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Mus'ee Historique du Papier, Ambert D'Auvergne: "The Lost Continent" 1981
Mus'ee Historique du Papier, Ambert D'Auvergne: "The Lost Continent" 1981

Mus'ee Historique du Papier, Ambert D'Auvergne: "The Lost Continent" 1981

By Arthur Secunda

Located in Chesterfield, MI

Mus'ee Historique du Papier, Ambert D'Auvergne Poster featuring the work "The Lost Continent" 1981 by ARTHUR SECUNDA (American, b. 1927). The print measures 34 x 28.5 inches, is unfr...

Category

1980s Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

America's Son
America's Son

America's Son

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signed in pencil lower right Edition: 40 From: America’s Family (Five Images) Published by Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Dallas, Texas and Thomas French Fine Art, LLC...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Seamstress II
The Seamstress II

The Seamstress II

By Raphael Soyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

His work was regularly featured in annual and biannual American art exhibitions at the Whitney Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Pennsylvania...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fireworks
Fireworks

Fireworks

By Walasse Ting

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Fireworks Color lithograph, 1974 Signed on the image in pencil lower right Publisher's stamp: The Print Club of Cleveland stamp, verso (see photo) The Print Club of Cleveland Publica...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Poplar Tree B
Poplar Tree B

Poplar Tree B

By Shiko Munakata

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Their collaboration and friendship continued and remains an important legacy of the post-war cultural “soft power” of art at its most effective. (Courtesy Japan America Society of G...

Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Chinese Girl
Chinese Girl

Chinese Girl

By Edna Hibel

Located in San Francisco, CA

Petersburg, Russia Hibel Museum of Art, Lake Worth, Florida One Artist Exhibitions: Shacknow Museum of Fine Arts, Plantation, Florida, 2000 Cornell Museum of Art and H...

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Things Kept
Things Kept

Things Kept

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Public Collections: Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Brooklyn Museum Museum of Modern Art, New York Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibitions: MOMA ...

Category

1970s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Black Line
The Black Line

The Black Line

By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami, FL

As Calder's professional reputation expanded in the late 1940s and 1950s, so did his production of prints. Masses of lithographs based on his gouache paintings were marketed, and del...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Financial District

Financial District

By Howard Norton Cook

Located in New York, NY

Howard Cook (1901-1980), Financial District, lithograph, 1931, signed and dated in pencil lower right and numbered 75 lower left. Reference: Duffy 155, from the stated edition of 75....

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition in Blue
Composition in Blue

Composition in Blue

By Mihail Chemiakin

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York 1996 Awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, and University of Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik, Russia ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

La Depart Pour La Chasse

La Depart Pour La Chasse

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

Jean-Emile Laboureur lithograph La Depart Pour La Chasse, in five colors, 1927, signed and numbered (35/150) in pencil (Sylvain Laboureur, Godefry 780), from the edition of 150 plus ...

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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Portrait of a Woman"
"Portrait of a Woman"

"Portrait of a Woman"

By Margaret Putnam

Located in San Antonio, TX

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 Frame Size: 15 1/4 x 17 1/4 Medium: Lithograph "Portrait of a Woman" Biography Margaret Putnam (1913-1987) ...

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1960s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Amleto Dalla Costa artist, "Woman in a Green Hat"
Amleto Dalla Costa artist, "Woman in a Green Hat"

Amleto Dalla Costa artist, "Woman in a Green Hat"

By Amleto dalla Costa

Located in Chesterfield, MI

Abstract portrait Limited edition lithograph Signed, numbered 289/325 Amleto Dalla Costa was an Italian painter and sculptor known for his abstract and expressionist works. He was...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Red Mountain
Red Mountain

Red Mountain

By Louisa Chase

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Bibliography: Elizabeth Armstrong, Painters who print (Minnapolis: Walker Art Center, 1984); Ruth S. Fine and Richard E. Field, A Graphic Music: Prints by Contemporary American Women...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Mask 1" Collotype
"Mask 1" Collotype

"Mask 1" Collotype

By Patricia A. Pearce

Located in Soquel, CA

Image size: 17"H x 22"W Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948) is a California artist who attended San Francisco State and UC Irvine and is the adjunct Professor of Fine Art at the Col...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Ink

Corinne
Corinne

Corinne

By Maurice Réalier-Dumas

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Réalier-Dumas also contributes to the art magazine L'Estampe moderne 4 and illustrates some piano scores.

Category

1890s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Black Yellow
Black Yellow

Black Yellow

By Ellsworth Kelly

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Ellsworth Kelly Black Yellow 1970 - 72 Lithograph 34 x 39 3/4 in. Edition of 55 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art ...

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1970s Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Personages Drinking) 2
Untitled (Personages Drinking) 2

Untitled (Personages Drinking) 2

By Michael Todd White

Located in San Francisco, CA

His work was featured in the Inspirations of Oz Fine Art Collection, an exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz.

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Personages Drinking)
Untitled (Personages Drinking)

Untitled (Personages Drinking)

By Michael Todd White

Located in San Francisco, CA

His work was featured in the Inspirations of Oz Fine Art Collection, an exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Coffee Huskers

Coffee Huskers

By George Biddle

Located in New York, NY

In excellent condition, probably never framed or matted, the full sheet, 13 1/4 x 9 3/4, the sheet 16 x 11 1/2 inches, archival mounting (mylar non-attached hinging between acid free...

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Head in the Evening
Head in the Evening

Head in the Evening

By Mihail Chemiakin

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York 1996 Awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, and University of Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik, Russia ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of Valery Panov
Portrait of Valery Panov

Portrait of Valery Panov

By Mihail Chemiakin

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York 1996 Awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, and University of Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik, Russia ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Autumn Fans
Autumn Fans

Autumn Fans

By Hiroshi Murata

Located in San Francisco, CA

His work is in public collections including de Cordova Museum and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, MA; Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL; Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL; Mus...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Martian Fans
Martian Fans

Martian Fans

By Hiroshi Murata

Located in San Francisco, CA

His work is in public collections including de Cordova Museum and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, MA; Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL; Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL; Mus...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Zinnias
Zinnias

Zinnias

By Ronald Julius Christensen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Ronald Christensen established a fine-art career as a printmaker, painter and muralist in Boston where he had studied at the Boston Museum School of Fi...

Category

1980s Impressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

THE LETTER Q AS BEACH HOUSE, WITH SAILBOAT

THE LETTER Q AS BEACH HOUSE, WITH SAILBOAT

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in Portland, ME

The sizable edition in fifteen colors required three months of presswork." (Fine, Gemini G.E.L. - Art and Collaboration).

Category

1970s Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Un Homme a La Mer

Un Homme a La Mer

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

Honore Daumier (1808-1879), Un Homme a La Mer lithograph, 1843, [with initials in the plate]. Reference: Daumier Register 1036, plate number 14 from the series Les Canotiers Parisien...

Category

1840s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Interior of Tramway

Interior of Tramway

By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Located in New York, NY

Theophile Steinlen (1859-1923), Interior of Tramway, lithograph, 1896, signed lower right in red pencil. Reference: Crauzat 173. In good condition, on Chine Volant with wide (full) m...

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1890s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Actor Portraying a Woman" Artist Unknown, Japanese Painting
"Actor Portraying a Woman" Artist Unknown, Japanese Painting

"Actor Portraying a Woman" Artist Unknown, Japanese Painting

Located in Chesterfield, MI

Print published by Haddad's Fine Arts, Inc. Good/Fair Condition - 1 pencil marking and slight creasing (pictured) L: 38 in x W: 24.5 in

Category

20th Century Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Backyard II
Backyard II

Backyard II

By Robert Kipniss

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Backyard II Lithograph, 1972 Signed lower right Signed lower right Annotated: Printer's Proof Reference: Karl Lunde 58 An impression is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chic...

Category

1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily

Tiger Lily

By Gary Bukovnik

Located in San Francisco, CA

The work of Gary Bukovnik is held in public and private collections worldwide. Selected Museums Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario The Art Institute of Chicago Atlanta Botanical Garde...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

2 Renee Ritter Nude Figure Studies
2 Renee Ritter Nude Figure Studies

2 Renee Ritter Nude Figure Studies

By Renee Ritter

Located in New York, NY

AWARDS National Collage Society, "Postcard Exhibit", Merit Award, 00 National Collage Society, Kent State U, Kent, OH, Merit Award, 99 Hazel Witte Memorial Award, NAWA, 1996 Hecksch...

Category

1980s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Moon Mist
Moon Mist

Moon Mist

By Ronald Julius Christensen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Ronald Christensen established a fine-art career as a printmaker, painter and muralist in Boston where he had studied at the Boston Museum School of Fi...

Category

1980s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Ivanhoe - Rowena

Ivanhoe - Rowena

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Salvador Dali Ivanhoe - Rowena 1978 Lithograph 29 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. Edition of 250 Pencil signed and numbered; certified authentic by Frank Hunter of the Sal...

Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Wild Path
Wild Path

Wild Path

By Ronald Julius Christensen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Ronald Christensen established a fine-art career as a printmaker, painter and muralist in Boston where he had studied at the Boston Museum School of Fi...

Category

1980s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Drole de Drame
Drole de Drame

Drole de Drame

By Karel Appel

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Partly in reaction against what they perceived as the sterile academicism of the de Stijl movement, the COBRA artists assimilated a variety of more-impulsive influences, including fo...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lune Haute, from Pleni Luna
Lune Haute, from Pleni Luna

Lune Haute, from Pleni Luna

By Wifredo Lam

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Wilfredo Lam Lune Haute, from Pleni Luna 1974 Lithograph 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. Edition of 262 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbau...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Clairiere, from Pleni Luna
Clairiere, from Pleni Luna

Clairiere, from Pleni Luna

By Wifredo Lam

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Wilfredo Lam Clairiere, from Pleni Luna 1974 Lithograph 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. Edition of 262 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Innocence, from Pleni Luna
Innocence, from Pleni Luna

Innocence, from Pleni Luna

By Wifredo Lam

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Wilfredo Lam Innocence, from Pleni Luna 1974 Lithograph 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. Edition of 262 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Belle Epine, from Pleni Luna
Belle Epine, from Pleni Luna

Belle Epine, from Pleni Luna

By Wifredo Lam

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Wilfredo Lam Belle Epine, from Pleni Luna 1974 Lithograph 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. Edition of 262 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienba...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Earth Goddess (The Chef)

The Earth Goddess (The Chef)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Salvador Dali The Earth Goddess (The Chef) 1980 Lithograph 29 x 21 1/2 in. Edition of 350 Pencil signed and numbered; certified authentic by Frank Hunter of t...

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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Une Navigation Difficile

Une Navigation Difficile

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

Honore Daumier (1808-1879), Une Navigation Difficile, lithograph, 1843, plate 6 from the series Les Canotiers Parisiens [with the addresses, text, and Daumier’s initials in the plate...

Category

1840s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Martha Jackson Gallery Poster)
Untitled (Martha Jackson Gallery Poster)

Untitled (Martha Jackson Gallery Poster)

By Walasse Ting

Located in Fairlawn, OH

His works are found in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide, including the Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; Tate ...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Trench
The Trench

The Trench

By James Allen

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Allen’s work is included in numerous private and public collections, among them the British Museum, UK; Cleveland Art Museum, OH; Columbus Museum of Art, OH; Fine Arts Museum of San ...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

At the Piano

At the Piano

By Anders Zorn

Located in New York, NY

Anders Zorn (1860-1920), At the Piano, etching, 1900, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Asplund 160, Hjert and Hjert 108, second state (of 2), from the edition of 60-70. Prin...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Loguivy le Soir (Loguivy at Evening)

Loguivy le Soir (Loguivy at Evening)

By Henri Riviere

Located in New York, NY

Henri Rivière (French, 1864-1951), Loguivy le Soir (Loguivy at Evening), 1904,Plate 7 for Le Beau Pays de Bretagne. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Color lithograph. Signed in bl...

Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Limehouse

Limehouse

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) Limehouse, from Notes lithotint, on cream Japan paper mounted to plate paper (as issued), 1878, Spink, Stratis & Tedesch 7, second state (of three)...

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1870s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Switch Engines, Erie Yards, Jersey City, Stone No. 3

Switch Engines, Erie Yards, Jersey City, Stone No. 3

By Reginald Marsh

Located in New York, NY

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954), Switch Engines, Erie Yards, Jersey City, Stone No. 3, lithograph, 1948, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Sasowsky 30, only state, from the edition...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Larry Rivers 1981 Signed Hirshhorn Exhibition Poster
Larry Rivers 1981 Signed Hirshhorn Exhibition Poster

Larry Rivers 1981 Signed Hirshhorn Exhibition Poster

By Larry Rivers

Located in New York, NY

He was a facile draftsman whose art work formed a connection between the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s and 1950s and Pop Art in the 1960s.

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Banana Grove

Banana Grove

By George Biddle

Located in New York, NY

After Groton, Harvard College and Harvard Law (and several breakdowns) Biddle decided that a conventional career in law was not for him; he decided on art, went to Paris, worked with...

Category

1920s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1978 Michael Knigin Manhattan Skyline Print
1978 Michael Knigin Manhattan Skyline Print

1978 Michael Knigin Manhattan Skyline Print

By Michael Knigin

Located in New York, NY

Signed, titled, dated, and numbered bottom Edition 76/275 Michael Knigin attended and graduated from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. During his junior year, he was awarded a...

Category

1970s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Wouldn't it be nice... Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed and numbered
Wouldn't it be nice... Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed and numbered

Wouldn't it be nice... Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed and numbered

By Takashi Murakami

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Fujio" 19 ⁵¹/₆₄ × 40 ⁵/₃₂ in 50.3 × 102 cm Edition 184/1000 Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art and pop culture. He uses recognizable iconog...

Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Frontal Street Scene
Frontal Street Scene

Frontal Street Scene

By Lester Johnson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Paul Gallery Scholarship 1940–41 The President’s Scholarship Minneapolis School of Fine Arts 1939 Alfred Pillsbury Scholarship Selected Public Collections Baltimore Mus...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Three-Quarter View of Nude Bathing Seated Near Lamp
Three-Quarter View of Nude Bathing Seated Near Lamp

Three-Quarter View of Nude Bathing Seated Near Lamp

By Jan Matulka

Located in New York, NY

In good condition, with wide margins at top and bottom, narrow margins on sides, 11 1/2 x 9 7/8, the sheet 17 x 10 3/4 inches, archival mounting. A fine impression of this important...

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1920s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Kimono 14" Collograph - Artist's Proof
"Kimono 14" Collograph - Artist's Proof

"Kimono 14" Collograph - Artist's Proof

By Patricia A. Pearce

Located in Soquel, CA

Bold collotype by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Numbered, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ("AP Kimono 14 Patricia A Pearce"). No frame. Patricia Pearce (Ame...

Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Hombre! Que Sin Vergeunza!

Hombre! Que Sin Vergeunza!

By George Biddle

Located in New York, NY

George Biddle (1885-1973), Hombre! Que Sin Vergeunza!, 1928, lithograph, signed and dated in pencil lower right, titled and numbered lower left [also signed in plate lower left ”Bidd...

Category

1920s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mountain Scene

Mountain Scene

By Ira Moskowitz

Located in New York, NY

Ira Moskowitz (1912-1985), [Mountain Scene], 1943, lithograph, signed in pencil lower right, numbered lower left (27/50) [also signed and dated 1943 in the plate lower right], from t...

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1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Le Peintre et son Modele (The painter and His Model)
Le Peintre et son Modele (The painter and His Model)

Le Peintre et son Modele (The painter and His Model)

By Hans Erni

Located in San Francisco, CA

His work is held in several other museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, the American Sport Art Museum and Archives, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Rose Art...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Nude Prints

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Lithograph

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Fine Art Lithograph For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the fine art lithograph you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Find Contemporary versions now, or shop for Contemporary creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Finding the perfect fine art lithograph may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right fine art lithograph is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, black and brown. Creating a fine art lithograph has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Will Barnet, Erté, Paul Gauguin, Lois Fine and Henri Matisse are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, paper and archival paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large fine art lithograph can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller fine art lithograph, measuring 10.5 high and 8.25 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Fine Art Lithograph?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a fine art lithograph in our inventory may begin at $175 and can go as high as $98,000, while the average can fetch as much as $725.

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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