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"I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz TV Comedy Legends Emmy Awards Litho Emmys
"I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz TV Comedy Legends Emmy Awards Litho Emmys

"I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz TV Comedy Legends Emmy Awards Litho Emmys

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

"I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz TV Comedy Legends Emmy Awards Litho Emmys Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) "I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Lithograph on heavy paper, 1989 Sigh...

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1980s Performance Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Mid 20th Century Hollywood Emmy Award TV Legends
Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Mid 20th Century Hollywood Emmy Award TV Legends

Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Mid 20th Century Hollywood Emmy Award TV Legends

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Mid 20th Century Hollywood Emmy Award TV Legends Al Hirschfeld (1903 – 2003) Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke Sight Size: 15 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches Etc...

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1970s Performance Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Laughing Matters" Comedy Legends-Marx Bros, Laurel, Hardy, Burns, Allen, Twain
"Laughing Matters" Comedy Legends-Marx Bros, Laurel, Hardy, Burns, Allen, Twain

"Laughing Matters" Comedy Legends-Marx Bros, Laurel, Hardy, Burns, Allen, Twain

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

CABARET Film Liza Minnelli Joel Grey Broadway Academy Tony Award Musical 12/150
CABARET Film Liza Minnelli Joel Grey Broadway Academy Tony Award Musical 12/150

CABARET Film Liza Minnelli Joel Grey Broadway Academy Tony Award Musical 12/150

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1970s Performance Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Greta Garbo Swedish American Movie Film Star Goddess Hollywood Mid 20th Century
Greta Garbo Swedish American Movie Film Star Goddess Hollywood Mid 20th Century

Greta Garbo Swedish American Movie Film Star Goddess Hollywood Mid 20th Century

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1980s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Kris Dancer, Bali
Kris Dancer, Bali

Kris Dancer, Bali

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Al Hirschfeld, 'Kris Dancer, Bali', color lithograph, 1941, edition 1,000.

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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Laurel and Hardy" Iconic Comedians Hollywood Royalty Comedy Movie Stars 135/150
"Laurel and Hardy" Iconic Comedians Hollywood Royalty Comedy Movie Stars 135/150

"Laurel and Hardy" Iconic Comedians Hollywood Royalty Comedy Movie Stars 135/150

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Albert Hirschfeld became famous for his personality caricatures of theater people, pen and ink work h...

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1970s Performance Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

1975 original poster A Fine Mess! The Crazy World of Laurel & Hardy
1975 original poster A Fine Mess! The Crazy World of Laurel & Hardy

1975 original poster A Fine Mess! The Crazy World of Laurel & Hardy

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in PARIS, FR

Crafted in 1975, the original poster by Al Hirschfeld titled "A Fine Mess! The Crazy World of Laurel & Hardy" captures the timeless charm and humor of one of the most beloved comedy ...

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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Patti LuPone "Master Class" Original Drawing NYT Published Broadway Tony Award
Patti LuPone "Master Class" Original Drawing NYT Published Broadway Tony Award

Patti LuPone "Master Class" Original Drawing NYT Published Broadway Tony Award

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1990s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Meryl Streep in HAPPY END Broadway Musical Debut. Original Drawing NYT Published
Meryl Streep in HAPPY END Broadway Musical Debut. Original Drawing NYT Published

Meryl Streep in HAPPY END Broadway Musical Debut. Original Drawing NYT Published

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1970s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Gwen Verdon "Redhead" Original Caricature Drawing NY Times Published Tony Awards
Gwen Verdon "Redhead" Original Caricature Drawing NY Times Published Tony Awards

Gwen Verdon "Redhead" Original Caricature Drawing NY Times Published Tony Awards

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

"Let's Make an Opera" Original Drawing NYT Published, Norman Del Mar Conducts
"Let's Make an Opera" Original Drawing NYT Published, Norman Del Mar Conducts

"Let's Make an Opera" Original Drawing NYT Published, Norman Del Mar Conducts

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Bette Midler Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
Bette Midler Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho

Bette Midler Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Al Hirschfeld (1903 - 2003) Bette Midler 15 x 11 inches (sight) Etching 22 x 18 inches Framed Signed and numbered 93/150 in pencil, lower left Signed ...

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1980s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho

"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1970s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Original Judy Garland Get Happy Drawing. Legendary Star. Caricature. Not a Litho
Original Judy Garland Get Happy Drawing. Legendary Star. Caricature. Not a Litho

Original Judy Garland Get Happy Drawing. Legendary Star. Caricature. Not a Litho

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the visual langu...

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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Sidney Poitier & Tony Curtis Oscar Winning 1958 film The Defiant Ones Caricature
Sidney Poitier & Tony Curtis Oscar Winning 1958 film The Defiant Ones Caricature

Sidney Poitier & Tony Curtis Oscar Winning 1958 film The Defiant Ones Caricature

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s (1903-2003) drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the ...

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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore
Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore

Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Our gallery offers many original drawings and lithographs by Al Hirschfeld. BIO Al Hirschfeld’s drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the visual langu...

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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

"At Home Abroad" 1935 Broadway Play NY Times Published Illustration 20th Century
"At Home Abroad" 1935 Broadway Play NY Times Published Illustration 20th Century

"At Home Abroad" 1935 Broadway Play NY Times Published Illustration 20th Century

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

"At Home Abroad" 1935 Broadway Play NY Times Published Illustration 20th Century Al Hirschfeld (1903 - 2003) At Home Abroad 9 1/2 x 17 inches (sight) Ink on board Signed upper right...

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1930s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Al Hirschfeld Lithograph Post Nina
Al Hirschfeld Lithograph Post Nina

Al Hirschfeld Lithograph Post Nina

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Pasadena, CA

Al Hirschfeld - Henry IV Lithograph - Post Ninas birth painting in which in the majority of his painting after the birth of his daughter he wrote the word Nina in the sketch for her ...

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Mid-20th Century American Other Picture Frames

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Al Hirschfeld Lithograph Art, Post Nina
Al Hirschfeld Lithograph Art, Post Nina

Al Hirschfeld Lithograph Art, Post Nina

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Pasadena, CA

Al Hirschfeld The Dybbuk Lithograph, Post Ninas birth painting in which in the majority of his painting after the birth of his daughter he wrote the word Nina in the sketch for her t...

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Mid-20th Century American Other Paintings

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Al Hirschfeld Samurai Lithograph Pre Nina
Al Hirschfeld Samurai Lithograph Pre Nina

Al Hirschfeld Samurai Lithograph Pre Nina

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Pasadena, CA

Al Hirschfeld Samurai Fighters Late 20th century Lithograph Pre Nina Hand-signed, limited-edition etching on paper.

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Mid-20th Century North American Other Paintings

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

AL HIRSCHFELD Color Lithograph Original Caricature Beatles Ringo Starr Signe
AL HIRSCHFELD Color Lithograph Original Caricature Beatles Ringo Starr Signe

AL HIRSCHFELD Color Lithograph Original Caricature Beatles Ringo Starr Signe

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Bloomington, MN

Al Hirschfeld Authentic and Original Color Lithograph, custom framed and listed with the Submit Best Offer option Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here we have an Extremely Rare, L...

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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Al Hirschfeld Godot 1982 Lithograph Art Post Nina
Al Hirschfeld Godot 1982 Lithograph Art Post Nina

Al Hirschfeld Godot 1982 Lithograph Art Post Nina

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Pasadena, CA

Al Hirschfeld Waiting For Godot - Post Ninas birth painting in which in the majority of his painting after the birth of his daughter he wrote the word Nina in the sketch for her to ...

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20th Century American Other Paintings

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Al Hirschfeld The Iceman Lithograph Art Post Nina
Al Hirschfeld The Iceman Lithograph Art Post Nina

Al Hirschfeld The Iceman Lithograph Art Post Nina

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Pasadena, CA

Al Hirschfeld the iceman cometh late 20th century Lithograph - Post Ninas birth painting in which in the majority of his painting after the birth of his daughter he wrote the word Ni...

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Mid-20th Century American Other Paintings

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

AL HIRSCHFELD Color Lithograph Hand Signed Caricature Rare Jay Leno Art Albert
AL HIRSCHFELD Color Lithograph Hand Signed Caricature Rare Jay Leno Art Albert

AL HIRSCHFELD Color Lithograph Hand Signed Caricature Rare Jay Leno Art Albert

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Bloomington, MN

Al Hirschfeld Authentic and Original Color Lithograph, custom framed and listed with the Submit Best Offer option Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here we have an Extremely Rare, ...

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20th Century Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Bruce Springsteen", Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
"Bruce Springsteen", Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

"Bruce Springsteen", Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Al Hirschfeld Title: Bruce Springsteen Year: 1992 Edition: 175, AP Medium: Lithograph on cream paper, signed and numbered in pencil Size: 23 x 16 inches

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1990s Post-Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Will Rogers, Caricature Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
Will Rogers, Caricature Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

Will Rogers, Caricature Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Will Rogers Al Hirschfeld, American (1903–2003) Date: 1991 Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: Printer's Proof Size: 20.5 x 26 in. (52.07 x 66.04 cm)

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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Elvis, Pop Art Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
Elvis, Pop Art Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

Elvis, Pop Art Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003) - Elvis, Year: 1993, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 134/150, Size: 14 x 11 in. (35.56 x 27.94 cm), Frame Size: ...

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1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Buster Keaton: The Navigator", Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

"Buster Keaton: The Navigator", Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003) Title: Buster Keaton: The Navigator Year: 1992 Edition: 100 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Size: 22 x 17.25 inches

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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dressing Room - Bugs & Daffy, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
Dressing Room - Bugs & Daffy, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

Dressing Room - Bugs & Daffy, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003) Title: Dressing Room Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 296/350 Image Size: 9.5 x 12.5 inches Frame Size: 22.5 x...

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ringo Starr Visits Hollywood, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
Ringo Starr Visits Hollywood, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

Ringo Starr Visits Hollywood, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903-2003) Title: Ringo Starr Visits Hollywood Year: circa 2000 Medium: Lithograph on Japon, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: PP 3 Size: 2...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Al Hirschfeld Signed Lithograph of Rosie O'Donnell
Al Hirschfeld Signed Lithograph of Rosie O'Donnell

Al Hirschfeld Signed Lithograph of Rosie O'Donnell

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Water Mill, NY

Hand signed limited edition lithograph of Rosie O"donnell by Al Hirschfeld.

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20th Century American Contemporary Art

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Paper

Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol, Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 129/250 Size: 23.5 x 19 in. (59.69 x 48.26 cm) Frame Size: 28.5 x 24.25 inches Printer: Atelier Ettinger (blindstamp)

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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Al Hirschfeld "Harlem" Rare Portfolio of 24 Limited Edition Lithographs
Al Hirschfeld "Harlem" Rare Portfolio of 24 Limited Edition Lithographs

Al Hirschfeld "Harlem" Rare Portfolio of 24 Limited Edition Lithographs

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in San Francisco, CA

Al Hirschfeld "HARLEM" Rare Portfolio of 24 limited edition lithographs, circa 1941 This is a fine opportunity to acquire a rare portfolio of HARLEM lithographs by noted American ...

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Early 20th Century American American Classical Prints

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Other

Uncle Sam by Al Hirschfeld
Uncle Sam by Al Hirschfeld

Uncle Sam by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Albert Hirschfeld Title: Uncle Sam Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 122/125 Size: 21 x 25 inches

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Bruce Springsteen by Al Hirschfeld
Bruce Springsteen by Al Hirschfeld

Bruce Springsteen by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Albert Hirschfeld Title: Bruce Springsteen Year: 1992 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 83/100 Size: 23 x 16 in. (58.42 x 40.64 cm)

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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Al Hirschfeld - Laurel and Hardy, 1975 Signed Lithograph 57/150 Caricature
Al Hirschfeld - Laurel and Hardy, 1975 Signed Lithograph 57/150 Caricature

Al Hirschfeld - Laurel and Hardy, 1975 Signed Lithograph 57/150 Caricature

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

A contemporary lithograph on paper titled "Laurel and Hardy" by famed American caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.

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Vintage 1970s American Prints

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Paper

Contemporary Modern Marx Brothers Framed Lithograph Signed Al Hirschfeld 128/150
Contemporary Modern Marx Brothers Framed Lithograph Signed Al Hirschfeld 128/150

Contemporary Modern Marx Brothers Framed Lithograph Signed Al Hirschfeld 128/150

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a playful, framed Marx Brothers lithograph, signed and numbered by Al Hirschfeld, 128/150.

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1990s American Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

The Misfits on Set by Al Hirschfeld
The Misfits on Set by Al Hirschfeld

The Misfits on Set by Al Hirschfeld

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Albert Hirschfeld Title: The Misfits Year: 1999 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 93/300 Size: 21 x 27 in. (53.34 x 68.58 cm)

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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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Hirschfeld Lithographs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of hirschfeld lithographs is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Pop Art, Modern or Impressionist examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced 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 hirschfeld lithographs on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, orange, black and more. Albert Al Hirschfeld took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph and paper — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Hirschfeld Lithographs?

Hirschfeld lithographs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,400, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $9,000.

Albert Al Hirschfeld for sale on 1stDibs

For nearly 70 years, Al Hirschfeld created iconic caricatures of theater, film and television celebrities, capturing moments in time and documenting U.S. entertainment history in the process. Art historian Lloyd Goodrich called Hirschfeld “one of the few masters of graphic humor.” "New York Times" art critic John Russell dubbed him “the Fred Astaire of pen and ink.” Brendan Gill of "The New Yorker" stated, “To be a star on Broadway is to be drawn by Hirschfeld.” And many performers believed that, regardless of any other accolades they might achieve, “if Al Hirschfeld hasn’t drawn you, you don’t exist.” Hirschfeld began his career as a political cartoonist and became a theater caricaturist for "The New York Times" in 1925. He began creating his pure line drawings on a trip to Bali in the 1930s, and, over the course of his career, mastered the technique of using lines to capture the spirit and personality of his subjects. Hidden in each drawing is his daughter’s name, Nina, and so many people became obsessed with finding all of the Nina’s, that he developed a system of noting the number of Nina’s in each work next to his signature. In addition to "The New Yorker" and "The New York Times," Hirschfeld’s drawings appeared on playbills and posters as well as in advertisements. As a result of his work, he earned two Tony awards for lifetime achievement in theater and had a Broadway theater renamed in his honor.

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.)

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