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Financial District

Financial District

By Howard Norton Cook

Located in New York, NY

Howard Cook (1901-1980), Financial District, lithograph, 1931, signed and dated in pencil lower right and numbered 75 lower left.

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Graham Sutherland, The Cathedral I, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975
Graham Sutherland, The Cathedral I, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975

Graham Sutherland, The Cathedral I, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975

By Graham Sutherland

Located in Southampton, NY

This album has been printed on velin d'Arches in DLXXV numbered examples. The LXXV original examples include a series of VIII original lithographs, signed and numbered by the artists.

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE EVANGELIST
THE EVANGELIST

THE EVANGELIST

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JOHN STOCKTON DE MARTELLY (American 1903 - 1980) THE EVANGELIST, 1941 (Zink 19) Lithograph, signed, dated and numbered 80/100 in pencil below image.

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

In Celebration
In Celebration

In Celebration

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Toronto, Ontario

"In Celebration" USA, 1975 Offset lithograph on Rives BFK paper Signed and numbered "185/200" in pencil lower left, signed in plate upper right From an edition of 200 24"H 12"W ...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Relief by Kim Lim, 1993
Relief by Kim Lim, 1993

Relief by Kim Lim, 1993

By Kim Lim

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Relief by Kim Lim, 1993 Additional information: Medium: lithograph 51.3 x 76 cm 20 1/4 x 29 7/8 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Kim Lim was born in Singapore and spent much...

Category

20th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mother and Child Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing
Mother and Child Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Mother and Child Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Conte on paper, sheet measures 18 x 23 inches. Signed by the artist some years after its creation in blue ink, on verso bottom margin, ca. 1950's.

Category

1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

The Accordion Player - Etching by Enrico Benaglia - 1980s

The Accordion Player - Etching by Enrico Benaglia - 1980s

By Enrico Benaglia

Located in Roma, IT

Color lithograph on wove paper realized by Enrico Benaglia in 1980s. Edition of 99. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. This imaginative lithograph by Enrico Benaglia exudes both ...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

'Autumn Colors', French Post-Impressionist Landscape, Academie Julian, Paris
'Autumn Colors', French Post-Impressionist Landscape, Academie Julian, Paris

'Autumn Colors', French Post-Impressionist Landscape, Academie Julian, Paris

By Victor Zarou

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Zarou' for Victor Zarou (French, b. 1930) with The Collector's Guild, Limited blind stamp and number and limitation '312/375', lower left. Born in 1930 near Sai...

Category

1960s Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

'Lourmarin', French Post-Impressionist, Provence, Academie Julian, Paris Salon
'Lourmarin', French Post-Impressionist, Provence, Academie Julian, Paris Salon

'Lourmarin', French Post-Impressionist, Provence, Academie Julian, Paris Salon

By Victor Zarou

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Zarou' for Victor Zarou (French, b. 1930), inscribed 'Epreuve d'Artiste' with number and limitation 'XIII/XXV' (13/25), lower left and titled lower center 'Lourm...

Category

1960s Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

'Provençale Landscape', French Post-Impressionist, Academie Julian
'Provençale Landscape', French Post-Impressionist, Academie Julian

'Provençale Landscape', French Post-Impressionist, Academie Julian

By Victor Zarou

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Zarou' for Victor Zarou (French, b. 1930), titled 'Au Loin un Campanile' lower center and inscribed 'Epreuve d'Artiste' with number and limitation '1/25', lower ...

Category

1960s Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

'Chemin des Bastides, Aix-en-Provence', Côte d'Azur, French Post-Impressionist
'Chemin des Bastides, Aix-en-Provence', Côte d'Azur, French Post-Impressionist

'Chemin des Bastides, Aix-en-Provence', Côte d'Azur, French Post-Impressionist

By Victor Zarou

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Zarou' for Victor Zarou (French, b. 1930), inscribed 'Epreuve d'Artiste' with number and limitation 1/40, lower left, and titled, lower center 'Chemin des Bastid...

Category

1960s Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Roy Lichtenstein 'Two Paintings' (Corlett 205) Multiple Media Print 1984
Roy Lichtenstein 'Two Paintings' (Corlett 205) Multiple Media Print 1984

Roy Lichtenstein 'Two Paintings' (Corlett 205) Multiple Media Print 1984

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in Miami, FL

ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) Roy Lichtenstein's 'Two Paintings (Corlett 205)' is a 1984 multimedia relief print in colors using woodcut, lithograph and screen print techniques on wo...

Category

1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of a young girl, Faces of Children, 1968 (after)
Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of a young girl, Faces of Children, 1968 (after)

Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of a young girl, Faces of Children, 1968 (after)

By Peter Paul Rubens

Located in Southampton, NY

Fifteen Drawings from Durer to Dufy from the Collections of the National Museums), 1968 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, archivally hinged on velin support sheet, as is...

Category

1960s Baroque Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

The Accordion Player - Etching by Enrico Benaglia - 1980s

The Accordion Player - Etching by Enrico Benaglia - 1980s

By Enrico Benaglia

Located in Roma, IT

Color lithograph on wove paper realized by Enrico Benaglia in 1980s. Edition of 99. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. This imaginative lithograph by Enrico Benaglia exudes both ...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait of a Girl - Etching by Enrico Benaglia - 1980s

Portrait of a Girl - Etching by Enrico Benaglia - 1980s

By Enrico Benaglia

Located in Roma, IT

Colored lithograph on wove paper realized by Enrico Benaglia in 1980s. Edition of 130. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Very good condition. This expressive lithograph by Enri...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

By Pierre Tal-Coat

Located in Southampton, NY

Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), This issue of "Behind the Mirror" includes a luxury edition printed on vélin de Rives, limited to 150 examples, numbered and signe...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

By Pierre Tal-Coat

Located in Southampton, NY

Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), This issue of "Behind the Mirror" includes a luxury edition printed on vélin de Rives, limited to 150 examples, numbered and signe...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

By Pierre Tal-Coat

Located in Southampton, NY

Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), This issue of "Behind the Mirror" includes a luxury edition printed on vélin de Rives, limited to 150 examples, numbered and signe...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

By Pierre Tal-Coat

Located in Southampton, NY

Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), This issue of "Behind the Mirror" includes a luxury edition printed on vélin de Rives, limited to 150 examples, numbered and signe...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

By Pierre Tal-Coat

Located in Southampton, NY

Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), This issue of "Behind the Mirror" includes a luxury edition printed on vélin de Rives, limited to 150 examples, numbered and signe...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)

By Pierre Tal-Coat

Located in Southampton, NY

Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), This issue of "Behind the Mirror" includes a luxury edition printed on vélin de Rives, limited to 150 examples, numbered and signe...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Guston, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
Guston, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

Guston, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

By Philip Guston

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph on vélin Mohawk Superfine Smooth paper. Paper Size: 11.937 x 8.96 inches.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Guston, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
Guston, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

Guston, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

By Philip Guston

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph on vélin Mohawk Superfine Smooth paper. Paper Size: 11.937 x 8.96 inches.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Latvian Israeli Surrealism Illustration Art Lithograph Screenprint Flying Baruch
Latvian Israeli Surrealism Illustration Art Lithograph Screenprint Flying Baruch

Latvian Israeli Surrealism Illustration Art Lithograph Screenprint Flying Baruch

By Maris Bishofs

Located in Surfside, FL

BARUCH, color screenprint, signed in pencil, numbered 5/175, sheet 25 ¾ x 21 ½”. Maris Bishofs was born in 1939 in Rujiena, Latvia. In 1965 he became the first artist to graduate fr...

Category

20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Screen

Grande Noir, 1965 -  French Abstract
Grande Noir, 1965 -  French Abstract

Grande Noir, 1965 - French Abstract

By Maurice Estève

Located in London, GB

The paper bears the watermark of Arches paper. This lithograph was printed in 1965 in a limited edition of 35 hand signed and numbered impressions, and was published by Alain Mazo i...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sprong in de Lente (Deux Personnages)
Sprong in de Lente (Deux Personnages)

Sprong in de Lente (Deux Personnages)

By Karel Appel

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Sprong in de Lente (Deux Personnages) Color lithograph, 1963 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil Printed on Arches pape...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Berggruen abstract lithographic poster by Wassily Kandinsky, 1972

Berggruen abstract lithographic poster by Wassily Kandinsky, 1972

By Wassily Kandinsky

Located in New York, NY

Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions comes with a Certificate of Provenance, signed, dated, stamped, and numbered by Eric Mou...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Miro vertical. black. red. yellow. TAPIZ DE TARRAGONA
Miro vertical. black. red. yellow. TAPIZ DE TARRAGONA

Miro vertical. black. red. yellow. TAPIZ DE TARRAGONA

By Joan Miró

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

"Tapiz of Tarragona" 1970 Lithography. virtual frame 76x56 Cm. 200 Copies Edition Exemplary HC Papel Guarro with Water Filigree of the Sala Gaspar Signed in Monogramada and numbered ...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

La Espera (The Waiting)
La Espera (The Waiting)

La Espera (The Waiting)

By Francisco Zúñiga

Located in San Francisco, CA

It is hand signed, dated and numbered 12/100 in pencil by the artist.

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Peynet "Le Marché Aux Oiseaux"
Peynet "Le Marché Aux Oiseaux"

Peynet "Le Marché Aux Oiseaux"

By Raymond Peynet

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Peynet (1908-199 Lithograph + original drawings Le Marché aux Oiseaux” (The Bird Market) 1985 Number 30/350 Signed in pencil 76 x 56 cms

Category

1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper

Ting Shao Kuang " The Bride"
Ting Shao Kuang " The Bride"

Ting Shao Kuang " The Bride"

By Ting Shao Kuang

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ting Shao Kuang (B. 1939) " The Bride" 1990 Serigraph on paper. Artist Proof. Marked AP on lower left. Signed Lower Right. Sheet Size 40"H x 40"W. Framed 42.5"H x 42"W x 2"D w...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Satan's Ball

Satan's Ball

By Natalie Frank

Located in New York, NY

Six-color lithograph on paper Signed, dated, and numbered, recto (Edition of 40 plus 3 Printer's Proofs) This print is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Untitled [from Men in the Cities]

Untitled [from Men in the Cities]

By Robert Longo

Located in London, GB

Robert Longo Untitled [from Men in the Cities], 1989 Signed, dated, annotated '3SS' and numbered 6/12 in pencil Lithograph with embossing, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins. 40.6...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Miro Numbers Letters Red Black Vertical CENTRE EXCURSIONISTA. LITOGRAFIA
Miro Numbers Letters Red Black Vertical CENTRE EXCURSIONISTA. LITOGRAFIA

Miro Numbers Letters Red Black Vertical CENTRE EXCURSIONISTA. LITOGRAFIA

By Joan Miró

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

" CENTENARI CENTRE EXCURSIONISTA " Lithography CATALOGADO .MIRO LITOGRAFICO 6, PAG 10,REF 1085. 1976 82X63 CM Edition 100 Copies + HC on paper Guarro Numbered 50/100 Printed and edit...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Side by Side
Side by Side

Side by Side

By Charles Pachter

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Questions about this artwork? Contact us. Signed and numbered by the artist Lithograph Canada, 2001 26"H 32"W (work) Very good condition

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Famiglia di Acrobati
Famiglia di Acrobati

Famiglia di Acrobati

By Marino Marini

Located in San Francisco, CA

It is hand signed and numbered 7/50 in pencil by the artist.

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Charles Pachter "Moose Plunge"
Charles Pachter "Moose Plunge"

Charles Pachter "Moose Plunge"

By Charles Pachter

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Contact us. “Moose Plunge” Lithograph, from an edition of 10 Signed, dated and numbered by the artist Canada, 1986 26"H 16"W (image) 32”H 22.5”W (framed) Excellent condition.

Category

1880s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Metropolitan Opera Centenial
Metropolitan Opera Centenial

Metropolitan Opera Centenial

By Jim Dine

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

An original signed offset-lithograph poster on Arches paper by American artist Jim Dine (1935-) titled "A Heart at the Opera (Signed)", 1983. Hand pencil signed and numbered by Dine ...

Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

Les Montgolfieres, Place de la Concorde, Paris
Les Montgolfieres, Place de la Concorde, Paris

Les Montgolfieres, Place de la Concorde, Paris

By Fanch (Francois Ledan)

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Les Montgolfieres, Place de la Concorde, Paris" 1987 is a original colors lithograph on Arches paper by French artist (Fanch, Francois Ledan, born 1949) It is ha...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pop Star, 2006 - Framed
Pop Star, 2006 - Framed

Pop Star, 2006 - Framed

By Tom Everhart

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

Framed Size Approx.: 27 x 35 Inches Publisher: S2 Editions, Ltd. Signed & numbered by the artist. Excellent Condition.

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled - Etching by Antonio Sanfilippo - 1960
Untitled - Etching by Antonio Sanfilippo - 1960

Untitled - Etching by Antonio Sanfilippo - 1960

By Antonio Sanfilippo

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled is an etching realized by the Italian artist Antonio Sanfilippo. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left. Edition 21/68 prints. Good conditio...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

L'ame du Cirque Offset Print, Modern Style, Circa 1981, Unframed
L'ame du Cirque Offset Print, Modern Style, Circa 1981, Unframed

L'ame du Cirque Offset Print, Modern Style, Circa 1981, Unframed

By Marc Chagall

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Details: Fi...

Category

1980s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Hedi Bak Original Aquatint, 1968 - The Strawberry Lady
Hedi Bak Original Aquatint, 1968 - The Strawberry Lady

Hedi Bak Original Aquatint, 1968 - The Strawberry Lady

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Whimsical Original Aquatint Etching by German/American artist Hedi Bak (1927 - 2010). The etching presents in a side fold mat and is in excellent condition. Tape adheres the print to...

Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bird's Eye View
Bird's Eye View

Bird's Eye View

By Ronnie Cutrone

Located in Missouri, MO

Ronnie Cutrone (1948-2013) "Bird's Eye View" c. 1980s Color Lithograph Ed. 222/250 Signed, Numbered and Titled Image Size: 17 x 23.5 inches Framed Size: approx. 24 x 30 inches.

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Personnages De Sacre Printemps V
Personnages De Sacre Printemps V

Personnages De Sacre Printemps V

By Marino Marini

Located in Missouri, MO

Color Lithograph Signed and Numbered Ed. 75 Marino Marini (February 27, 1901 — August 6, 1980) was an Italian sculptor.

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

White Tulips (Stick Figure Art, Flowers, Playful, Warm, Heartfelt)
White Tulips (Stick Figure Art, Flowers, Playful, Warm, Heartfelt)

White Tulips (Stick Figure Art, Flowers, Playful, Warm, Heartfelt)

By Wilhelm Schlote

Located in Kansas City, MO

Wilhelm Schlote White Tulips 3D-construction on Hahnemühle Velvet 2016 Edition: 50 Signed and numbered by hand Size: 8.3×5.7 on 15.7×12in COA provided Ref.: 924802-1922 *Framing ...

Category

2010s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition in Blue
Composition in Blue

Composition in Blue

By Mihail Chemiakin

Located in San Francisco, CA

It is hand signed and numbered 21/99 in gold pencil by the artist.

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Raymond Loewy - Formule 1
Raymond Loewy - Formule 1

Raymond Loewy - Formule 1

By Raymond Loewy

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Raymond Loewy - Studebaker Artist's proof Lithograph numbered and signed Stamp of the editor in bottom on the left Dimensions : 71 x 56 490€

Category

1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper

"Women with Dove" very large colors serigraph with embossing.
"Women with Dove" very large colors serigraph with embossing.

"Women with Dove" very large colors serigraph with embossing.

By Sunol Alvar

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Sunol Alvar Title: Women with dove Year: c.1980 Medium: Colors serigraph with embossing Edition: Numbered E.A. 22/50 in pencil Paper: Wove Artwork (image) size: 36.25 x 27....

Category

1970s Romantic Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

New York Says It All, Pop Art Screenprint by James Rosenquist
New York Says It All, Pop Art Screenprint by James Rosenquist

New York Says It All, Pop Art Screenprint by James Rosenquist

By James Rosenquist

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: James Rosenquist Title: New York Says It All Portfolio: New York, New York Year: 1983 Medium: Screenprint and Offset Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 P...

Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

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