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MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Femme assise au chignon

Femme assise au chignon

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

ABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Femme assise au chignon, 1962 Linocut printed in four colors on vélin d’Arches paper 24 3⁄4 x 17 1⁄2 inches ; 62.8 x 44.4 cm Numbered ‘11/50’ and signed ‘Pic...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Linocut

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1964 album Recettes pour un ami, illustrations de Jean Cocteau (Recipes for a...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images
Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

By Georges Braque

Located in Middletown, NY

Teriade, E. (director) Texts by Georges Braque, Paul Valéry, André Gide, André Malraux, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, et. al. Verve, Volume One No. 2; Verve for For Spring 1938 (Mar...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph

Composition with Stars - Original lithograph (Mourlot #332)
Composition with Stars - Original lithograph (Mourlot #332)

Composition with Stars - Original lithograph (Mourlot #332)

By Joan Miró

Located in Paris, IDF

Joan MIRO Composition with Stars Original lithograph (printed in Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 25 x 19 cm (c. 10 x 8 inch) Edited by Mourlot in 1...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1964 album Recettes pour un ami, illustrations de Jean Cocteau (Recipes for a...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Mother and Child, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)
Pablo Picasso, Mother and Child, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)

Pablo Picasso, Mother and Child, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Mother and Child, from the folio Picasso, Fifteen Drawings, 1946, originates from the 1946 edition published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, and rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island, New York, 1946. Mother and Child conveys Picassos timeless exploration of tenderness, intimacy, and the human bond, distilling the universal theme of maternal love through graceful line and lyrical composition. With rhythmic simplicity and emotional clarity, the work captures the purity of affection and the quiet strength of motherhood—an enduring motif throughout Picassos artistic life. Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, this work measures 18.75 x 12.63 inches. Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the exemplary standards and artistic integrity of the fine art publishing and printmaking of Pantheon Books, Inc., and Albert Carman whose next collaborative project following this edition was with Marc Chagall in the creation of his monumental suite, Four Tales from the Arabian Nights in 1948. Artwork Details: Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Title: Mother and Child, from the folio Picasso, Fifteen Drawings, 1946 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Dimensions: 18.75 x 12.63 inches (47.6 x 32.1 cm) Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued Date: 1946 Edition: D, primary edition; L, out of commerce, hand signed by Pablo Picasso Publisher: Pantheon Books, Inc., New York Printer: Albert Carman, City Island, New York Catalogue raisonne reference: Orozco, Miguel. Picasso Interpretation Prints II - Etchings, Pochoirs & Woodcuts. Catalogue Raisonne. 2023, illustration 388–402 Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the folio Picasso, Fifteen Drawings, 1946, published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York; printed by Albert Carman, City Island, New York, 1946 About the Publication: Picasso, Fifteen Drawings (1946) was one of the earliest fine art portfolios issued in the United States to feature the work of Pablo Picasso in the mediums of lithography and pochoir. Published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York—a press renowned for its pioneering role in introducing European modernism to American audiences—the portfolio marked an important cultural bridge between postwar Paris and the emerging art scene in New York. The suite comprised fifteen images selected from Picassos prolific oeuvre, including depictions of mythological figures, musicians, and introspective portraits. Each work was rendered using a combination of lithography and pochoir, printed by Albert Carman at his atelier in City Island, New York, whose craftsmanship ensured a remarkable fidelity to the tonal and chromatic nuances of Picassos originals. The portfolio was produced in an edition of D, primary edition; L, out of commerce, hand signed by Pablo Picasso, issued unbound within a printed paper folder, and distributed primarily through Pantheons art book division under the direction of Kurt Wolff and Monroe Wheeler—key figures in shaping the intellectual reception of modern art in the United States. Picasso, Fifteen Drawings helped establish the artists postwar reputation among American collectors, scholars, and institutions, introducing a generation of viewers to the expressive immediacy and psychological depth of his draftsmanship. The publication also exemplified Pantheons broader mission to make modern European art accessible to an American audience, alongside their landmark editions devoted to Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, and Marc Chagall. Technically refined and historically significant, the portfolio stands as a testament to the transatlantic exchange of modernist aesthetics during the mid-20th century and remains one of the most sought-after Picasso print editions issued in the United States before 1950. About the Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist whose extraordinary vision revolutionized modern art and defined the visual language of the 20th century. A child prodigy from Malaga, Spain, Picassos career spanned more than seven decades and encompassed an astonishing range of styles and innovations—from the melancholic Blue and romantic Rose periods to his pioneering invention of Cubism with Georges Braque, which shattered conventional notions of perspective and form. Influenced by the bold expressiveness of El Greco, the structure of Cezanne, and the vitality of African and Iberian sculpture, Picasso became a central figure of the Paris avant-garde, working in creative dialogue with contemporaries such as Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray. His insatiable experimentation extended across painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture, forever expanding the boundaries of artistic expression. A master of reinvention, Picasso profoundly shaped generations of artists who followed—from Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Jeff Koons and Banksy—cementing his status as a timeless cultural icon whose works remain among the most sought after worldwide. His landmark painting Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O) achieved a record-breaking sale of 179,365,000 USD at Christie's, New York, on May 11, 2015, affirming Picassos enduring legacy as one of the most influential and valuable artists in history. Pablo Picasso Mother and Child...

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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1964 album Recettes pour un ami, illustrations de Jean Cocteau (Recipes for a...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso Estate Hand Signed Lithograph "Femme Couchee"
Pablo Picasso Estate Hand Signed Lithograph "Femme Couchee"

Pablo Picasso Estate Hand Signed Lithograph "Femme Couchee"

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Surfside, FL

Pablo Picasso (after) "Femme Couchee" limited edition print on Arches paper, Hand signed by Marina Picasso lower right and numbered 296/500 lower left From the estate of Pablo Pica...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, from XXe siecle, 1959
Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, from XXe siecle, 1959

Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, from XXe siecle, 1959

By Lucio Fontana

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Lucio Fontana (1899–1968), titled Concetto Spaziale (Spatial Concept), from the album XXe siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIe Annee, No. 12, Mai-Jui...

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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Plancton

Plancton

By Alexander Calder

Located in New York, NY

Created by the artist in 1976, Alexander Calder’s, Plancton is an original lithograph in colors on wove paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 75, the artwork ...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled Composition (Cuban Modernism, Afro-Caribbean Art)
Untitled Composition (Cuban Modernism, Afro-Caribbean Art)

Untitled Composition (Cuban Modernism, Afro-Caribbean Art)

By Wifredo Lam

Located in Kansas City, MO

Wifredo Lam Untitled Composition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edition: 100 Size: 10 x 7.325 inches (25.4 × ...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Nicolas de Stael, Sky at Honfleur, from Painters of Today, 1960 (after)
Nicolas de Stael, Sky at Honfleur, from Painters of Today, 1960 (after)

Nicolas de Stael, Sky at Honfleur, from Painters of Today, 1960 (after)

By Nicolas de Staël

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite heliogravure after Nicolas de Stael (1914–1955), titled Ciel a Honfleur (Sky at Honfleur), from the folio Nicolas de Stael, Peintres d'aujourd'hui (Nicolas de Stael, P...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Intimité

Intimité

By Jacques Villon

Located in Middletown, NY

Paris: Mourlot Press, 1964. Lithograph in colors on Velin d’Arches paper, 6 3/4 x 10 inches (170 x 253 mm), full margins. Published by Fernand Mourlot and Jean Adhemar, 1964. In ver...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Handmade Paper

Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951
Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951

Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Henry Moore (1898–1986), titled Red and Blue Standing Figures, from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, No. 1, 1951, originates from the 1951 edition p...

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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alberto Magnelli, Homage to San Lazzaro, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975 (after)
Alberto Magnelli, Homage to San Lazzaro, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975 (after)

Alberto Magnelli, Homage to San Lazzaro, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975 (after)

By Alberto Magnelli

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Alberto Magnelli (1888–1971), titled Hommage a San Lazzaro (Homage to San Lazzaro), from the album San Lazzaro et ses Amis, Hommage au fondateur de la...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró
Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró

Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Héliogravure on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Joan Miró, Femmes, 1965. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris; printed ...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Figure and Stars, from The Painters My Friends, 1965
Joan Miro, Figure and Stars, from The Painters My Friends, 1965

Joan Miro, Figure and Stars, from The Painters My Friends, 1965

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnage et Etoiles (Figure and Stars), from the folio Les Peintres mes amis (The Painters My Friends), originates from t...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1964 album Recettes pour un ami, illustrations de Jean Cocteau (Recipes for a...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Sculptures (M. 950), Framed Modern Lithograph by Joan Miro
Sculptures (M. 950), Framed Modern Lithograph by Joan Miro

Sculptures (M. 950), Framed Modern Lithograph by Joan Miro

By Joan Miró

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original Joan Miro lithograph on BFK Rives with signature in the plate (printing). Printed and published by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris. Nicely framed. Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau, Scene XXXV, Bacchus, from Theatre, 1957
Jean Cocteau, Scene XXXV, Bacchus, from Theatre, 1957

Jean Cocteau, Scene XXXV, Bacchus, from Theatre, 1957

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Scene XXXV, Bacchus (Scene XXXV, Bacchus), originates from the 1957 album Jean Cocteau de l'Academie francaise, Theatre,...

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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Takis, Magnetic Field, from Derriere le Miroir, 1982
Takis, Magnetic Field, from Derriere le Miroir, 1982

Takis, Magnetic Field, from Derriere le Miroir, 1982

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Panayiotis Vassilakis Takis (1925–2019), titled Champ magnetique (Magnetic Field), originates from the historic 1982 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 250, H...

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1980s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Woman and Bird IX/X, from Women, 1965
Joan Miro, Woman and Bird IX/X, from Women, 1965

Joan Miro, Woman and Bird IX/X, from Women, 1965

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite heliogravure by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Femme et Oiseau IX/X (Woman and Bird IX/X), from the folio Joan Miro, Femmes (Women), originates from the 1965 edition pu...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Sculptures (M. 950), Modern Lithograph by Joan Miro 1974
Sculptures (M. 950), Modern Lithograph by Joan Miro 1974

Sculptures (M. 950), Modern Lithograph by Joan Miro 1974

By Joan Miró

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: Sculptures (M. 950) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Image Size: 19 x 27 inches Size: 20.5 x 29 in. (52.07 x 73.66 ...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition, World Federation of United Nations Associations, Alexander Calder
Composition, World Federation of United Nations Associations, Alexander Calder

Composition, World Federation of United Nations Associations, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph and original issue World Federation of United Nations Associations postage stamp on vélin paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate, as issued. Good condition. Notes: Publis...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Harlequin and Boy, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)
Pablo Picasso, Harlequin and Boy, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)

Pablo Picasso, Harlequin and Boy, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Harlequin and Boy, from the folio Picasso, Fifteen Drawings, 1946, originates from the 1946 edition published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, and rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island...

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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1964 album Recettes pour un ami, illustrations de Jean Cocteau (Recipes for a...

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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Flight of Sea-Birds: Twilight
Flight of Sea-Birds: Twilight

Flight of Sea-Birds: Twilight

Located in Surfside, FL

Silkscreen on paper. with some sort of experimental poured stuff on it. there is some loss to the margin but the image is strong. edition 2/6. During the 1930s, Lawrence Edward Kupfe...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Paper

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