#3 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
By Hilliard Dean
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Dean’s work has been acknowledged in important reference publications on African American artists, including Afro-American Artists: A Bibliographical Directory, edited by Theresa Dic...
Lithograph
Elizabeth Catlett - Blues, signed/N lithograph, African American artist, Framed
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in New York, NY
Bibliography: Three Decades of American Printmaking, Edmunds pl. 171; p. 135 "Beyond the Blues", 2010, Reflections of African America in the Fine Arts Collection of the Amistad Resea...
Lithograph, Offset
The House of Shango — African American Woman Artist, Signed Lithograph
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
She said of the book, "I wanted to make a chronology of African American artists, and artists of African descent, to document our history.
Lithograph
$2,800
Abstract minimalist lithograph by African-American artist: music, dance inspired
By John Dowell
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract, minimalist composition with minute, highly detailed colorful markings inspired by music, dance, and space. It is a limited edition lithograph, signed, dated, tit...
Lithograph
'#9' — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
By Hilliard Dean
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
His work is referenced in 'Afro-American Artists, A Bibliographical Directory,' edited by Theresa Dickason Cederholm, Boston Public Library, 1973, and in 'Free Within Ourselves: Afri...
Lithograph
#5 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
By Hilliard Dean
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
His work is referenced in 'Afro-American Artists, A Bibliographical Directory,' edited by Theresa Dickason Cederholm, Boston Public Library, 1973, and in 'Free Within Ourselves: Afri...
Lithograph
#4 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
By Hilliard Dean
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
His work is referenced in 'Afro-American Artists, A Bibliographical Directory,' edited by Theresa Dickason Cederholm, Boston Public Library, 1973, and in 'Free Within Ourselves: Afri...
Lithograph
#6 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
By Hilliard Dean
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
His work is referenced in 'Afro-American Artists, A Bibliographical Directory,' edited by Theresa Dickason Cederholm, Boston Public Library, 1973, and in 'Free Within Ourselves: Afri...
Lithograph
$1,800
Philadelphia Song: Hand-Colored Lithograph, Abstract, by African-American artist
By John Dowell
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This hand-colored lithograph is a minimal composition in red with hand-colored abstract markings connoting music and dance. It is being offered in honor of the Semiquincentennial cel...
Etching
Abstract Print African American Female Artist Wilhelmina Godfrey "Yesterday"
By Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey
Located in Buffalo, NY
A bright and gorgeous print by well listed artist Wilhelmina Godfrey. This work is titled "Yesterday" and was executed in 1989. Her pieces are quite rare and this Summer The Benjaman...
Lithograph
Cityscape, Modern Lithograph by Alvin Carl Hollingsworth
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alvin Carl Hollingsworth, American (1928 - 2000) - Cityscape, Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate lower right, Image Size: 13 x 15.75 inches, Frame Size: 19.5 x 22.25 inches, ...
Lithograph
Equis Equitude, Cubist Lithograph by Alvin Carl Hollingsworth
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alvin Carl Hollingsworth, American (1928 - 2000) - Equis Equitude, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: PP, Image Size: 9 x 4.5 inches, Frame Size: 18.5 x ...
Lithograph
KKK Lynching – African-American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Very scarce. ABOUT THE ARTIST Carl G. Hill (c. 1920-1943), a relatively obscure African American artist, probably produced this lithograph as a teenager while he was taking classes ...
Lithograph
Abstraction II — African American artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Blackburn, Untitled (Abstraction II), lithograph, c. 1950, unsigned, no edition–proofs only. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margin...
Lithograph
Abstraction I — African American artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Blackburn, 'Untitled (Abstraction I)', lithograph, c. 1950, unsigned, no edition–proofs only. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margi...
Lithograph
Sold
H 13 in W 24.5 in
Last Supper Revisited, Modern Lithograph by Alvin Carl Hollingsworth
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alvin Carl Hollingsworth, American (1928 - 2000) - Last Supper Revisited, Year: 1993, Medium: Lithograph, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: PP, Image Size: 7...
Lithograph
Sold
H 25.75 in W 14.75 in
Magnificent Miles, Modern Lithograph by Alvin Carl Hollingsworth
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alvin Carl Hollingsworth, American (1928 - 2000) - Magnificent Miles, Medium: Lithograph, signed titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 2/5, Image Size: 16.5 x 5 inches, Frame Si...
Lithograph
Sold
H 7.5 in W 11 in
Elizabeth Catlett 1st State Early Edition. "Black is Beautiful"
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in San Francisco, CA
Well listed and very important African American artist. This lithograph is usually titled Negro es Bello or Black is Beautiful, but this is very first state and early edition "EE" be...
Lithograph
Cathedral Spires, South Dakota
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This painting, believed to be created in the late 19th century, captures the grandeur and serenity of the iconic rock formations in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Brown, a notable...
Oil, Board
$195,000
H 25 in W 20.5 in
Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 artist's proofs. This piece is...
Linocut
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$1,379Sale Price|35% Off
H 16.54 in W 16.54 in D 0.79 in
Ella Fitzgerald Portrait Photography, Framed, Modern, 1988, Vintage
By Annie Leibovitz
Located in CANNES, FR
Annie Leibovitz ( 1949- ) photo : 24 x19 cm . Ella Fitzgerald devant un cabriolet Mercedes . 1988 Original Vintage work . Framed : 42 X 42 cm
Photographic Paper
$17,500
H 15.5 in W 17.5 in D 1.25 in
“An Orange Sale - Savannah, 1914” Georgia Impressionist African American Oil
By Harry Leslie Hoffman
Located in Yardley, PA
A wonderfully vivid view of a Savannah fruit market by Harry Leslie Hoffman, dating to his 1914 trip to the city. Hoffman paints the figures with remarkable confidence and sets them...
Oil, Board
$1,800
H 30.5 in W 27 in
JUMPIN' & JIVIN' Signed Lithograph 1996, Jazz Club Scene, Band Musicians
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
JUMPIN & JIVIN' is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the American artist James Denmark printed on archival Somerset...
Lithograph
$4,600
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.07 in
Girl with Flag - Black and White Photograph, Black Artist, Child, Portrait
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Girl with Flag by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., presents a portrait of a young African American girl holding a small American flag. She is dressed in white, and looking over her shoulder. She...
Silver Gelatin
$5,850Sale Price|25% Off
H 23.5 in W 15 in
GLORY Signed Linocut, Black Woman Profile Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
GLORY is a hand pulled, original limited edition relief print by the American and Mexican woman artist, printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett. GLORY was created using linocut pr...
Linocut
$3,650
H 31.25 in W 27.75 in
VENDEDORA Signed Lithograph, Portrait Seated Young Girl, Mexican Fruit Seller
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
VENDEDORA, a limited edition lithograph by the renowned American-born Mexican sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett(b.1915–2012) depicts a sensitive black and white portrait of a...
Lithograph
$9,500
H 23.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
"Vision of Angels, " Important Night-Time Scene, WPA Era, African American Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although not signed, this brilliant scene of a nude black male figure, marvelling at a vision of angels in the heaven from his position on the ground below, is reminiscent of the ear...
Paint
Hip Hop, Galveston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 3 Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented...
Silver Gelatin
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leon Bibel, 'Unemployed Marchers', 2-color lithograph, c. 1938, edition 25. Signed, titled, and numbered '2/25' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression on off-white, wove paper, w...
Lithograph
$15,000
H 30 in W 38 in D 1.5 in
Resting, Expressionist Portrait of Young Man by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Resting" is an interior portrait of a young man resting on a sofa. This work was painted by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24" x 32" oil on board painti...
Oil, Board
Untitled (Seated Nude) — Black Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ann Graves Tanksley, Untitled (Seated Nude), oil and marker, 1984. Signed and dated, lower right. A fine, expressionist rendering, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper, painted to ...
Oil
Untitled (Black Woman Crouching) — 1920s Modernism
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boris Lovet-Lorski, 'Untitled (Black Woman Crouching)', lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed and numbered 16 in pencil. Number 16 of Volume 2, a series of 10 lithographs published b...
Lithograph
$4,600
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.01 in
June 19th by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
June 19th by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a black and white photograph documenting a family's celebration of Juneteenth, the day in which the last of the enslaved people in Texas were tol...
Silver Gelatin
Quiet Song
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 19 x 15 in. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African Amer...
Silver Gelatin
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
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