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"Bed In For Peace" Signed "Bag One" 1970 Lithograph
"Bed In For Peace" Signed "Bag One" 1970 Lithograph

John Lennon"Bed In For Peace" Signed "Bag One" 1970 Lithograph, 1970

Sold|$22,000

"Bed In For Peace" Signed "Bag One" 1970 Lithograph

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Rare Limited Edition Lithograph hand signed by John Lennon's in 1970, this is from the Bag One

Category

1970s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Signed Luc Tuymans Lithograph 'The Nose', Edition of 75

Luc TuymansSigned Luc Tuymans Lithograph 'The Nose', Edition of 75, 2014

Sold|$4,400

Signed Luc Tuymans Lithograph 'The Nose', Edition of 75

By Luc Tuymans

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The Nose by Luc Tuymans is a limited edition print that reflects Tuymans' interest in exploring identity and the human form through a minimalist lens. The choice to focus on a portra...

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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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Contemporary Signed Lithographs For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of contemporary signed lithographs available for sale. A selection of these works in the Contemporary, Abstract and Art Deco styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the contemporary signed lithographs on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, blue, brown and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Romare Bearden, Jonathan Green, Chaim Gross, Elizabeth Catlett and Jim Buckels are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, offset print and screen print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Contemporary Signed Lithographs?

Contemporary signed lithographs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,575, while the lowest priced sells for $56 and the highest can go for as much as $65,000.

A Close Look at Contemporary Art

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.

Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper 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.

Questions About Contemporary Signed Lithographs
  • What is a signed lithograph?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    A signed lithograph is an art print produced with a particular method that bears the artist's real signature, signed in ink. The term lithograph refers to a print made by drawing an image onto a stone, etching the stone with chemicals and then applying ink. The term signed lithograph is different from a plate-signed lithograph, where the artist adds their signature to the stone to transfer it onto finished prints rather than signing their works by hand. Explore a large collection of lithographs on 1stDibs.
  • Are plate-signed lithographs worth anything?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024
    Yes, some plate-signed lithographs are worth something. With a plate-signed print, the artist paints or draws their signature onto a stone along with the image so they are printed together. Generally, plate-signed prints are worth more than unsigned prints, but not as much as ones that bear handwritten signatures. When valuing a print, experts consider the artist, age, historical significance, image quality and overall condition, in addition to the type of signature. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can evaluate your lithograph and give you an estimated fair market value. Find a wide variety of lithographs on 1stDibs.

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