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TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art
TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art

TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph
Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph

Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "All eyez on me" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic ta...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original Vintage New York Travel Poster — R. Meyer Central Park Print  on linen
Original Vintage New York Travel Poster — R. Meyer Central Park Print  on linen

Original Vintage New York Travel Poster — R. Meyer Central Park Print on linen

Located in Spokane, WA

New York — The City That Never Sleeps Experience the vibrant energy and timeless beauty of New York City through this authentic 1970s travel poster by R. Meyer. This masterpiece cap...

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1980s American Modern Art

Materials

Offset

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Il San Pietro di Positano - Limited Edition C-Type, Slim Aarons Summer Series
Il San Pietro di Positano - Limited Edition C-Type, Slim Aarons Summer Series

Il San Pietro di Positano - Limited Edition C-Type, Slim Aarons Summer Series

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Il San Pietro di Positano, 1984 is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print by 20th Century American Photographer Slim Aarons. 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate S...

Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Mark Maggiori - Arizona Wonders

Mark Maggiori - Arizona Wonders

By Mark Maggiori

Located in Draper, UT

Giclee print on 300 gsm archival cotton rag with dimensions of 35 x 33 in. Released in 2020 from an edition of 751. Signed and numbered by Mark Maggiori. Large format stunning print.

Category

2010s American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Paper

Orange and Blue Striped Vase
Orange and Blue Striped Vase

Orange and Blue Striped Vase

Located in Zofingen, AG

Acrylic Painting One of a kind artwork Size: 40 × 30 × 2 cm The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also comes with a certificate of authenticity. Artwork arrives in perf...

Category

2010s American Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

40x60 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Fine Art Print
40x60 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Fine Art Print

40x60 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Fine Art Print

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of a BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh, Morocco - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print
Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh, Morocco - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print

Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh, Morocco - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print by 20th Century American Photographer Slim Aarons. 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamp...

Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Pink Cat
Pink Cat

Pink Cat

Located in Zofingen, AG

Whimsical giant pink cat with kitten Acrylic Painting on canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 80 × 120 × 3 cm (unframed) The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also comes ...

Category

2010s American Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Emerald Stripes Red Blooms
Emerald Stripes Red Blooms

Emerald Stripes Red Blooms

Located in Zofingen, AG

Acrylic on canvas Size: 40 x 30 x 2 cm Signed by the artist with certificate of authenticity Artwork arrives in perfect condition while keeping shipping costs affordable. This stun...

Category

2010s American Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Orange Cat with Colorful Fish
Orange Cat with Colorful Fish

Orange Cat with Colorful Fish

Located in Zofingen, AG

Acrylic Painting on canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 40 × 50 × 3,8 cm (unframed) The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also comes with a certificate of authenticity. ...

Category

2010s American Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

A Large, Striking Post-War Modern Studio Figure Study of a Young Male Nude Model
A Large, Striking Post-War Modern Studio Figure Study of a Young Male Nude Model

A Large, Striking Post-War Modern Studio Figure Study of a Young Male Nude Model

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large, Striking, Post-War Studio Figure Study of a Reclining Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed, intimate f...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

A Dynamic 1940s WPA Era, American Modern, Machine Age Industrial Factory Scene
A Dynamic 1940s WPA Era, American Modern, Machine Age Industrial Factory Scene

A Dynamic 1940s WPA Era, American Modern, Machine Age Industrial Factory Scene

Located in Chicago, IL

A dynamic ca. 1940s American Machine Age Modern industrial scene, depicting a suspended gantry crane and factory workers. Possibly completed as an illustration study for a print adv...

Category

1940s American Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

High Meadows
High Meadows

High Meadows

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "High Meadows" 1984, is an original reduction woodcut on paper by noted American artist Gordon Louis Mortensen, b.1938. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 24/130 in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 20 x 33.75 inches, framed size is 27.75 x 41 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with off-white fabric matting and dark green fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some very small minor restorations, practically invisible. Please note: the shadows lines at the upper right of the artwork is not a part of it, it is the reflection of the lighting. About the artist: Born near Arnegard, North Dakota on April 27, 1938, Gordon Mortensen...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Woodblock

Flower Blossom Lady Original Acrylic Painting, American Modern, 20th Century
Flower Blossom Lady Original Acrylic Painting, American Modern, 20th Century

Flower Blossom Lady Original Acrylic Painting, American Modern, 20th Century

By Peter Max

Located in San Francisco, CA

Peter Max was born in 1937 and unfortunately just passed away in September 2026He is a very well listed and well collected American artist. He has been very prolific in his career, but nevertheless, he is highly sought after and collected, especially recently. This wonderful original acrylic on canvas was most likely painted in the late 1990s or early 2000. It is a favorite subject matter of his the blossoming lady or lady with blossoms. This painting is so vibrant exploding with colors. It measures 10 1/2 inches wide by 10 1/2 inches high. The frame measures 18“ x 18“. He has had Auction results over $70,000 but sells for much more privately and in galleries Once again, this is an original Peter Max acrylic on canvas...

Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 is a Limited Edition Estate ...

Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Capri Holiday, 1958 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print
Capri Holiday, 1958 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print

Capri Holiday, 1958 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Capri Holiday, 1958 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Capri Holiday, 1958' by Slim Aarons is a Limited Edition Es...

Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s

Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s

Located in Middletown, NY

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

THE INTRUDER - Arts and Crafts Woodcut
THE INTRUDER - Arts and Crafts Woodcut

THE INTRUDER - Arts and Crafts Woodcut

By Jessie Arms Botke

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883 – 1971) THE INTRUDER c. 1930 Color woodcut, signed, titled and inscribed “Botke prints” Image 9 ¾ x 11”, sheet 11 7/8 x 14 3/4". On cream laid paper. Califor...

Category

1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Color

'The Yankee' — America's Cup, 1934
'The Yankee' — America's Cup, 1934

'The Yankee' — America's Cup, 1934

By Jacques La Grange

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Jacques La Grange, 'The Yankee', color woodcut, edition 500, 1934. Signed and numbered '25/500' in pencil. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper, with margins (1 1/8 to 1 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. A work from La Grange’s celebrated series of woodcuts 'Drama and Color in the America's Cup Races'. Image size 10 x 10 11/16 inches (254 x 271 mm); sheet size 12 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (311 x 337 mm). Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. When the artist created this print in 1934, the 'Yankee' was one of the most promising yachts eligible for the America's Cup but ultimately 'Rainbow' was chosen to defend against England's 'Endeavor' in that year's race. The 'Endeavor' was built for Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast. She was launched in 1934 and won many races in her first season but the Cup challenge was blighted by a strike of Sopwith's professional crew prior to departing for America. Forced to rely mainly on keen amateurs, who lacked the necessary experience, the campaign failed. 'Rainbow' won the series 4–2. This was one of the most contentious of the America's Cup battles and prompted the headline "Britannia rules the waves and America waives the rules." ABOUT THE ARTIST Jacques La Grange was born in Clanwilliam (near Cape Town) in South Africa in 1895. He studied at London University and later immigrated to the United States. La Grange established himself as a painter, illustrator, and printmaker specializing in nautical subjects. He and his wife, Helen La Grange, published 'Drama and Color in the America's Cup Races' in 1934 and 'Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain 1833-1869', in 1936. Both were deluxe hardcover limited edition volumes with signed original color woodblock prints. La Grange had solo exhibitions at the Buchanan Gallery in 1929; the Babcock Gallery and the 56th Street Gallery, New York, in 1930; and at the Nicholas Roerich...

Category

1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA
'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA

'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Charles Turzak, 'Loop Alley (Chicago)', color woodcut, edition c. 25, c. 1935. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan pa...

Category

1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats
A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats

A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats

By Charles Turzak

Located in Chicago, IL

A Colorful, Modern Maine Coastal Scene Painting, "White Boat in Harbor" by Famed Chicago Artist and Printmaker, Charles Turzak (Am. 1899 - 1986). The painting depicts a vibrant, sunlit autumn landscape painting most likely painted near the quiet rural harbor town of Penobscot, Maine. The painting is acrylic on canvas, dates from the 1950s and has a great visual appeal- a perfect complement to any New England coastal home or summer cottage in Maine. Artwork size: 20 x 36 inches, accompanied with the artist's original, hand-painted frame (Framed size: 21 3/4 x 36 1/2 inches). Signed "Turzak", lower left; titled on artist's label on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Charles Turzak was one of Chicago’s greatest printmakers of the Art Deco-era. Son of a coal miner, Turzak was born in Streeter, IL in 1899. In 1920, Turzak won the first prize a cartoon contest sponsored by the Purina company and he used his prize money to enroll in the Art Institute of Chicago. Best known as a print maker, in the 1920s & 30s, he created woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most notable buildings, including the Merchandise Mart, Palmolive Building and the Old Water Tower, among others. In 1933, he was commissioned to create woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most iconic buildings to illustrate a guidebook called “All About Chicago” by John and Ruth Ashenhurst” that featured the upcoming Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. During the 1933 World’s Fair...

Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print
Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print

Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Palm Springs Riders, 1970 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Digital C-Type print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Like a scene out of an Indiana J...

Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster
Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster

Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster

By Jules Cavailles

Located in Spokane, WA

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the FRENCH RIVIERA FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROADS SNCF (French National Railways) - the French Riviera. (Cote D'Azur, known as the French Riviera) The image features people looking out towards a marina full of sailing boats. Colorful artwork by the French painter Jules Cavailles (1901-1977). Printed by Perceval, Paris in 1953. Mid-Century Modern. Grade A- This is the English version of the poster compared to the design created for Cote d'Azur. The English version is much rarer (both are rare today). The poster gives the impression of a naive painting at this Mediterranean beach and seaport. Step into a world of timeless elegance and sunlit dreams with this exquisite French Riviera Vintage...

Category

1950s American Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cozy Friends With Wine
Cozy Friends With Wine

Cozy Friends With Wine

Located in Zofingen, AG

Colorful acrylic painting of friends relaxing in lounge chairs with wine glasses Acrylic Painting on canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 80 × 80 × 3 cm (unframed) The artwork is tit...

Category

2010s American Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Striking Post-War Modern Studio Figure Study, African-American Male Nude Model
A Striking Post-War Modern Studio Figure Study, African-American Male Nude Model

A Striking Post-War Modern Studio Figure Study, African-American Male Nude Model

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large, Striking, Post-War Studio Figure Study of a Seated African-American Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed, in...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Edgartown, Massachusetts, Harbor Scene
Edgartown, Massachusetts, Harbor Scene

Edgartown, Massachusetts, Harbor Scene

By Francis Chapin

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Francis Chapin (American, 1899-1965) Signed: Francis Chapin (lower, right) " Edgartown ", circa 1950s (titled on paper verso) Watercolor on paper Image Size: 15" x 22" Housed in...

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1950s American Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

New York Skyline
New York Skyline

New York Skyline

By Louis H. Ruyl

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper with deckle edges, 4 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches (233 x 323 mm); sheet 9 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches (240 x 338 mm), full margins. Signed and numbered 4/75 ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Drypoint

'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism
'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism

'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism

By Howard Norton Cook

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Howard Cook, 'Financial District', lithograph, 1931, edition 75, Duffy 155. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, the full sheet with wide margins (2 3/4 to 5 5/8 inches), in excellent condition. Image size 13 5/16 x 10 3/8 inches (338 x 264 mm); sheet size 23 x 16 inches (584 x 406 mm). Matted to museum standards, unframed. Literature: 'American Master Prints from the Betty and Douglas Duffy Collection', the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, D.C., 1987. Collections: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Howard Norton Cook (1901-1980) was one of the best-known of the second generation of artists who moved to Taos. A native of Massachusetts, he studied at the Art Students League in New York City and at the Woodstock Art Colony. Beginning his association with Taos in 1926, he became a resident of the community in the 1930s. During his career, he received two Guggenheim Fellowships and was elected an Academician in the National Academy of Design. He earned a national reputation as a painter, muralist, and printmaker. Cook’s work in the print mediums received acclaim early in his career with one-person exhibitions at the Denver Art Museum (1927) and the Museum of New Mexico (1928). He received numerous honors and awards over the years, including selection in best-of-the-year exhibitions sponsored by the American Institute of Graphics Arts, the Brooklyn Museum, the Society of American Etchers, and the Philadelphia Print Club. His first Guggenheim Fellowship took him to Taxco, Mexico in 1932 and 1933; his second in the following year enabled him to travel through the American South and Southwest. Cook painted murals for the Public Works of Art Project in 1933 and the Treasury Departments Art Program in 1935. The latter project, completed in Pittsburgh, received a Gold Medal from the Architectural League of New York. One of his most acclaimed commissions was a mural in the San Antonio Post Office in 1937. He and Barbara Latham settled in Talpa, south of Taos, in 1938 and remained there for over three decades. Cook volunteered in World War II as an Artist War Correspondent for the US Navy, where he was deployed in the Pacific. In 1943 he was appointed Leader of a War Art Unit...

Category

1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Fonte Nuova, Siena
Fonte Nuova, Siena

Fonte Nuova, Siena

By Joseph Pennell

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching with drypoint on lightweight Japon paper, 9 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches ( 247 x 250 mm); sheet 14 x 12 3/4 inches (355 x 324 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil in the lower margin. I...

Category

Late 19th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

'Taos Placita' — American Southwest Masterwork, Signed Color Woodcut
'Taos Placita' — American Southwest Masterwork, Signed Color Woodcut

'Taos Placita' — American Southwest Masterwork, Signed Color Woodcut

By Gustave Baumann

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Gustave Baumann, 'Taos Placita', color woodcut, 1947, edition 125. Baumann 132. Signed, titled, and numbered '20-125' in pencil; with the artist’s Hand-in-Heart chop. A superb, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on fibrous oatmeal wove paper; the full sheet with margins (2 to 3 1/8 inches); slight rippling at the left sheet edge, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 9 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches (244 x 286 mm); sheet size 13 1/4 x 17 inches (337 x 432 mm). Collections: Harwood Museum of Art, New Mexico Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, Scottsdale Art Museum, Wichita Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) was a renowned printmaker and a leading figure of the American color woodcut revival whose exquisite craftsmanship and vibrant imagery captured the essence of the Southwest. "A brilliant printmaker, Baumann brought to the medium a full mastery of the craft of woodworking that he acquired from his father, a German cabinetmaker. This craftsmanship was coupled with a strong artistic training that resulted in the handsome objects we see in the exhibition today. After discovering New Mexico in 1918, Baumann began to explore in his woodblock prints of this period the light. color, and architectural forms of that landscape. His prints of this period are among the most beautiful and poetic images of the American West." —Lewis I. Sharp, Director, Denver Art Museum Baumann, the son of a craftsman, immigrated to the United States from Germany with his family when he was ten, settling in Chicago. From 1897 to 1904, he studied in the evenings at the Art Institute of Chicago, working in a commercial printmaking shop during the day. In 1905, he returned to Germany to attend the Kunstwerbe Schule in Munich, where he decided on a career in printmaking. He returned to Chicago in 1906 and worked for a few years as a graphic designer of labels. Baumann made his first prints in 1909 and exhibited them at the Art Institute of Chicago the following year. In 1910, he moved to the artists’ colony in Nashville, Indiana, where he explored the creative and commercial possibilities of a career as a printmaker. In 1915, he exhibited his color woodcuts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, winning the gold medal. Among Baumann’s ongoing commercial activities was his work for the Packard Motor Car Company from 1914 to 1920 where he produced designs, illustrations, and color woodcuts until 1923. In 1919, Baumann’s printmaking work dominated the important exhibition of American color woodcuts at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Twenty-six of his prints were included, far more than the works of any other artist. A set of his blocks, a preparatory drawing, and seven progressive proofs complemented the exhibition. That same year, Baumann worked in New York and, over the summer, in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His airy images of Cape Cod employed soft, pastel colors and occasionally showed the influence of the white-line woodcut technique. Many of his Chicago artist friends had traveled to the southwest, and Baumann became intrigued by their paintings, souvenirs, and stories of an exotic place named Taos, New Mexico. In the summer of 1918, he spent the summer in Taos sketching and painting before visiting Santa Fe. Paul Walter, the director of the Museum of New Mexico, offered him a studio in the museum's basement. Inspired by the rugged beauty of the Southwest—the vibrant colors and dramatic landscapes of the region became a central theme in his work, influencing his artistic style and subject matter for the remainder of his career. Later in the decade, he traveled to the West Coast and made prints of California landscape. Baumann's prints became synonymous with the Southwest, capturing the spirit of its place in America's identity with a unique sense of authenticity and reverence. His iconic images of desert vistas, pueblo villages, and indigenous cultures served as visual tributes to the region's rich cultural heritage, earning him a dedicated following among collectors and curators alike. A true craftsman and artist, Baumann completed every step of the printmaking process himself, cutting each block, mixing the inks, and printing every impression on the handmade paper he selected. His dedication to true craftsmanship and his commitment to preserving the integrity of his artistic vision earned him widespread acclaim and recognition within the art world. About the vibrant colors he produced, Baumann stated, “A knowledge of color needs to be acquired since they don’t all behave the same way when ground or mixed...careful chemistry goes into the making of colors, with meticulous testing for permanence. While complicated formulae evolve new colors, those derived from Earth and metal bases are still the most reliable.” In the 1930s, Baumann became interested in puppet theater. He designed and carved his own marionettes and established a little traveling company. From 1943 to 1945, the artist carved an altarpiece for the Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith in Santa Fe. In 1952, a retrospective exhibition of his prints was mounted at the New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts. Throughout his prolific career, Baumann executed nearly four hundred color woodcuts. Baumann’s woodcuts...

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1940s American Modern Art

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Woodcut

American Modern art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic American Modern art 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 art 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, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Destro, Howard Schatz, and John Taylor Arms. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large American Modern art, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available.