Starry Night, by Chicano artist Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first
Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints
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Starry Night, by Chicano artist Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first
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$1,600
H 14 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
of Basquiat in some of his pieces and social realism. The Chicano Art Movement represents attempts
Mixed Media
Corazon De Aztlan, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, making it a poignant representation of contemporary Chicano art. Throughout his 50-year career as an
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Red Chair, by Chicano artist Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Bhutan). Rec Chair is a vibrant color print by Frank Romero, a central figure of the Chicano Art
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Five Window Chevy Pickup, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cars are a central theme in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images
Paint, Stencil
$900
H 26 in W 34 in
Hero, vibrant colored luchador mask by Los Angeles Chicano artist Jose Lozano
By Jose Lozano
Located in Palm Springs, CA
stop in Los Angeles; and Cheech Martin collects his work for his important Chicano Art Collection. He
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$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 28 in
Freeways (11/70), Serigraph by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
frequent subject in Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images on the theme. This is a
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Car and trailer
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pasadena, CA. Cars are a frequent subject in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several
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Gold Chevy
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
artist. Cars are a frequent subject in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous
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Blue Chevy Lowrider, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
single artist. Cars are a frequent subject in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several
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$1,000
H 18 in W 24 in
Bracero Brothers, Linocut of Migrant farmworkers by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, "Bracero Brothers," reflects the Chicano Art Movement of the 1970s that he helped to define. A strikingly
Linocut
California Palms, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha and Gilbert
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En el Campo
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
R. Fuentes's print, "Bracero Brothers," reflects the Chicano Art Movement of the 1970s that he
Linocut
$850
H 33.25 in W 25 in D 0.63 in
Teal, Brown and White Toned Modernist Figurative Print of a Native Elder
Located in Houston, TX
artwork was featured in the Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation exhibition. Amado M. Peña Jr. was
Archival Pigment
$850
H 39 in W 29 in D 0.63 in
"El Espejo" Teal, Brown and Blue Toned Modernist Figurative Print
Located in Houston, TX
the Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation exhibition. Amado M. Peña Jr. was born in the border town
Archival Pigment
Angels Over LA - the Falling Heart
By Dolores Guerrero-Cruz
Located in Palm Springs, CA
working with Self-Help Graphics. She later became active with the art collective RCAF (Rebel Chicano Art
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Vaquero, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos
Paint, Screen, Stencil
Gene Autry. by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the entire
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City at Night, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four
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Skull and Cross Bones. by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
a common theme in Chicano and Mexican art, especially in relation to the Day of the Dead
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Gene Autry. by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the entire
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Sunflowers, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos
Paint, Screen, Stencil
Grand Performances - California Plaza, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the entire museum has been
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Breed Street Shul, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the
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20 Year Anniversary Print (Homage to Carlos Almaraz)
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos
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Going to the Olympics
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha and
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Cesar y Olin, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
pencil, edition of 20. Juan R. Fuentes's print, "Cesar y Olin," reflects the Chicano Art Movement of
Linocut
The Pleasantville Color Cartoon, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha
Digital Pigment
One Down, by Diane Gamboa
By Diane Gamboa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Santa Monica. Her work is included in Cheech Marin's personal collection of Chicano art and has been
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One Up, by Diane Gamboa
By Diane Gamboa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Santa Monica. Her work is included in Cheech Marin's personal collection of Chicano art and has been
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Mosaic Corazon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chicano art movement he was involved with Mechicano Art Center, Plaza de la Raza, and Centro de Arte
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$1,650Sale Price|25% Off
H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
'Trinity', Chicano Artist, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Mexico City
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, verso, titled, ‘Trinity’ and dated 1994. Zenteno is a Chicano artist from Tijuana living in Los Angeles
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
$450
H 12 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Yo Soy La Desintegracion (I am disintegration), linocut by Daniel Gonzalez
By Daniel Gonzalez
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Skeleton figures and the day of the dead play an important role in Mexican and Chicano art. Signed
Linocut
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.5 in W 18.75 in D 2.5 in
Realization I, by Chicano artist Eloy Torres
Located in Palm Springs, CA
community of Chicano artists that clustered in downtown Los Angeles around 3rd Street and Broadway in the
Acrylic
Bracero Brothers
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
edition. Juan R. Fuentes's print, "Bracero Brothers," reflects the Chicano Art Movement of the 1970s that
Linocut
$5,000Sale Price|23% Off
H 16.5 in W 13 in
Snapshots of the San Fernando Valley, portfolio of 8 prints by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, and cultural identity — central themes throughout his work as a founding figure of the Chicano art
Woodcut
$450
H 22 in W 16 in
Position, Momentum, abstract print by Chicano artist Angel Angel Villanueva
By Angel Villanueva
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, experience, memory, and imagination; all factors informing our identity. He believes the nature of art is
Monotype, Screen
Price Upon Request
H 18 in W 9.5 in D 6 in
Lovers of Chimayo by Eduardo Oropeza, Bbronze Sculpture, Couple, Edition, Chicano
By Eduardo Oropeza
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lovers of Chimayo by Eduardo Oropeza, Bronze Sculpture, Couple, Edition,Chicano Lovers of Chimayo
Bronze
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS • 1996 / FLORES DE ESPERANZA
Located in Palm Springs, CA
homage to both Chicano aesthetics and Mexican folk art. Ledesma was a prominent Chicano artist based in
Screen
$2,998
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.5 in
Fuck Love Black and White Photography Women of LA chicano culture Signed Print
Located in Draper, UT
Fuck Love, 2022 4-Color Screen Print on Domtar Cougar White Paper 24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Edition of 50 Signed and Numbered by the Artist Embossed by BEYOND THE STREETS Esteva...
Archival Pigment
$7,800
H 22 in W 8 in D 8 in
"The Enigma of The Egg" Texas/Mexican Artist Studied with Zuniga
By Alberto Saucedo
Located in San Antonio, TX
Chicano Art Vol.2, Bilingual Press. Arizona State University. 2005 – Triumph of Our Communities. Four
Bronze
"The Bather" Bronze Mexican Bather Nude
By Alberto Saucedo
Located in San Antonio, TX
granite sculpture. April. 2002 – “Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art Vol.2, Bilingual Press. Arizona
Bronze
St. Theresa #1 - Antique Painted Photograph in Frame
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
the working-class Chicano and Mexican art exemplified by the statement "Make the most of the least
Mixed Media
Baby Clown Mixed Media Artwork, Framed, Contemporary
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
the working-class Chicano and Mexican art exemplified by the statement "Make the most of the least
Mixed Media
$600
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Golden Frida, portrait of Frida Kahlo by Miguel Angel Reyes
By Miguel Angel Reyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
well as Chicano themes. His art has been exhibited throughout the United States, and has been
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$1,400
H 20 in W 14 in
Maya, Indigenous woman in colorful traditional fabric, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, African American
Woodcut
$800
H 20 in W 13.5 in
Sueno de La Sirena II (Mermaid dream of Dia de Los Muertos) by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Muertos. The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The
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El Sueno Despierta
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, African
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Reyna, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, African
Linocut
Micaela (color version), by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Bay area. The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art
Linocut
Made In America, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
art. The Chicano, African American, Middle Eastern, Asian and Native American struggles for equality
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Frida's Rings
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, African American, Middle Eastern, Asian and
Linocut
La Reyna, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, African American, Middle
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El Rio Grande
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
creating social art. The Chicano, African American, Middle Eastern, Asian and Native American struggles for
Linocut
Aztlan low & slow
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, African American, Middle
Linocut
Tracks To Home?
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, African American, Middle Eastern
Linocut
Glare, by Miguel Angel Reyes
By Miguel Angel Reyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
homoerotic as well as Chicano themes. His art has been exhibited throughout the United States, and has
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Down the Garden Path
By Patssi Valdez
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
the chicano art movement, landing herself on the cover of Cheech Marin's seminal compilation, "Chicano
Gouache
The Painted Sea
By Patssi Valdez
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
been an important voice in the chicano art movement, landing herself on the cover of Cheech Marin's
Gouache
Blackhearts Rave
Located in London, GB
gessoed shopping bag mounted on archival museum board in a Street Art styled bespoke oak wood frame
Gesso, Paper, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Pencil
Sold
H 14 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
of Basquiat in some of his pieces and social realism. The Chicano Art Movement represents attempts
Mixed Media
Yellow Abstract by Romo from the Romo Collection
Located in Pasadena, CA
collectors Harriett and Ricardo Romo, (painter) among the most important collectors of Chicano art in the
Lithograph
Freeways, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
in Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images on the theme. This is a signed and
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Marilyn Monroe Pop Art Portrait by Richard Duardo
By Richard Duardo
Located in Pasadena, CA
Master art printer Richard Duardo, who was a pivotal figure in the Chicano art community in Los
Screen, Silk
Eve Awakening
By Judith Hernandez
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Angeles) is a Chicana artist and a founding member of the Chicano Art movement and the Los Angeles Mural
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"Rosa"
By Alberto Saucedo
Located in San Antonio, TX
Flower Wonderlands Butterfly granite sculpture. April. 2002 – “Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art
Bronze
Tension
By Miguel Angel Reyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
classic latin tradition. His work often incorporates homoerotic as well as Chicano themes. His art has
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Young Frida (yellow)
By Raul Caracoza
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, about an iconic figure in the Chicano and Hispanic art world.
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Arrest of the Palateros, by Chicano artist Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
vibrancy, humor, and cultural specificity that define Chicano art. The scene’s tilted perspective, rhythmic
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Red Chair, by Chicano artist Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and
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Red Chair, by Chicano artist Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and
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H 18 in W 23.5 in D 0.1 in
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Portrait Drawing in Charcoal
Located in Surfside, FL
pieces and social realism. The Chicano Art Movement represents attempts by Mexican-American artists to
Charcoal
Corazon, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four
Screen
Traffic, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
are a central theme in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images on the
Paint, Screen, Stencil
Five Window Chevy Pickup
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cars are a central theme in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images
Paint, Stencil
Red Pickup
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images on the theme. It is signed and
Paint, Stencil
Packard Woody
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images on the theme. Throughout his 40
Paint, Screen
Packard Woody
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images on the theme. Throughout his 40
Paint, Screen
Car and trailer
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pasadena, CA. Cars are a frequent subject in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several
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Blue Chevy Lowrider
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
single artist. Cars are a frequent subject in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several
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Little Gold Man
By Diane Gamboa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. Chicano artist Diane Gamboa was one of the first generation of artists to bring Chicano art to the
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Cowboy Boot
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow
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Calirfornia Palms, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow
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Red Chair
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first
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Red Chair
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first
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Grand Performances, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
”, the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the
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City at Night, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four
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City at Night, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos
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Going to the Olympics
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
dedicated member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los
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Grand Performances - California Plaza, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the entire museum has been
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Breed Street Shul, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the
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Breed Street Shul, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the
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Going to the Olympics
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha and
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Going to the Olympics
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha and
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Going to the Olympics
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha and
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Going to the Olympics
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha and
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Going to the Olympics
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz
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Numbers
By Gronk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
told that LACMA didn't collect Chicano art because it wasn't "fine art". Obviously, a situation that
Monotype
Night Theater
By Carlos Almaraz
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mexican Americans and helped bring Chicano art to the attention of the mainstream art world. His paintings
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Dia de los Muertos Papel Picado
Located in Soquel, CA
Los Angeles Chicano artist Peter Tovar (American, 20/21st Century), 1991. Papel Picado (meaning
Mulberry Paper, Ink
Luchadora Azul, by Judithe Hernandez
By Judith Hernandez
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Angeles) is a Chicana artist and a founding member of the Chicano Art movement and the Los Angeles Mural
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Eve Awakening, by Judithe Hernandez
By Judith Hernandez
Located in Palm Springs, CA
(born 1948 in Los Angeles) is a Chicana artist and a founding member of the Chicano Art movement and the
Screen
Eve Awakening, by Judithe Hernandez
By Judith Hernandez
Located in Palm Springs, CA
(born 1948 in Los Angeles) is a Chicana artist and a founding member of the Chicano Art movement and the
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H 24 in W 20 in
Latin American Surrealist Landscape with Chess Board Oil Painting Chicano Artist
By Celina Hinojosa
Located in Surfside, FL
to paint following several years of intense music studies. Hinojosa began her formal art education at
Canvas, Oil
Angels Over LA - the Falling Heart
By Dolores Guerrero-Cruz
Located in Palm Springs, CA
working with Self-Help Graphics. She later became active with the art collective RCAF (Rebel Chicano Art
Screen
Gronk Rare Art Plate Pottery, Black and White 1994
By Gronk
Located in Surfside, FL
didn't collect Chicano art because it wasn't "fine art." After 1984, Gronk began a series of paintings
Eve Awakening (42/74) , by Judithe Hernandez
By Judith Hernandez
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chicana artist and a founding member of the Chicano Art movement and the Los Angeles Mural movement. She
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Eve Awakening (38/74), by Judithe Hernandez
By Judith Hernandez
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1948 in Los Angeles) is a Chicana artist and a founding member of the Chicano Art movement and the Los
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Mujer Parada Con Rebozo II / X Mexican Woman w/Shawl
By Alberto Saucedo
Located in San Antonio, TX
Flower Wonderlands Butterfly granite sculpture. April. 2002 – “Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art
Bronze
Still-Life with Terracotta & Sun Hat
Located in Soquel, CA
Exhibit, Merrill Gallery, Denver, CO curator Nancy Steinfurth 1993-94 Chicano/Latino Art, Chapultepek Park
Masonite, Oil
Pina del Sol
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
plant. The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The
Linocut
Golden Frida
By Miguel Angel Reyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
well as Chicano themes. His art has been exhibited throughout the United States, and has been
Screen
Abacaxi
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
creating social art. The Chicano, African American, Middle Eastern, Asian and Native American struggles for
Linocut
Butch/Top
By Miguel Angel Reyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
well as Chicano themes. His art has been exhibited throughout the United States, and has been
Screen
Trouble in Paradise
By Wayne Perry
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, from the serigraph edition of 40 prints completed at Self Help Graphics in Los Angele. Trouble in Paradise is based on tourism postcards a...
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Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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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