1970s Prints and Multiples

On deckle edged watermarked Arches French paper with publishers embossed blindstamp. hand signed in pencil, dated and numbered. the edition size is 175. there are three states of the same image image each with increasing detail and color. This auction is just for the one shown in the photos. Josef Alan Levi (1938) is an American artist whose works range over a number of different styles, but which are unified by certain themes consistently present among them. Josef Levi began his artistic career in the 1960s and early '70s, producing highly abstract and very modernist pieces: these employing exotic materials such as light fixtures and metallic parts. By 1975, Levy had transitioned to painting and drawing still lifes. At first these were, traditionally, of mundane subjects. Later, he would depict images from art history, including figures originally created by the Old Masters. Around 1980, he made another important shift, this time toward creating highly precise, though subtly altered reproductions of pairs of female faces which were originally produced by other artists. It is perhaps this work for which he is most well known. Since around 2000, Josef Levi has changed the style of his work yet again: now he works entirely with computers, using digital techniques to abstract greatly from art history, and also from other sources. Levi's works of art in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, NYC, the National Gallery of Art, and the Albright-Knox Museum, among many others. Levi's art has been featured on the cover of Harper's Magazine twice, once in June 1987, and once in May 1997. Josef Levi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959 from the University of Connecticut, where he majored in fine arts and minored in literature. From 1959 to 1960, he served to a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and from 1960 through 1967 he was in the U.S. Army Reserves. In 1966, he received the Purchase Award from the University of Illinois in 1966, and he was featured in New Talent U.S.A. by Art in America. He was an artist in residence at Appalachian State University in 1969, taught at Farleigh Dickenson University in 1971 and was a visiting professor of art at Pennsylvania State University in 1977. From 1975 to 2007, Levi resided in New York City. He now lives in an apartment in Rome, where he is able to paint with natural light as he was unable in New York. From 1959 to 1960, Josef took some courses of Howard McParlin Davis and Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University which initiated him into the techniques of reproducing the works of the Old Masters. His first works, created in the 1960s, were wood and stone sculptures of women. His first mature works were abstract pieces, constructed of electric lights and steel. In 1970, Levi's materials included fluorescent light bulbs, Rust-Oleum and perforated metal in addition to paint and canvas. By 1980, Josef Levi's art had transformed into a very specific form: a combination of reproductions of female faces which were originally depicted by other artists. The faces which he reproduces may be derived from either portraits or from small portions of much larger works; they are taken from paintings of the Old Masters, Japanese ukiyo-e, and 20th-century art. Artists from whom he has borrowed include: Vermeer, Rembrandt, Piero della Francesca, Botero, Matisse, Utamaro, Correggio, Da Vinci, Picasso, Chuck Close, Max Beckmann, Pisanello, Lichtenstein. The creation of these works is informed by Levi's knowledge and study of art history. Josef Levi's paintings from this period are drawn, then painted on fine linen canvas on wooden stretchers. The canvas is coated with twenty-five layers of gesso in order to produce a smooth surface on which to work. The drawing phase takes at least one month. Levi seals the drawing with acrylic varnish, and then he may apply layers of transparent acrylic in order to approximate the look of old paintings. After the last paint is applied, another layer of acrylic varnish is sprayed on to protect the work. Most of the figures in his contemporary pieces are not paired with any others. SELECTED COLLECTIONS MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, NY ALBRIGHT- KNOX GALLERY, BUFFALO, NY ALDRICH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, RIDGEFIELD, CT NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON, DC BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART, BROOKLYN, NY SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, WASHINGTON, DC CORCORAN GALLERY, WASHINGTON, DC UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ART...

Lithograph realized by Antonio Rizzo in 1970s ca.  Hand Signed. Edition of 75 pieces.

Portrait of Woman is a Lithograph realized by Franco Gentilini (Italian Painter, 1909-1981) in the 1970s. The state of preservation of the artwork is excellent. Hand-signed. Artis...

Joseph Grippi, American (1924 - 2001) - Canyon Series II, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 28 x 28 inches, Size: 34.5 ...

Tout Bas Cover is an original lithograph realized by Renzo Vespignani. Not signed. Titled on the center of the print. Good conditions. In this Artwork there is a written in green ...

Silbury Hill is a colored etching on paper, realized in 1976 by the English Pop artist Joe Tilson, and published by La Nuova Foglio, a publishing house of Macerata, as the dry-stamp ...

Home Movies - Wie du mir, so ich dir, USA 1979, Cast: Keith Gordon, Nancy Allen. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time ...

Untitled is a modern artwork realized by Paul Wunderlich ( Eberswalde, 1927 – Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols in, 2010) in 1970s. Mixed colored lithograph. Hand-signed on the lower right...

Limited edition of 50 prints, numbered and hand signed. Very good condition.

FACE TO FACE is an original hand drawn stone lithograph by the American abstract painter Knox Martin. Printed by hand from a lithography stone in rich black ink on archival Arches pr...

Signal 1 is a contemporary artwork realized by Leo Guida in 1970s Mixed colored ink and watercolor on paper. Hand signed, titled on the lower margin Includes frame: 63.5 x 49 cm ...

- Plate 118 from the Suite 156 - edition 48/50 - stamp signature - dated in the plate 17.5.71 - cat. raisonné Bloch 1973; cat. raisonné Baer 1982

Nude Woman is an original mixed media on cardboard artwork by Leo Guida in the XX century. The state of preservation is good except for some foxings. Sheet dimension: 35 x 50 ONn...

Joan Miró M.985 from " Les Pénaltiés de l'enfer ou les Nouvelles-Hébrides" 1974 Hand signed From a signed edition of 50, numbered EA/50 Mourlot 985 10.5 x 29.5 inches (Horizontal) *...

Dreaming is a fine black and white etching on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French artist Philippe Jullian (1919 – 1977). Representing a sitting young boy completely absorbe...

Apotheosis of the Hero is an original artwork realized in 1977 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original black and white etching on ivory-colored car...

Lebadang (aka Hoi), Vietnamese (1922 - 2015) - Floating Down the River. Year: circa 1975, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: E.A., Image Size: 21 x 16.5 inc...

Ostrich is an original lithograph realized by Alberto Mastroianni in the 1970s. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower in pencil. Edition of 150. Good conditi...

Seascape in Blue, Grey, Green and Purple Joseph Grippi, American (1924–2001) Date: 1974 Screenprint, signed and dated in pencil Image Size: 28 x 39 inches Size: 31.5 x 42 in. (80.01 ...

Dan Flavin Dan Flavin at Albright Knox Gallery (hand signed and inscribed to renowned curator) Offset Lithograph. Hand signed and inscribed by Dan Flavin 18 × 22 inches Provenance: Estate of artist and collector Rick Collar Unframed Uniquely inscribed and hand signed 1972 Dan Flavin exhibition poster from his Albright Knox exhibition. Dan Flavin hand signs and inscribes it to Paulus Hendrik Hefting, the curator of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. The inscription reads: "Best regards and best wishes to you especially in "diagrams and drawings". What Flavin is referring to is the important exhibition also in 1972, "Diagrams & Drawings" curated by Hefting, at the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller (Netherlands), which featured Carl Andre, Christo, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Michael Heizer, Don Judd, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson. An extremely rare signed poster with a unique inscription to a major European curator referencing an historic Minimalist exhibition in the early 1970s. We may not see the likes of something like this anytime soon! Dan Flavin Biography From 1963, when he conceived the diagonal of May 25, 1963 (to Constantin Brancusi), a single gold fluorescent lamp installed diagonally on the wall, until his death in 1996, Dan Flavin (1933-1996) produced a singularly consistent and prodigious body of work that utilized commercially available fluorescent lamps to create installations (or “situations,” as he preferred to call them) of light and color. Through these light constructions, Flavin was able to establish and redefine space. Flavin’s first solo exhibitions were held at the Judson Gallery in 1961 and the Green Gallery in 1964, both in New York. His first European exhibition was in 1966 at Galerie Rudolf Zwirner in Cologne, Germany; and in 1969, the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, organized his first major museum retrospective. His work was included in a number of key early exhibitions of Minimal art in the 1960s, among them Black, White, and Gray (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut, 1964); Primary Structures (The Jewish Museum, New York, 1966); and Minimal Art (Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1968). Flavin’s work would continue to be presented internationally over the course of the pursuant decades at venues including the St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri (1973); Kunsthalle Basel (1975); Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam (1975); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1986); and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1992), among others. A major museum retrospective devoted to Flavin’s work was organized, in cooperation with the Estate of Dan Flavin, by the Dia Art Foundation in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, where it was first on view in 2004. The exhibition traveled from 2005 to 2007 to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Hayward Gallery, London; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris...

Nude is an original etching on paper realized by Gian Paolo Berto, in 1974. Good conditions except for small cyaways on the top and bottom margins. Hand-signed and numbered, editio...

Untitled (Poem Flowers) Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: 1974 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 29/100 Size: 23.5 x 33.5 in. (59.69 x 85.09 cm)

The Trap of the Harvest (original title: "Le pig de la vending") is an original litograph realized after Aubrey Beardsley in 1970. Image Dimensions: 22 x 16 ...

"Homage to the Square - Portfolio 2, Folder 19, Image 2 " from the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 origi...

Lucio Saffaro - vintage poster is an original offset advertising of 1979. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. The artwork represents Artist's exhibition in Museo di C...

Tragic Composition is an Original etching realized in the 1980s Century by Nino Pedone. Hand-signed. Numbered, edition,25/70. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft...

Propaganda poster of OSPAAAL, the Organization of Solidarity with the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America, designed by Olivio Martinez. The poster depicts four men, on horseback, holding rifles and galloping towards the viewer, with the text "Unity of Arab Peoples - Nationalization of Oil" in Arabic above and below the image. At the bottom of the poster is the OSPAAL logo, flanked by the same text, given in English, Spanish and French. OSPAAAL is a Cuban socialist political movement against imperialism and in defense of human rights. The organization was founded in 1966. Politics - North Africa - Middle East...

Image dimensions: 7 x 10 cm. Abstract Composition is an original color etching and drypoint o paper realized around the 1970's. Signed "Bénic" in pencil on the lower right margin. ...

Arman (November 17, 1928 – October 22, 2005) was a French-born American artist. Born Armand Fernandez in Nice, France, Arman was a painter who moved from using objects for the ink or...

Wall with Buildings a superb original offset print, reproducing the original watercolor by Giorgio Morandi. Also the signature in pencil by the artist is perfectly reproduced. From...

Blue figure in dark night is an original lithograph on white paper realized by an Anonymous artist in the 1970s. Monogrammed on the lower in pencil by the...

Decanter from "Revoving Doors" is an original artwork realized by Man Ray in 1973 realized in mixed colored etching and silkscreen. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Edition of...

Homo Ludens is an original hand-colored etching realized by the Italian artist Sergio Barletta (Bologna, 1934). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right margin, titled "homo ludens"...

Artist: Antoni Tapies, Spanish (1923 - 2012) Title: The Letter "A" Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Size: 22 x 29.5 in. (55.88 x 74.93 cm)

Soldiers is a wonderful colored lithograph on paper, realized in 1975 by the Italian artist, Marcello Ercole. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on lower margin. Edition of 100 print...

Arabian Face is an authentic original colored etching artwork, realized by the Italian artist Giacomo Porzano (1925-2006). Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil and dated, number...

Created circa 1975 and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Jane Voitle Mellin (American, born 1952). Paper dimensions: 13.25 x 19.75 inches A atmospheric, sugar-...

Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 28 x 20 inches. Inscription: Hand signed and numbered, 129/175, as issued. Notes: Published by London Arts, Inc., Detroit; printed by ...

Segno Zodiacale Acquario is an original screen print on grey paper realized by Sergio Barletta. Signed on the lower left margin. In good conditions e...

Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: Vienna Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen on BFK Rives, Signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 20 Size: 30 in. x 22 in. ...

Limited edition of 110 prints, numbered and hand signed. Excellent condition.

Artist: Nassos Daphnis, Greek (1914 - 2010) Title: SS 7-78 Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 120 Image Size: 24 x 33 inches Size: 32 x 40....

Abstract Composition is a colored screen print realized by the contemporary artist Giulio Turcato. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left margin, edit...

Leonor Fini Ma fortune, 1975 Colored etching on Arches paper 11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm Limited edition of 185 Condition: Excellent condition

Waking Up Andre Minaux, French (1923–1986) Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 25/45 Image Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches Frame Size: 31.75 x 27.7...

Czyste Rece Vintage Poster is an offset print on paper realized by M. Wasilewski in 1974. Original colored offset. Good condition and aged.

Artist: Mori Shizume Title: New York Skyline 1 & 2 Year: 1979 Medium: Two Silkscreens, each signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 210, AP 25 Paper Size: 30 x 18 inches (each) Fram...

Paul Jenkins (July 12, 1923 – June 9, 2012) The paintings of Paul Jenkins have come to represent the spirit, vitality, and invention of post World War II American abstraction. Employing an unorthodox approach to paint application, Jenkins is as much identified with the process of controlled paint-pouring and canvas manipulation as with the gem-like veils of transparent and translucent color which have characterized his work since the late 1950s. Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions...

Colored Composition is an original screen print realized by Umberto Maria Casotti in 1971. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 27/80 pri...

The Mediterranean Garden is a beautiful original lithograph on cardboard, realized by the Italian artist Giovanni Omiccioli (Rome, 1901-1975) in 1...

WALKING IN COLORS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel printed using hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free. W...

Manifest of Simbari i is an original offset and lithograph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1970. Hand-signed on the bottom center. The artwork represents a woman and two girls playin...

Eros and Thanatos is an Original Etching realized by Sergio Barletta in the Early 1970s. Good conditions. Hand-signed. Numbered. Edition, 27/160 The artwork is depicted through...

Venus de la Constellaciones con Picador is an Contemporary Artwork realized in 1975. Etching and Drypoint on Rives Paper. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right: Dalì; inscribed EA in pencil on the lower left. One of the 25 Artist's Proof aside of the edition of 75 specimens on Rives Paper. The edition was composed of other 75+25 proofs on Arches paper, 75x25 proofs on Lana Paper, 75+25 proofs on Richard de Bas and 75+25 proofs on Japanese paper. The work was dedicated to Luis Romero...

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Rat on the Border is an original artwork realized in 1971 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original colored etching on ivory-colored cardboard. Hand-si...

Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Rolando Persi in 1973. Original Etching on paper. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner. Editio...

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: After 50 Years of Surrealism The Curse Conquered MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 19.75" x 26" YEAR: 1974 FRA...