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Treasure : Harlequine - Original handsigned lithograph - 199ex
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Baptiste VALADIE Treasure : Harlequine Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Limited /199 copies On vellum 71 x 55 cm (c. 28 x 22 in) Excellent condition
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

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Lithograph

The swimmers - Original Etching Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Alméry Lobel-Riche The swimmers Original engraving Handsigned in pencil Numbered /12 On parchment 31 x 22.5 cm (c. 12.2 x 8.9 inches) Excellent condition
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

Ukrainian Dream
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vitaly was considered an up and coming artist in his native Ukraine, after years of training under one of the Ukraine’s greatest graphic artists...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Matisse, Acrobates (Duthuit 139), Verve: Revue Artistique (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire, Vol. IX, N° 35-36...
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1950s Modern Nude Prints

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Lithograph

347 SERIES (BLOCH 1502)
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the 347 series. Bloch 1502. Edition of 50. Sheet size: 18 x 22 inches. Image size 12.375 x 16.375 inches. Frame si...
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1960s Cubist Nude Prints

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Paper, Etching

Tomi Ungerer Nude Gun (Tomi Ungerer underground sketchbook)
By Tomi Ungerer
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tomi Ungerer Nude Gun: a selection from Underground Sketchbook: First printing, 1965. Medium: Vintage poster. Dimensions: 23 in. x 29 in. (58.42 cm x 73.66 cm). Very good overall vi...
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1960s Pop Art Nude Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Study for Floating Figure- Lithograph by Herbert James Draper-Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Study for  Floating Figure is a lithograph realized by Herbert James Draper in the early 20th Century. Stamped and titled on the lower. Good condition with slight foxing.
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Nudes 2, Israel by Hans Erni - Lithograph 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Lithograph numbered and signed by hand 19/60 edition From Israel collection
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1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Lovers - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau - Under the Fire Coat - Lovers - Original Lithograph Signed "Jean" in the plate and dated 1954 in the plate. Joseph Forêt Editions Dimensions: 4...
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1950s Modern Nude Prints

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Lithograph

lithograph for Florilege des amours de Ronsard
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after Matisse). Printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one o...
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1970s Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Martini Miss, Pop Art Print by Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pin up picture of a woman (in the likeness of Courtney Cox) sitting in a martini glass. In a fine white contemporary frame. Artist: Mel Ramos Title: M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Escape - Lithograph by Stefania Guidi - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Escape is a beautiful colored lithograph realized by Stefania Guidi in 1993. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right margin. Dated on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left. Edition 91/150. Original title: Fuga. This contemporary original print represents a nude woman lying down in a moment of rest. Good conditions. Stefania Guidi (Rome, 1929) belongs to the Marche family of the Marquises Guidi Giovanissima. In 1958, she had her first personal exhibition of sculptures and drawings at the Giosi gallery in Via del Babbuino in Rome. She married the musician and composer Michele Paradiso on 1 July 1978 in Campidoglio. From 1956 to 2014, the work of Stefania Guidi was expressed in various techniques and materials with great craftsmanship. She made 192 etchings on copper and zinc; 40 lithographs on stone...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Plate IV, Le Cocu Magnifique
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Plate IV, Le Cocu Magnifique etching & aquatint, 1968 Unsigned on the print Signed on the portfolio justification page (see photo) From the unsigned edition of 200 impressions printe...
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1960s French School Nude Prints

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Aquatint

Opium Night - Etching by Edouard Chimot - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Opium Night is an Etching realized by Edouard Chimot in 1930s. The very beautiful artwork is in good condition. No Signature. Represents a young lady with red hair...
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1920s Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

Vanity
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Vanity" 1980 is an original sepia etching by American artist Louis Russomanno, b.1946. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 113/185 in pencil by the artist. Th...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Nude Prints

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Etching

erotic print nu poster Lovers after Egon Schiele Klimt vienna secessione
Located in Roma, GB
nude print limited edition print on paper hand signed certificate of authenticity 'Thanks to this psychological analysis, my paintings show emotions that people never experience ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vienna Secession Nude Prints

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Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Le peintre au cirque
Located in Wien, 9
- Plate 55 from the Suite 156 - with stamp signature - dated in the plate 2.3.70 - edition 26/50 - cat. raisonné Bloch 1910
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1970s Modern Nude Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

PICTOPOETRY 3 signed #20/20 by Paula Craioveanu Photograph 20x16in in mat 28x20
Located in Forest Hills, NY
PICTOPOETRY 3 signed #20/20 by Paula Craioveanu Photograph 20x16in in mat 28x20 Surreal Nude, part of my "Pictopoetry" series. Printed on Hahnemuhle art photo paper with white bord...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Photographic Paper

Nude and Mango - Original Lithograph On Paper by Alejandro Ramon - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Nude and Mango is an original lithography artwork on ivory paper realized by Alejandro Ramon in 1943. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil, with dedication on the lower left. T...
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1940s Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Beauty in a Dream - Original lithograph, Handsigned and Numbered /100
Located in Paris, IDF
Alain BONNEFOIT Beauty in a Dream, 1975 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 100 On vellum 38 x 55 cm (c. 15 x 22 inch) Excellent condition
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1970s Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Historic invitation to mid century book launch of "In the Bottom of My Garden"
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Extremely rare, early hand made invitation to book launch of "In the Bottom of My Garden" Serendipity 3, 1958 Offset lithograph invitation designed by Warhol on thin pape...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Nude Prints

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Paper, Offset

Matisse, Baigneuse dans les Roseaux (Duthuit 139), Verve: Revue (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Li...
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1950s Modern Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Nu au Bas Noir, Aquatint Etching by Rene Couturier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nu au Bas Noir Rene Couturier, French (1933) Date: 1979 Aquatint Etching on Arches, signed in pencil Edition of 110, PP Image Size: 24 x 17.5 inches Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
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1970s Modern Nude Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Dufza - Paris - Quai de la Tournelle - Original Handsigned Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Dufza - Paris - Quai de la Tournelle - Original Handsigned Etching Circa 1940 Handsigned in pencil Dimensions: 20 x 25 cm Unumbered as issued
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1940s Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

Crazy Horse no.6 - Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Screen Print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 68/90. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Screen

Standing Nude - Original Woodcut On Rigid Paper- 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Nude is a original artwork realized in 1976 by the Spanish artist José A.Benasalvas. Original Woodcut on rigid paper. Edition of 25 prints. Hand-signed by the artist on t...
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1970s Modern Nude Prints

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Woodcut

Tomato Catsup, A.C. Annie, Lola Cola, Tobacco Red
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Four prints by Mel Ramos. “Tomato Catsup, A.C. Annie, Lola Cola,” and “Tobacco Red” are pop art, offset lithographs in a palette of yellows, orange, and pink by the playful Mel Ramos. The artwork is signed in pencil in the lower right of each print, “Mel Ramos 72.” Framed dimensions are 37 x 31 5/8 x 1 7/8 inches each. Mel Ramos is a California based Pop artist best known for his paintings of superheroes and female nudes, including Marilyn Monroe and Scarlet Johansson, with pop culture imagery. Many of his subjects emerge from Chiquita bananas...
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1970s Pop Art Nude Prints

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Lithograph

"Syrens No1" Black & White Photography 24 x 36 in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Syrens No1" Black & White Photography 24 x 36 in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 24" x 36" inch Editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Nude Prints

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Rag Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink

Three Whorehouses - Lithograph by Luc-Albert Moreau - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Three Whorehouses is a Lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by Luc Albert Moreau. The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (48.5x32.5 cm). Han...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Demon, rising sun - XX century, Mixed media print, Figurative, Nude
Located in Warsaw, PL
JACEK SOWICKI (born in 1948) He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and graduated from the Academy Of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1973. In 1984-89 he run the graphics atelier at...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Nude Prints

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Paper, Mixed Media

Nus Bleus VII, from 1958 The Last Works of Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Title: Nus Bleus VII Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Medium: Lithograph Year: 1958 Edition: 2000 Frame Size: 22" x 18" Sheet Size: 14" x 10 ...
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1950s Nude Prints

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Lithograph

The Suffering Folk - Original Etching by Louis Jou - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Suffering Folk is an original etching realized by Louis Jou in the Early 20th Century. Applied on a Passpartout by gluing: 47 x 63 cm. Hand-Signed, Numbered. Edition, 14/40. Good conditions. Louis Jou (Gracia, 1882 - Baux, 1968), the twentieth-century etcher and wood engraver, was a prolific illustrator of a large number of books in France, authored by big names like Andre Gide...
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1920s Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

Peace /// Mel Ramos Figurative Woman Nude Pop Art Typography Lithograph Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Mel Ramos (American, 1935-2018) Title: "Peace" *Unsigned edition Year: 1970 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph on light smooth wove paper Limited edition: 50, (there was also...
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1970s Pop Art Nude Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Erotic Scene - Lithograph by Albert Marquet - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a beautiful lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized in the 1920s by Albert Marquet (Bordeaux, 1875 - Paris,1947). Monogrammed on the plate on the lower margin. ...
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1920s Modern Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Davidoff - Hav A Havana IV, Nude Print by Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos Title: Davidoff - Hav A Havana IV Year: 2001 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 44/199 Paper Size: 34 x 36 inches Frame: 39.75 x 39 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Dancers and Actresses Before the Show - Original Etching Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Alméry Lobel-Riche Dancers and Actresses Before the Show Handsigned original engraving Signature printed in the plate Numbered /12 On parchment 31 x 22.5 cm (c. 12.2 x 8.9 inches) ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Nude With Raised Arm" Collotype plate IX
Located in Chicago, IL
Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA “ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his masterful...
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1910s Vienna Secession Nude Prints

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Paper

Summer : Nude with a Fan - Original woodcut, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul VERA Summer : Nude with a Fan, 1922 Original woodcut Handsigned in pencil Numbered /154 On vellum 32.5 x 25.5 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) Bears the blind stamp ...
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1920s Art Deco Nude Prints

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Woodcut

Nude 2 - 21 Century, Contemporary Figurative Etching Print, Female
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARTA WAKUŁA-MAC: Master of Arts in Fine Art Education- Diploma in Fine Art Printmaking at the Institute of Art, Pedagogical University, Krakow, 2003. Member of Graphic Studio Dubl...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Paper, Etching

Untitled (Mirror)
Located in Columbia, MO
Untitled (Mirror) 1976 Serigraph Ed. Edition of 175 25.75 x 20.5 inches
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1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Screen

Passages I, Lithograph by John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Passages I John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1981 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 275 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Sacred Heart, by Sonia Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. This print is currently on display at the inaugural exhibition at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture. Sonia Romero is a fu...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Screen

Bath, Lithograph by John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bath John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: circa 1976 Lithograph, Signed in Pencil Edition of 275 Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm)
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1970s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Lithograph

"The Courage of Beauty" Photography 47" x 35" in Edition of 3 by Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Courage of Beauty" Photography 47" x 35" in Edition of 3 by Lukas Dvorak Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper 2024 Ships rolled in a tube ABOUT THE ARTIST Lukas Dvorak is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Prints

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Archival Paper, Pigment

Study of an Old Woman- Vintage Colotype Print After G. Klimt - 1919
Located in Roma, IT
Study of an old woman - Plate 25 is the last collotype from “ Gustav Klimt : Fünfundzwanzig Handzeichnungen” , a limited-edition collection of 25 monochrome and two-color collotype...
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1910s Modern Nude Prints

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Black and White

Seated Nude Figure in Red & Blue
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude in Blue, a collotype figure study by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Unframed. Signed "PP" on verso. Image: 8.5"H x 8"W. Patricia Pearce was a California artist and art...
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1980s Expressionist Nude Prints

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Ink, Color

Andy Warhol Studies for a Boy Book (1950s Warhol illustrated announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Studies for a Boy Book 1956: A rare sought-after, 1950s Andy Warhol designed poster invitation published on the occasion of: Warhol's 'Studies for a Boy Book', held at the Bodley Gallery and Bookshop Feb. 14 - March 3, 1956. A rare early Warhol collectible that seldom comes to market. Not to be passed upon. Medium: Offset lithograph on wove paper. Framed in glass. Dimensions: 15.75 x 13.5 inches (40 x 34.3 cm). Framed dimensions: 24h x 26w inches. Good overall vintage condition; fold-lines as originally issued; Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Rare. With the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Authorization ink-stamps on the reverse; initialed 'T.J.H.' by Timothy J. Hunt of the Andy Warhol Foundation and annotated 'XX-07.16' and 'PM19.0242' in pencil on the reverse. Provenance: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York Susan Sheehan Gallery, New York Private Collection, New York Further Background: "In the 1950's Warhol self-published a large series of artist’s books & hold parties at Serendipity 3, a restaurant and ice cream parlor on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where his friends would help him hand color his books. In 1956, he presented a solo exhibition at the Bodley Gallery called Studies for a Boy Book. These sketchbook drawings of portraits of young men and erotic portrayals of male nudes contrasted with the work of other contemporary gay artists, such as Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, who considered Warhol 'too swish.' (source: The Andy Warhol Museum) Collections: The Art Institute of Chicago Further background: Warhol’s career began as a commercial illustrator on New York’s Madison Avenue in 1949, during the massive post-war economic boom. His arrival additionally coincided with an extensive change in the motivations and strategies behind advertising, utilizing applied psychology to influence American consumers to purchase products. This stint as an ad man would further his Pop interest in cultural commercialization and start his artistic career; thus began the first chapter of Warhol’s oeuvre, dominated by charming and light-handed ink drawings. As a master of line and contour, Warhol’s consistent and unique drawings and designs piqued the interest of his clients, earning him commissions and collaborations with some of the biggest brands of the day: Tiffany & Co., Columbia Records, and Vogue, to name a few. Though stylistically different from the Pop, these early drawings offer a glimpse at an artist well on his way to establishing an art movement that would change the way the world conceived of contemporary art and its connection to pop culture, morphing from his early successes in the commercial art scene. The simple yet sophisticated line drawings contain... his favorite things: cherubs, shoes, cats, and often young men. Across these drawings and hand-colored prints, we see Warhol as a compulsive creator, documenting life and fantasy with the stark clarity of ink on paper." (source: Phillips) _ Obsessed with celebrity, consumer culture, and mechanical reproduction, Pop Art king, Andy Warhol created some of the 20th century’s most iconic images. Warhol was widely influenced by popular & consumer culture, with this being evident in some of his most famous works: 32 Campbell's soup cans, Brillo pad box sculptures, and portraits of Marilyn Monroe & Mick Jagger, for example. Rejecting the standard painting and sculpting modes of his era, Warhol embraced silk-screen printmaking to achieve his characteristic hard edges and flat areas of color. The artist mentored Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and continues to influence contemporary art around the world: His most bold successors include Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, and Jeff Koons. Warhol has been the subject of exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, and Centre Pompidou, among other institutions. Related Categories 1950s Andy Warhol. Vintage Andy Warhol. Mid century modern. Pop Art. Andy Warhol advertising...
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1960s Pop Art Nude Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Two Girls, Lying Entwined" Collotype plate VIII
Located in Chicago, IL
Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA “ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his masterful...
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1910s Vienna Secession Nude Prints

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Paper

Le Dormeur, Framed Collotype and Pochoir by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Between the years of 1946 and 1956, Pablo Picasso pulled concepts from his earlier creations, a series of drawings and watercolor, in order to form Faune a La Diaule, 1956. Pablo Picasso chose pochoir -- a printing technique that produces refined, crisp lines and brilliant colors -- as a favorite for Femmes et Faunes. Picasso’s authorization for the reproduction of these prints is demonstrated by the fact that the paper of each print is impressed with a watermark reading, “Ceci est une reproduction Picasso”, together with the artist’s signature. Without the inclusion of the watermark, you could be forgiven for believing that you were holding an original Picasso drawing. Le Dormeur...
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1950s Nude Prints

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Stencil

Banana Split
Located in Wien, 9
Nobody depicted Americana quite like Mel Ramos: he is at once insolent and ecstatic in the face of this raging consumerist culture. He synthetizes artefacts with nubile women that pr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Screen

Henri Matisse (after) Baigneuse Dans Les Roseaux
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Title: Baigneuse Dans Les Roseaux Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Medium: Lithograph Year: 1958 Edition: 2000 Frame Size: 21 1/2" x 26" Shee...
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1950s Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Marine Mountains - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau - Marine Mountains - Original Lithograph Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 200 In Rives From: COCTEAU. — VERDET (André). Montagnes marines. S. l. (Paris), Les Messagers du...
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1960s Modern Nude Prints

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Lithograph

"Twisted Words" Nude Photography 35" x 25" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Twisted Words" Nude Photography 35" x 25" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin fin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Nude Prints

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

German Surrealist Hans Bellmer Etching Engraving Print Cecile Reims Surrealism
Located in Surfside, FL
After Hans Bellmer (German, 1902-1975) Surrealist engraving, etching after drawings from a 1942 notebook, engraved in 1974-75 by Cecile Reims Printed by L'Atelier de Chalcographie du Louvre, Paris, Having printed monogram lower left in plate, pencil notations and #7/10 and 'Musee du Louvre' blindstamp verso Dimensions: Sheet 11 X 7.5, Plate size 6.5 X 4 Hans Bellmer ( 1902 – 1975) was a Polish born German artist, best known for his drawings, etchings that illustrates the 1940 edition of Histoire de l’œil, and the life-sized female sculpture mannequin dolls he produced in the mid-1930s. Historians of art and photography also consider him a Surrealist photographer. Bellmer was born in the city of Kattowitz, then part of the German Empire (now Katowice, Poland). Up until 1926, he worked as a draftsman for his own advertising company. Bellmer is most famous for the creation of a series of dolls as well as photographs of them. He was influenced in his choice of art form in part by reading the published letters of Oskar Kokoschka (Der Fetisch, 1925) and Surrealism. Bellmer's puppet doll project is also said to have been catalysed by a series of events in his personal life. Hans Bellmer takes credit for provoking a physical crisis in his father and brings his own artistic creativity into association with childhood insubordination and resentment toward a severe and humorless paternal authority. Perhaps this is one reason for the nearly universal, unquestioning acceptance in the literature of Bellmer's promotion of his art as a struggle against his father, the police, and ultimately, fascism and the state. Events of his personal life also including meeting a beautiful teenage cousin in 1932 (and perhaps other unattainable beauties), attending a performance of Jacques Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann (in which a man falls tragically in love with an automaton), and receiving a box of his old toys. After these events, he began to actually construct his first dolls. In his works, Bellmer explicitly sexualized the doll as a young girl (his work bears connection to the works of Bathus). Hirschfeld has claimed (without further argumentation) that Bellmer initiated his doll project to oppose the fascism of the Nazi Party by declaring that he would make no work that would support the new German state. Represented by mutated forms and unconventional poses, his dolls (according to this view) were directed specifically at the cult of the perfect body then prominent in Germany. He visited Paris in 1935 and made contacts there, such as Paul Éluard, but returned to Berlin because his wife Margarete was dying of tuberculosis. He was part of the circle of Surrealist luminaries such as Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, André Masson, René Magritte, Alberto Giacometti and Salvador Dali as well as women artists—such as Frida Kahlo, Dorothea Tanning and Leonora Carrington. Bellmer produced the first doll in Berlin in 1933. Long since lost, the assemblage can nevertheless be correctly described thanks to approximately two dozen photographs Bellmer took at the time of its construction. Standing about fifty-six inches tall, the doll consisted of a modeled torso made of flax fiber, glue, and plaster; a mask-like head of the same material with glass eyes and a long, unkempt wig; and a pair of legs made from broomsticks or dowel rods. One of these legs terminated in a wooden, club-like foot; the other was encased in a more naturalistic plaster shell, jointed at the knee and ankle. As the project progressed, Bellmer made a second set of hollow plaster legs, with wooden ball joints for the doll's hips and knees. There were no arms to the first sculpture, but Bellmer did fashion or find a single wooden hand, which appears among the assortment of doll parts the artist documented in an untitled photograph of 1934, as well as in several photographs of later work. Bellmer's 1934 anonymous book, The Doll (Die Puppe), produced and published privately in Germany, contains 10 black-and-white photographs of Bellmer's first doll arranged in a series of "tableaux vivants" (living pictures). The book was not credited to him, as he worked in isolation, and his photographs remained almost unknown in Germany. Yet Bellmer's work was eventually declared "degenerate" (entartete kunst) by the Nazi Party, and he was forced to flee Germany to France in 1938, where Bellmer's work was welcomed by the Surrealists around Andre Breton. He aided the French Resistance during the war by making fake passports. He was imprisoned in the Camp des Milles prison at Aix-en-Provence, a brickworks camp for German nationals, from September 1939 until the end of the Phoney War in May 1940. After the war, Bellmer lived the rest of his life in Paris. Bellmer gave up doll-making and spent the following decades creating erotic drawings, etchings, sexually explicit photographs, paintings, and prints of pubescent girls. In 1954, he met Unica Zürn...
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20th Century Nude Prints

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Etching

Women, from One Cent Life
By Alfred Leslie
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alfred Leslie Title: Women, from One Cent Life Series: One Cent Life Year: 1964 Medium: Lithograph Initialled in Plate, lower right Dimensions: 1...
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1960s Pop Art Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Pink Lady X, Block Print on Paper, Hot Pink Woman Portrait, Nude Figure
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Pink Lady X" (2019) by SarahGrace Archival ink on archival paper, block print; woman, nude, figurative portrait, hot pink pigment Hand-signed by artist Certificate of Authenticity I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Screen

Dressed in black - Original Etching Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Alméry Lobel-Riche Dressed in black Original engraving Handsigned in pencil Numbered /12 On parchment 31 x 22.5 cm (c. 12.2 x 8.9 inches) Excellent condition
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Shunga - Woodcut attr. Keisai Eisen - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut shunga print attributed to Keisai Eisen and realized in the early 19th century. Good condition except for some signs of time.
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Mid-19th Century Modern Nude Prints

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Woodcut

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