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Art Subject: Bird
Tim Southall, Kings, Limited Edition Print, Affordable Art, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Tim Southall Kings Limited Edition Print Etching and Aquataint made on a Copper Plate (Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Miami
Located in Toronto, ON
12" x 8.5" Unframed Limited Edition Silkscreen of 100 Hand Signed by Diana Christiansen
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Screen

Three Herons - At the flaming lake -
Located in Berlin, DE
Rudolf Hayder (active in the 1st half of the 20th century), Heron. Color woodcut on thin Japanese paper, 24 x 29 cm (image), 29 x 36 cm (sheet size), signed by hand at lower right "R. Hayder" and titled by hand as "Reiher". Lower left inscribed by hand "Orig.[inal] woodcut, hand print". - A little bit stained in the margins and very occasionally in the image, minimal hole above the signature, traces of creasing. At the back side's margins with remnants of an old mounting. About the artwork In the context of French Japonism, the color woodblock print, which was widespread in the Asian region, was rediscovered for Western art. The artists of the time, such as Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh, were inspired not only by the cultural influence, but also by the two-dimensionality of the pictorial spaces. Thus, color woodcuts became an important moment in the development of the modern pictorial concept founded by Impressionism. In Rudolf Hayder's "Herons", too, the two-dimensionality of the pictorial space is decisive for the pictorial effect. The herons, surrounded by reeds, are framed by the yellow background of the lake, followed by the dark blue-greenish stripe of the opposite shore and, above it, the sky in a lighter blue-green. Formally, it is a sequence of planes, but the two-dimensionality of the motif creates a spatial effect. This spatiality in the surface creates an intense pictorial effect. Hayder intensifies this effect with the blazing lake. In terms of color, the water becomes a sunset. The yellow turns reddish brown toward the shore, then fades to brownish red, while the shore is a watery turquoise...
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Early 20th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Color

Uses and Customs - Jupiter and Juno - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Uses and Customs -Jupiter and Juno is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the ...
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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Skeleton - Etching by Jean Gullaume Moitte - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Skeleton is an etching realized by Jean Gullaume Moitte in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi". Artis...
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18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Epervier - Etching by C. Haussard - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Epervier is an etching realized in 1771 by C. Haussard. Signed in plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabin...
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18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Le Faucon Hagard - Etching by Jacques Blanchon - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Faucon Hagard is an etching realized in 1771 by Jacques Blanchon. Signed in plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la descrip...
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18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

La Buse - Etching by C. Haussard - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
La Buse is an etching realized in 1771 by C. Haussard. Signed in plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabine...
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18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Le Busard - Etching by Carl Guttenberg - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Busard is an etching realized by Carl Guttenberg in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi". P...
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18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Le Gerfaut - Etching by Bernard Baron - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Gerfaut is an etching realized in 1771 by Bernard Baron. Signed in plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du C...
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18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

L'Autour - Etching by Carl Guttenberg - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'Autour is an etching realized by Carl Guttenberg in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi". Pa...
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18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Blackpool Sands - Etching by J.C.Armytage - Early-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Blackpool Sands is an etching realized in the Early-20th Century by J.C.Armytage. Signed in plate. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

St.Bees Head - Etching by J.C.Armytage - 1845
Located in Roma, IT
St.Bees Head is an etching realized in 1845 by W.Mosemann. Signed in plate. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
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1840s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter A- Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter A is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (ori...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet A, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet A, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet A, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape With Animals - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Animals is an Etching realized by Luigi Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape With Animals - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Animals is an Etching realized by Luigi Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum E...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Still Life Fresco With Birds - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life Fresco With Birds from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etchin...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Sparrows On Boughs, Roman Fresco - Etching by Raffaele Barone - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sparrows On Boughs, Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Raffaele Barone in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. Th...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Donald Baechler Potted Plant 2005 (Donald Baechler Prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Donald Baechler, Potted Plant, 2005 A fun, whimsical, and highly decorative signed limited edition Baechler piece that works well in any setting. Medium: Aquatint and drypoint on ...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Hiroshige (1797-1858) - Ueno Yamashita
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Hiroshige Ando 1797-1858) Title: No.12 Ueno Yamashita Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景) Size: O-ban 大判 Age: 1858
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1850s Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Ex Libris Istvan - Original Woodcut - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris Istvan is an original Artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century. Original B/W woodcut print on ivory-colored paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimen...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Sunset - Original Lithograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sunset is an original print realized in the 1970s. Mixed colored lithograph This lithograph is hand-signed. Unreadable signature. Artist's proof. Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Perawa Malwa - Original Lithograph - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Perawa Malwa is an original modern artwork realized in Germany in the Mid-19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower central margin in Capital L...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nicopolis - Original Lithograph by W.H. Bartlett - Early 19th Century
By W. H. Bartlett
Located in Roma, IT
Nicopolis is an original lithography artwork on paper realized by W.H. Bartlett (1809-1854). Signed on the plate on the lower left.Titled on the lower center. Included a passeparto...
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Early 19th Century Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

City - Original Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
City is an original zincography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents a landscape...
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1970s Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - Une Belle Journée
Located in Paris, IDF
Others sizes are available upon simple request Shipping of the artwork will be done in a tube or flat in a crate with or without American box frame. Additional fees will be requested in this type of shipping + frame or not Hugo Pondz...
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2010s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Paper, C Print

Eagle Angels, by Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 15. Printed on Chine colle. Image of two Eagles dressed as angels, celegrating a beautiful landscape under a smilin...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Intaglio

Under The Blue Umbrella
Located in London, GB
Silkscreen print. Produced in 2016, pressed on heavy quality stock paper. This series is limited to 50 pieces. Hand signed and numbered by Mehdi.
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2010s Surrealist Landscape Prints

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Screen

North West Pan I
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered, verso 26.7 x 40 inches (Edition of 10) 40 x 60 inches (Edition of 5) 53.3 x 80 inches (Edition of 3) This artwork is offered by Clamp...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Outward
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered, verso 26.7 x 40 inches (Edition of 10) 40 x 60 inches (Edition of 5) 53.3 x 80 inches (Edition of 3) This artwork is offered by Clamp...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Proud Puffin, Art print, Floral, Costal, Animal, Bird, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
A proud puffin sits on the cliff’s edge amongst the sea thrift and the ox-eye daisies. Linocut Limited Edition of 30 Printed with oil based relief inks on 300gsm soft white Somerset ...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Paper, Archival Ink

Black Beauty
Located in Long Island City, NY
Black Beauty Susan Hall, American (1943) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 175 Image Size: 24.5 x 18 inches Size: 30 in. x 2...
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1980s Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Old Squaw, Lithograph by Chris Forrest
Located in Long Island City, NY
Old Squaw Chris Forrest, American (1946) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 40 Image Size: 17.5 X 23 inches Size: 22 in. x 2...
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1980s Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Reflective Avocet by Paul Bartlett, Bird Art, Animal Art, Limited Edition Print
Located in Deddington, GB
Paul Bartlett is a highly acclaimed artist who has won many awards for his original depictions of nature which inform and educate the viewer on conservation issues. Reflective Avoce...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Archival Paper, Giclée

Champagne City, Slate Blue Thames, Print by Clare Halifax
Located in Deddington, GB
Champagne City, Slate Blue Thames, Painting by Clare Halifax Very limited edition of 10 prints featuring hand gilded champagne gold leaf 22.5ct with slate blue thames. This 2 colour screen print with hand finished gilding is printed by the artist and shows the view of the thames from sky garden Additional information: Image size 48x48cm, Paper size 56x56cm, Edition of 10, Printed onto somerset satin 300gms with deckle edge. Size: H:56 cm x W:56 cm Clare Halifax, artist. Clare Halifax is offering exclusive Cotswold screen prints as well as scenes of London and Oxford. Clare Halifax graduated from the University of Loughborough in 2000 with a BA Hons in Printed Textile design...
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2010s Abstract Landscape Prints

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Satin Paper, Screen

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism III - Signed Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Fred Deux - Grey III - Signed Original Etching Signed and Numbered Edition of 100 Dimensions: 24 x 14 cm Fred Deux Fred Deux, illustrator, oral poet, writer, and, under the pseudonym Jean Douassot, author of a cult book, La Gana, was a singular artist who cannot be categorised in terms of art fashions and trends. This autodidact, born in the basement of a large house in Boulogne-Billancourt to a working-class family, constantly had to overcome, as he would say. “He had to overcome”: overcome the basement walls to access the life which called him and burnt inside him. Overcome the barriers between the arts, moving from drawing to the written word, and from the page to the tape recorder, in the face of which he recounted stories to himself in a sort of endless reverie, constantly exploring the unknown in him. Overcoming and being overcome: gradually immersing himself in drawing, so that it was life itself which overcame him and surrendered to him. Timeline 1924 Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris. The Deux family lived in the basement of a building close to the Seine that was often flooded. These living conditions formed the biographical core around in which the artist would develop his work as a future writer and artist. 1942 Deux worked in a factory as an electrician and night guard. 1943 Deux becomes part of the FTP group to resist against the factory. And then joined the Maquis du Doubs. 1945 At the liberation, Deux joined the Moroccan Goumier, and took part of the campaigns of Vosges, Alsace and Germany. 1947 Returned to France. Installation in Marseille. Worked in an important library that belonged to the family of his wife. 1948 Discovered Breton, Bataille, Cendrars, Peret, Sade... and founded the sub-group of Surrealists in Marseille and formed a link with the literary magazine of Marseille, Cahiers du Sud Encounters the works of Paul Klee. He begins creating his first stains with paint for bicycle and impressions (fabric and ink). At the same time, he begins to take notes for what would become "Les Rats", first version of "La Gana". 1951 Meets Cecile Reims...
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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Etching

Avocets, Bird Art, UK Art, Landscape Print, Animal Artwork, Coastal Art
Located in Deddington, GB
I saw these Acocets on the North Norfolk coast in a wetlands just below the dunes. They are inspiring birds with a delicate beak and sophisticated wading behaviour. Rob Barnes, artist, is available for sale online and in our art gallery at Wychwood Art. Rob Barnes studied painting and printmaking at Hull College of Art and London University in the early 1960s. He taught etching, screen-printing, lino and related surface printmaking at Keswick Hall College in Norfolk. He later moved to the University of East Anglia, Norwich where he continued teaching in the School of Education until 2006. Presently he divides his time between printmaking and his other passion, playing the violin in local orchestras and for choral performances. In 2017 he began making a small number of sterling silver jewellery pieces following a course at West Dean, Sussex. His artwork follows themes, such as light on water, or shadows in the landscape. Linocuts are hand-printed on an Albion press...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Paper, Linocut

Sunlight across the fields, limited edition print, landscape print, animal print
Located in Deddington, GB
Sunlight across the fields [2023] limited_edition Linocut print Edition number 50 Image size: H:33 cm x W:45 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49 cm x W:61 cm x D:0.2cm Sold Unfr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Linocut

Texas Tug, Screenprint by Ron Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - ) Title: Texas Tug Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph on Somerset Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches
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1980s Photorealist Landscape Prints

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Screen

Sea Birds and Beach Life diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Sea Birds and Beach Life diptych Overall Image Size cm : H20 x W15 Tim Southall Sea Birds Limited Edition Print Edition of 75 Image Size: H 10cm x W 15cm Sea...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Monoprint, Paper

Luna and Lake Walk
Located in Deddington, GB
Overall size: H72 x W86 Lake Walk Simon Tozer Screenprint This artwork is edition of 30. Size: H:36 cm x W:43 cm Luna Simon Tozer Screenprint This artwork is edition of 25. Size:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen, Paper

Morning Tide
Located in Deddington, GB
Morning Tide Rob Barnes [2021] limited_edition Linocut Edition number 50 Image size: H:35 cm x W:44 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49 cm x W:61 cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Linocut, Paper

Flight Over Barley and A Fine Day For Lapwings Diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Flight Over Barley and A Fine Day For Lapwings Diptych by Rob Barnes [2021] limited_edition Linocut on Paper Edition number 50 Image size: H:30 cm x W:44 cm Complete Size of Unframe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Paper, Linocut

Evening Light Over Torcross
Located in Deddington, GB
Evening Light over Torcross by Ann Burnham [2021] limited_edition linocut Edition number 1 -10 Image size: H:15cm cm x W:35cm cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:55cm cm x W:75cm c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Linocut

Flight Over The Barley, Rob Barnes, Limited Edition Print, Birds Field Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Flight Over Barley [2021] limited edition Linocut Edition of 50 in edition Image size: H:30 cm x W:44 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49 cm x W:61 cm x D:0.02cm Sold Unfram...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Prints

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Linocut, Paper

A Fine Day For Lapwings, Rob Barnes, Limited Edition Print, Bird Landscape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
A Fine Day for Lapwings [2021] limited edition Linocut Edition of 50 in edition Image size: H:30 cm x W:44 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49 cm x W:61 cm x D:0.02cm Sold U...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Linocut, Paper

Kate Heiss, Little Sparrow, Limited Edition Linocut Print, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Kate Heiss Little Sparrow Limited Edition Linocut Print Edition of 100 Printed with oil based relief inks on 300gsm soft white Somerset velvet paper. Signed and dated on the front Im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Paper, Linocut

EARLY SNOWFALL
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Edition of 350. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the artist: As a self taught artist, Jake's style has developed over many years, evolving since childhood. Early in life he nurtured a bond with nature and wildlife that eventually became the basis for his artistic endeavors. Jake captures the landscape with striking compositions emphasizing light and color. Among the artist\'s favorite subjects are serene lakes, forests, and mountains of North America. Jake has enjoyed a popular following throughout the past 23 years that he has been showing, and his art continues to attract collectors throughout Canada and beyond. His art has found homes in his native province of Ontario, as well as internationally. He is honored to have collectors as far away as Japan, Dubai, Europe, as well as a growing clientele in Western Canada.
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1990s Realist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

"Bahamas 0113" Seascape Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bahamas 0113" Seascape Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist with a BFA in ceramic sc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Bahamas 0113" Landscape Photography 18" x 24" Edition of 20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bahamas 0113" Landscape Photography 18" x 24" Edition of 20 by Ben Cope Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist with a BFA in ceramic s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunset Clouds by John Hogan framed monotype Desert Sky blue, black, orange
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Sunset Clouds by John Hogan framed monotype Desert Sky blue, black, orange John Hogan A graduate of Northeast Louisiana State University with a bachelo...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Monoprint

Whistle
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined painti...
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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Rag Paper, Etching

Herring Gulls
Located in Missouri, MO
Jamie Wyeth "Herring Gulls" 1978 Color Lithograph Signed Lower Right Numbered Lower Left 149/300 Born in 1946, James Browning Wyeth came of age when the meaning of patriotism was clouded by the traumas of the Vietnam War and the scandals of Watergate. Working in an era of turmoil and questioning of governmental authority, he did art that encompassed both marching off to war and marching in protest. One of James's early masterworks, Draft Age (1965) depicts a childhood friend as a defiant Vietnam-era teenager resplendent in dark sunglasses and black leather jacket in a suitably insouciant pose. Two years later Wyeth painstakingly composed a haunting, posthumous Portrait of President John F. Kennedy (1967) that seems to catch the martyred Chief Executive in a moment of agonized indecision. As Wyeth Center curator Lauren Raye Smith points out, Wyeth "did not deify the slain president, [but] on the contrary made him seem almost too human." Based on hours of study and sketching of JFK's brothers Robert and Edward - documented by insightful studies in the exhibition - the final, pensive portrait seemed too realistic to family members and friends. "His brother Robert," writes Smith in the exhibition catalogue, "reportedly felt uneasy about this depiction, and said it reminded him of the President during the Bay of Pigs invasion." In spite of these misgivings, James's JFK likeness has been reproduced frequently and is one of the highlights of this show. The poignancy, appeal and perceptiveness of this portrait, painted when the youngest Wyeth was 21 years old, makes one wish he would do more portraits of important public figures. James himself feels he is at his best painting people he knows well, as exemplified by his vibrant Portrait of Jean Kennedy Smith (1972), which captures the vitality of the slain President's handsome sister. He did paint a portrait of Jimmy Carter for the January 1977 man-of-the-year cover of Time magazine, showing the casually dressed President-elect as a straightforward character posed under a flag-draped water tower next to the family peanut plant in Plains, Ga. James recalls that Carter had one Secret Service agent guarding him as he posed outdoors, a far cry from the protection our Chief Executives require today. As a participating artist in the "Eyewitness to Space" program organized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in the late 1960s, Wyeth deftly recorded in a series of watercolors his eyewitness observations of dramatic spacecraft launchings and more mundane scenes associated with the space program. Commissioned by Harper's Magazine to cover the 1974 congressional hearings and trials of Watergate figures, James Wyeth executed a series of perceptive and now evocative sketches that recall those dark chapters in our history. Memorable images include a scowling John Ehrlichman, a hollow-eyed Bob Haldeman, an owlish Charles Colson, a focused Congressman Peter Rodino, a grim visaged Father/ Congressman Robert Drinan, and vignettes of the press and various courtroom activities. An 11-by-14-inch pencil sketch of the unflappable Judge John Sirica is especially well done. These "images are powerful as historical records," observes Smith, "and as lyrically journalistic impressions of events that changed the nation forever." Wyeth's sketch of early-morning crowds lined up outside the Supreme Court building hoping to hear the Watergate case, with the ubiquitous TV cameramen looking on, is reminiscent of recent scenes as the high court grappled with the Bush-Gore contest. The Wyeth family penchant for whimsy and enigmatic images is evident in Islanders (1990), showing two of James's friends, wearing goofy hats, sitting on the porch of a small Monhegan Island (Me.) cottage draped with a large American flag. Mixing the serious symbolism of Old Glory with the irreverent appearance of the two men, James has created a puzzling but interesting composition. Painting White House...
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1970s American Modern Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

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