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Cold War Art

Cold War Kid

Mike CollinsCold War Kid, 2018

Price Upon Request

H 10 in W 8 in D 1.25 in

Cold War Kid

By Mike Collins

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Sculpture

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Fabric

Cold War era original 1964 Soviet poster - No to War !
Cold War era original 1964 Soviet poster - No to War !

Cold War era original 1964 Soviet poster - No to War !

Located in PARIS, FR

A haunting and unforgettable image from the Cold War era, this original 1964 Soviet poster delivers

Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Original circa 1970 Soviet propaganda poster - Cold War
Original circa 1970 Soviet propaganda poster - Cold War

Original circa 1970 Soviet propaganda poster - Cold War

Located in PARIS, FR

compelling example of Cold War-era Soviet propaganda, emphasizing the ideological struggle between capitalism

Category

1970s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

1965 Soviet poster - Space conquest - USSR - Cold war
1965 Soviet poster - Space conquest - USSR - Cold war

1965 Soviet poster - Space conquest - USSR - Cold war

Located in PARIS, FR

visual poetry. Today, this work stands as a powerful artifact of Cold War visual culture. It appeals

Category

1960s More Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

1962 Release of the Cold War novel, "Fail Safe"

1962 Release of the Cold War novel, "Fail Safe"

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for the 1962 release of the nightmarish Cold War novel `Fail-Safe

Category

1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board, Pen

1951 original gouache - Soviet civil aviation - Aeroflot USSR
1951 original gouache - Soviet civil aviation - Aeroflot USSR

1951 original gouache - Soviet civil aviation - Aeroflot USSR

Located in PARIS, FR

wartime aircraft to jet propulsion, from defense to global presence. A strong example of early Cold War

Category

1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Recent Sales

Original Vintage Military Propaganda Poster Glory to Armed Forces USSR Cold War
Original Vintage Military Propaganda Poster Glory to Armed Forces USSR Cold War

Original Vintage Military Propaganda Poster Glory to Armed Forces USSR Cold War

By M. Ishmametov

Located in London, GB

Original vintage USSR military propaganda poster - Glory to the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union! / Вооруженным силам Советского Союза слава! Colourful design featuring a pilot in a ...

Category

1970s More Prints

Materials

Paper

A Brief History of the Cold War: Moose and Squirrel

A Brief History of the Cold War: Moose and Squirrel

By Robert McCauley

Located in Bozeman, MT

distinguished career as professor and Chairman of the Art Department at Rockford College in Illinois. Robert

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Cold Rolled
Cold Rolled

Cold Rolled

By James Rosenquist

Located in Palm Desert, CA

. Signed lower right, "James Rosenquist 1974-76, Edition "39/60" and lower left, the title, "Cold Rolled."

Category

1970s Post-War Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

LA DAME D'AFGAN
LA DAME D'AFGAN

LA DAME D'AFGAN

By Mariette Lydis

Located in Los Angeles, CA

the Cold War and continued to publish art their until her death on April 26, 1970. During her career

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cold War Cathouse
Cold War Cathouse

Cold War Cathouse

By Mort Künstler

Located in Minneapolis, MN

magazine art. Handsomely framed and matted under glass. Sight Size 16 1/2" x 20" Framed 28 1/2" x 31 1

Category

1960s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

"Full speed ahead toward the great objective!" Original Vintage Cold War Poster

"Full speed ahead toward the great objective!" Original Vintage Cold War Poster

Located in Boston, MA

Two workers before a new steam engine announce the Five Year Plan of 1959 - 1965. The plan replaced the false start of the 1956 plan that was abandoned in 1958. By 1959 Khrushev's po...

Category

1950s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage USSR Cold War Poster Diplomacy American Way US Soldier Diplomat
Original Vintage USSR Cold War Poster Diplomacy American Way US Soldier Diplomat

Original Vintage USSR Cold War Poster Diplomacy American Way US Soldier Diplomat

Located in London, GB

Original vintage Soviet anti-American propaganda poster titled Дипломатия по-американски / Diplomacy the American way - Design features an illustration of a man walking over a blue s...

Category

1980s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Original Cold War Propaganda Poster Issued By The US Command Berlin Germany

Rare Original Cold War Propaganda Poster Issued By The US Command Berlin Germany

Located in London, GB

Rare original vintage propaganda poster "Be security-conscious Or this four power city might become a one power city" issued by the US Command Berlin (code USCOB 380-1) to encourage ...

Category

1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Cold War Poster Soviet Space Exploration Communist Glory USSR
Original Vintage Cold War Poster Soviet Space Exploration Communist Glory USSR

Original Vintage Cold War Poster Soviet Space Exploration Communist Glory USSR

Located in London, GB

Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - For the Glory of Communism! / Во Славу Коммунизма! - featuring a space illustration depicting a smiling cosmonaut pilot in uniform holding...

Category

1960s More Prints

Materials

Paper

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Hercules Mourning the Death of his Cupbearer Hylas

Hercules Mourning the Death of his Cupbearer Hylas

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930)] Oil on canvas Signed in red, l.l. 48 x 60 inches, canvas size 54 x 66 inches in gold leaf frame 61 x 74 x 6 inches, framed This artwork...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Cold War Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of cold war art for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Pop Art style, while we also have 1 Pop Art versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect item from our selection of cold war art among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a choice in our collection of cold war art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, beige, gray, blue and more. Creating an object in our assortment of cold war art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Mike Collins, Burt Glinn, Robert McCauley, Mort Künstler and Roman Cieslewicz are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paper, lithograph and paint. If space is limited, you can find a small option in this array of cold war art measuring 9 high and 8 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 73 across to better suit those in the market for a large piece of cold war art.

How Much is a Cold War Art?

The average selling price for a piece of cold war art we offer is $1,063, while they’re typically $225 on the low end and $14,500 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.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.