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Afternoon Tea
By Hua Chen
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Hua Chen captured the ethereal beauty of this woman sitting down for an afternoon cup of tea.
This piece is a limited edition, embellished giclee, numbered 155/300 and signed by the...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Nude Prints
Materials
Giclée
Omphalopagus monster, an orphan from Saint Wanderer's Hospital, tinted print
Located in London, GB
© Katie Eleanor, VIII. "Omphalopagus monster, an orphan"
Series: Saint Wanderer's Hospital, 2015
Archival Pigment Print of the hand Coloured Photograph on cotton fine art paper, custom framed
7 1/2 × 5 7/10 in
19 × 14.5 cm (unframed print)
35 x 30.5 cm (Framed : Museum mount-board, antireflective art glass in hardwood custom frame)
Edition of 15
Framed or Unframed option available - please enquire
'Saint Wanderer’s Hospital' series depicts a fictional tale birthed from the artist’s inherent need to find splendour in the idea of sickness.
Rooted first from her own words, Katie used the idea of illustrating as a form of personal art therapy by immersing herself in the realm of the otherworldly characters. Every aspect of each scene was created by Katie alone, from building and designing the sets to printing and hand-colouring the final images. In this act, over the year long course of the projects creation, the artist managed to make certain turmoil in her personal life bearable.
In the world of the hospital, the artist adapts the role of medical photographer – creating accurate portraits of each character’s condition as a record for the hospitals future use.
The final series comprises of 8 ‘specimen...
Category
2010s Medieval Nude Photography
Materials
Cotton, Cotton Canvas, Watercolor, Archival Pigment
Tracey Emin, Tattoo, Photocopies on Paper, 2001
By Tracey Emin
Located in London, GB
Tracey Emin, Tattoo, Offset Lithograph on Paper, 2001
Colour photocopies on A4 paper, from a limited edition of 200 (No. 129).
Hand signed and numbered in pencil by the artist, rect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Young British Artists (YBA) Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Ballet Story, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Ballet Story
Year: 1981
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 165
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5 inches
Paper Size: 30 in. x 22.5 in. (76.2 cm...
Category
1980s Pop Art Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Planche #51, Mother and Child Reading
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Henri Matisse's Planche 51 from the 1920 portfolio Cinquante Dessins features a tender scene of two female figures: an older woman standing to the left and a young girl with long hai...
Category
1920s Impressionist Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Velasquez Vision, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos
Title: Velazquez Vision
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 245/250
Image Size: 16 x 23 inches
Paper Size: 19.25 x 27 inches
Fr...
Category
1970s Pop Art Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Henry Moore, "Reclining Figure, " original etching, hand signed
By Henry Moore
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Henry Moore
Reclining Figure
Original etching in sepia, hand signed
1979
Image size: 12 5/8 x 15 7/8 inches
Framed Dimensions: 25 x 25 inches
Numbered 32/50 from the edition of 50 on...
Category
1970s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Seated Figure (framed hand signed etching)
By Henry Moore
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching on paper. Hand signed lower right by Henry Moore. Hand numbered 49/50 lower left. Sheet size 18.5 x 15 inches. Image size 8.625 x 6.5 inches. Frame size: approx. 24 x 2...
Category
1970s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Standing Woman, Modern Nude Etching by Andre Minaux
By Andre Minaux
Located in Long Island City, NY
Standing Woman
Andre Minaux, French (1923–1986)
Etching, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of EA 8/10
Image Size: 17.5 x 15.25 inches
Frame Size: 29.7...
Category
1970s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
GARCON ET DORMEUSE A LA CHANDELLE (BLOCH 226)
Located in Aventura, FL
Plate 26 from La Suite Vollard. Bloch 226. Baer 440. Etching, engraving and aquatint, on Montval paper. Signed in pencil, from the edition of 260 (there was also an edition of 50 wit...
Category
1930s Cubist Nude Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Paper, Engraving
Girl, 4 from Europäische Graphik VI, Black and White Lithograph Print, 1968-9
By Reg Butler
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Girl, 4 from Europäische Graphik VI, Lithograph on Arches Paper (Unframed) Painting by Reg Butler, 1968-9
Additional information:
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper (unframed)
54 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Reclining Woman on Sea Shore (framed hand signed lithograph)
By Henry Moore
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Rives paper. Hand signed lower right by Henry Moore. Hand numbered XV/XV lower left, one of 15 artist's proofs, aside from the edition of 50. Sheet size 2...
Category
1970s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Coda" archival print, oil paint and mixed media work encased in resin
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Coda" by artist Raphael Mazzucco. Archival print of nude woman floating in water with oil paint and mixed media encased in beautifully aged resin in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Color
Yin Yang (woodcut, hand-pulled print, black and white, figurative, patterned BG)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer
Yin Yang
Woodcut on paper
Year: 1990
Size: 33x23x0.35in
Signed, dated and inscribed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1661
Framed artist proof woodcut print of male and...
Category
1990s Feminist Nude Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Nude original Lithograph EA by Alain Bonnefoit
Located in Pasadena, CA
Original Lithographe EA (Epreuve d'Artiste ) Alain Bonnefoit’s trademark female nudes reflect both Western and Eastern art historical influences. A painter, engraver, and sculptor, B...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le Jarre I, from 1958 The Last Works of Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after)
Title: Le Jarre I
Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1958
Edition: 2000
Frame Size: 20 1/2" x 15 1/4"
Sheet Size: 14" x...
Category
1950s Abstract Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Contemporary lenticular photography - Ana D. & Noora K. - Nude portrait
Located in Paris, France
"Moveo Lucidum", 2019
Lenticular photography
The duo finds its expression through lenticular photography in their series « Spinning Nature ». Lenticular photography, like a hologra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Lenticular
Paradise
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall
Title: Paradise
Portfolio: Drawings for the Bible
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1960
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 22 3/4" x 18 3/4"
Sheet Size: 14 3/8" x 10 1/4"
I...
Category
1960s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Contemporary lenticular photography - Ana D. & Noora K. - Nude portrait
Located in Paris, France
"Not clear at all", 2019
Lenticular photography
The duo Ana D. & Noora K. finds its expression through lenticular photography in their series « Spinning Nature ». Lenticular photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Lenticular
Resting Nude Lithograph
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Resting Nude, limited edition color litho. 450/475, pencil signed
11"x14" framed 19.5x23.5x1
Itzchak Tarkay was born in 1935 in Subotica, on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. In 1944, ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Annette"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Annette" is a black and white lithograph after Alberto Giacometti, published in Derriere le Miroir. It depicts the bust of a nude woman in scratchy lines. Annette was Alberto's wife and frequently modeled for his sculptures and drawings.
10" x 7 1/4" art
21 1/4" x 18 5/8" frame
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) was born in Borgonovo, a Swiss municipality, to the post-impressionist painter Giovanni Giacometti.
In 1922 he moved to Paris to study under the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, an associate of Auguste Rodin. It was there that Giacometti experimented with cubism and surrealism and came to be regarded as one of the leading surrealist sculptors. Among his associates were Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Bror Hjorth and Balthus.
Between 1936 and 1940, Giacometti concentrated his sculpting on the human head, focusing on the sitter's gaze. He preferred models he was close to, his sister and the artist Isabel Rawsthorne (then known as Isabel Delmer). This was followed by a unique artistic phase in which his statues of Isabel became stretched out; her limbs elongated. Obsessed with creating his sculptures exactly as he envisaged through his unique view of reality, he often carved until they were as thin as nails and reduced to the size of a pack of cigarettes, much to his consternation. A friend of his once said that if Giacometti decided to sculpt you, "he would make your head look like the blade of a knife." After his marriage to Annette Arm in 1946 his tiny sculptures became larger, but the larger they grew, the thinner they became. Giacometti said that the final result represented the sensation he felt when he looked at a woman.
In 1962, Giacometti was awarded the grand prize for sculpture at the Venice Biennale, and the award brought with it worldwide fame. Even when he had achieved popularity and his work was in demand, he still reworked models, often destroying them or setting them aside to be returned to years later. The prints produced by Giacometti are often overlooked but the catalogue raisonné, Giacometti - The Complete Graphics and 15 Drawings by Herbert Lust (Tudor 1970), comments on their impact and gives details of the number of copies of each print. Some of his most important images were in editions of only 30 and many were described as rare in 1970.
In his later years Giacometti's works were shown in a number of large exhibitions throughout Europe. Riding a wave of international popularity, and despite his declining health, he travelled to the United States in 1965 for an exhibition of his works at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. As his last work he prepared the text for the book Paris sans fin...
Category
1970s Minimalist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Nude Female Figure Baby Family 1910's Black and White Original Lithograph Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Three Seated Figures- Women (Frauen)" is an original lithograph from the "South Sea (Sudsee)" series by Max Pechstein. This lithograph depicts th...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Nude - Etching by Enotrio Pugliese - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an Etching realized by Enotrio Pugliese in 1963.
Limited edition of 10 copies numbered and signed by the artist.
Good condition on a white cardboard.
Enotrio Pugliese (May...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Nude - Monotype by Louis-Albert Demangeon - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a Monotype print realized by Louis-Albert Demangeon in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed
In Good condition.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Monotype
"The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes" 39x28" Framed limited edition of only 10
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo is one of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists whose work is collected by Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Alice Cooper among others. Ceravolo has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media.
This new very limited edition print is limited to only 10 images. This work is numbered 1/ 10. The art is titled "The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink
Nu renversé près d'une table Louis XV
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
Nu renversé près d'une table Louis XV
1929
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50
Paper size: 66 x 50 cms (26 x 19 7/8 ins)
Image size: 55.9 x 46 cms (22 x 18...
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Woman nude - Etching by Patrizio Mercuri - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Nude is an original etching realized by Patrizio Mercuri in the 1970s.
Black and white etching.
Hand signed on the lower right margin.
Number...
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Yasumasa Morimura Cibachrome Print
By Yasumasa Morimura
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Work is titled BLUE PISSOIR. Certificate of Documentation to reverse states: “This work was donated by the artist, courtesy of Luhring Augustine Gallery, to benefit Housing Works...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
C Print
HOMAGE TO PICASSO
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching on paper. Hand signed and numbered by Peter Max. From the edition of 99. Frame size approx 27 x 24 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love to do. I love color, I love painting, I love shapes...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Ajito (Self Portrait)
Located in New York, NY
As a New York based photographer, Spencer Nichols negotiates the balance between traditional and contemporary ideals. Born in Denver, Colorado (1998), and then raised in San Diego, C...
Category
2010s Nude Prints
Materials
Powder Coating, Screen
Ajito (Self Portrait)
Located in New York, NY
As a New York based photographer, Spencer Nichols negotiates the balance between traditional and contemporary ideals. Born in Denver, Colorado (1998), and then raised in San Diego, C...
Category
2010s Portrait Prints
Materials
Powder Coating, Screen
Ajito (Self Portrait)
Located in New York, NY
As a New York based photographer, Spencer Nichols negotiates the balance between traditional and contemporary ideals. Born in Denver, Colorado (1998), and then raised in San Diego, C...
Category
2010s Nude Prints
Materials
Powder Coating, Screen
"Land of the Sun" archival print and mixed media encased in resin by Mazzucco
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Land of the Sun" by artist Raphael Mazzucco. Archival print with mixed media, including a dreamcatcher, encased in beautifully aged resin. Depicts a nude female model with butterfl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Color
No title (No 24) Photography 32 x 32 inch Edition of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 24) Photography 32 x 32 inch Edition of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2016
Photography
Limited Edition of 25
Picture size:
Height: 32" inch
Width: 32...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Pigment
Leda and the Swan No. 10, Framed Minimalist Nude Lithograph by Reuben Nakian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Reuben Nakian
Title: Leda and the Swan - 10
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil
Edition: BAT
Image Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm)
Frame Size: 32...
Category
1970s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Girl on Gold - Limited Edition, Figurative, Contemporary, semi-nude, feminine
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Girl on Gold is a limited edition lithograph, based on an oil painting by Charlie Mackesy. The edition is limited to 120 and have been signed by Mackesy in Pencil. The elegance and femininity depicted in this image captures a feminine nature and emits beauty in the human form and a warmth with its golden hues.
"I am cautious to explain what I think the work is saying for fear of taking away from you something you have seen and I have not. I could conclude by saying that life is precious and faith is a journey and sometimes art can give a small glimpse of these moments seen, and unseen. I think GK...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"La Russe" eglomise from the famous "Sensuality" Series by Vladimir Clavijo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In this project, Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev draws a line between sensuality and explicit sexuality in depicting a woman's body. Modern photography offers two main approaches to the subject: a provocative sexuality and an impassive perception of a plastic form. As a matter of fact, aggressive approaches are increasingly predominant in taking photos of a naked body. For example, paparazzi are keen to shoot women with a candid camera in bed, bathrooms, etc.
Characteristically, Vladimir rejects using bright colors and deliberately limits himself in methods of expression. All the characters are shot sitting back to the viewer, and the sensual message is conveyed through fine outlines, plasticity of a woman's body and definite parts of the background.
In the Film Divas project, the portraits are given in the form of a definite film symbol, while Sensuality is a sort of a poster imbued with sensuality. In his portraits Vladimir uses still life elements, which are helpful in revealing the objects: a woman's back, a child sitting next to her, flowers, a hand with a string of pearls on an opened book, a branch of winter berries against the background of home-made open-work fabric.
Sensuality presents expressive and vivid images of young women. In their midst you can see a girl in a carnival mask with expensive rings...
Category
Early 2000s Romantic Nude Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
GOLD AND SILK
Located in Aventura, FL
Rare lithograph in colors on Japon paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Sheet size: 21 x 26 inches. Image size: 14 x 20 inches. Frame size approx 27 x 32 inches. Editio...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Woman with Black Swans by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Monotype
Located in London, GB
Woman with Black Swans by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961)
Monotype
26.4 x 19.5 cm (10 ³/₈ x 7 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, Manzana
Executed circa 1908
Artist biography:
Like...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Animal Prints
Materials
Monotype
Allen Jones 1984 "High Society" Lithograph 43/45
By Allen Jones
Located in Berlin, DE
Original lithograph. Allen Jones "High Society".
From first owner. Numbered and signed.
Dimensions including original frame.
Category
1980s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Nude by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Monotype
Located in London, GB
Nude by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952)
Monotype
63.5 x 46 cm (25 x 18 ⅛ inches)
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo
Female nudes are often considered amo...
Category
20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Monotype
Study of a Monument
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Claes Oldenberg (1929-2022) is a Swedish-born American artist, renowned for his contribution to Pop art by way of his iconic soft sculptures and public installations.
In 1962, Olden...
Category
1970s Pop Art Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Antonia - Limited Edition, Figurative, Contemporary, semi-nude, female, feminine
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Antonia is a limited edition lithograph, based on a black pastel drawing, by Charlie Mackesy. The edition is limited to 150 and have been signed by Mac...
Category
Early 2000s Feminist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (After Ophelia)
Located in London, GB
Lithograph printed in colours, 2020, on wove paper, signed and numbered from the edition of 50, published by Tate, London, 87 x 38 cm. (34¼ x 15 in.)
South-African born, London based artist Lisa Brice...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salomé from La Suite des Saltimbanques, Modern Etching by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
This black and white composition by Pablo Picasso is part of the Suite des Saltimbanques series of works from 1905. Prepared by the artist early in his career, the work demonstrates ...
Category
Early 1900s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Etching, Drypoint
Courtisane au lit avec un visiteur (Bloch 1553), Modern Etching by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
This captivating portrait by Pablo Picasso features an artist in the foreground rendered in profile while a nude model reclines against a bed with her leg crossed over her knee and h...
Category
1960s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Modele et Grande Sculpture de Dos (Bloch 186), Modern Etching by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Standing before the large nude sculpture, the model admires the statue before her in this work by Pablo Picasso. Nude like herself, the model's presence in the studio creates a balan...
Category
1930s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Curriculum Vitae
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Norman Clive Catherine, born in September 1949 in East London, South Africa, is a renowned artist celebrated for his unique blend of dark humour and surrealism. He began his artistic...
Category
1990s Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Social Climber, intaglio and mezzotint portrait on paper by Lisa Yuskavage, 90s
By Lisa Yuskavage
Located in New York, NY
Social Climber, intaglio and mezzotint portrait on paper by Lisa Yuskavage, 90s - female nude stylized
Social Climber
1996-1998
Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil, recto
Intag...
Category
1990s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Mezzotint, Intaglio
Untitled (from Most Definitely Not Profile Ladies series)
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Sandra Payne
Untitled (from Most Definitely Not Profile Ladies series), 1986; 2022
Digital fine art pigment on archival paper
Framed Dimensions: 24.5 x 22.25 inches (62.2 x 56.5 cm)...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
"Mais O Belle Dionee" from the suite "lArt d'Aimer d'Ovide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, "Mais O Belle Dionee" from the suite, "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide" 1976. is an original wood engraving on Japan nacre paper by artist Salvador Dali 1904-1989. It is...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Phobeus , ce Dieu Couronne de Lauriers" from the suite "l'Art d'Aime d'Ovide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, "Phobeus, ce Dieu Couronne de Lauriers" from the suite, "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide" 1976. is an original wood engraving on Japan nacre paper by artist Salvador Dal...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Woodcut
La Negra (The Black Woman)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "La Negra (The Black Woman)" from the suite "The Mujeres File" 1969 is an original colors lithograph on B.F.K. Rives paper by renown Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, 1899-1991. It is hand signed and numbered 150/150 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 26.85 x 21.25 inches, sheet size is 29.5 x 22.15 inches, framed size is 42 x 35 inches. Published by Touchtone Publisher, New York, printed by Ateliers Desjobert, Paris. Referenced and pictured in the artist's catalogue raisonne by Pereda, plate #109 page 107. Custom framed in a wooden silver frame, with silver spacer and fabric matting. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
A native of Oaxaca in Southern Mexico, Rufino Tamayo's father was a shoemaker, and his mother a seamstress. Some accounts state that he was descended from Zapotec Indians, but he was actually 'mestizo' - of mixed indigenous/European ancestry. (Santa Barbara Museum of Art). He began painting at age 11. Orphaned at the age of 12, Tamayo moved to Mexico City, where he was raised by his maternal aunt who owned a wholesale fruit business.
In 1917, he entered the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts, but left soon after to pursue independent study. Four years later, Tamayo was appointed the head designer of the department of ethnographic drawings at the National Museum of Archaeology in Mexico City. There he was surrounded by pre-Colombian objects, an aesthetic inspiration that would play a pivotal role in his life. In his own work, Tamayo integrated the forms and tones of pre-Columbian ceramics into his early still lives and portraits of Mexican men and women.
In the early 1920s he also taught art classes in Mexico City's public schools. Despite his involvement in Mexican history, he did not subscribe to the idea of art as nationalistic propaganda. Modern Mexican art at that time was dominated by 'The Three Great Ones' : Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueros, but Tamayo began to be noted as someone 'new' and different' for his blending of the aesthetics of post Revolutionary Mexico with the vanguard artists of Europe and the United States.
After the Mexican Revolution, he focused on creating his own identity in his work, expressing what he thought was the traditional Mexico, and refusing to follow the political trends of his contemporary artists. This caused some to see him as a 'traitor' to the political cause, and he felt it difficult to freely express himself in his art. As a result, he decided to leave Mexico in 1926 and move to New York, along with his friend, the composer Carlos Chavez. The first exhibition of Tamayo's work in the United States was held at the Weyhe Gallery, New York, in that same year. The show was successful, and Tamayo was praised for his 'authentic' status as a Mexican of 'indigenous heritage', and for his internationally appealing Modernist aesthetic. (Santa Barbara Museum of Art).
Throughout the late thirties and early forties New York's Valentine Gallery gave him shows. For nine years, beginning in 1938, he taught at the Dalton School in New York.
In 1929, some health problems led him to return to Mexico for treatment. While there he took a series of teaching jobs. During this period he became romantically involved with the artist Maria Izquierdo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Reflexion du Peintre sur la Vie (Reflection of the Painter on Life)
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Drypoint, 1967. 350x300 mm; 13 5/8x11 5/8 inches, full margins. With the artist's ink stamp signature, lower right, and numbered 38/50 in pencil, lower left. A very good impression. ...
Category
1960s Cubist Nude Prints
Materials
Drypoint