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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
Period: 1970s
Homage to the Square: R-III A-4 (~28% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Josef Albers Homage to the Square: R-III A-4 (from "Albers") Screenprint in brilliant Colors on strong wove paper double folded, 1977 (after original 19...
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Figura Hieratica
Located in New York, NY
Rufino Tamayo Figura Hieratica, 1979 etching in color, edition of XV 29 5/8 x 22 in. / 75.2 x 55.9 cm
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Homage to the Square: Yes Sir! (~28% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Josef Albers (after) Homage to the Square: Yes Sir! (from "Albers") Screenprint in brilliant Colors on strong wove paper double folded, 1971 Image 6.25 x 6.25 inches Sheet: 9 x 7.625...
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The Basque Suite: Untitled (ref. 86)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell The Basque Suite: Untitled (ref. 86), 1971 screenprint on J.B. Green paper, ed. of 150 41 x 28 1/4 in. (104.1 x 71.8 cm)
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London Series II: Untitled (Orange/Pink)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell London Series II: Untitled (Orange/Pink), 1971 screenprint on white J.B. Green mould-made Double Elephant paper, ed. of 150 28 1/2 x 41...
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London Series II: Untitled (Blue/Cream)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell London Series II: Untitled (Blue/Cream), 1971 screenprint on white J.B. Green mould-made Double Elephant paper, ed. of 150 28 1/2 x 41 ...
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De Printemps
By Jean McEwen
Located in New York, NY
Jean McEwen De Printemps, 1973 screenprint, ed. of 75 30 x 22 1/8 in. (76.2 x 56.2 cm)
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Two Women, Willem de Kooning
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Title: Two Women Year: 1973 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Edition: 100, plus proofs Size: 13.75 x 11.38 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
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Chambrure
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1973 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annoted "EA" Edition : 60 ex. Printer : Mourlot, Paris Catalog : [Prudhomme 70 p.98] 57.00 cm. x 74.00 cm. 22.44 in. x 29.13...
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Lithograph

Quarzo, Plate II
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Quarzo, Plate II Color lithograph, 1970 Signed and numbered in pencil (see photos) From: Quarzo Suite, 10 plates Edition: 75 (30/75) Publisher: Erker Presse, Saint-Gallen (drystamp lower left, see photo) Printed on BFK Rives paper Reference: Hase-Schmudt 87 Condition: Excellent Sheet size: 29 15/16 x 22 inches Image size: 18 x 15 3/4 inches Provenance: Cleveland Museum of Art, Exhibition Services, 73.1014 "Giuseppe Capogrossi B. 1900, ROME; D. 1972, ROME Giuseppe Capogrossi was born on March 7, 1900, in Rome. In 1922 he completed his law degree but soon after devoted himself entirely to painting and joined Felice Carena's atelier. Between 1927 and 1931, Capogrossi traveled frequently to Paris, and along with Corrado Cagli and Emanuele Cavalli...
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Lithograph

Watertower II
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint Edition of 50
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"Ciel" by Antoni Clavé, Blue, Sky, Abstract Print
Located in Köln, DE
Color etching with carborundum by Antoni Clavé "Ciel", 1971 76,4 x 57,2 cm Copy Artist's Proof Edition 95 copies Antoni Clavé (Barcelona 1913 - 2005 Sai...
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Untitled Sheet 7 from "Canto Pisan" by Zao Wou-Ki, Abstract Print, Lilac, Green
Located in Köln, DE
Aquatint in colours by Zao Wou-Ki Untitled Sheet 7 from "Canto Pisan" (portfolio with poems by Ezra Pound), 1972 50,5 x 33 cm Copy 52/150 Edition of 254 Zao Wou-Ki (Peking 1921 –...
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Aquatint

Untitled from "San Lazarro et ses amis" by Zao Wou-Ki, Lithography, Blue, Green
Located in Köln, DE
Color lithograph by Wou-Ki Zao Untitled from "San Lazarro et ses amis" (portfolio with texts by Yvon Taillandier), 1975 56,5 x 37 cm Copy e.a. Edition of 50 Zao Wou-Ki (Peking 19...
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Lithograph

I-S LXXI b
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Josef Albers I-S LXXI b 1971 Screenprint 23 x 23 in. Edition of 125 Initialed in pencil, dated, numbered, and titled Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum ...
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Couple aux étoiles
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered IV/X 64.00 cm. x 69.00 cm. 25.2 in. x 27.17 in. (paper) 54.00 cm. x 44.00 cm. 21.26 in. x 17.32 in. (image) Japan paper L...
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Lithograph

Spartan Sun Box
Located in New York, NY
Spartan Sun Box, 1971 Screenprint 25 22/25 × 23 22/25 in 65.7 × 60.7 cm Edition of 75 The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New Yor...
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Untitled (red)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (red), 1977 Screenprint 30 3/8 × 22 3/8 in 77.2 × 56.8 cm Edition of 95 The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Gree...
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Infinity Field - Lefkada II
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles group which consisted of the first...
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Infinity Field - Olympia II
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles group which consisted of the first...
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Infinity Field - Olympia I
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles group which consisted of the first...
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Infinity Field - Lefkada I
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles gr...
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Infinity Field - Delphi I
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles group which consisted of the first...
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Green Sun Box
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles gr...
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096009
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was an expressionist painter and printmaker born in Heidelberg, Germany. He was one of the most versatile and original artists of the twentieth century. Neum...
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Monotype

0-9
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Jasper Johns 0-9 1975 Etching Aquatint 17 x 13 1/2 in. Edition of 100 Pencil signed, dated, and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art. C...
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Etching, Aquatint

Marteau Sans Maitre XIII - Original etching, 1976
Located in Paris, FR
Joan MIRO Le Marteau sans Maitre XIII, 1976 Original etching and aquatint From a limited edition of 175 copies (+ 25 Hors Commerce) On Arches v...
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Etching, Aquatint

Suite des architectures non répertoriées C
Located in Paris, FR
Aquatint, 1979 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annoted EA 4/4 Publisher : HMK (New York) Catalog : Cat 385 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 50.00 cm. x 55....
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Aquatint

Bronze Smoke
Located in New York, NY
1978 Lithograph in colors, on brown wove paper Sheet: 31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. Edition of 38 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
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Paper, Lithograph

White Figure - Mixed Media by Shu Takahashi - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Girl is an abstract silk-screen and copperplate engraving print on heavy paper, realized in 1973 by the Japanese artist Shu Takahashi. Hand signed, num...
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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
etching with aquatint, AP aside from the edition of 95 image: 21 1/2 x 18 5/8 in. / 54.6 x 47.3 cm paper: 30 1/8 x 22 1/2 in. / 76.5 x 57.2 cm
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Aquatint, Etching

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
etching with aquatint, AP aside from the edition of 125 image: 11 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. / 29.5 x 22.2 cm paper: 22 1/4 x 15 in. / 56.5 x 38.1 cm
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Aquatint, Etching

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
lithograph, edition 36 of 50 each image: 7 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. / 18.4 x 13.7 cm paper: 11 x 15 in. / 27.9 x 38.1 cm
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Lithograph

Target, from Meyer Shapiro
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Jasper Johns Target, from the Meyer Schapiro Portfolio 1973 Screenprint on Ohiro Mimitsuki paper 23 7/8 x 16 3/8 in. A.P. of 13 Pencil signed and numbered Acc...
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Untitled (Calvesi 46)
Located in New York, NY
1973-1976 Screenprint in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (42.5 x 34.6 cm) Edition of 90 Signed and numbered in pencil, lower margin
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Untitled
Located in New York, NY
AP Signed in Chinese; signed and dated "ZAO 74" lower right; inscribed "E.A." lower left image: 23 7/8 x 18 1/4 inches paper: 29 3/4 x 21 1/8 inches
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Lithograph

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Signed in Chinese; signed & dated "ZAO 74" on lower right; inscribed "E.A. 4/10" on lower left. image: 15 1/2 x 25 inches paper: 22 1/4 x 29 3/4 inches
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Aquatint, Etching

Bronze Smoke
Located in New York, NY
1978 Screenprint in colors Sheet: 31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. Edition of 38 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
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Le monde de l'art n'est pas le monde du pardon
Located in New York, NY
Signed in Chinese; signed, dated, inscribed "ZAO 74 H.C." on lower left. paper: 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. / 34.3 x 26 cm
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Lithograph

Mocador Lligat - Antoni Tàpies, Surrealism, Abstract art, Prints, Etching
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75. (Galfetti 289).
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1980s Abstract Expressionism Color Field Silkscreen Serigraph Print Pale Yellow
Located in Surfside, FL
Michael Steiner, American, New York City (1945 - ) Michael Steiner A leading member of the Bennington school, abstract artists associated with Bennington College, Michael Steiner ...
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Les Perseides: Plate III - Joan Miró, Lithograph, Abstract prints
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75. Printed by Mourlot on wove paper. Published by Louis Broder, Paris. (Mourlot 658).
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Lithograph

Untitled
Located in Missouri, MO
Robert Rauschenberg "Untitled" 1973 Medium: Screenprint and collage in colors Printed and Published by Styria Studios, New York and with their blindstamp Signed and Numbered 71/100 Images Size: approx. 28 x 20 inches Framed Size: approx. 34 x 26 inches Born with the name Milton Rauschenberg in Port Arthur, Texas, Robert Rauschenberg became one of the major artists of his generation and is credited along with Jasper Johns of breaking the stronghold of Abstract Expressionism*. Rauschenberg was known for assemblage*, conceptualist methods, printmaking, and willingness to experiment with non-artistic materials--all innovations that anticipated later movements such as Pop Art*, Conceptualism*, and Minimalism*. In May, 1999, ARTNews magazine featured him as one of the top twenty-five influential western artists, stating: "His irreverent notions of what an artwork could be gained him the status of an enfant terrible. . .Rauschenberg pushed the viewer to accept the unexpected." He has said that he believes painting should relate to both life and art and that he wants is artwork to be the intermediary between the two. He received much formal art education beginning with the Kansas City Art Institute in 1947 and 1948. He studied briefly in Paris at the Academie Julian*, and from 1948 to 1949 was at Black Mountain College* in North Carolina with Josef and Anni Albers. This period was followed by several years attendance at the Art Students League* in New York City with Morris Kantor and Vaclav Vytlacil. In 1951, he exhibited all white and black paintings incorporating viewer participation through the shadows they cast on the works. At Black Mountain College, he had met composer, John Cage, and dancer- choreographer, Merce Cunningham, for whom he worked in his company as a designer, manager, and performer. Frequently he scoured the area in which they were performing for 'unusual' objects such as tires, old radios...
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Lithograph

The Red Sea
Located in New York, NY
1978 Lithograph in colors, on pink handmade paper Sheet: 23 1/4 x 27 22/25 inches Edition of 58 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil Framed, mint condition
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Pensees Germinales
Located in Missouri, MO
Mark Tobey "Pensees Germinales" 1973 Drypoint Engraving Printed in Brown and Blue by Willie Steinert, Karlsruhe, Germany, on Auvernge Paper Handmade by Richard de Bas Signed Lower R...
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Engraving, Drypoint

No title
Located in Paris, FR
Serigraph, 1970 Edition : 214/275 85.00 cm. x 55.00 cm. 33.46 in. x 21.65 in. (paper) 76.00 cm. x 43.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 16.93 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Ref : L...
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No title
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1970 78.00 cm. x 59.00 cm. 30.71 in. x 23.23 in. (paper) 78.00 cm. x 59.00 cm. 30.71 in. x 23.23 in. (image) Ref : LCD1897
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Etching, Aquatint

Surrealist Portrait (Espriu) - Tall original etching, Handsigned (Dupin #871)
Located in Paris, FR
Joan MIRO Surrealist Portrait (Espriu) Original aquatint, engraving and etching printed in colors with carborundum Signed in pencil Justified HC (aside the edition of 50 numbered pr...
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Engraving, Etching

Hors Concours
Located in New York, NY
Hors Concours, 1974 screenprint 98 3/4 x 30 inches edition of 70 Eduardo Paolozzi was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1924. Because his parents were Italian immigrants, Paolozzi was ...
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Horss Concours
Located in New York, NY
Hors Concours, 1974 Screenprint 39 3/4 x 30 inches edition of 70 Eduardo Paolozzi was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1924. Because his parents were Italian immigrants, Paolozzi was ...
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Beach Scene /// Abstract Expressionist Minimalism Willem de Kooning Black White
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Willem de Kooning (Dutch-American, 1904-1997) Title: "Beach Scene" *Signed and dated by de Kooning in pencil lower right Year: 1971 Medium: Origin...
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Lithograph, Plexiglass

Untitled (Calvesi 50)
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (42.6 x 34.5 cm) Edition of 90 Signed and numbered in pencil on lower margin Published by 2RC, Rome
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Untitled (Calvesi 49)
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (42.6 x 34.5 cm) Frame: 17 7/8 x 14 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (45.4 x 37.5 x 3.8 cm) Edition of 90 Signed and numbered '44/90' i...
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Untitled (Calvesi 48)
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (42.6 x 34.5 cm) Edition of 90 Signed and numbered in pencil on lower margin Published by 2RC, Rome
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Untitled (Calvesi 47)
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (42.6 x 34.5 cm) Frame: 17 7/8 x 14 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (45.4 x 37.5 x 3.8 cm) Edition of 90 Signed and numbered '44/90' i...
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Untitled (Calvesi 46)
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (42.6 x 34.5 cm) Edition of 90 Signed and numbered in pencil on lower margin Published by 2RC, Rome
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Untitled (Calvesi 45)
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (42.6 x 34.5 cm) Frame: 17 7/8 x 14 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (45.4 x 37.5 x 3.8 cm) Edition of 90 Signed and numbered '44/90' i...
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Abstract Cinetic Composition - Screenprint (Olympic Games Munich 1972)
Located in Paris, FR
Allan D'Arcangelo Abstract Cinetic Composition Screen print Signature printed in the plate On heavy paper 101 x 64 cm (c. 40 x 26 inch) Made for the Olympic Games in Munich, 1972 E...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract prints and multiples 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 prints and multiples created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Joan Miró, Francisco Nicolás, Dadodu , and Josef Albers. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Screen 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 Abstract prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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