Contemporary Portrait Prints
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Style: Contemporary
Yoshitomo Nara - Peace of Mind
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara
Piece of mind
Offset lithograph on paper
Sheet size: 72.8 x 51.5 cm
Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year
published by N's Yard, Japan
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Hebru Brantley - The Journeymen
Located in London, GB
The Journeymen, 2025
Archival pigment on 330gsm smooth rag paper.
edition of 100
hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
Hebru Brantley is an American contemporary artist renowned f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Yoshitomo Nara - In the Pink Water
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara
In the Pink Water, 2021
Offset lithograph on paper
Sheet size: 72.8 x 51.5 cm
Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year
Unnumbered Sold Out edition
pub...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Margit Smiles
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
signed and numbered lower image
edition 7/40
Catalogue raisonné 00269
Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. Over a thir...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
$30,000
Guardian
By Ai Weiwei
Located in Manchester, GB
Ai Weiwei, Guardian, 2024
2 colour silkscreen with a metallic glitter base layer, printed on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper
60 x 60 cm (23.5 23.5 in)
Edition of 16...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Glitter, Screen
$2,085
Unitled 11
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Framed in an ornate wood frame with a front profile of 1 1/2 inches and a side profile of 1 inch, this piece is elegantly seated behind a 4-inch mat. This is Edition #669/900, publis...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$900
Self Portrait 2023 Signed Screen print Limited Edition
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: FAITH RINGGOLD
Title: Self Portrait
Year: 2023
Screen print on paper
Edition: signed in pencil and marked 87/100
Size: 28 x 23 inches
Hand-signed and numbered
A striking se...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Woman taking off man's shirt. 5
By Julian Opie
Located in London, GB
Julian Opie
Woman taking off man's shirt. 5, 2003
Screenprint in colours on paper
100 x 60 cm - Sheet size
framed: 107 x 71.5 cm
Non-editioned multiple
Drawing on the visual langua...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. Rich, vi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Libra, zodiac collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Libra, by Deming King Harriman; collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rolling Stones Tin Pan Alley Colour LIFETIME silver gelatine print
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Photographic Paper
$12,510 Sale Price
25% Off
Magical Thinking - Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
7 colour silkscreen on bespoke 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White Rough Textured M-R 100% cotton paper.
Edition of 1163
Hand-signed and numbered by the artist and comes with pub...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
LINKS TOGETHER Original Lithograph 1996 Commemorative Art Poster, Black Women
Located in Union City, NJ
LINKS TOGETHER is a very unique, and rarely seen original fine art lithograph poster printed in five colors using traditional hand lithography techniques (not a photo reproduction or...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, Collage Portrait Lovers, Flowers
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using traditional hand lithography techniques. GARDEN ROMANCE is one of Denmark's expressive, colorful collage compositions of everyday African American life - a lovely flower garden scene featuring a romantic black couple, the woman seated amid the blossoming plants wearing a green and yellow paisley print dress and head wrap; her standing male companion with flower in hand, dressed in blue denim jeans, and pastel color patchwork print shirt. Vivid coloration, watercolor patterns, and collage effect textures captivate the eye with visual variety in a striking palette of blues, greens, white, red, orange, magenta, touches of yellow, lavender and dark black - a fine example of the intricacies of hand lithography!
Print size - 32 x 21.25 in., archival framing, double mat, excellent condition, pencil signed and numbered - Certificate of Authenticity provided
1 / 15 H.C. by James Denmark, publisher's chop embossed lower left corner
Edition size - 250, plus proofs
Year published - 1996
Printer - JK Fine Art Editions Co. NJ
Publisher - Mojo Portfolio...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Francis Bacon 'Three Studies for Self Portrait' Limited Edition Signed Print
Located in San Rafael, CA
Francis Bacon (British, 1909-1992)
Three Studies for Self Portrait, c. 1981
Lithograph in colors on Arches wove paper
Edition 81/150 with Arabic numbering. There were also 25 H.C. (...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Paul McCartney - Farirground
Located in Norwich, GB
Astrid Kirchherr ( 20 May 1938 – 12 May 2020) was a German photographer and artist known for her association with the Beatles (along with her friends Klaus Voormann...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Photographic Paper
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage
Located in Union City, NJ
THE LANTERN is an original, handmade limited edition lithograph printed from hand drawn lithography plates in 13 colors using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerse...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
Located in London, GB
Three colour screenprint on white Rising Stonehenge deckle edge paper
Signed in pencil lower right, numbered lower left
56 x 76 cm - Sheet size
Edition of 250
published by Petro III...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Robert Longo 'Frank & Glenn' Hand Signed and Framed, 1991
By Robert Longo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lithograph in colors on wove paper. Artist proof signed and numbered in pencil out of 10 by Robert Longo, published by Brooke Alexander from the Men in the Cities.
Frank and Glen st...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$30,000 Sale Price
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Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2023
Image Size: 18 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 10
Undocumented immigrants scaling the wall to enter the United States, against a backdrop of butterflies flying ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
Yoshitomo Nara - Harmless Kitty
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara
Harmless Kitty
Offset lithograph on paper
Sheet size: 51.5 x 36.4 cm
Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year
published by N's Yard, Japan
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
NOAH MEANS - A NEW DAY 1985 Lithograph Art Poster, Black Women, Purple, Green
Located in Union City, NJ
ROMARE BEARDEN
NOAH MEANS - A NEW DAY
Year published - 1985
Commemorative Poster - Hofstra University - Noah Program
Poster size - 34.5 x 21 inches, unframed, unsigned
NOAH MEANS -...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Violet
By Brian Calvin
Located in London, GB
Archival Pigment print on Hahnemuhle museum etching paper
edition 24 of 250
printed signature on archival label on verso
Published by Exhibtion A and comes with publisher's COA.
Br...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sagittarius, zodiac digital collage print, surreal, astrology, metallic edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Sagittarius, 2018, digital collage print, surreal figurative, astrology, astrological sign, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink art deco design on reverse.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Digital
GEECH Signed Lithograph, Man Working, Lowcountry SC, Gullah Geechee Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
GEECH is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a digital print or photo reproduction) by JONATHAN GREEN printed using hand lithography techniques...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS Signed Lithograph, Black Farmer Lowcountry Geechee Gullah
Located in Union City, NJ
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the renowned American artist JONATHAN...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
BRASS SECTION(Jamming at Minton's) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait
Located in Union City, NJ
BRASS SECTION(Jamming at Minton's) is a limited edition color lithograph by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden, printed on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 175. Brass Section 1979 from Romare Bearden's colorful JAZZ series of musical imagery, is an abstract portrait that captures the LIVE brassy sounds and energy created by the a jazz horn trio portrayed with expressive fluid brushwork for the musician portrait outlines, complete with brass horns - namely trumpets and trombones thrusting forward toward the viewer. A harmonious complementary color palette consisting of gold ochre yellow, deep navy blue, yellow green, taupe gray, brown beige, hints of burgundy red with the white of the paper creating contrast. Superb and FRESH interpretation of live jazz music...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Scorpio, zodiac digital collage print, surreal, astrology, metallic gold edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Scorpio, digital collage print, zodiac, surreal figurative, astrology, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink art deco design on reverse
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
KEISHA M. Hand Drawn Lithograph, Young Black Female Portrait, Afro Hairstyle
Located in Union City, NJ
KEISHA M. is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned African-American woman sculptor, printmaker and painter Elizabeth Catlett (191...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Virgo, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Virgo, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Digital
FAMILY IN BLUE Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Azure Blue, Warm Brown
By Geoffrey Holder
Located in Union City, NJ
FAMILY IN BLUE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Trinidadian-American artist, Geoffrey Holder an actor, dancer, choreographer...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
Located in Union City, NJ
BACKYARD by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free using traditional hand lithography techniques. BACKYARD is one of Denmark's colorful collage compositions of everyday African American life - a soulful Southern country folk scene featuring a standing woman wearing a red orange skirt, multicolored floral print top, and dark indigo print head wrap; her male companion dressed in blue denim jeans, dark indigo print shirt and denim hat sitting in the backyard as the patchwork quilts flutter on the clothesline. Vivid coloration and textures captivate the eye with variety - deep violet, reds, fiery orange, touches of yellow, dark black and shades of blue - a very strong impression and fine example of hand lithography!
Print size - 38 x 23 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed and numbered by James Denmark
Edition size - 250, plus proofs
Year published - 1996
Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NJ
Publisher - Mojo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Cancer, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Cancer, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Night: William Dunas Dance 1 (Pamela), Pop Art Print by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alex Katz, American (1927 - )
Title: Night: William Dunas Dance 1 (Pamela)
Year: 1983
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100, 42 AP
Size: 25...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
Located in Union City, NJ
YOUNG DOUGLASS is a hand pulled, original limited edition relief print created using linoleum cut printmaking techniques on white archival Somerset White paper, 100% acid free. Pencil signed by Elizabeth Catlett on the lower margin, embossed with printer's chop mark on lower left, print documentation provided.
YOUNG DOUGLASS is an impactful graphic statement by the renowned African-American and Mexican woman sculptor and printmaker, Elizabeth Catlett, created as a tribute to Frederick Douglass, the most distinguished black American human rights leader of the 19th century. Strong impression printed in rich black ink on white wove paper, a powerful portrait of Douglass as a young man, with his distinct facial features, thick coiffured hair, dressed in a formal high collar shirt...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
Dig
Located in Manchester, GB
Andrew Scott, Dig, 2024
Giclee print of 315 gsm etching cotton rag paper
45 x 33 cm (17.7 x 13 in)
Edition of 250
Frame included
Hand-signed and n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Giclée
$2,015
Taurus, 2018, print, figurative, gold, tarot, zodiac sign, horoscope, cosmic art
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Taurus, 2018, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, zodiac sign, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Custom framing available upon reque...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
FALLING STAR is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. FALLING STAR presents a visual memory from Bearden's childhood in Mecklenburg County North Carolina expressed as a modern collage portrait depicting a black woman set in a nostalgic Southern domestic interior. FALLING STAR's main focus is a black woman standing on the right drinking from a blue and white teacup...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
BOPPING AT BIRDLAND (STOMP TIME) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax
Located in Union City, NJ
BOPPING AT BIRDLAND(STOMP TIME) is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 175 by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. A semi-abstract multicolor print in shades of red, yellow, blue, green, pink beige, white, gray and black - BOPPING AT BIRDLAND(STOMP TIME) is a lively jazz portrait...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES Lithograph Piano Bar Cocktails, Singing, British Humor
By Beryl Cook
Located in Union City, NJ
BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is a hand drawn, pencil signed limited edition lithograph by the well known and loved British artist and humorist, Beryl Cook(1926-2008). Printed in 1986 using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES presents a humorous piano bar scene depicting a lively group of night club patrons enjoying their cocktails as they enthusiastically sing along with the debonair piano player giving the viewer a true feeling of merriment in this quintessential Beryl Cook image. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is a warm, colorful interior scene printed in shades of golden brown, black, red, blue, lavender, purple, green, orange, pink, peach, gray, and beige. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is one of Beryl Cook's most loved images - the edition is SOLD OUT, this is a rare unsigned printers proof aside from the numbered edition from the master printers private collection, stamped legend on verso with provenance information.
Print size - 27 x 27 inches, UNSIGNED Printers Proof, unframed, excellent condition
Edition size - 300 plus proofs
Year published - 1990, printed at JK Fine Art Editions Co. NYC
Beryl Cook's unique artistic humor documented familiar social situations...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Elizabeth" limited edition pigment print on fine art paper by artist Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Elizabeth" limited edition print of a woman by artist Alex Katz framed in a white, wooden frame. Archival pigment ink print on Innova Etching cotton rag 315 gsm fine art paper. Sign...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Splash
Located in Manchester, GB
Andrew Scott, Splash, 2024
Giclee print on 315 gsm etching cotton rag paper
33 x 45 cm ( 13 x 17.7 in)
Edition of 250
Frame included
Hand-signed and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Giclée
$1,946
Plate 209 from Imaginary Beings - Marine Giclée Print on Archival Paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper with Archival Pigment Ink.
In 2017 she was awarded the New York State Council for the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship grant for...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) Signed Linocut, Mexican Girl with Braided Hair
Located in Union City, NJ
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) The Right To Eat, created by the African-American woman printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett.
BREAD is a realistic linoleum cut portrait depicting a young Mexican girl...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Signed Lithograph, Black Lawyers Civil Rights Social Justice
Located in Union City, NJ
THE DOOR OF JUSTICE is an original, hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the highly acclaimed African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor bes...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
PEPPER JELLY LADY Signed Lithograph Black Woman, Rooster, Train, Black Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
PEPPER JELLY LADY is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by one of the most important American artists of the 20th century, Romare Bearden whose...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cuban signed limited edition original art print etching 20x16 in
Located in Miami, FL
Eduardo ¨Choco¨ Roca Salazar (Cuba, 1949)
'Mother II ', 2004
dry point on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g.
19.3 x 15.4 in. (49 x 39 cm.)
Edition of 20
Unframed
ID: CHO-112_1
Hand-sign...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Engraving, Etching
'John Lennon' 1988-
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1988, Canadian artist Michel D'Saulnier created a captivating series of four posters, each offering a unique artistic interpretation of four of the most iconic cultural figures of...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage
Located in Union City, NJ
GOING TO CHURCH was the very first limited edition print created by the self-taught African American artist William Tolliver (b.1951-2000) in 1987. GOING TO CHURCH is an original han...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
LOUISIANA SERENADE Signed Lithograph, Two Men Playing Guitars, Woman on Veranda
Located in Union City, NJ
LOUISIANA SERENADE is a limited edition color lithograph by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden, printed on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 175. LOUISIANA SERENADE, from Bearden's late 1970's colorful JAZZ series of musical imagery, captures a Southern evening depicting two male figures playing their guitars on the veranda while a seated woman sits listening beside a glowing glass chimney lamp. LOUISIANA SERENADE, printed in lush hues of green, red, yellow, purple, blue presents a free flowing watercolor-like abstract music portrait by the renowned American artist Romare Bearden.
Print size - 24.5 x 33.75 inches, unframed, excellent condition, fresh colors, full bleed image, no margins, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, printer's chop mark embossed on lower edge, print documentation provided
Year Published - 1979
Edition size - 175, plus proofs
About the artist-
Romare Bearden (1911-1988)
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Romare Bearden is one of America’s most esteemed African American contemporary artists. Bearden grew up in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City and attended New York University where he received a degree in mathematics. Following graduation, Bearden turned his attention to art, pursuing further studies with George Grosz at the Art Students League.
The artist served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. After leaving the Army, Bearden used funds from the GI Bill to travel to Europe for six months to study art history and philosophy at the Sorbonne. During this trip, Bearden had the opportunity to meet Henri Matisse, Georges Braque and Joan Miro, all of who had a strong influence on his artwork.
Bearden’s work on canvas and collages expressed the complexities of rural Black America. “My intention is to reveal through pictorial complexities of the life I know,” he said. He integrated scenes from his childhood in North Carolina and from New York City, including many rituals and social customs. Another theme throughout his work was music. Bearden grew up surrounded by musicians and loved jazz and blues.
Romare Bearden’s artwork can be found in numerous permanent collections around the country including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrospective exhibitions of Bearden’s art have been held by The Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte; the Museum of Modern Art; the Detroit Institute; and the Studio Museum in Harlem. As well, President Reagan...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Nicole
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
signed and numbered lower right
edition of 60
Catalogue raisonné 00717
Published by Simmelink Sukimoto Editions
Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was born...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut, Woodcut
$30,000
Portrait de Nadia - Lithograph after Fernand Léger - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized after Fernand Léger in 1959, on Moulin Richard de Bas paper.
Monogrammed in the plate.
It belongs to the suite "Contrastes", printed by Daniel Jacomet and publi...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Yoshitomo Nara - Midnight Truth
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara
Midnight Truth
Offset lithograph on paper
Sheet size: 51.5 x 36.4 cm
Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year
published by N's Yard, Japan
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
BROTHERS Signed Lithograph, Contemporary Portrait, Two Young Boys, Peach, Brown
By Aldo Luongo
Located in Union City, NJ
BROTHERS is an original hand drawn lithograph by the Argentine artist, Aldo Luongo. Printed in 1975 at Circle Gallery NYC using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Arche...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
PEARL JAM X Streaming Seattle Poster on Wood Veneer Ian Williams
Located in Draper, UT
"Pearl Jam Seattle 2021 Streaming Event" Wood Edition by Ian Williams
Discover the rustic charm of "Pearl Jam Seattle 2021 Streaming Event" by acclaimed artist Ian Williams. This uni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Signed Lithograph, Black Women Portrait, African Mask, Quilt
Located in Union City, NJ
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN is an original limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
THE HAWK Signed Lithograph, Portrait Man with Mustache, Poker Face, Pink Brown
By Aldo Luongo
Located in Union City, NJ
THE HAWK is an original hand drawn lithograph by the Argentine artist, Aldo Luongo. Hand printed at Circle Gallery NYC using traditional lithography methods ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lemmy & Johnny Rotten at The Limelight Club 1986 25x17 b/w photograph
Located in Norwich, GB
David Koppel served his photographic apprenticeship in the rough-and-tumble world of the Fleet Street paparazzi in 1980’s London when his skills captured the very essence of the Me Decade that gave birth to the celebrity culture of today.
Koppel’s classic photographs of Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton & the Royal Family appeared in every major newspaper and magazine and marked him out as that rarity amongst press photographers: the artist with a camera.
Building on the reputation gained through the photographs for the book Still Waters, his black-and-white portraits of ordinary people now rank among the many famous names in his portfolio.
Koppel also went one better and in 2002 bought the St Giles St Gallery , bringing the best of local and international contemporary art and photography to Norwich, including the works of Sir Peter Blake, Terry O’Neill, David Bailey, Maggie Hambling, Storm Thorgersson, Tim Woolcock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment, Giclée
David Hockney 'The Tate Gallery - Celia in a Black Dress' Exhibition Print
Located in San Rafael, CA
David Hockney (British, b. 1937),
'David Hockney -The Tate Gallery - Travels with Pen, Pencil and Ink, Drawings and Prints, but no paintings, 1961 - 1979'...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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