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American Woodblock Prints

Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist
Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist

Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist

By Katherine Porter

Located in Surfside, FL

Katherine Porter is an American artist born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1941. She received her BA from Colorado College in 1963. Katherine Porter received an honorary doctorate from Col...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

"Rainbow-Man" - Abstracted South America Figurative Woodblock Print
"Rainbow-Man" - Abstracted South America Figurative Woodblock Print

"Rainbow-Man" - Abstracted South America Figurative Woodblock Print

By Pedro Puesta

Located in Soquel, CA

"Rainbow-man," an abstracted Mexican figurative woodblock by Pedro Puerta (Mexican, 20th Century), 1974. Titled "Rainbow-Man" lower left and "from a Michoacan Pot" "Reproduced with a...

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1970s Other Art Style Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Pencil signed original limited edition woodcut woodblock print great depression era. from the 1930s.

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1930s American Realist Interior Prints

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Woodcut

Native American Figurative Woodblock -- "Weaving"  #5/12
Native American Figurative Woodblock -- "Weaving"  #5/12

Native American Figurative Woodblock -- "Weaving" #5/12

By Virginia J Hughins

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful woodblock print titled "Weaving" by Aptos, California artist Virginia J Hughins (Virginia Brubaker DeWolf) (American, 1923-2004), circa 1990.

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1990s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink

Native American Figurative Woodblock -- The Weaver  #3/12
Native American Figurative Woodblock -- The Weaver  #3/12

Native American Figurative Woodblock -- The Weaver #3/12

By Virginia J Hughins

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful woodblock print titled "Weaver" by Aptos, California artist Virginia J Hughins,(Virginia Brubaker DeWolf), (American, 1923-2004), circa 1990.

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1990s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink

Shift Change, Social Realist Woodblock Print by Mike Goscinsky
Shift Change, Social Realist Woodblock Print by Mike Goscinsky

Shift Change, Social Realist Woodblock Print by Mike Goscinsky

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shift Change Mike Goscinsky, American (1933–2021) Woodblock on thin wove paper, signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition of 15/75 Image Size: 14 x 19 inches Size: 22 x 26.5 in. ...

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1990s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Autumn Trees Close Up - Woodblock Print on Paper #12/15
Autumn Trees Close Up - Woodblock Print on Paper #12/15

Autumn Trees Close Up - Woodblock Print on Paper #12/15

By Janet P Wheeler

Located in Soquel, CA

Autumn Trees Close Up - Woodblock Print on Paper #12/15 Abstracted landscape detail woodblock by Janet Wheeler (American, 1922-2001).

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Birds in a Nest - Woodblock Print on Paper #3/6
Birds in a Nest - Woodblock Print on Paper #3/6

Birds in a Nest - Woodblock Print on Paper #3/6

By Janet P Wheeler

Located in Soquel, CA

Birds in a Nest - Woodblock Print on Paper #3/6 Black and white woodblock by Janet Wheeler (American, 1922-2001).

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in Riga, Latvia, on January 24, 187...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Portrait of Modern Man - Multilayer Woodblock in Ink on Paper
Portrait of Modern Man - Multilayer Woodblock in Ink on Paper

Portrait of Modern Man - Multilayer Woodblock in Ink on Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

Portrait of Anger - Multilayer Woodblock in Ink on Paper Bold and saturated woodblock print of a screaming man by Michael Dow (American, 20th Century).

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1990s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

'The Bath' — Meji Era Cross-Cultural Woman Artist
'The Bath' — Meji Era Cross-Cultural Woman Artist

'The Bath' — Meji Era Cross-Cultural Woman Artist

By Helen Hyde

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Helen Hyde, 'The Bath', color woodblock print, edition not stated, 1905, Mason & Mason 59.

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Early 1900s Showa Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Ornaments
Ornaments

Ornaments

Located in Missouri, MO

Ornaments, 1953 Ferol K. Sibley Warthen (American, 1890-1986) Color Woodblock Print 7 x 4.75 inches 16 x 13.75 inches with frame Signed and Dated Lower Right Titled Lower Left Born ...

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1950s American Modern Abstract Prints

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Color

Angel
Angel

Angel

Located in Missouri, MO

Angel, 1952 Ferol K. Sibley Warthen (American, 1890-1986) Color Woodblock Print 6.5 x 5 inches 16 x 13.75 inches with frame Signed Lower Right Titled Lower Left Born 1890, Died 1986...

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1950s American Modern Abstract Prints

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Color

Tree and Dove
Tree and Dove

Ferol K. Sibley WarthenTree and Dove

$4,500

H 6.25 in W 4.75 in

Tree and Dove

Located in Missouri, MO

Tree and Dove Ferol K. Sibley Warthen (American, 1890-1986) Color Woodblock Print Edition of 3 6.25 x 4.75 inches 13 x 11.5 inches with frame Signed Lower Right Titled Lower Left Bo...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Prints

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Color

Alongside
Alongside

Alongside

By Tod Lindenmuth

Located in Missouri, MO

Alongside, 1941 Tod Lindenmuth (American, 1885-1976) Color Woodblock Print 9 x 7 inches 19.75 x 14.5 inches with frame Signed Lower Right Titled and Dated Lower Left A founder of th...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

Sailboat and Gull
Sailboat and Gull

Sailboat and Gull

Located in Missouri, MO

Sailboat and Gull Ferol K. Sibley Warthen (American, 1890-1986) Color Woodblock Print Edition 31/31 7 x 7 inches 14 x 14 inches with frame Signed Lower Right Titled and Numbered Lowe...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

Fog Bound
Fog Bound

Tod LindenmuthFog Bound

$3,000

H 14 in W 11 in

Fog Bound

By Tod Lindenmuth

Located in Missouri, MO

Fog Bound Tod Lindenmuth (American, 1885-1976) Woodblock Print 14 x 11 inches 26 x 20.25 inches with frame Signed Lower Right Titled Lower Left A founder of the Provincetown Art Ass...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

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Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist
Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist

Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist

By Katherine Porter

Located in Surfside, FL

Katherine Porter is an American artist born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1941. She received her BA from Colorado College in 1963. Katherine Porter received an honorary doctorate from Col...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist
Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist

Large Abstract Woodblock Print American Woman Modernist

By Katherine Porter

Located in Surfside, FL

Katherine Porter is an American artist born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1941. She received her BA from Colorado College in 1963. Katherine Porter received an honorary doctorate from Col...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

"Christmas Tree" Woodblock Print
"Christmas Tree" Woodblock Print

"Christmas Tree" Woodblock Print

By Lowell Daunt Collins

Located in Houston, TX

Woodblock print of a Christmas tree with presents under the tree. It is singed in the bottom corner. The work is framed in a wooden frame with a tan matte. Dimensions without Frame: ...

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20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Woodcut

Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print
Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print

Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in American Art Who's Who in American Art,1938-1947, 1953.

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Pencil signed original limited edition woodcut woodblock print great depression era. from the 1930s.

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1930s American Realist Interior Prints

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Woodcut

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Pencil signed original limited edition woodcut woodblock print great depression era. from the 1930s.

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1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Jewish Wedding Judaica Woodblock Print c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Jewish Wedding Judaica Woodblock Print c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Jewish Wedding Judaica Woodblock Print c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in Riga, Latvia, on January 24, 187...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Worker Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
The Worker Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

The Worker Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA some were done in Soviet moscow in Russia.. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Coming Home Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Coming Home Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Coming Home Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA some were done in Soviet Moscow in Russia.. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jewish Shtetl Russian Village Judaica Woodblock Print WPA Artist Hand Signed
Jewish Shtetl Russian Village Judaica Woodblock Print WPA Artist Hand Signed

Jewish Shtetl Russian Village Judaica Woodblock Print WPA Artist Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

It is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. The Rabbi or Hasidic Rebbe, Tzaddik of the shtetl walking with his followers. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in ...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in Riga, Latvia, on January 24, 187...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in Riga, Latvia, on January 24, 187...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Moscow, Russia Workers Woodblock c.1930s WPA era Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Moscow, Russia Workers Woodblock c.1930s WPA era Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Moscow, Russia Workers Woodblock c.1930s WPA era Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. It measures 12 X 12.5 full sheet with margins. image is smaller. Albert...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Fish Store
Fish Store

Fish Store

By James Koenig

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original woodblock print by American artist James Koenig titled Fish Store.

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1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

"Mask"
"Mask"

Varujan Boghosian"Mask", 20th Century

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H 24.75 in W 20.75 in D 1.5 in

"Mask"

By Varujan Boghosian

Located in Astoria, NY

Varujan Boghosian (American, 1926-2020), "Mask", Woodblock Print on Paper, signed in pencil and numbered edition "4/40" lower right, giltwood frame.

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20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

"Profile"
"Profile"

Varujan Boghosian"Profile", 20th Century

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H 23.75 in W 17.25 in D 1.5 in

"Profile"

By Varujan Boghosian

Located in Astoria, NY

Varujan Boghosian (American, 1926-2020), "Profile", Woodblock Print on Paper, signed in pencil and numbered edition "4/40" lower center, giltwood frame.

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20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

Set of Five Woodblock Prints
Set of Five Woodblock Prints

Set of Five Woodblock Prints

By Clifton Karhu

Located in Houston, TX

Since wood accounts for much of Kyoto’s beauty, it may also be the best way that beauty can be expressed — through woodblock prints.” Ronin Contemporary is pleased present a collecti...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print
Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print

Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in American Art Who's Who in American Art,1938-1947, 1953.

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Glow Bugs, 6/30, 1940s American Modern Abstract Woodblock Woodcut Print
Glow Bugs, 6/30, 1940s American Modern Abstract Woodblock Woodcut Print

Glow Bugs, 6/30, 1940s American Modern Abstract Woodblock Woodcut Print

By Howard Schleeter

Located in Denver, CO

"Glow Bugs. 6/30" is a woodcut print on paper by Howard Behling Schleeter (1903-1976) from 1946 of an abstract black and white scene of various bug species. Presented in a black fram...

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1940s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

"American Tribute" Southwest Native American Still-Life, Hand Colored Woodblock
"American Tribute" Southwest Native American Still-Life, Hand Colored Woodblock

"American Tribute" Southwest Native American Still-Life, Hand Colored Woodblock

Located in Soquel, CA

"American Tribute" Southwest Native American Still-Life, Hand Colored Woodblock Beautifully detailed hand colored woodblock print of colorful Southwestern pottery with bull symbol by...

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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Prints

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Woodcut

Jewish Wedding Judaica Woodblock Print c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Jewish Wedding Judaica Woodblock Print c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Jewish Wedding Judaica Woodblock Print c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in Riga, Latvia, on January 24, 187...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Coming Home Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Coming Home Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Coming Home Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA some were done in Soviet Moscow in Russia.. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Worker Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
The Worker Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

The Worker Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Some of his prints were published by the WPA some were done in Soviet moscow in Russia.. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print "Three Suns"
Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print "Three Suns"

Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print "Three Suns"

By Toma Yovanovich

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original mid century modern abstract expressionist woodblock print by American artist Toma Yovanovich.

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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Woodcut

Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print "Rock Garden Gate"
Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print "Rock Garden Gate"

Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print "Rock Garden Gate"

By Toma Yovanovich

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original mid century modern abstract expressionist woodblock print by American artist Toma Yovanovich.

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Woodcut

c.1930's WPA Jewish Artist Isaac Friedlander Woodcut Woodblock Art Deco Print
c.1930's WPA Jewish Artist Isaac Friedlander Woodcut Woodblock Art Deco Print

c.1930's WPA Jewish Artist Isaac Friedlander Woodcut Woodblock Art Deco Print

By Isaac Friedlander

Located in Surfside, FL

Artist: Friedlander, Isaac American (1890-1968) 13.25x10 back sheet, actual print 10x7.25 Isac Friedlander Latvian-born American Printmaker, 1890-1968 was born in Mitau, Latvia....

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

New Years Eve NYC Street Scene Woodblock Print c1930s WPA Woodcut Hand Signed
New Years Eve NYC Street Scene Woodblock Print c1930s WPA Woodcut Hand Signed

New Years Eve NYC Street Scene Woodblock Print c1930s WPA Woodcut Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

This print was published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. I have seen it described as under 25. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in Riga...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Portfolio of 6 Abstract Prints
Portfolio of 6 Abstract Prints

Portfolio of 6 Abstract Prints

By Toma Yovanovich

Located in Buffalo, NY

A portfolio of 6 Mid-Century Modern abstract woodblock prints by American artist Toma Tovanovich (1931- 2016).

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

"Wood Block Prints"-Barbara Gladstone Gallery, NYC
"Wood Block Prints"-Barbara Gladstone Gallery, NYC

"Wood Block Prints"-Barbara Gladstone Gallery, NYC

By Ed Baynard

Located in Chesterfield, MI

ED BAYNARD (American, b. 1940) Woodblock Prints- Barbara Gladstone Gallery, NYC, November 25, 1980-January 3, 1981.

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1980s Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Multiple Doors
Multiple Doors

Multiple Doors

By Toma Yovanovich

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original woodblock print by American artist Toma Yovanovich.

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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Monochromatic Bridge, Woodblock Print, 20th Century
Monochromatic Bridge, Woodblock Print, 20th Century

Monochromatic Bridge, Woodblock Print, 20th Century

By Barbara Lewis

Located in San Francisco, CA

This mid to late 20th century woodcut print on paper of a bridge is by Chicago-based painter, photographer, and printmaker Barbara Lewis (1925-2008). Lewis studied at the Art Instit...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

"Pueblo Ceremonial Trio" Black & White Woodblock Print, Circa 1968
"Pueblo Ceremonial Trio" Black & White Woodblock Print, Circa 1968

"Pueblo Ceremonial Trio" Black & White Woodblock Print, Circa 1968

By Seymour Tubis

Located in San Francisco, CA

This circa 1968 woodcut on paper figurative abstract in black and white is by Santa Fe artist Seymour Tubis (1919-1993). Tubis studied at the Art Students League with Hans Hofmann (1...

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1960s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

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American Woodblock Prints For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of american woodblock prints available for sale. There are many Impressionist, Modern and Abstract versions of these works for sale. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the american woodblock prints on 1stDibs that include elements of black, gray, beige, gold and more. Albert Abramovitz, Ina Annette, Will Barnet, Lowell Daunt Collins and Eve Drewelowe took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in woodcut print, paper and ink, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large american woodblock prints can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 7.5 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

How Much are American Woodblock Prints?

The average selling price for american woodblock prints we offer is $930, while they’re typically $360 on the low end and $1,500 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You

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.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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