1980s Still-life Prints

Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 253, 1982. Published by Aim...

Artist: Cesar Title: Automobile Compression Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; 40 AP Image Size: 30 x 22 inches; 76.2 x 55.88 cm Pape...

Artist: Janet Fish, American (1938 - ) Title: Pears and Autumn Leaves Year: 1988 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 60 Paper Size: 38.5 x 29 inches

Buds Color lithograph, 1980 Signed, titled, and editioned in pencil by the artist Publisher: Art Matters Printer: Bud Shark, Shark's Ink, Lyons, CO Condition: Excellent Image: 31-1/8 x 41-1/4" (79 x 104.7 cm.) "An Abstract Expressionist when he left the Art Institute of Chicago in 1956, Beal has since become a dedicated realist who sees art as a potentially powerful moral force. He has great regard for Platonic ideals of truth, beauty, and goodness, and admires both the realism of seventeenth-century Dutch painting and the compositional authority of Renaissance art. Since moving to New York in the late 1950s with his wife, painter Sondra Freckelton, Beal has painted still lifes, portraits, and landscapes, although in recent years his most ambitious undertakings have been large-scale allegories and myths. In describing his approach, Beal calls himself a "life painter" and says he is committed to human over aesthetic concerns. Yet his intricate complexes of figures and surface patterns, along with his adroit handling of space, reveal his sophisticated, accomplished sense of composition. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Biography Jack Beal (1931-2013) was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He briefly attended the College of William and Mary, studying biology, but dropped out after two years. A decision to take evening art classes lead to his attending the Art Institute of Chicago, where he studied from the old masters in the Institute’s collection and with Isobel Steele MacKinnon, a student of Hans Hoffman. His classmates there included Red Grooms, Richard Estes, Claes Oldenberg and Robert Barnes, and while abstract expressionism remained “the only valid way to paint,” it was a style that all would eventually reject. In 1956 Beal left the Art Institute and moved to New York with the aim of finding success as a painter, eventually becoming one of the first artists to settle in the SoHo neighborhood. A turning point came in 1962 when, spending the summer in upstate New York, Beal decided to begin painting outdoors. Dissatisfied with abstract painting, he “wanted to give Art one more try” and in working from nature “fell in love with painting all over again.” Over the next few years Beal worked toward a balance between expressionistic paint handling and realistic, narrative pictures. Clement Greenberg’s pronouncement around this time, that the figure was no longer a valid subject was taken as a challenge by many artists, Beal included. His subsequent adoption of the female nude - modeled by his wife, the artist Sondra Freckelton - was a break-through. Though the paintings retained the sensuousness of his earlier canvases, the rigorous formality of their composition and the masterful treatment of light and shadow offered a new approach to realist painting. Indeed, Beal was not alone in this transformation; friends and colleagues in New York were coming to similar conclusions and the group, who included painters such as Philip Pearlstein, Alfred Leslie, Yvonne Jacquette, Alex Katz, Jack Tworkov, Nell Blaine and Fairfield Porter, would eventually be considered the ‘New Realists.’ With the resurgence of figurative painting, Beal distinguished himself for his skillful handling of color and modeling as well as what was later described as his “pushing of representational forms to their interface with abstraction”. Through the later half of the 1960s, while his subject matter remained unchanged, his paintings were increasingly given over to wide areas of flat color. In 1969, he exhibited a series of Table Paintings which, with their hard-edge style and near complete abstraction of the form, were a radical departure for Beal. So radical in fact, he was accosted by fellow realist painters Alfred Leslie and Sidney Tillim, who berated him “for betraying realism and betraying [himself], for moving away from ‘the true path’.” The incident had its intended effect and Beal did return to a more naturalistic and humanistic style, eventually abandoning the nude in favor of increasingly allegorical portraits. In 1974, the United States General Services Administration commissioned Beal to produce a series of murals for the U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington D.C. The result was The History of Labor, four, 12 x 13 foot paintings in the vein of George Caleb Bingham, each illustrating a century of American development. Following the completion of the murals in 1977, Beal continued to make use of narrative in his paintings, with portraiture and self-portraiture as a means of exploring moral and didactic themes. He and Sondra had purchased an old mill in upstate New York in 1974 and after extensive renovations, it became their permanent residence. Unsurprisingly, many of his later paintings are pastoral scenes based on his rural surroundings or still lives including flowers which they grew on the property. In 1986, Beal was commissioned by the Art in Transit Initiative to create a large-scale mural as part of the redevelopment of the Times Square Subway Station. The proposed mosaic mural, The Return of Spring, took over fifteen years to complete, with the two, 7 x 20 foot sections finally installed in 2001 and 2005. Together they update the Greek myth of Persephone with a New York setting, showing her abduction by Hades, initiating the arrival of winter, and her release, bringing the bountiful return of spring. Beal was a founder of the Artist’s Choice Museum, New York and the New York Academy of Art as well as the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including honorary degrees from the Art Institute of Boston and the Hollins College...

Bernard BUFFET Small blue primrose Stone lithograph (printed in Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum c. 8 x 6" (20 x 15 cm) REFERENCE : Catalog raisonn...

Bernard CATHELIN Orchids Original lithograph, 1988 Handsigned in pencil Inscribed EA (épreuve d'artiste) aside the edition of 100 copies On Arches paper, size 40 x 31 (c. 15 8/10 x ...

Lowell Blair Nesbitt: 1933-1993. Well listed American painter and printmaker. He has auction records for paintings over $43,000 and for a print over $3300. This lithograph is of tuli...

This bold graphic piece fantastically captures the iconic Italian Olivetti Typewriter. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, lustre photographi...

JEWISH SYMBOLS is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by Marius Sznajderman (Born-Paris, France 1926-2018) printed in colors on white archival printmaking paper, 100% acid-free, using traditional hand lithography printmaking methods. JEWISH SYMBOLS is an expressive modern abstract color still life composition depicting symbols from the Jewish faith including a menorah, roosters, Magen David(star), Aron Kodesh...

Still Life is a screen print realized by the Italian artist Gianni Testa in 1986. Hand-signed  by the artist on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left. Edition 121/150. Very g...

Amsterdam is a unique collectors box for everyone with an interest in contemporary modern minimalist prints. This custom made box contains 10 small etching aquatint prints depicting details of old...

Still Life is an print realized by the Italian artist Gianni Testa (1936) in 1986. Mixed colored screen print.  Hand-signed by the artist on lower right. Numbered on lower left. Ed...

Amsterdam X is an intriguing early career aquatint dry-needle etch print by renowned French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia. It depicts a detail of an old Amsterdam house facade and is bo...

Carol Wax's mezzotint, "Apple Peeler II", shows the simple tool influenced in part by Yves Tanguy. It was created in 1992 an edition of 50. This image is...

Ragazza con vaso di fiori is an original Contemporary Artwork realized by Franco Gentilini in the 1980s. Original Lithograph. Hand signed in pencil by the artist on the lower rig...

Artist: Ralph Goings, American (1928 - 2016) Title: Still Life With Sugars Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; 40 AP's Image Size: 19 x 20 inc...

Original colored lithograph of a bouquet in teal by the well known French artist, Claude Gaveau. Edition 5/175 in pencil lower left margin. Signed in pencil by the artist lower right...

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Three Tulips on Black Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edit...

Dine, Jim. THE NEW FRENCH TOOLS 5 - BOULEVARD VICTOR DOUBLE SKY. D;Oench and Feinberg 175. Etching and aquatint and electric tools on two plates, with hand ...

Braco D. Slobodan "Braco" Dimitrijević (born 18 June 1948) is a Paris-based Bosnian and Yugoslavian conceptual artist. His works deal mainly with history and the individual's place ...

Carol Wax's "Singer Needle" is a mezzotint issued in an edition of 100. It was originally designed to illustrate the step by step mezzotint process in the Abrams publication: "The Mezzotint: History and Technique" authored by Carol Wax. It is FIROS #44 in the catalogue raisonne. This impression is #98 out of 100 Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer Sylvan Cole to exhibit at Associated American Artists Gallery, launching her career as a professional artist/printmaker. With the publication of her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams, 1990 and 1996, Carol added author and teacher to her credits. In the ensuing years she has expanded her repertoire of mediums beyond printmaking into other works on paper and painting. In compositions reflecting an appreciation for antiquated machinery and vintage textiles, Wax creates imagery that, in her own words, “… speaks to an inner life perceived in inanimate objects.” She uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon...

Carol Wax's mezzotint, Singer II looking at the end of the typewriter portrays the incised metal and the wood grain of the machine. It was issued as an edition of 75. This image is i...

The Drape is a vintage offset realized after a drawing by Renato Guttuso, in 1980s. The picture is in very good conditions, hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Image Dim...

Still Life is a lithograph realized by Ibrahim Kodra in the 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower right, Numbered, edition of 150 prints. Good conditions. Ibrahim Likmetaj Kodra (22 Apr...

SCROLLS by the Israeli artist Moshe Castel (1909-1991) is a limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset paper 100% acid free. SCROLLS is a dramatic abstract collage, its vertical arrangement depicting a grouping of yellow and gold beige papyrus scroll fragments against a textured background of rich vibrant red and black. Ancient alphabet symbols written on the parchment are visible resembling Aramaic letters which create a mystical quality evoking the biblical history of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Aramaic was once the main language of the Jews and appears in some of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is closely related to Hebrew with the script being very similar. In SCROLLS, Moshe Castel creates a very aesthetically appealing and captivating contemporary arrangement of ancient Jewish symbolism. Print size - 29.75 x 21.5 in. unframed, excellent condition, vivid colors, hand signed in pencil by Moshe Castel Edition size - 150, plus proofs Year published - 1981 Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NY Moshe Elazar Castel born in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, in 1909, to Rabbi Yehuda Castel and his wife Rachel. The family was descended from Spanish Jews from Castile who immigrated to the Holy Land after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. Castel attended his father’s school until the age of 13. He went on to study at the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem, where he was encouraged by his teacher to study in Paris furthering his art education at the Academie Julian and Ecole de Louvre in Paris. He was greatly influenced by European masters Rembrandt, Velasquez, Delacroix and Courbert after spending his days copying their works hanging in the Louvre. Castel returned to Palestine at the onset of WWII. The subject of Castel’s early paintings were scenes of Sephardic Jews in the Holy Land. In 1947, Castel helped to found the "New Horizons" (Ofakim Hadashim) group together with Yosef Zaritsky, Yehezkel Streichman...

Still life etching with jars by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Four jars sit on a countertop. Overlapping fabric patterns like cheesecloth are used to create shadows and tex...

Gael Stack Untitled, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio, 1988 Woodcut on paper with deckled edges. Hand signed. Numbered. Printer's and Publisher's Blindstamp. Unframed. Hand signed and numbered on the lower recto (front) with printer's and publisher's blindstamp. Edition 38/50 20 × 15 inches Publisher Little Egypt Enterprises, Houston, TX Provenance Art Against AIDS Portfolio, numbered 38/50 This beautiful limited edition woodcut by Gael Stack was published in 1988 as part of the Art Against Aids portfolio, numbered 38/50. Superb provenance as it is was acquired from the original Art Against AIDS Portfolio published in Houston, Texas. This will be the first time the work will be removed from the portfolio. The late 1980s was the height of the AIDS epidemic, and this was one of many efforts by the creative community to raise funds to assist in fighting this deadly scourge that disproportionately affected the artistic community. Measurements: 20 x 15 inches (sheet) 8 1/4 x 12 inches(image) The complete Art Against AIDS Portfolio is comprised of 10 prints, in black and white and color, from 10 artists. About Gael Stack: Gael Stack is a Texas painter. She lives in Houston and has work in the permanent collections of several museums. Stack has worked as a professor at the University of Houston...

Lowell Blair Nesbitt was an American painter and printmaker who’s work consists of unique and vivid depictions of flowers. Purple Iris Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Dat...

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Multicolor Iris Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Size: 36 x 25 in. (91.44 x 63.5...

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Two Yellow Irises on Sage I Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 22.5 x ...

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Iris on Blue III Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint , signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 24 inches diamete...

Artist: Ralph Goings, American (1928 - 2016) Title: Unadilla Diner Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 21 in. x 26 in. (53.34 cm x...

Wildflowers is a modern artwork realized by Franco Bocchi in 1980s. Mixed colored screen print. Hand signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 200...

Still-Life 02 is an offset print realized after the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso, 1980s. Very good conditions. Renato Guttuso (Bagheria, Palermo 1912 - Rome,1987) was a famous I...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Herbs on Pink Background, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 20 x 14.5...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Red Ferns, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Image Size: 14 x 11 inches, Size: 26 in. x 22.5 ...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Butterfly Cup, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 16 x 11 inches, Size...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Fall Ferns, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 13 x 18 inches, Size: ...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Ginger Beer, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 17 x 13 inches, Size: ...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - China Import, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 13 x 15.5 inches, Siz...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Three Pansies, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 13.5 x 18 inches, Si...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Peace & Plenty, Year: circa 1981, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 16.5 x 12 inches, S...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Pencil Box, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm), Descripti...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Strawberry Plant and Figaro, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 11.5 x...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Johnny Jump Up, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 14 x 22 inches, Size: 22...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Vinegar, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 14 x 11 inches, Size: 26....

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - White Iris, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 24 x 18 inches, Size: ...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Fortnum and Mason, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5 inch...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Marigolds, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 17 x 13 inches, Size: 3...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Flowers Rue Jacob, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 16.5 x 11.5 inch...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Ginger Beer II, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 17.5 x 12 inches, S...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - China Tea Laver, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 12.5 x 15 inches, ...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Mustard for Blue Flowers, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 12 x 16.5...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Summer Melon, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 30, Image Size: 12.5 x 20 inches, Siz...

Jack Hofflander, American (1920 - 2003) - Flowers, Medium: Screenprint, numbered in pencil, Edition: TP, Image Size: 18.5 x 26 inches, Size: 21 x 28 in. (53.34 x 71.12 cm), Des...

Mary Frank Rosh Hashanah 5741, 1980 Lithograph on arches paper with deckled edges Hand signed and numbered 9 from the limited edition of 71 by the artist...

"Night Moves" - Abstract Etching in Ink on Paper (Artist's Proof) Textural abstract print by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). This piece is composed of overlapping fabric patt...

Amsterdam VII is an intriguing early career aquatint dry-needle etch print by renowned French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia. It depicts a detail of an old Amsterdam house facade and is ...