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John Baldessari, Give me a B, give me an A ...& etc. Art, Limited Edition, Print
By John Baldessari
Located in Zug, CH
like an excerpt from an alphabet book or a pictorial acrostic poem in which each letter of his last
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Pigment

Initial Letters "M" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "L" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

John Baldessari, Give me a B, give me an A ...& etc. Art, Limited Edition, Print
By John Baldessari
Located in Zug, CH
like an excerpt from an alphabet book or a pictorial acrostic poem in which each letter of his last
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Pigment

Initial Letters "D" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "D" (Alphabet)
Initial Letters "D" (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Initial Letters "A" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "A" (Alphabet)
Initial Letters "A" (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Initial Letters "I" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "I" (Alphabet)
Initial Letters "I" (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Initial Letters "Y" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters  "Y"  (Alphabet)
Initial Letters  "Y"  (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Initial Letters "Q" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "X" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "I" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "I" (Alphabet)
Initial Letters "I" (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Initial Letters "Y" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters  "Y"  (Alphabet)
Initial Letters  "Y"  (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Initial Letters "N" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "N" (Alphabet)
Initial Letters "N" (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Initial Letters "V" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "U" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "U" (Alphabet)
Initial Letters "U" (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 0.25 in
Initial Letters "K" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "K" (Alphabet)
Initial Letters "K" (Alphabet)
H 25.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Initial Letters "Q" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "W" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "J" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "T" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "X" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "T" (Alphabet) 2 available
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
reference book containing his interpretation of the alphabet. Each letter would be drawn in many variations
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 128x127cm, Edition 3/5, analog C-Print, hand
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part) - mounted
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 128x127cm, Edition 2/5, analog C-Print, hand
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Metal

Alphabet Soup - 21st Century, Polaroid, Women, Photography, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x36cm, Edition 1/30. Archival C-Print, based on a
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Textural Alphabet Letter Abstract in Ice Blue, Orange, & Pink
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
of Modern Art Rental 1999 “Artist Book Show,” Gusto Gallery, Osaka, Japan 1999 “15th Annual
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Housewives Choice, A-Z Alphabet Sampler Mixed Media Painting Collage
By Christine McArthur
Located in Surfside, FL
Housewives Choice, A-Z a cute Folk Art Alphabet of kitchen utensils and cooking implements
Category

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache

"The Beginning" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Alphabet Letters, Text
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book
Category

1990s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet T -Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet T, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet Q - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet Q, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet I - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet I, from the series "Antiquities of
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet B - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet B, from the series "Antiquities of
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet A, from the series "Antiquities of
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet N - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet N, from the series "Antiquities of
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet C - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet C, from the series "Antiquities of
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet Q - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet Q, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an
Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet I - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet , from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an
Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet L - Etching by Carlo Nolliy - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet L from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an
Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet A - Etching by Carlo Nolliy - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet A from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an
Category

18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Hockney's Alphabet, portfolio of 26 lithographs signed by Hockney and 23 writers
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 26 color lithographs in Fine Art Cartridge paper bound in
Category

1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Vellum, Lithograph, Board, Pencil, Offset

19th C. American - A Framed Set of 13 Hand Colored Alphabet Woodcut Prints N-Z
Located in Morristown, NJ
A framed set of 13 pages from "The Lu Lu Alphabet", a chapbook from 1851 published by Samuel Ragnot
Category

Antique 1850s American Victorian Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

19th C. American - A Framed Set of 13 Hand Colored Alphabet Woodcut Prints A-M
Located in Morristown, NJ
A framed set of 13 pages from "The Lu Lu Alphabet", a chapbook from 1851 published by Samuel Ragnot
Category

Antique 1850s American Victorian Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

1980s Paloma Picasso Cream and Gold Leather Book Bag
By Paloma Picasso
Located in Toronto, Ontario
features the alphabet in large gold letters and mirrors the cover design of a whimsical faux library book
Category

1980s Italian Novelty Bags

Studious Girl Reading a Book - Women's Education - Female Illustrator
By Elizabeth Shippen Green
Located in Miami, FL
young girl absorbed in study in front of a book case. It celebrates the intelligence of womanhood from
Category

1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Heroes Monsters & Other Worlds from Russian Mythology Hardcover Book 1985 1st Ed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
explanation of the Russian alphabet. The drawings and full-color paintings by a contemporary Russian artist
Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Books

Materials

Paper

Book of Hours of Charles of Angoulême - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Renaissance style, the Book of Hours of Charles of Angoulême, father to Francis I of France, owned by the
Category

2010s French Renaissance Books

Materials

Leather

Hungry Wolves Hunt a Women Up a Tree at Night - Gay Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Blanchard as writer. Waugh also published books on her own Other than a children's book illustrator, Waugh
Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Horse and Carriage Accident - Gay Female Illustrator Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
. The reason why the work is in black and white is because this was assignment art for a book or
Category

1890s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Ben Shahn, Love and Joy About Letters, 1963 1st Edition, Grossman Publishers
Located in New York, NY
liberating influence hand-lettering, and how the incorporation of letters added meaning to his art. The book
Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Konstantin Grcic for Classicon Diana E & F White Side Tables, Set of 2
By Konstantin Grcic
Located in London, GB
features a multitude of variations on the origami-style design, each named after a letter in the alphabet
Category

2010s German Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Looking For Tomorrow
Located in New York, NY
book on the origins of the Chinese alphabet, which origins are essentially signs, in 2008 while taking
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper

Thirst
Located in New York, NY
book on the origins of the Chinese alphabet, which origins are essentially signs, in 2008 while taking
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Thirst
H 20 in W 20 in D 1 in
Unforgettable
Located in New York, NY
book on the origins of the Chinese alphabet, which origins are essentially signs, in 2008 while taking
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper

George III Period Mahogany Fitted Desk Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
containing a baize lined wiring surface below which is a fitted section contains alphabet inlaid letter boxes
Category

Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

Innocent
Located in New York, NY
book on the origins of the Chinese alphabet, which origins are essentially signs, in 2008 while taking
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Innocent
H 20 in W 20 in D 1 in
Amazing Vintage Needlepoint Patterned Rug Blanks, Lou Gartner Estate
By Lou Gartner
Located in Riverdale, NY
shown in images before the cover of his book below. They include Malachite, Alphabet, Paisley, Cross
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern North and South American Rugs

Materials

Textile

Lust
Located in New York, NY
, when taking a calligraphy class, he found a book about the origins of the Chinese alphabet which
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Lust
H 20 in W 20 in D 1 in
Self-Esteem
Located in New York, NY
, when taking a calligraphy class, he found a book about the origins of the Chinese alphabet which
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Self-Esteem
H 58 in W 31 in D 2 in
Willingness
Located in New York, NY
, when taking a calligraphy class, he found a book about the origins of the Chinese alphabet which
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Paper, Ink

Willingness
H 20 in W 20 in D 1 in
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An alphabet book can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $750, while the lowest priced sells for $25 and the highest can go for as much as $168,500.