Sharing the Chores Lithograph, Contemporary Gullah Scene, 1996
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 27 x 33 inches, gold wood frame, archival framing materials, excellent condition, pencil signed and numbered 181/195 by Jonathan Green, Certificate of Authenticity will ...
Lithograph
$7,650
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS Signed Lithograph, Black Farmer Lowcountry Geechee Gullah
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
Truly an impressive agricultural landscape scene reflecting back on local traditions of Geechee Gullah culture, Lowcountry South Carolina. Large horizontal format, unframed, hand si...
Lithograph
$7,000
GLADIOLUS HARVEST Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry Flower Farmers, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
$5,400
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry Landscape Gullah Geechee Culture Quilts
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
FARM WOMAN dazzles the eye with its vibrant shades of brilliant orange, deep purple, bold red, rich blue, golden yellow brown and touches of green, brown, black, gray - so many livel...
Lithograph
$4,880
GEECH Signed Lithograph, Rural Landscape Gullah Geechee Culture, Lowcountry SC
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
$8,500
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS Signed Lithograph Framed, Black Farmer Lowcountry SC Gullah
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
$4,950
FATHER & SON Signed Lithograph 1993 Contemporary Gullah Scene, Lowcountry SC
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
$5,400
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph, Farm Women Chickens Geechee Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 27 x 33 inches, unframed, mint condition, hand signed in pencil by Jonathan Green, Certificate of Authenticity will be provided Image size - 20.5 x 26 inches Edition siz...
Lithograph
$7,500
FIRST SUNDAY Signed Lithograph, Black Church Women, Hats Children Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
$7,500
BESSIE MAE Signed Lithograph Linocut 1995, Plus Size Singer on Stage Red Dress
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
He then attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, receiving a B.F.A. degree in 1982, making him the first known artist of Gullah heritage to receive formal artistic traini...
Lithograph, Linocut
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H 33.5 in W 42.5 in
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS, Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 33.5 in W 42.5 in
Sweetgrass Carriers, Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 33.5 in W 42.5 in D 0.125 in
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS, Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 25 in W 22.5 in D 0.125 in
FIRST SUNDAY Signed Lithograph, African American Heritage, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 31 in W 26.75 in
THE RECEPTION Signed Lithograph, Gullah Family Wedding, African American
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 31 in W 26.75 in
THE RECEPTION Signed Lithograph, Gullah Family Wedding, African American
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 25 in W 22.5 in
FATHER & SON Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture, Horses
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 35 in D 0.125 in
GLADIOLUS HARVEST Signed Lithograph, African American Heritage, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 31 in W 26.75 in
THE RECEPTION Signed Lithograph, Gullah Family Wedding, African American
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 33.5 in W 42.5 in
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS Signed Lithograph, South Carolina Lowcountry, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 33.5 in W 42.5 in
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS Signed Lithograph, South Carolina Lowcountry, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 33.5 in W 42.5 in
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS Signed Lithograph, South Carolina Lowcountry, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27.5 in W 34.5 in
GEECH Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry SC, Gullah Geechee Culture, Checkered Quilt
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27.5 in W 34.5 in
GEECH Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry SC, Gullah Geechee Culture, Checkered Quilt
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 28 in W 35 in
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry Landscape Gullah Geechee Culture Quilts
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
FARM WOMAN dazzles the eye with its lively shades of brilliant orange, deep purple, bold red, rich blue, golden yellow brown and touches of green, brown, black, gray - so many vibran...
Lithograph
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H 28 in W 35 in
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 28 in W 35 in
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 28 in W 35 in D 0.125 in
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27.5 in W 34.5 in D 0.125 in
GEECH Signed Lithograph, African American Gullah Geechee Culture Checkered Quilt
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 36 in
THE ESCORTING OF RUTH Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry, Sweetgrass, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 25 in W 22.5 in
FATHER & SON, Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture, White Horse
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
Sharing The Chores, Signed Lithograph, African American Heritage, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
Sharing The Chores, Signed Lithograph, African American Heritage, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in D 0.125 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph, African American Heritage, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 25 in W 22.5 in
FATHER & SON Signed Lithograph, Horseback Riding Lowcountry SC, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph, Farm Women Chickens Geechee Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 27 x 33 inches, unframed, mint condition, hand signed in pencil by Jonathan Green, Certificate of Authenticity will be provided Image size - 20.5 x 26 inches Edition siz...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph, Farm Women Chickens Geechee Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 27 x 33 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed by Jonathan Green, Certificate of Authenticity will be provided Image size - 20.5 x 26 inches Edition size - 195,...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph, Two Women Feeding Chickens, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 27 x 33 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed by Jonathan Green, Certificate of Authenticity will be provided Image size - 20.5 x 26 inches Edition size - 195,...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Jonathan Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah li...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Jonathan Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah li...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Jonathan Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah li...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Jonathan Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah li...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Jonathan Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah li...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Jonathan Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah li...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Jonathan Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah li...
Lithograph
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H 27 in W 33 in
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rite...
Lithograph
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H 49.75 in W 37 in
BESSIE MAE Signed Lithograph/Linocut, Plus Size Female Singer in Red Dress
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
He then attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, receiving a B.F.A. degree in 1982, making him the first known artist of Gullah heritage to receive formal artistic traini...
Lithograph, Linocut
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H 49.75 in W 37 in
BESSIE MAE Signed Lithograph/Linocut, Plus Size Female Singer in Red Dress
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
He then attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, receiving a B.F.A. degree in 1982, making him the first known artist of Gullah heritage to receive formal artistic traini...
Lithograph, Linocut
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H 49.75 in W 37 in
BESSIE MAE Signed Lithograph Linocut Plus Size Female Singer on Stage Red Dress
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
He then attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, receiving a B.F.A. degree in 1982, making him the first known artist of Gullah heritage to receive formal artistic traini...
Lithograph, Linocut
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 33.75 in D 0.1 in
BEARDEN Early Carolina Morning Serigraph African American Art
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction silkscreen poster features Romare Bearden's vibrant work Early Carolina Morning, published by American Vision Gallery Inc. The piece has been reproduced with the pe...
Screen
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
Bearden 'School Bell Time' Serigraph African American
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of Romare Bearden's School Bell Time has been officially approved and numbered by the Bearden Foundation, with the foundation's seal printed in the lower right-hand...
Screen
$14,500
H 31 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
Jazz II Deluxe 1980 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Jazz II Deluxe Medium: Screen Print Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 178/200 Size: 31 x 41½ inches Romare Bearden (1911–1988) was a celebrated Afri...
Screen
$12,000
H 24 in W 28 in
Impressionist Portrait of African American Family, Signed, 18x22
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This impressionist painting by Virginia artist Walter Biggs captures a moment of quiet strength and familial connection. A seated man rests outside with his hat in hand, while a youn...
Canvas, Oil
$9,000
H 21.5 in W 28.25 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph 1979, Figurative Abstract, Black Women, Train
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
THE CONVERSATION is an original limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. THE CONVERSATION...
Lithograph
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...
Lithograph
$8,750
H 22.5 in W 30 in D 0.13 in
William Tolliver Louisiana Artist Acrylic on Paper, Ca. 1990's - Reclining Woman
By William Tolliver
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Acrylic on Arches Paper by the incredibly talented mostly self-taught African American William Tolliver (American/Louisiana 1951-2000). Reclining Woman. Image: 18 3/4 x 26 3/8. Full ...
Acrylic
$5,800
H 33.25 in W 23.5 in
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Union City, NJ
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned African American artist Jacob Lawrence, printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival A...
Lithograph
$3,000
H 27 in W 34.5 in
NO PLACE LIKE HOME Signed Lithograph, Black Family, Vintage Kitchen Scene
By Louis Delsarte
Located in Union City, NJ
NO PLACE LIKE HOME is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the African American artist Louis Delsarte printed using hand lithography...
Lithograph
$950
H 21 in W 17.5 in
The 1920’s, The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, by Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original fine art print by Jacob Lawrence from the Kent Spirit of Independence Poster Portfolio, published in 1975 by Lorillard. The offset prints from this portfolio are unsigned...
Offset
$9,500
H 28.5 in W 20 in
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph 1979, Collage Portrait, Rural Landscape Scene
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
THE LANTERN is an original, handmade limited edition lithograph printed in 13 colors from hand drawn lithography plates using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerse...
Lithograph
$6,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph 1979, Black Woman, Contemporary Collage Portrait
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
IN THE GARDEN is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned America...
Lithograph
$2,300
H 39 in W 23.5 in
FAMILY IN BLUE Signed Lithograph 1994, Black Family, Contemporary Portrait
By Geoffrey Holder
Located in Union City, NJ
FAMILY IN BLUE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Trinidadian-American artist, Geoffrey Holder an actor, dancer, choreographer, singer, and Tony Award-winnin...
Lithograph
$6,000
H 24.25 in W 27.5 in
THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Hand Signed Lithograph, Lawyer and Clients, Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
THE DOOR OF JUSTICE is an original, hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the highly acclaimed African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor bes...
Lithograph
"Windows"
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this work by Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000). Provenance: This painting is from the private collection of Gwen Lawrence, wid...
Gouache
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 21.25 in
Mecklenburg Autumn Hand Signed Lithograph, 1979, Contemporary Portrait
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN is an original limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edit...
Lithograph
Jonathan Green is considered one of the most important contemporary painters of the Southern experience. The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage, with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rites of passage. By returning his art to his childhood upbringing, Green has created an autobiographical body of work, in addition to documenting a vanishing way of life. Jonathan Green's artwork has been exhibited across the United States and internationally. Additionally, his work is included in the permanent collections of several major museums.
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.)
Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.