Al Hirschfeld Etching
"Clint Eastwood 'Hollywood Superstar'" 1996 original etching by Al Hirschfeld.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Clint Eastwood 'Hollywood Superstar'" original etching by artist Al Hirschfeld. Caricature
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
$2,500
H 22.75 in W 19.75 in
"Jimmy Durante" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed artist's proof.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Jimmy Durante" original etching by artist Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portrait of Jimmy Durante
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1970s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
1993 "Elvis" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed and numbered.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Elvis" original etching by artist Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portrait of Elvis Presley. Hand pulled
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
"Marx Brothers" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed and numbered.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Marx Brothers" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portraits of the Marx Brothers. Hand
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1970s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
$9,500
H 20.75 in W 24.25 in
"Mostel and Meredith" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Signed artist's proof.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Mostel and Meredith" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portraits of Zero Mostel and
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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
"Hepburn and Bogart" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed and numbered
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Hepburn and Bogart" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portraits of Katherine Hepburn
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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
1982 "George Burns" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed and numbered.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"George Burns" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portrait. Hand pulled from an edition
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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$4,500
H 21.25 in W 18.25 in
"James Cagney" in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" signed original etching by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"James Cagney" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portrait of Jimmy Cagney in "Yankee
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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
1982 "John Wayne" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed and numbered.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"John Wayne" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portrait of John Wayne in "She Wore A
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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
"Astaire and Rogers" original etching by Al Hirschfeld from Deluxe Edition of 95
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Astaire and Rogers" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portraits of Fred Astaire and
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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
Marx Brothers "Animal Crackers" Movie Comedy Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Marx Brothers "Animal Crackers" Movie Comedy Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo Caricature
Al Hirschfeld
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1970s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching
Diane Keaton & Woody Allen "Annie Hall" Movie Oscar Academy Award Caricature
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Diane Keaton & Woody Allen "Annie Hall" Movie Oscar Academy Award Caricature
Al Hirschfeld (1903
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1980s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching
George & Ira Gershwin Songwriters Tony Emmy Oscar Grammy Awards Broadway Musical
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
George & Ira Gershwin Songwriters Tony Emmy Oscar Grammy Awards Broadway Musical
Al Hirschfeld
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1980s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
$9,500
H 18.25 in W 23.25 in
Luciano Pavarotti Opera Tenor King Aria Signed Classical Music Illustration
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Luciano Pavarotti Opera Tenor King Aria Signed Classical Music Illustration
Al Hirschfeld (1903
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1980s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
"La Cage Aux Folles" Broadway Musical Tony Award LGBT NY Times Published
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"La Cage Aux Folles" Broadway Musical Tony Award LGBT NY Times Published
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
"Guys and Dolls" Broadway Musical Tony Awards Signed Nathan Lane & Faith Prince
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Guys and Dolls" Broadway Musical Tony Awards Signed Nathan Lane & Faith Prince
Al Hirschfeld
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
How To Succeed In Business Broadway Musical Matthew Broderick Signed Tony Award
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
How To Succeed In Business Broadway Musical Matthew Broderick Signed Tony Award
Al Hirschfeld
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
Bernadette Peters Signed "Annie Get Your Gun" Tony Award Broadway Musical
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Bernadette Peters Signed "Annie Get Your Gun" Tony Award Broadway Musical
Al Hirschfeld (1999
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
"Chicago" Broadway Musical Tony Award Signed by Ann Reinking & Bebe Neuwirth
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Chicago" Broadway Musical Tony Award Signed by Ann Reinking & Bebe Neuwirth
Al Hirschfeld (1996
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
"The Who's Tommy" - Broadway Musical New York Times Published Cast Signed
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Hirschfeld.
BIO
Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
"Kiss Of The Spider Woman" Broadway Musical Dance Tony Award Chita Rivera
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Kiss Of The Spider Woman" Broadway Musical Dance Tony Award Chita Rivera
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching, Lithograph
ABT American Ballet Theatre Dance - A. Godunov, C, Gregory, N. Makarova
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
ABT American Ballet Theatre Dance - A. Godunov, C, Gregory, N. Makarova
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Etching, Lithograph, Paper
"1993 in Review" Broadway, Movies, Dance, Film, Opera, Nureyev, Bette Middler
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"1993 in Review" Broadway, Movies, Dance, Film, Opera, Nureyev, Bette Middler
Al Hirschfeld (1903
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching, Lithograph
Elvis Presley Music Film Legend NYT Published King of Rock and Roll Grammy Award
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Elvis Presley Music Film Legend NYT Published King of Rock and Roll Grammy Award
Al Hirschfeld
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1960s Performance Figurative Prints
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Lithograph, Paper
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Al Hirschfeld "American Popular Song: Great Songwriters" Etching C.1983
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in San Francisco, CA
Al Hirschfeld "American Popular Song: Great Songwriters" Etching C.1983
Signed etching. From a
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints
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Etching
H 28.25 in W 26.25 in D 2 in
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
. Al Hirschfeld captures this landmark cinematic moment with his classic caricature style. The etching
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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Contemporary Modern Framed Al Hirschfeld Stamped TV Land Etching, 1999 1890/2400
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a framed etching, entitled "TV Land," Stamped and numbered, 1890/2400
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1990s American Drawings
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Paper
H 16.5 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in
James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy), Caricature by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
Al Hirschfeld, American (1903–2003)
Date: 1989
Etching, signed
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in Annie Hall by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Diane Keaton and Woody Allen
Al Hirschfeld, American (1903–2003)
Date: 1983
Lithograph, signed and
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Collectible Signed Hirschfeld Signed Limited Edition Etching
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful hand signed limited edition etching by the iconic cartoon artist Al Hirschfeld, where the
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Vintage 1950s American Drawings
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Paper
Barbra Streisand Walter Matthau "Hello Dolly" Oscar Academy Award Musical Tony
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Barbra Streisand Walter Matthau "Hello Dolly" Oscar Academy Award Musical Tony
Al Hirschfeld
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1990s Performance Figurative Prints
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Paper, Etching
Beverly Sills, Opera Caricature Etching by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003)
Title: Beverly Sills
Medium: Etching, signed and
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1980s Post-Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
"Classic Comedians" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Artist proof.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Classic Comedians" original etching by artist Al Hirschfeld. Features caricature portraits of
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
Al Hirschfeld "Sinatra & Pavarotti" original etching. Hand signed and numbered.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Sinatra & Pavarotti" original etching by artist Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portraits of Luciano
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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
George Burns, Caricature by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003)
Title: George Burns
Medium: Etching, signed and
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Streisand & Matthau" in "Hello Dolly" original signed etching by Al Hirschfeld.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Streisand & Matthau" in "Hello Dolly" original etching by artist Al Hirschfeld. Caricature
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
1983 "Groucho Marx" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed and numbered.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Groucho Marx" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portrait. Hand pulled from an edition
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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
"Big Bands" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed and hand numbered.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Big Bands" original etching by Al Hirschfeld featuring caricature portraits of Glenn Miller, Artie
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in "High Noon" original etching by Al Hirschfeld.
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"High Noon" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portraits of Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
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Etching
Al Hirschfeld "Judy Garland" Hand Signed Limited Edition Etching, circa 1963
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in San Francisco, CA
Al Hirschfeld "Judy Garland" hand signed limited edition etching, circa 1963
Original hand
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Mid-20th Century American Prints
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Paper
H 26 in W 21.5 in D 3 in
Contemporary Modern Framed Al Hirschfeld Elvis Signed Etching 1993 w COA
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a framed, Elvis etching, signed and numbered by Al Hirschfield, A.P. 25
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1990s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Marilyn Monroe with Parasol, Caricature by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003)
Title: Marilyn Monroe with Parasol
Medium: Etching
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
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Etching
Marilyn Monroe from a Seven Year Itch, Caricature by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003)
Title: Marilyn Monroe from "The Seven Year Itch"
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
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Etching
Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch, Caricature by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003)
Title: Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
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Etching
Judy Garland in Concert
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original signed etching on Arches paper by American artist Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) titled
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
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Etching
Frank Sinatra and Luciano Pavarotti
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003)
Title: Pavarotti and Sinatra
Year: 1982
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints
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Etching
Al Hirschfeld Original Etching Hand Signed Caricature Pavarotti Scotto La Boheme
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Bloomington, MN
Al Hirschfeld Authentic, Hand-Signed & Numbered Color Etching, Professionally Custom Framed and
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Al Hirschfeld Etching, Jack Benny with Violin in White Tux, 89/150, 1975
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Hollywood, FL
Albert Hirschfeld was an American caricaturist best known for his black and white portraits of
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Vintage 1970s American Expressionist Drawings
Al Hirschfeld Original Etching Hand Signed Caricature Pavarotti Scotto La Boheme
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Bloomington, MN
Al Hirschfeld Authentic, Hand-Signed & Numbered Color Etching, Professionally Custom Framed and
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Al Hirschfeld, Laurel and Hardy Etching, Limited Edition, Artists Proof, 1975
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Hollywood, FL
, NY
Paper size 22 1/4 x 15
Documented by Al Hirschfeld Foundation.
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Vintage 1970s American Expressionist Decorative Art
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For nearly 70 years, Al Hirschfeld created iconic caricatures of theater, film and television celebrities, capturing moments in time and documenting U.S. entertainment history in the process. Art historian Lloyd Goodrich called Hirschfeld “one of the few masters of graphic humor.” "New York Times" art critic John Russell dubbed him “the Fred Astaire of pen and ink.” Brendan Gill of "The New Yorker" stated, “To be a star on Broadway is to be drawn by Hirschfeld.” And many performers believed that, regardless of any other accolades they might achieve, “if Al Hirschfeld hasn’t drawn you, you don’t exist.”
Hirschfeld began his career as a political cartoonist and became a theater caricaturist for "The New York Times" in 1925. He began creating his pure line drawings on a trip to Bali in the 1930s, and, over the course of his career, mastered the technique of using lines to capture the spirit and personality of his subjects. Hidden in each drawing is his daughter’s name, Nina, and so many people became obsessed with finding all of the Nina’s, that he developed a system of noting the number of Nina’s in each work next to his signature. In addition to "The New Yorker" and "The New York Times," Hirschfeld’s drawings appeared on playbills and posters as well as in advertisements. As a result of his work, he earned two Tony awards for lifetime achievement in theater and had a Broadway theater renamed in his honor.
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Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
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