In 1997 Hudson Hills Press published the monograph, Robert Kushner: Gardens of Earthly Delight by Alexandra Anderson-Spivey. The New Jersey Center for Visual Arts mounted the survey exhibition Robert Kushner: 25 Years of Making Art in 1998. Kushner's work is represented in numerous important public collections: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY Art Collection of the United States Embassy, Panama Australian National Gallery, Canberra, Australia The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Galleria degli Ufizzi, Florence, Italy Gröninger Museum, Gröningen, the Netherlands Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, CA Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany Museum Ludwig, St. Petersburg, Russia Museum Moderner Kunst - Palais Lichtenstein, Vienna, Austria The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Neue-Galerie-Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen, Germany Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Rockefeller Center, New York, NY San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA The Tate Gallery, London, England Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Select Exhibitions: Robert Kushner: 30 Literary Nudes, Luis De Jesus, Santa Monica, CA Robert Kushner: The Language of Flowers, DC Moore...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

Clemente Untitled B: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean, Venus, snake
Located in New York, NY
A black and white, large-scale surreal mythical landscape of an ocean voyage, with a snake wrapped around a clock, a ship, Venus sculpture, greek ur...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Soho Saturday
Located in Long Island City, NY
Soho Saturday Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 30 in. x 22.5 in. (76.2 cm x 57.15 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Fritz Scholder American Artist 1982 Original Hand Signed engraving
Located in Miami, FL
Fritz Scholder (United States, 1937-2005) 'Mystery portrait in Barcelona -1', 1982 engraving on paper 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) ID: SCH1341-006-000 Unframed
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Screen

José Manuel Ballester Spanish artist 1989 original handsigned photolithograph n2
Located in Miami, FL
"José Manuel Ballester (Spain, 1960) 'Tarros y medicinas', 1989 lithograph on paper 14.6 x 19.3 in. (37 x 49 cm.) Edition of 40 ID: BAL1266-002-040 Hand-signed by author in pencil"
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Wildflowers - Screen Print by Franco Bocchi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Wildflowers is a modern artwork realized by Franco Bocchi in the 1980s. Mixed colored screen print. Hand signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

WINDOWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Serigraph on paper. Sheet size 27 x 34 inches. Image size 22 x 30 inches. Edition of 275. Artwork is in excellent condition. Cer...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen, Paper

Paolo and Francesca - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Paolo and Francesca is a lithograph realized by Tono Zancanaro in 1981. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower. Artist's proof. Very good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Plate I, from Growing Suite
Located in Miami, FL
Hand signed, numbered and dated '88 in pencil on recto in the lower right margin. Reference Littman, K, & Haring K. Keith Haring, Editions on Paper 1982-1990: The Complete Printed Wo...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

"Family of Six, " Original Lithograph signed by John Thomas Biggers
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Family of Six" is an original black and white lithograph by John Biggers. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower right and titled and editioned it (AP III) in the lower ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches p...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Page, Lithograph by John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Page John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: circa 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250 Size: 30 in. x 22.5 in. (76.2 cm x 57.15 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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