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Realist Figurative Prints

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

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Style: Realist
Lily, exquisite etching & intaglio, Signed/N Readers Digest Assoc Art Collection
Located in New York, NY
Arnold Iger Lily (Readers Digest Association Art Collection), 1988 Intaglio (Hand Signed, Dated, Titled, Numbered & Framed) Signed in pencil lower right recto Numbered "77/350" on lo...
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1980s Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Intaglio

Tahiti
By Wolfgang Wolff
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Tahiti" 1941 Is a original woodcut by noted French/German artist Wolfgang Wolff, 1909-1994. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower right corner, ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Bonn, Bethovenhaus (Bonn, the House of Bethoven)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bonn, Bethovenhaus" c. 1970 is an color etching by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991. It is hand signed, titled, dedicated and resigned a second time in pencil by the artist. The plate mark (image) size is 12 x 9.10 inches, framed size is 21.65 x 17.65 inches. Custom framed in a dark wood frame, with green matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist. Josef Eidenberger was born in 1899 in the little town of Goisern, Austria,he began his artistic career as a landscape painter. In 1923 he enrolled in the famed Graphic Academy of Art in Vienna and studied under Professor Alfred Cossman. His recognized talent brought him many commissions from city officials and members of the business communities throughout Europe, especially in Austria and Germany. In 1973 after visiting the United States for the first time he created a series of California etchings...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Fleet Street, London
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fleet Street, London" c.1925 is a color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist estate at the lower center. The plate mark (image) size is 20.5 x 15 inches, framed size is 34 x 28 inches. Custom framed in the wooden original brown and gold distressed style frame, with light beige fabric matting and gold color fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have very small minor restorations, practically invisible. About the artist. Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881 at Pettau, today Ptuj, Slovenia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He inherited his talent from his ancestors; his grandfather was a painter and a poet, and his father an officer in the Habsburg army, who later became a professional painter. Kasimir attended the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under Wilhelm Unger, who introduced him to the technique of the coloured etching, and also to his future wife, the artist Tanna Hoernes...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

OLD PRO Dave Wilcox San Francisco 49ers NFL Football History, Signed Lithograph
Located in Union City, NJ
OLD PRO is an original limited edition lithograph by the American artist, Merv Corning printed from hand drawn lithographic stones using traditional hand ...
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1970s Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Chester Street" By Ed Fairburn, Limited Edition Poster Print, Portrait of Woman
Located in Denver, CO
"Chester Street" is a limited edition poster print by the acclaimed UK artist Ed Fairburn. This captivating piece is reproduced onto 100% 290gsm cotton rag premium archival Moab pape...
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2010s Realist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Archival Pigment

Biagoth Eecuebeh Hehsheesh-Chedah (Red Ridinghood and her Wolves)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Biagoth Eecuebeh Hehsheesh-Chedah (Red Ridinghood and her Wolves)" 1989 is a color offset lithograph on Artcote paper by Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Puck Corner, SOHO, New York signed & numbered 10/100 by top architectural artist
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas Puck Corner, SOHO, New York, 1971 Etching and Aquatint (affixed to white matting) Hand signed and numbered 10/100 by the artist on the lower front 19 3/5 × 16 1/2 inches...
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1970s Realist Figurative Prints

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Pencil, Etching, Aquatint

Still life with Stefanie - Nude
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Giclee on heavy Handmade cotton paper Signed and inscribed with archive In great condition
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Giclée

College Fun at the University of Cambridge, engraving by William Bunbury
Located in London, GB
William Bunbury, engraved by James Bretherton College Fun or Quizzing the Proctor Hand coloured engraving 27 x 34 cm c.1790 In this playful scene, a proctor--garnering a powdered wig and academic dress--is reading a public proclamation regarding a 'general fast.' Unbeknownst to him, a mischievous student is pinning a satirical note on his back. The note mocks the proctor's authority, reading, "From all Pride, Vanity, Glory and Hypocrisy, Good Lord Deliver us." Meanwhile, two other students, dressed in academic gowns and mortarboards, stand to the left, laughing and gesturing at the proctor, clearly enjoying the other student's prank. This caricatural scene dates from the late 18th century, a period when William Bunbury, alongside James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson, and Isaac Cruikshank...
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1790s Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Michigan Avenue, Chicago" 1930 is a colors etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed at the lower center in pencil by the artist. The plate ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Vienna Concert Hall, Austria, large color etching
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Vienna Concert Hall, Austria" c.1930 is a color etching on watermarked Kasimir Vienna paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Diex, Carinthia, Austria
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Diex, Carinthia, Austria" c.1950 is a color etching on Wove paper by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist. Published/printed by Graphics International, Austria. The plate mark (image) size is 13.75 x 10.75 inches, sheet size is 20.5 x 16.15 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist. Josef Eidenberger was born in 1899 in the little town of Goisern, Austria,he began his artistic career as a landscape painter. In 1923 he enrolled in the famed Graphic Academy of Art in Vienna and studied under Professor Alfred Cossman. His recognized talent brought him many commissions from city officials and members of the business communities throughout Europe, especially in Austria and Germany. In 1973 after visiting the United States for the first time he created a series of California etchings...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

A Man of Kamtschatka (Russia) 1784 Captain Cooks Final voyage by John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Man of Kamtschatka (Russia) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. John Webber (1752-1793) was t...
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1780s Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

RIOT POLICE Hand Pulled Lithograph, Black White Drawing, Law Enforcement, Police
Located in Union City, NJ
RIOT POLICE - artist unknown Print Size - 23" x 30", full bleed image, no margins, unframed, unsigned proof, excellent condition Year - c. 1973 RIOT POLICE is an original hand draw...
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1970s Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Miss Parkett for Parkett 71
Located in New York, NY
Richard Phillips Miss Parkett for Parkett 71, 2004 5 Color Lithograph on Somerset White paper Hand signed, numbered 37/70 and dated on lower front 25 4/5 × 20 inches Unframed This 5-...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves" 1653, is an etching on paper After Rembrandt Van Rijn, 1606-1669, plate engraved By French renown engraver Charles Arma...
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17th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Windmill
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Windmill" 1641 is an etching on paper After Rembrandt Van Rijn, 1606-1669, plate engraved By French renown engraver Charles Armand Durand, 1831-1905. Signatu...
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17th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Juchiteca's Platicando (Juchitecan Women Talking)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Juchiteca's Platicando (Juchitecan Women Talking) 1985 is an original colors lithograph on Wove paper by Costa Rican/Mexican artist Francisco Zuniga, 1912-1998. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 72/150 in pencil by the artist. The size is 22.75 x 30 inches. It is in excellent condition, 2 small pieces of hanging tape remaining on the back at the top edge of the sheet from previous framing. About the subject: This print, Juchitecas Platicando (Juchitecán Women Talking), depicts three statuesque women from the city of Juchiteca in the state of Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico. Juchiteca is a largely matriarchal society, in that women control the economy and hold positions of power. It is also home to a large Zapotec population, indigenous to the land that became Mexico. Francisco Zúñiga lived within the community of Juchiteca for a period of time and adopted the women of the area as one of the central motifs of his artwork, both on paper and in sculpture. Through his selective coloring, Zúñiga highlights the women’s clothing, including their recognizable huipiles or tunics, conveying the pride in locally made textile art About the artist: Internationally acclaimed sculptor and printmaker Francisco Zuñiga was born in Costa Rica. He studied drawing, stone sculpture, and engraving at the School of Fine Arts in San Jose. Later, in 1936, he studied stone carving at La Esmeralda in Mexico City. He was appointed to the faculty of La Esmeralda where he remained until his retirement in 1970. Zuniga's art reflects a love and respect for Central American people and traditions. In 1972, he created his first lithograph. As a complement to his emotionally powerful sculpture, Zuniga's prints articulate the sensitivity and sensuality of the human figure. He has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His work is exhibited frequently in prominent galleries throughout the world and may be found in the permanent collections of twenty-nine museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Mexican Museum in San Francisco, and the Phoenix Art Museum. In 1936, Francisco Zuniga left San Jose, Costa Rica, where he had studied drawing at the School of Fine Arts and worked as an assistant in his father's studio, a workshop which produced religious sculpture for the churches and convents in and around the city. His destination was Mexico City. It was from there that he would begin an illustrious career as a sculptor and draftsman. Zuñiga's exploration into the nuances of volume, in line and space, are demonstrated in this, the most complete exhibition of his work to be shown in more than a decade. Mexico City in 1936 was, even then, one of the major art centers of the Americas. As such it witnessed and participated in many of the frenzied and controversial art movements which reflected the political and intellectual climate of the first three decades of the twentieth century. Muralism, the graphic arts, the incorporation of in-ternational movements had produced an artistic climate, which would eventually attract to Mexico international artists and intellectuals such as Sergei Eisenstein, André Breton and Antonin Artaud. Then as now, Mexico City was a major world capital with the infrastructure necessary to exhibit and expose new aesthetic concepts. For all these reasons it was the most obvious destination of choice for Zuñiga. In Mexico he worked with the painter Manuel Rodríguez...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Munichau (Austria)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Munichau (Austria)" 1926, is a color etching on paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist's estate at the lower center. The plate mark (image) size is 11.5 x 11.5 inches, framed size is 21 x 20.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with grey/green matting . It is in Excellent condition. About the artist. Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881 at Pettau, today Ptuj, Slovenia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He inherited his talent from his ancestors; his grandfather was a painter and a poet, and his father an officer in the Habsburg army, who later became a professional painter. Kasimir attended the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under Wilhelm Unger, who introduced him to the technique of the coloured etching, and also to his future wife, the artist Tanna Hoernes.[1] He died in 1962 in Grinzing, a suburb of Vienna.Kasimir was among the first to develop the technique of the coloured etching. Before this, prints were usually hand-coloured with the colour being applied in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the plate, all done by hand. Kasimir is mainly famous for his etchings, but he also produced some oil painting, as well as some pastels. One of his favourite genres was the landscape, or veduta. He demonstrated a predisposition street scenes, and tourist landmarks. He depicted places from all over Europe, mainly Italy, Austria, and Germany. He also travelled to the United States to do a series of etchings of famous sights ranging from urban landmarks such as New York City skyscrapers, to natural wonders like Yosemite Valley. Luigi Kasimir’s etchings...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape "Campi Phlegraei - Plate XXXIII" Naples - By Hamilton-Fabris
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21.5x39 cm. Beautiful plate from the volume "Campi Flegrei" by William Hamilton including 59 plates by Pietro Fabris. This particular plate illustrates the eruptio...
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18th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Plage de Villerville
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1856. Drypoint etching on cream laid paper, 4 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches (124 x 245 mm), full margins. In good condition with light uniform age tone. Fourth s...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Persenbeug Castle, Austria
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Persenbeug Castle, Austria" c.1930 is a color etching and aquatint on watermarked Kasimir Vienna Wove paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962. It is ha...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Kerr Eby Shepherd and His Flock
Located in San Francisco, CA
Kerr Eby: 1889-1946. Very well listed Canadian American artist. He is best known as a printmaker for his fabulous etchings. He has auction results over $6300 for a single print. This...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

"Pennsylvania" (2022) Limited Edition Poster Print, Portrait of Woman
Located in Denver, CO
"Pennsylvania" is a limited edition poster print by the acclaimed UK artist Ed Fairburn. This captivating piece, released in 2022, is reproduced onto 100% 290gsm cotton rag premium M...
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2010s Realist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Archival Pigment

Theodoor Galle Martin de Vos Engraving Jesus in Purple Robes and Crown of Thorns
Located in London, GB
We have the full series of 52 prints (including title page) from Vita Passio et Resurrectio Iesu Christi listed. To find the others scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below i...
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17th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Kanovitz Surrealist cityscape street scene with pedestrians and geometric forms
Located in New York, NY
A surreal juxtaposition of geometric forms and uncannily realistic pedestrians forms the composition of this moody screen print. Framed by a flat of charcoal grey, a man in shadow i...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Familia Indigena III
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Familia Indigena III" 1983 is an original colors lithograph on Wove paper by renown Costa Rican/Mexican artist Francisco Zuniga, 1912-1998. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 67/100 in pencil by the artist. The artwork size is 22 x 29.85 inches, framed size is 28.5 x 36.5 inches. Published and printed by La Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain. Referenced and pictured in the artist's catalogue raisonne "Zuniga The Complete Graphics, 1972-1984, by Jerry Brewster, plate #93. Beautifully framed in a custom acrylic display box, with brown fabric backing. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Internationally acclaimed sculptor and printmaker Francisco Zuñiga was born in Costa Rica. He studied drawing, stone sculpture, and engraving at the School of Fine Arts in San Jose. Later, in 1936, he studied stone carving at La Esmeralda in Mexico City. He was appointed to the faculty of La Esmeralda where he remained until his retirement in 1970. Zuniga's art reflects a love and respect for Central American people and traditions. In 1972, he created his first lithograph. As a complement to his emotionally powerful sculpture, Zuniga's prints articulate the sensitivity and sensuality of the human figure. He has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His work is exhibited frequently in prominent galleries throughout the world and may be found in the permanent collections of twenty-nine museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Mexican Museum in San Francisco, and the Phoenix Art Museum. In 1936, Francisco Zuniga left San Jose, Costa Rica, where he had studied drawing at the School of Fine Arts and worked as an assistant in his father's studio, a workshop which produced religious sculpture for the churches and convents in and around the city. His destination was Mexico City. It was from there that he would begin an illustrious career as a sculptor and draftsman. Zuñiga's exploration into the nuances of volume, in line and space, are demonstrated in this, the most complete exhibition of his work to be shown in more than a decade. Mexico City in 1936 was, even then, one of the major art centers of the Americas. As such it witnessed and participated in many of the frenzied and controversial art movements which reflected the political and intellectual climate of the first three decades of the twentieth century. Muralism, the graphic arts, the incorporation of in-ternational movements had produced an artistic climate, which would eventually attract to Mexico international artists and intellectuals such as Sergei Eisenstein...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Danube
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Danube" c.1940 is a color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed by the artist's estate in pencil at the lower center. The plate mark (image) size is 9.5 x 9 inches, the sheet size is 17.5 x 14.85 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist. Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881 at Pettau, today Ptuj, Slovenia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He inherited his talent from his ancestors; his grandfather was a painter and a poet, and his father an officer in the Habsburg army, who later became a professional painter. Kasimir attended the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under Wilhelm Unger, who introduced him to the technique of the coloured etching, and also to his future wife, the artist Tanna Hoernes.[1] He died in 1962 in Grinzing, a suburb of Vienna.Kasimir was among the first to develop the technique of the coloured etching. Before this, prints were usually hand-coloured with the colour being applied in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the plate, all done by hand. Kasimir is mainly famous for his etchings, but he also produced some oil painting, as well as some pastels. One of his favourite genres was the landscape, or veduta. He demonstrated a predisposition street scenes, and tourist landmarks. He depicted places from all over Europe, mainly Italy, Austria, and Germany. He also travelled to the United States to do a series of etchings of famous sights ranging from urban landmarks such as New York City skyscrapers, to natural wonders like Yosemite Valley. Luigi Kasimir’s etchings...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Raphael Soyer Self-Portrait, Signed Lithograph, Man in Hat, Gray Jacket, Realism
Located in Union City, NJ
Raphael Soyer Self-Portrait is an original hand drawn (not digitally or photo reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Pai...
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1970s Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Kanovitz Andre champagne: vintage 1970s wood grain still life pop art style
Located in New York, NY
This richly-hued screenprint depicts the ripped-open box packaging for Andre Champagne Cellars. On the side of the box is printed "Cold Duck," referri...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Screen

"Le premier pas" Engraving by Herman Eichens - 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Paint by Anatole Vely Engraved by Herman Eichens Entered according to act of congress in the year 1878 by M. Kneeler & co in the office of the librarian of congress at Washington New...
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1870s Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Wilhelm Leibl (1844-1900), Original Etchings, Kunstverlag Gurlitt, 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Wilhelm Leibl (1844 Cologne - 1900 Würzburg), Linen portfolio by Kunstverlag Gurlitt with 11 (of 11) original etchings, 1900, copy no. 67 / 100, 49.8 cm x 32 cm (portfolio size), 43....
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Early 1900s Realist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Seated Nude (version 1) from the portfolio Maillol: Sculpture and Lithography)
Located in New York, NY
Aristide Maillol Seated Nude (version 1) from the portfolio Aristide Maillol: Sculpture and Lithography, 1925 Lithograph on watermarked paper 12 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches Edition AP Hand-s...
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1920s Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Parisian Café Eiffel Tower Paris France Limited Edition Print by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Parisian Café Eiffel Tower Paris France Limited Edition Print by British Artist. A high quality limited edition print of Angela's European Series, incorporating the Eiffel Tower - on...
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2010s Realist Figurative Prints

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Digital, Giclée, Archival Paper, Printer's Ink, Paper

Mother and daughter - Original lithograph - 1964 (Buisson #64.287)
Located in Paris, IDF
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita Mother and daughter Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate Edited by La Guilde internationale de la gravure (Geneva) and printed in Atelier Ré...
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1960s Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Western Front" (2024) Limited Edition Poster Print, Portrait of Woman
Located in Denver, CO
"Western Front" is a limited edition poster print by the acclaimed UK artist Ed Fairburn. This captivating piece, released in 2024, is reproduced onto 100% 290gsm cotton rag premium ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Archival Pigment

Linz Landhaus, Austria
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Linz Landhaus, Austria" 1977., is an original color etching by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist. The...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Canoe - Island, Contemporary, 21st Century, Silkscreen, Limited Edition
Located in Zug, CH
Canoe - Island, Contemporary, 21st Century, Silkscreen, Edition Silkscreen Edition of 300 74 x 100 cm (29.1 x 39.3 in.) Signed, dated, and numbered In mint condition, as acquired fro...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Vienna Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Vienna Scene, Austria" c. 1950 is a color etching on wove paper by noted Austrian artist Robert Kasimir, 1914-2002. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist at...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Mercedes 370 and Hotel Gonnet - Signed lithograph - 115ex
Located in Paris, IDF
Denis-Paul NOYER Hotel : Mercedes 370 and Hotel Gonnet Original lithograph, c. 1980 Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 115 copies On Arches vellum 75 x 105 cm (c. 30 x 42 in) INFORMAT...
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1980s Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Le printemps" engraving by Amédée & Eugène Varin - Engraving 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Paint by Pierre Auguste COT in 1873 Engraved by Amédée et Eugène Varin Entered according to act of congress in the year 1875 by M. Knoedler & co in the office of the librarian at Was...
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1870s Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Broadway from the Bowling Green, 1828 — early New York City, hand-coloring
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
J. R. Hutchinson, 'Broadway from the Bowling Green, 1828', hand-colored etching, 1828. Signed and dated in the plate, beneath the image, lower right. Ann...
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1820s Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Red Capote
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " The Red Capote" c.1990 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross A.K.A. (Alawa-Sta-We- Ches) 1939-2016. It is hand signed, titled, inscribed Epreuve d'Artiste and numbered 17/27 in felt pen. The image size is 28 x 22 inches, sheet size is 36 x 25.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross, (Alawa-sta-we-ches) was born in Washington state in 1939. She first studied with her portrait-painter mother, before beginning more formal studies in 1968. Her work is commercially oriented, sentimentalizing her paintings of Native Americans...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Robert Bonfils French Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
Robert Bonfils: 1886-1972. Well listed French artist with auction results for posters and prints over $8000. This fabulously busy etching measures 12 1/2 inches wide by 9 high. It is...
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1950s Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Orchid, gorgeous signed/n silkscreen by renowned 1970s realist artist
Located in New York, NY
Lowell Nesbitt Orchid, 1979 Silkscreen on wove paper Pencil signed, dated and numbered 144/175 by Lowell Nesbitt on the front Published by Charles Cardinale Fine Creations, Inc., with blind stamp on the front 25 × 25 inches Unframed This work is pencil signed, dated and numbered 144/175 by Lowell Nesbitt on the front. About Lowell Nesbitt. Lowell Nesbitt, who was born in Baltimore on Oct. 4, 1933, was a graduate of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and also attended the Royal College of Art in London, where he worked in stained glass & etching. In 1964, the Corcoran Gallery or Art in Washington gave him one of his first museum exhibitions, and by the mid 1970's he had decided to leave the museum a bequest of more than $1 million. But in 1989, he publicly revoked the bequest after the Corcoran canceled a disputed exhibition of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, who was an old friend. Mr. Nesbitt named the Phillips Collection as a beneficiary instead. He was frequently grouped with the Photo Realists, but his images were more interpretively distorted, somewhat loosely painted and boldly abbreviated. He had many subjects: studio interiors, articles of clothing, piles of shoes and groupings of fruits and vegetables. He also painted his dog, a Rottweiler named Echo, the Neoclassical facades of SoHo's 19th century cast-iron buildings and several of Manhattan's major bridges. Despite such variety, Lowell Nesbitt was best known for gargantuan images or irises, roses, lilies and other flowers, which he often depicted in close up so that their petals seemed to fill the canvas. Dramatic, implicitly sexual and a little ominous, they earned the artist a popularity with the general public that tended to overshadow his reputation within the art world. In 1980, the United States Postal Service issued four stamps based on Mr. Nesbitt's floral paintings. He also served as the official artist for the space flights of Apollo 9...
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1970s Realist Figurative Prints

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Screen, Pencil, Graphite

"Colorado Geological" (2023) By Ed Fairburn, Limited Edition Print, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Colorado Geological" (2023) is a limited edition poster print by the acclaimed UK artist Ed Fairburn. This captivating piece is reproduced onto 100% 290gsm cotton rag premium archiv...
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2010s Realist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Archival Pigment

New Inn, Gloucester
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "New Inn, Gloucester" is a chromolithograph by noted British artist Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, 1870-1935. It is hand signed at the lower left corner by the artist. With the blindstamp of the Fine Art Trade Gulid, published and printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode ltd, London. The image size is 15 x 13 inches, sheet size is 17.5 x 14.25 inches. it is in excellent condition. About the artist: Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin RBA (28 April 1870 - 6 January 1935) was a British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life. Born in Slough, he was educated at Eastbourne College and Solihull Grammar School. He studied anatomy at South Kensington and animal painting under William Frank Calderon. He lived at The Abbots, Sulhamstead Abbots from 1913 to 1914 and was church warden of St Mary's church. Early influences included Randolph Caldecott and John Leech. His drawings first made their way into print in The Building News of 12 September 1890, and began to appear throughout many popular journals and magazines; his work was published in The Graphic in 1891. His illustrations include two of the original 1894 magazine publications of stories from Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book, the 1910 edition of Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers and The Bunch Book (1932, about Bunch, a Sealyham Terrier) by James Douglas...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

'Venice, Maria della Salute' — Serenissima Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Anton Schutz, 'Venice, Maria della Salute', etching, c. 1930. Signed and titled in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, with skillfully wiped plate tone, on cream wove paper, ...
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1930s Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

George Brookshaw's Black Frontiniac Wine Grape Aquatint from "Pomona Brittanica"
Located in Alamo, CA
George Brookshaw's (1751-1823) beautiful Black Frontiniac Wine Grape hand-colored aquatint engraving, plate XVII from his "Pomona Brittanica", considered to be the finest British botanical large format treatise of the 19th-century. His engravings were unique for their rich tones and colors, elegant compositions with the fruit seeming to float on a rich mottled background. The print is presented in a gold and burgundy-colored wood frame and a light gray mat. The print is in very good condition. Another Brookshaw engraving from his series of fruit illustrations is available on 1stdibs. It is framed and matted identically to this one. It can be viewed on our 1stdibs storefront by typing Timeless Intaglio...
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Early 19th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Jim Dine Rimbaud, the Coffee Exporter poet portrait drawing in earth tone sepia
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine has expertly sketched the accomplished French poet and coffee trader Arthur Rimbaud. A vignette of dark brown surrounds his thin, fine features, which are defined with a flu...
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1970s Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Vienna, Schoenbrunn Castle
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Vienna, Schoenbrun Castle" c.1960 is a color etching by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991. It is hand signed n pencil by the artist, inscribed "...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Wien
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Wien" 1911, is a color etching on paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist's estate at the lower center. The ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Salzburg View
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Salzburg View" c. 1970 is an original color etching by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist. The plate m...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Pecheur de Sawara, Japon (Fisherman of Sawara, Japan)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Pecheur de Sawara, Japon" (Fisherman of Sawara, Japan) 1936 is an original color woodcut by French artist Paul Jacoulet, 1896-1960. It is hand signed in pencil b...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

A View from Brazen Nose (Brasenose), Oxford (1808), engraving by Richard Dighton
Located in London, GB
Richard Dighton (1795-1880) A View from Brazen Nose College (1808) Hand coloured engraving 28 x 22 cm Richard Dighton (1795–1880) was a prominent En...
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Early 1800s Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Children in a Boat
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork, "Children in a boat" 1976 in a color off set lithograph by renown Chinese/American artist Wai Ming A.K.A Lo Hing Kwok, b.1938. It is hand signed and inscribed A.P (Artist Proof) in pencil by the artist. The image size is 21.5 x 28.75 inches, sheet size is 32.5 x 39.5 inches. Custom framed in wood dark brown rustic frame and beige matting. It is in excellent condition About the artist: Wai Ming, was born in Canton, South China on November 11, 1938, the son of a school master with nine children. Extremely poor as a child, he was raised in Hong Kong enduring many hardships amidst a chaotic environment of war and refugee settlements. Wai Ming's love for art flourished and he developed his drawing techniques without any art education, just painting what he saw. In the 1960s, Ming found representation in Hong Kong and also took the unusual step of opening his own gallery to display his work in. His primary interest being to capture images of life in fishing villages, or 'fish-folk', who have retained traditional Chinese culture, his work was at home with the sensibilities of many art buyers in Hong Kong. Crossing the ocean in his mid-30s, Wai Ming arrived in San Francisco from Hong Kong in 1974. There, he experienced initial resistance from galleries and the official art world for a variety of reasons, but was ultimately embraced by dealer Jack Swanson...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Roma Costumi Trasteverini - Etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli - 1819
Located in Roma, IT
Roma Costumi trasteverini is a beautiful artwork realized by Bartolomeo Pinelli in 1819. Etching and Watercolor technique. In Good condition, worn paper on the marginal line and som...
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1810s Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Hopes of the Family, University of Cambridge engraving by William Bunbury
Located in London, GB
William Bunbury, engraved by James Bretherton The Hopes of the Family Hand coloured engraving 26 x 36 cm c.1790 This engraving, titled "The Hopes of the Family – An Admission at the University", is satirical work by William Bunbury. The scene portrays a young man being presented for admission to the University of Cambridge. Although the title suggests that the boy is expected to achieve great things, his appearance and and general demeanour hint at incompetence or lack of enthusiasm, thus introducing an ironic paradox. This caricatural scene dates from the late 18th century, a period when William Bunbury, alongside James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson, and Isaac Cruikshank...
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1790s Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Conversation
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Conversation" 1988 is a color lithograph on Arches paper by noted Italian/Argentinian artist Aldo Luongo, b.1941. It is hand signed and numbered 103/275 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 20 x 25 inches, sheet size is 25 x 29 inches. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Aldo Luongo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of Italian heritage. Since as far back as he can remember, Luongo had two great passions: art and soccer. Shortly after his graduation from the Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Luongo came to the U.S. to play professional soccer for the New York Generals. After his athletic career was cut short due to an injury, he arrived in New York City with a dream to pursue his artwork full time. In the 70’s, he had his first major success with multiple reproductions of his black & white drawings. Not only were these prints released to great critical acclaim, they were a huge commercial success as well (hundreds of thousands of pieces sold within several years). Aldo had put himself on the map as a major international artist. Aldo Luongo has continued his reign at the top of the contemporary art world for almost four decades – a distinction that puts him in a class of his own. He has received numerous awards and honors, including being named a 3-time official Olympic Artist (Summer 1988, Summer 1996, and Winter 2002); an official World Cup Artist (1998); an official U.S. Women’s World Cup Artist (1999); and the 1999 Sports Artist of the Year (U.S. Sports Museum). He also has twice been chosen to paint eggs for the White House Easter Egg Hunt which now reside in the Smithsonian Institute. SELECTED PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS 2018 Chloe Gallery Summer Art and Winemakers’ Dinner Exhibition Chloe Gallery, San Francisco, California The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. The Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, California The Juarez Museum, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico The John F. Kennedy Museum, Boston, Massachusetts The Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland The Olympic Village Collection, Colorado Springs, Colorado The Sports Museum, Daphne, Alabama PRIZES, HONORS, & AWARDS International Olympics, “Official Olympic Artist,” (Summer 1988, Summer 1996, Winter 2002, Winter 2010) World Cup of Soccer, “Official World Cup Artist” (1998) U.S. Women's Soccer World Cup, “Official Artist” (1999) 1999 “Sports Artist of the Year,” U.S. Sports Museum White House “Easter Egg Hunt,” commissioned painting Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. FAMOUS COLLECTORS: Giada De Laurentiis Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen Matt Leinert Bob Arum Geena Davis Kevin Costner Placido Domingo Argentine President Menem Luciano Pavarotti Jose Carreras...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Realist figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.

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