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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
Subway Face
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Archival paper, photography. Done in NY.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Paper

Subway Face
$1,144 Sale Price
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Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival (Jade Plant Still Life) Poster (Signed)
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Jim Dine (American, 1935-) Title: "Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival (Jade Plant Still Life)" Series: Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival Posters (First sea...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Fishes - Lithograph by Alcione Gubellini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 150 prints. Very good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Composition n. 20 - Etching by Vairo Mongatti - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition n. 20 is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by Vairo Mongatti. Black and white etching. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 26/120 prints.
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

The Sea of Windows
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, photo, available also in other sizes.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Paper

"Daisy (blue center #2)" Print on Aluminum 43x43 in Ed. of 15 by Mick Fleetwood
Located in Culver City, CA
"Daisy (blue center #2)" Print on Aluminum 43x43 in Ed. of 15 by Mick Fleetwood Digital print on aluminum - ready to hang Mick Fleetwood, the legendary drummer and founding member...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Metal

Kastani VII (Chestnuts)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The illusions and reflections in Sietens prints often bring M.C. Escher to mind, but his prints have a distinctive feel all their own. The hyper realistic detail of each chestnut in...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint

Flowerpot - Oil on canvas by Maurizio Chiesa - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Flowerpot is an artwork realized by Maurizio Chiesa in 1976. Oil on canvas board, cm 50x40. Signature and data. it includes frame. Good conditions!
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled S25
Located in New York, NY
Cyanotype (Unique) Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. These cyanotype prints of botanical...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Color

Yellow flags on white
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 150.
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Rag Paper, Etching, Archival Pigment

Wine and Grapes - Original Etching by Maxime Juan - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Wine and Grapes is an original print in Etching technique on ivory-colored paper, realized by Maxime Juan in 1955. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. Numbered. Edition, 4/20...
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1950s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Etching

Untitled, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio
Located in New York, NY
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...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Woodcut, Pencil

Wildflowers - Screen Print by Franco Bocchi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Wildflowers is a modern artwork realized by Franco Bocchi in 20th century. Mixed colored screen print. Hand signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin, LX/a. E...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

Vorfuehrung
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hans-Jürgen Diehl Vorfuehrung Year: 1971 Medium: Color Etching Edition: 20 Size: 33.5 x 25.5 in. Publisher: Ketterer, Germany Signed, numbered and/or titled Hans-Jürgen Diehl was bo...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

Midday Sun (18 x 24 inch hand-printed toned cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though this unique monotype looks like a woodcut or linocut, it is not. This is a cyanotype, a kind of lensless photography dating back to the 1800s. This butter yellow cyanotype sta...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Paper, Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Kastani III (Chestnuts)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Surreal composition of Kastani (chestnuts) with a floating tree limb suspended above. Chestnuts are a comman subject for Sietins, and the level of detail he creates in his mezzotints...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint

Coke, Jelly Beans and Lifesavers, still life pop art screen print
Located in Deddington, GB
Kate Brinkworth. Coke, Jelly Beans and Lifesavers- limited edition silk screen print, printed on 400gsm Somerset paper with a beautiful gloss finish. Signed by the artist. Limited ed...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Screen

"Butterfly Monarch #3" Print on Canvas 40x40 in Ed. of 75 by Mick Fleetwood
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly Monarch #3" Print on Canvas 40x40 in Ed. of 75 by Mick Fleetwood Digital print on canvas Not framed Mick Fleetwood, the legendary drummer and founding member of Fleetwo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Canvas, Digital

Cosovo No 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
Girl's shoes, heels or tap shoes in bronze, black and gold, featured in this Monotype ev edition 8/8 with hand coloring. Kim Frohsin spent 12 years working o...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Gouache, Mixed Media, Monotype, Pastel

Judgement, Pop Art, Still Life Art, Political Artwork, Dollar Print, Gun Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Justine Smith artist online and in our art gallery Judgement. Judgment is a limited edition embossed archival inkjet print on 330gsm Someset satin paper....
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Archival Ink, Inkjet

Helen Fay, Strolling, Penguin Art, Limited Edition Print, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Strolling by Helen Fay [2012] Limited Edition Etching , hand printed on Hanemulle etching paper Edition number edition size 75 Image size: H:21 cm x W:18 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:35 cm x W:30 cm x D:.15cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Original Etching, hand made and hand printed. A king penguin going for a wander. Penguins are the perfect subjects for my work. The graphic qualities and character of penguins make watching and drawing them an absolute joy. Animals have always been at the heart of my work. I find the form, movement and behaviour of the creatures I draw a source of limitless fascination. I love the idea of them watching me, watching them as I draw. I hope my appreciation of the sentience and character of the animals I draw comes across in my work. Over my career I have drawn everything from primates to penguins, dogs, ostriches and even an echidna. These days dogs are my main focus, mostly because I adore dogs but also because they are such an integral part of life. I am delighted by the theory that humans and dogs co evolved, we wouldn’t be what we are without them and vice versa. I try to pare my images down to a balanced simplicity that directs attention to the subject of the picture. I try to balance the subject and the space it occupies, giving each equal importance. Light is hugely important to my work, I imagine my subject in three dimensions as I draw and the light describes the musculature and texture that gives the drawing it’s presence and grounds it in the picture. I aim to capture a pause, a moment where whatever I draw looks like it could wander off or leap up any minute. My influences include Japanese prints, Chinese and Japanese brush drawing and the European artists who were influenced by Japan. I am really excited by composition, by artists like Bonnard and Leon Spilliaert...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Etching

Untitled 52
Located in New York, NY
Cyanotype (Unique) Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. These cyanotype prints of botanical...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Color

Souliers No 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
Monotype EV edition variée 1/4, with heavy hand coloring: mixed media, featuring satin wedding shoes. Signed front in pencil by Kim Frohsin, who is strongly associated with the Bay ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Monotype

I See You Empire State New York City Architecture Cityscape Print NYC Arial View
Located in Deddington, GB
This print depicts the famous view from Manhattan’s Rockefeller Centre, including the Empire State Building nestled amongst the New York skyline. Clare Halifax, is available online and in our gallery with Wychwood Art. Clare Halifax is offering exclusive Cotswold screen prints with Wychwood Art as well as scenes of London and Oxford. Clare Halifax graduated from the University of Loughborough in 2000 with a BA Hons in Printed Textile design...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Screen

Still Life - Lithograph by Renato Guttuso - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage à Guttuso - Natura Morta: Cesto e Sega (Still Life: asked and Saw) is an original print by the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso (Bagheria 1911 - Rome 1987). A high-quality chr...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Weightlifter - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
 Weightlifter is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1981. Mixed colored aquatint and etching. Original title: Gewichtheber
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Aquatint, Etching

Allan Forsyth, Rose N°2, Contemporary Art, Floral Art, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Allan Forsyth Rose N°2 Limited Edition Archival Chromagenic Photographic Print Edition 25 Sheet Size: H 100cm x W 100cm x D 2cm Diasec Framed Ready to Hang Diasec® mounting is a tim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Pigment

Iron Flamingo, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Iron Flamingo Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 30 Size: 26 in....
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

Banana Medley
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered lithograph from the edition of 250. Vibrant image bananas and other fruit. A whole series of different fruits and vegetables from this series are available. Eva...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Banana Medley
Banana Medley
$150 Sale Price
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Still life - Lithograph by Giuseppe Megna - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is a lithograph realized by Giuseppe Megna in 1979. 39x54 cm. Edition numbered 12/100. Hand-signed in pencil in the lower right margin. Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Red Moon
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Red Moon by Ellen Martin Outer Space, Moon, Bright and Vivid Colors, Sky, Nature, Science
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Light Green Moon
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Light Green Moon by Ellen Martin Outer Space, Moon, Sky, Nature, Outdoors, Bright and Vivid Colors, Science, Astronomy
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Scooter Invader Street Art Limited Edition Signed Print, Colourful
Located in Bristol, GB
Lithograph on archival paper Edition 6 of 88 Signed, dated and numbered on the front by the artist Mint, as issued
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Black Circle III, by Guntars Sietins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: mezzotint and aquatint Year: 2014 Edition: 30, signed in pencil. Image Size: 12 x 15.75 inches Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. The illusions and reflections in Si...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint, Aquatint

Snowberries, etching and aquatint by Dan McCleary
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Etching Year: 2010 Image Size: 16.5 x 11.5 inches Edition of 20, signed and titled by the artist McCleary was born in Santa Monica, California. He graduated from Loyola High...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

Blocks No 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
Archival Pigment Iris Print. Edition 4/12 with heavy hand coloring. A vibrant work with mixed media worked over the print. Kim Frohsin spend 12 years working on monotype ev's and Iri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Pigment

Oiseaux #1, from a series on birds by Marjan Seyedin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Aquatint and drypoint Year: 2011 Edition of 21 Image Size: 7 × 3.54 inches Portrait of a bird from a series by Franco-Iranian artist Marjan Seyedin. In her works, the an...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Pink Blossom Started (floral, still life, watercolor, bright colors, flowers)
Located in New York, NY
Monotype 44 x 30.5 inches unframed 47 x 34 inches framed
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Monotype

Yellow Moon
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Yellow Moon by Ellen Martin Print, outer pace, skyscapes, dark and bright vivid colors
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Blue Moon
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Blue Moon by Ellen Martin Outer Space, Astronomy, Science, Moon, Night, Bright and Vivid colors, Nature
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Digital

Insect I - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Insect I is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1981. Mixed colored aquatint and etching. Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

DO YOU REMEMBER ME
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 465. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonab...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Screen

"CONGREGATION OF WITS: Box of 1000", silkscreen prints, double-sided, custom box
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"CONGREGATION OF WITS, Box Set of 1000 Prints", 2018, limited-edition collection of 1000 double-sided silkscreen prints – color image on one side, black text on other side – by Andrew Cornell Robinson. There are 3 box sets in custom-made red linen archival boxes with a gold stamped title. The prints are of various sizes, the box is 17.5x17.5". Note the double-sided printing – surfaces of text, surfaces of image. There are myriad possibilities for color, pattern, language, culture, politics, identity. It's a dynamic body of work that delights in the craft of making and the experience of revealing a tapestry of image and language. Initially inspired by a visit to the Talking Sculptures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Linen, Paper, Archival Paper, Color, Screen

Weightlifter - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
 Weightlifter is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1981. Mixed colored aquatint and etching. Original title: Gewichtheber
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Aquatint, Etching

Cosmos-Scene A-20
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Intaglio (etching, acquatint, monotype) Image size: 7.75 × 7.75 in (19.7 × 19.7 cm) Sheet size: 17.75 × 15.25 in (45.09 × 38.47 cm) Edition of 20 Year: 2022 Tachibana’s prin...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Intaglio, Monoprint

Flowers, Contemporary Limited Edition Figurative Etching
Located in Brecon, Powys
Signed and numbered Limited Edition Etching by this Scottish Artist Ian Laurie was born in 1933 and is a self taught artist who made the transition from industry to artistry around ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

Angel
Located in London, GB
Albert Irvin Angel 2003 Screenprint signed and numbered by the artist Edition size: 125 Image size: 28.5 x 36cm Paper size: 45 x 54cm Framed size: 51 x 60 cm Albert Irvin (1922–2015...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

Still life with chairs and birds - XXI Century, Figurative Monotype Print
Located in Warsaw, PL
Siergiej Timochow, a Belorussian artist, born in 1960. He studied at an art school in Minsk in 1979 before continuing to study at the Fine Arts Academy in Belarus. His acrylic and ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Cardboard, Color

"Rebirth" Honey Bee and Barbed Wire - Intaglio Print
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful and evocative abstracted dry point etching of honey bee drinking water and barbed wire titled "Rebirth" by Tomoya Uchida (Japanese, b. 1947). Presented in new double mat. Unframed. Image size: 8.5"H x 7.5"W Titled "Rebirth" along the bottom edge. Signed and dated "T. Uchida" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new double mat mat with foam core backing. Tomoya Uchida (Japanese, b. 1947) was born in Tsuyama City in the Okayama prefecture in Japan. He graduated from Doshisha University, Kyoto, in 1970, and went on to become the artist-in-residence at the KALA Institute of Prints in Berkeley, CA, in 1989. He then moved to Australia, where he studied under Prof. Jorg Schmeisser...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Ink, Drypoint

If The Shoe Fits #4 - 8"x10", Art Print On Paper, Woman's Leopard Print Shoe
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This art print on paper features a pair of leopard print women's high heel shoes. Its stylish and expressive aesthetic would add a playful charm to any space. Hand signed on back. Th...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper

Two Flies on a Bentwood Chair: colorful rainbow pop art landscape Micheal Hurson
Located in New York, NY
A colorful pop art drawing of a whimsical landscape scene featuring red flowers, green trees, yellow sun, and blue sky and clouds with cubist furniture on a front porch. Two flies converse over bentwood chairs drawn in black, red and white, in this whimsical work by famed New York artist Michael Hurson. Framed in white enamel. Paper 23.5 x 32.5 in. / 59.5 x 82.5 cm Frame 27 x 35 x 2 in. / 68.5 x 89 x 5 cm Two Flies on a Bentwood Chair by Michael Hurson. Lithograph on white paper with silkscreen on plexiglass, in a cream-colored lacquer frame. Edition 70: this impression 56/70. Signed by the artist with initials and numbered 56/70 in pencil lower right. Prepackaged and framed: ready to ship immediately, and ready to hang out of the box. This mixed-media lithograph with silkscreen portrays the colorful scene of a lush, sun-drenched front porch. Hurson's whimsical play on geometry and three-dimensionality is enhanced by the layers of plexiglass and paper upon which the image is printed. In the center of the composition, printed on the base layer of paper, a bright yellow sun sits atop a liquid, sky-blue background, and a jaunty, crayon-textured cloud. A porch door...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

Lemons - Screen Print by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Lemons is a screen print realized by Leo Guida in 1972s. Good condition, no signature, titled with pencil. Artist sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical tec...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

Composition - Original Linoleum by Guido La Regina - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Guido La Regina. Original Linoleum on paper. Hand-signed on the lower ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Linocut

Height of Summer, by Gunnar Norrman
By Gunnar Norrman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Drypoint Image Size: 8.5 x 6.5 inches Edition 15 Year: 1990 John Russell wrote in a review in the New York Times that "several of Norrman’s images could hang with drawings b...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Drypoint

Bear Hugs (Hot Pink), Statement Bear Print, Animal Art, Limited Edition Print
Located in Deddington, GB
‘Bear Hugs’ is a large silkscreen print in a variable edition It is an image which aim to explore the very special bond between a mother and a child...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen, Paper

Buds
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Flowers - Original Etching on Paper - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is a beautiful original etching by the Italian artist Paulucci. Signed on the lower right margin. Artist's proof The artwork represents flowers, depicted by strong express...
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1950s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

Riot. Edition of only 6 prints
Located in Brecon, Powys
An edition of 6 woodcuts, 'Riot'. They are printed on Japanese paper Image size 6.75" x 7.75"
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Handmade Paper

"Bakery" Photography 14.5" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bakery" Photography 14.5" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Oleg Char Medium: Hahnemühle Baryta Paper Not framed. Ships in a tube. Other sizes available: Edition of 5: 30" x 40" inch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Digital

"Scissors" Photography 23" x 32" inch Edition of 10 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Scissors" Photography 23" x 32" inch Edition of 10 by Oleg Char Medium: Hahnemühle Baryta Paper Not framed. Ships in a tube. Other sizes available: Edition of 5: 28.8" x 40" in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Digital

Contemporary still-life prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary still-life prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add still-life prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, yellow, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Andrea Bonfils, Donald Sultan, Leslie Schiff, and Seiko Tachibana. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary still-life prints, so small editions measuring 1.75 inches across are also available.

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