Abstract Prints and Multiples
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Untitled abstraction, woodcut, Signed/N, Art Against AIDS, British Pop pioneer
Located in New York, NY
Derek Boshier
Untitled, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio, 1988
Woodcut on paper with deckled edges
Hand signed, numbered 38/50 and dated on lower front with printer's and publishe...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Woodcut, Pencil
Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration) Poster
By Lee Krasner
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Lee Krasner (American, 1908-1984)
Title: "Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration)"
*Signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lo...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
THE DREAMING (OPAL)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'The Dreaming' (OPAL)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″). Limited Edition of 99. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. Sold Unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
The Black Line
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: The Black Line
Medium: Lithograph in colors
Date: 1967
Edition: 42/60
Sheet Size: 22" x 30"
Frame Size: 28" x 36"
Signature: Hand signed and numbered ...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Julian Schnabel 'Inviernosexoprimaveral' (Sexual Spring-like Winter)
Located in New York, NY
Inviernosexoprimaveral
1995
17-color silkscreen with poured resin
40 x 30 inches (102 x 76 cm)
Edition of 80
"Sexual Spring-like Winter" is a large painterly work, created with laye...
Category
1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
James Brooks at Martha Jackson gallery (rare Abstract Expressionist poster)
By James Brooks
Located in New York, NY
James Brooks
James Brooks at Martha Jackson gallery (rare Abstract Expressionist poster), 1972
Offset Lithograph poster
Unsigned, unnumbe...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Glaspalast Edition print, Munich Germany, SCARCE when Hand Signed by Sean Scully
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully
Munich 1996 (Hand Signed), 2001
Offset Lithograph print Hand signed and dated by Sean Scully in 2018
Boldly signed in black marker on the recto. Hand signed by Sean Scull...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ink, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
WORKING ON IT INCESSANTLY
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CORITA KENT (Sister Mary Corita) 1918–1986
WORKING ON IT INCESSANTLY, ca. 1970 Color serigraph. Signed and numbered in ink 200/. In generally good condition. Image 22 3/8 x 11 1/2, sheet 23 x 12 1/4 inches.
Provenance: Marjorie Kauffman Graphics on original period label.
Sister Corita is highly important in the development of modern use of serigraphy with highly charged social and political content expressed in strong colors and dynamic composition. She often made biblical and well as literary references as a major part of the composition. She taught printmaking at Immaculate Heart...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
ARCHANGEL (XL Size)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm ARCHANGEL (XL SIZE 36" x 48").
Limited Edition #22 of 25.
Hand Signed & Numbered.
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NEW - Unopened in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Still life with oysters, 80х80cm, print on canvas.Edition of 20 pieces
Located in Yerevan, AM
Edition of 20 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Canvas, Color
Original Pamplona Running of the Bulls vintage poster San Fermin, Spain
Located in Spokane, WA
Original San Fermin Pamplona running of the bulls, vintage poster.
Archival linen backed in very fine condition ready to frame. Artist: Alonso Astarloa....
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Costruzione Arancio - Lithograph by Luigi Veronesi - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
The proposed print is a lithograph with a print run of 99 copies, in very good condition.
On the lithograph are the print number in the lower margins with its print run and the hand...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Opium
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst
Opium, 2000
Lambda C-Type print on Gloss Fuji Archive paper.
Signed by the artist, lower right on recto
Numbered on verso
48 x 43.7 cm
52 x 48 cm (framed)
Edition 391 of...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
C Print, Lambda
$19,039
Nick Thomm - AFTER DARK (PINK)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'After Dark' (Pink)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″)
Limited Edition of 125
Hand Signed and Numbered #84
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NEW....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Untitled (Geometric Abstraction Minimalism, ~60% OFF LIST PRICE)
By Max Bill
Located in Kansas City, MO
Max Bill
Composition with white center
Color silkscreen
Year: 1972
Edition: Edition for "Look at"
Size: 23.3 × 23.3 inches
Unsigned, unknown edition size (pres. ~2,000) - sometimes a...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
$188 Sale Price
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Untitled - Woodcut by Pierre Alechinsky - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an Woodcut print realized by Pierre Alechinsky in 1970.
Hand signed on the right margin and numbered on the left corner es. 102/300
The artwork is depicted through stro...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Woodcut
La Pique (I), from A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: La Pique (I)
Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Medium: Transfer lithograph
Date: 1961
Frame Size: 17 1/4" x 19 3/4"
Sheet Size: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Image ...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder (1898–1976) - Clown - Color lithograph - 1976
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on wove paper, edited in 1976
limited edition in 150 copies
signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner,
numbered in lower left corner
paper size: 72 x 52 cm (2...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Gemini, 1960s Op Art geometric silkscreen, mixed media paper, Signed AP, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Anne Youkeles
Gemini, ca. 1969
Three-dimensional mixed media silkscreen on folded sheets of thin card
Hand-signed by artist in pencil, titled and annotated Artist's Proof I from the ...
Category
1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Screen
Josef Albers, Blue Reminding, dazzling 1967 silkscreen (signed/numbered) Framed
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Note: This is a unique text variant which Albers titled in pencil "Blue Reminder" instead of "Blue Reminding". The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by Brenda Danil...
Category
1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen, Pencil
MODERNIST ABSTRACT Signed Lithograph, Matisse Style Flowers Shapes Metallic Gold
By Yona Lotan
Located in Union City, NJ
MODERNIST ABSTRACT is an original hand drawn lithograph by the Lithuanian/Israeli artist, Yona Lotan (1926 - 1998). Lively modern abstract composition of multicolor Matisse-style flowers and shapes printed in visually appealing shades of lavender, purple, green, peach, burgundy, blue, pink, yellow, and metallic gold ink on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. MODERNIST ABSTRACT features playful organic shapes, including flowers, breasts, human body shapes, intermingled with rhythmic geometric forms creating a visually compelling composition with metallic gold ink adding a slight shimmer to this impressive, imaginative design.
Print size - 26 x 20 in. unframed, excellent condition, hand signed in pencil by the artist Yona Lotan.
Edition size - 225, plus proofs
Year - 1977
About the artist-
Yona Lotan (1926-1998) Jewish engineer and painter was born in Lithuania.
His family moved to Tel-Aviv, Palestine in 1936. He served as a high-ranking officer in the Israeli Army and fought in the War of Independence. In 1959 Yona Lotan began painting; he's considered a self-taught, outsider artist.
Lotan always had the unquenchable desire to draw. His one-man shows in Israel and Geneva were so successful that he left the army, sold all his belongings and moved to Paris in 1960 in order to devote his life to painting.
His art was vibrant and he became well known, not only in Europe, but also in the United States.
In 1965 he won the coveted Prize of Foreign Painting given by the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
Along with Maryan, Avigdor Arikha, Mordechai Ardon and Yaacov Agam. he was part of a group of Jewish emigre
artists who worked in Paris.
Paintings of Lotan are contained in the collections of:
Musee National d'Art Modern, Paris,
Pompidou Center, Paris
Musee Municipal d'Art Modern, Paris.
Museum Boymans, Rotterdam. Musee "Petit Chateau",
Geneve. National Galerie, Berlin.
Senatsversaltung fur Wissenschaft und Kunst, Berlin.
Private collections in Israel, France, England, Brazil,
Holland, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Spain, Italy, Mexico, USA and Canada.
One-Man Shows and Group Shows:
1959 - "Young Painters Exhibitions", Tel-Aviv
1960 - Katz Gallery, Tel-Aviv
Nora Gallery, Jerusalem, La Maison Juive, Geneve
1961 - "Exhibition of Israeli Artists", Tel-Aviv Museum
"Ecole de Paris 1961" Galerie Charpentier, Paris
1962 - Galerie Camille...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Composition - Woodcut by Luigi Spacal - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Luigi Spacal (Trieste, 1907 - Trieste, 2000) in the 1970s.
Original Colored woodcut print on cardboard. Image Dimensions: 18 x 14 cm
Good conditions.
Lojze Spacal...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Woodcut
Jeu de la Cape (III), from A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Jeu de la Cape (III)
Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Medium: Transfer lithograph
Date: 1961
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 17 1/4" x 19 3/4"
Sheet S...
Category
1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Red, green and blue composition 76
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1969
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 26/80
Publisher : Galerie Im Erker (Saint-Gallen)
Printer : Erker-Press (Saint-Gallen)
Catalog : [Schneider 76]
87....
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Monoprint with screenprint collage acrylic, stitching & embossing Signed, Framed
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Monoprint with screenprint, collage, acrylic, stitching and embossing in colors on handmade paper, 1994, signed, dated, titled, and numbered 10/40 (each unique) in black and silver i...
Category
1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Screen
Original Grece (Greece) vintage Greek Tourist Board vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1963 Greece Vintage Travel Poster – Greek National Tourist Board – Linen Backed, Grade A-
Bring home a piece of mid-century Mediterranean charm with this striking original 1963 Greece vintage travel poster, commissioned by the Greek National Tourist Board. This authentic The artifact captures the sun-drenched beauty of the Greek isles and the enduring charm of traditional Greek seafaring life.
This rare poster showcases a beautifully detailed illustration of a classic Greek boat, known as a kaiki (or caique)—a traditional wooden vessel that has sailed the Aegean and Ionian Seas for generations. Featuring its rounded hull, vibrant colors, and billowing sail, the kaiki was a staple of Greek fishing and local trade, embodying the spirit of the archipelago’s maritime culture.
Collector Features:
• Genuine vintage, not a reproduction
• Superb display condition; colors remain vivid and fresh
• Linen backing ensures durability and preserves value
• A rare example of Greek mid...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled by Dan Christensen (silver and purple abstract)
Located in New York, NY
This large, abstract image celebrates the 13th Annual Community Holiday Festival, 1983 at Lincoln Center. It is signed and numbered by the artist from the edition of 144 (plus 18 APs) and was printed at Fine Creations, NY. This print comes directly from the publisher, Lincoln Center Editions...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Original Print of Layered Looping Lines, White and Blue Monotype, Organic Shapes
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes.
It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Category
2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photographic Film, Photogram, Monotype, Color, C Print, Photographic Pap...
"Neighbors, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 30"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Neighbors," by Sofie Swann measures 24" x 30" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships rolled ready to be stretched and fra...
Category
2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Digital, Giclée
Keith Haring Artist Signed Exhibition Poster 'Into 84' for Tony Shafrazi Gallery
By Keith Haring
Located in San Rafael, CA
Keith Haring (1958–1990)
'Into 84' / Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1984
Lithograph in colors
Plate signed lower right, signed in silver ink lower right on figures foot
Sheet 35⅛ in H × 23⅛ ...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Frank Stella, Whitney Museum exhibited graphic work with Label, Signed/N, Framed
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
(Whitney Museum Exhibited) Shards IVA (Axsom 151), 1982
Lithograph & Silkscreen on Arches Cover Paper (Whitney Museum exhibition label verso of frame)
45 1/2 × 39 1/4 in...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Screen
$32,200 Sale Price
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Through the Window, Colorful Abstract Lithograph by Calman Shemi
By Calman Shemi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Calman Shemi, Argentine (1939 - )
Title: Untitled I
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: HC 60/450
Size: 34.5 in. x 26 in. (87.63 cm x 66.04 cm)
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Gilded-Constant Gardener-Artist Proof-Rare X-Large-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
This is an unique one-off Artist Proof, in a rare Extra-Large square format.
A special Proof that only 3 have been made with hand gilded Gold Leaf.
The outstanding hand-painted qua...
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2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Gold Leaf
Abstract Composition - Lithograph- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 38 x 46.5 cm.
Abstract Composition is an original color lithograph on paper realized around the 1970's.
Signed in pencil on lower right margin. Signature not comp...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
L 22
By Hans Hartung
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1957
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 2/100
Publisher : Hedwig Marbach, Berne
Printer : Jean Pons, Paris
Catalog : RMM 98
65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. ...
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1950s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$2,364
Still Life, Flowers In Vase On Table
By Andre Minaux
Located in Berlin, MD
Andre Minaux (French 1923 - 1986) Nature Morte: A still life of flowers in a vase. The colors are predominantly oranges and greens. This is a lithograph signed in pencil and marked e...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Back to Nature, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 60"
By Ned Martin
Located in Westport, CT
This limited edition abstract landscape print by artist Ned Martin depicts an abstracted forest with deep blues and vibrant orange hues. Tree trunks are visible spanning the width of...
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2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Digital, Giclée
Frank Stella Hand Signed 93/100 Whitney Museum Lithograph Abstract Expressionist
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
Large Limited Edition Hand Signed Whitney Museum Print, 1985
Offset Lithograph
Hand signed, dated and numbered 93 from the edition of 100, lower left front
75 7/10 × 52 ...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Exhibition Print from “Vibrazioni” by Miller Null - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition print from “ Vibrazioni” is a vintage photographic print on color paper applied on cardboard realized by Harold Miller Null in 1990.
Hand signed and dated on the lower ...
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1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marc Chagall - Opera
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Opera
Lithograph from 1965.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 23.5 cm.
Publisher: André Sauret, Monte Carlo.
The work is in Excellent condition.
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$851 Sale Price
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Untitled (XX) (Abstract, Red, Grey) (25% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Barbara Keidel
Untitled (XX) (Abstract, Red, Grey)
Linocut
1996
Edition: 3
Numbered and dated by hand in pencil
Size: 9 x 8.25 inches (22.86 x 20.95 cm)
COA provided
Tags: Abstr...
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1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linocut
$58 Sale Price
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Nitibos, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Omar Rayo
By Omar Rayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Omar Rayo, Colombian (1928 - 2010)
Title: Nitibos
Year: 1968
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 75
Image Size: 17 x 17 inches
Size: 24 x 20 i...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Galerie Dina Vierny after Henri Matisse, 1982
Located in New York, NY
This photo-lithographic poster was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1982 with the permission of the Matisse estate to promote the works by Henri Matisse at the Galerie Dina...
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1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró XV
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 71 cm
Condition: In ver...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
DAMIEN HIRST - KYNANCE COVE. Where the land meets the sea. Abstraction, British
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Damien Hirst - KYNANCE COVE
Date of creation: 2023
Medium: Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
Edition: 411
Size: 120 x 90 cm
Condition: Brand new and never framed
T...
Category
2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Panel, Giclée
Mark Rothko 'Blue & Gray' 2005
By Mark Rothko
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This high-quality reproduction poster of Mark Rothko's Blue & Grey (1962) was published and designed by the Beyeler Foundation in Basel, Switzerland. The artwork features a subtle co...
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Early 2000s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Sam Francis, Karel Appel & Walasse Ting, lithographs, hand signed, 85/100 Framed
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis, Karel Appel and Walasse TIng
Signed Sam Francis lihograph, with signed prints by Karel Appel and Walasse Ting verso, from the Estate of Robert Indiana, 1964
Two-sided co...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Unique Modernist Israeli Still Life Monoprint Painting Calman Shemi Vase Flowers
By Calman Shemi
Located in Surfside, FL
Fruit and Flowers monoprint by Calman Shemi
Calman Shemi, sculptor and painter, was born in Argentina in 1939. A graduate of the School of Sculpture and Ceramics in Mendoza, he studied under the Italian-Argentinean sculptor Libero Badii whom he credits with putting him on the right path. “He taught me principals, not only related to sculpture, but human and philosophic principals. Shemi also carefully studied the work of such masters as Pablo Picasso, Caravaggio, Frank Stella and Henri Matisse. “From each one of these great artists I learned something from observing them,” he says.
In 1961, at the age of 20, Shemi immigrated to Israel and joined Kibbutz Carmia of which he was a member for twenty years. There he worked in agriculture and also as a sculptor working with wood and clay. Several of his large-scale fiberglass and polyester sculpture projects are situated in public buildings. He was a student of German-Israeli sculptor Rudi Lehmann, a pioneer of the artistic movement known as “Canaanism.”
Canaanite art was an effort to create a direct relationship with the land, bypassing historic Jewish connotations—hence the land’s primordial name is used. Canaanite works, with an emphasis on the inter-action of simple shapes, bear a deliberate resemblance to the sculpture and ritual art of early civilizations of the Middle East prior to Judaism, always with an eye to the fusion of man and the land itself.
Though sculpture dominated his early years as an artist, in the mid ’70s Shemi developed the idea of the “soft painting” medium. Beginning with a color drawing done to scale, Shemi layers onto the drawing irregularly shaped pieces of variously textured and colored fabrics. Using a threadless 9,000-needle sewing machine, the fabrics are meshed to one another and to the background, resulting in vibrant wool tapestry carpet compositions infused with exuberant color and explosive movement.
Over the years, Shemi has continued to challenge himself with new artistic mediums, developing two more techniques of painting: “Lacquer paintings” and “window paintings.” He also works in monotype, lithograph and silkscreen techniques. He creates his Lacquer Painting by applying vibrant colors to wood or metal panel that has been gilded with gold or silver leaf, and sometimes both. After the oil paint has thoroughly dried, many layers of lacquer are applied to the surface giving it a glowing effect. Between each layer of lacquer the piece is hand-polished to give the surface its very shiny look.
Shemi’s “lacquer” and “window” paintings are reminiscent of ancient techniques used centuries ago in Japan and China.
Shemi concludes, “All of the art that I create is full of optimism and beauty. That’s all. Simple, very simple.”
During the past eighteen years Shemi has held more than seventy one-man shows in the U.S., Japan, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Israel. His works can be seen in many public and private collections around the world. He is of a generation of contemporary Israeli artists, somewhat influenced by pop art that include Alex Pauker...
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20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Monoprint
Devil Cat
By Karel Appel
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Karel Appel
Title: Devil Cat
Portfolio: 1978 Cats
Medium: Lithograph in colors on Japon paper
Date: 1978
Edition: XV/LXV
Sheet Size: 24 3/4" x 32 1/4"
Signature: Hand signed ...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Horses (Cheveaux), Portfolio of 27 Prints by Hoi Lebadang
By Hoi Lebadang
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lebadang (aka Hoi), Vietnamese (1922 - 2015) - Horses (Cheveaux). Year: 1968, Medium: Portfolio of 27 Lithographs, Etchings, and Reliefs on japon nacre paper, 7 rejected sheets and ...
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1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Bouncing Ball, Minimalist Screenprint by Murray Zucker
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Murray Zucker, American (1920 - )
Title: Bouncing Ball
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil
Edition: 9/20
Image: 18 x 24 inches
Paper ...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract Black Green
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró XI
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 71 cm
Observations: Lithograph on G...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Maschere - Lithograph on paper
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Lithograph on paper
Limited edition of 80 copies, numbered 4/80
Hand signed in pencil by artist
Paper size: 70 x 50 cm
Very good conditions
A regular certificate of authenticity an...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
White Lotus Lithograph
By Hoi Lebadang
Located in Soquel, CA
White Lotus Lithograph
A limited edition lithograph by listed artist Hoi Lebadang, (Vietnamese/French, 1922 – 2015). This print displays an ethereal lotus flower to center, known to ...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$1,240 Sale Price
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Composition with Semi-Circles
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sonia Delaunay 1885–1979
Composition with Semicircles
1970
etching and aquatint in colors on Arches
signed in pencil l.r. and numbered also in pencil 8/125 l.l.
image: 19½ h × 15½...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Musee Dynamique - Dakar by Pierre Soulages, 1974 - Original Lithograph Poster
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Original Lithographic Poster, 1974
Classic Poster Paper - Perfect Condition A+
This original composition used exactly the same plates for the poster and for the Lithograph ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
G 4
By Hans Hartung
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1953
Handsigned by the artist in pencil
Edition : 300 ex.
Publisher : Lacourière, Paris
Printer : Lacourière, Paris
Catalog : RMM 63
17.00 cm. x 33.00 cm. 6.6...
Category
1950s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$3,310
Frank Stella, Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma, signed/n, geometric abstraction
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma (Axsom 85), 1973
Lithograph in colors on J. Green mould-made paper
Signed, dated and numbered 56/100 in pencil lower right front
16 × 22 i...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Nantucket Sailing
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: LeRoy Neiman
Title: Nantucket Sailing
Medium: Serigraph
Year: 1980
Edition: 168/300
Frame Size: 30" x 35"
Sheet Size: 25 5/8" x 30 7/8"
Image Size: 20" x 24"
Signed: Hand sig...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Bunt im Dreieck
Located in London, GB
Wassily Kandinsky
Bunt im Dreieck, 1965
Lithograph in colours on Arches paper
Signed in the plate
50 x 37.5 cm
Sheet: 74 x 45.5 cm
Category
1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
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