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Karin Szekessy

Karin Székessy 'Daniela' Nude Colour Photograph, 1972
Karin Székessy 'Daniela' Nude Colour Photograph, 1972

Karin Székessy 'Daniela' Nude Colour Photograph, 1972

By Karin Székessy

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

German photographer Karin Székessy (1939-2010). The photograph portrays two nude girls, one standing and

Category

Vintage 1970s Photography

Materials

Paper

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Phototype

Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Black and White

Karin Székessy Five Bromoil Nude Photographs, circa 1974
Karin Székessy Five Bromoil Nude Photographs, circa 1974

Karin Székessy Five Bromoil Nude Photographs, circa 1974

$2,121

H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in

Karin Székessy Five Bromoil Nude Photographs, circa 1974

By Karin Székessy

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

acclaimed German photographer Karin Székessy (1939-2010). The photographs, each of square form have a red

Category

Vintage 1970s Photography

Materials

Paper

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Color Lithograph

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Color Lithograph

Category

1970s Neo-Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Color Lithograph

Category

1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Color Lithograph

Category

1970s Post-Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Color Lithograph

Category

1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Color Lithograph

Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

"Peter Paul" (III)
"Peter Paul" (III)

Peter Paul 3"Peter Paul" (III), 1973

$275Sale Price|44% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

"Peter Paul" (III)

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Peter Paul" (III) From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy Year

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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Black and White

"Peter Paul" (II)
"Peter Paul" (II)

Peter Paul 3"Peter Paul" (II), 1973

$175Sale Price|65% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

"Peter Paul" (II)

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Peter Paul" (II) From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy Year

Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Black and White

"Peter Paul" (I)
"Peter Paul" (I)

Peter Paul 3"Peter Paul" (I), 1973

$175Sale Price|65% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

"Peter Paul" (I)

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Peter Paul" (I) From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy Year

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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Black and White

Supposed Bartolet
Supposed Bartolet

Peter Paul 3Supposed Bartolet, 1973

$175Sale Price|65% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

Supposed Bartolet

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Supposed Bartolet" From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy Year

Category

1970s Neo-Constructivist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Chateau Anonyme
Chateau Anonyme

Peter Paul 3Chateau Anonyme, 1973

$175Sale Price|65% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

Chateau Anonyme

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Chateau Anonyme" From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy Year

Category

1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Chateau Anonyme
Chateau Anonyme

Peter Paul 3Chateau Anonyme, 1973

$175Sale Price|65% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

Chateau Anonyme

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Chateau Anonyme" From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy Year

Category

1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Architecture Parlante
Architecture Parlante

Peter Paul 3Architecture Parlante, 1973

$175Sale Price|65% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

Architecture Parlante

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Architecture Parlante" From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy

Category

1970s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Architecture Parlante
Architecture Parlante

Peter Paul 3Architecture Parlante, 1973

$175Sale Price|65% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

Architecture Parlante

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Architecture Parlante" From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy

Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Was Boullee befuerchtet hat
Was Boullee befuerchtet hat

Peter Paul 3Was Boullee befuerchtet hat, 1973

$198Sale Price|60% Off

H 25.59 in W 19.88 in

Was Boullee befuerchtet hat

By Peter Paul 3

Located in Kansas City, MO

Peter Paul "Was Boullee befuerchtet hat" From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin

Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

"Reiner Schwarz" (III)
"Reiner Schwarz" (III)

Reiner Schwarz"Reiner Schwarz" (III), 1972

$300Sale Price|40% Off

H 23.9 in W 16.6 in

"Reiner Schwarz" (III)

By Reiner Schwarz

Located in Kansas City, MO

Reiner Schwarz "Reiner Schwarz" (III) From Portfolio "Portrait #11 - Reiner Schwarz" with Karin

Category

1970s Post-Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

"Reiner Schwarz" (II)
"Reiner Schwarz" (II)

Reiner Schwarz"Reiner Schwarz" (II), 1972

$300Sale Price|40% Off

H 23.9 in W 16.6 in

"Reiner Schwarz" (II)

By Reiner Schwarz

Located in Kansas City, MO

Reiner Schwarz "Reiner Schwarz" (II) From Portfolio "Portrait #11 - Reiner Schwarz" with Karin

Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Das Dirndl Modell
Das Dirndl Modell

Reiner SchwarzDas Dirndl Modell, 1972

$300Sale Price|40% Off

H 23.9 in W 16.6 in

Das Dirndl Modell

By Reiner Schwarz

Located in Kansas City, MO

Reiner Schwarz "Das Dirndl Modell" From Portfolio "Portrait #11 - Reiner Schwarz" with Karin

Category

1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Selbstbildnis (huendisch)
Selbstbildnis (huendisch)

Reiner SchwarzSelbstbildnis (huendisch), 1972

$300Sale Price|40% Off

H 23.9 in W 16.6 in

Selbstbildnis (huendisch)

By Reiner Schwarz

Located in Kansas City, MO

Karin Szekessy Year: 1972 Medium: Color Lithograph Edition: 100 Size: 23.9 x 16.6 in. Publisher: Dieter

Category

1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Er ist tot
Er ist tot

Reiner SchwarzEr ist tot, 1972

$300Sale Price|40% Off

H 23.9 in W 16.6 in

Er ist tot

By Reiner Schwarz

Located in Kansas City, MO

Reiner Schwarz "Er ist tot" From Portfolio "Portrait #11 - Reiner Schwarz" with Karin Szekessy Year

Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

"Reiner Schwarz" (I)
"Reiner Schwarz" (I)

Reiner Schwarz"Reiner Schwarz" (I), 1972

$400Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.9 in W 16.6 in

"Reiner Schwarz" (I)

By Reiner Schwarz

Located in Kansas City, MO

Reiner Schwarz "Reiner Schwarz" (I) From Portfolio "Portrait #11 - Reiner Schwarz" with Karin

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Paul Wunderlich - Leaf - Signed Bronze Sculpture
Paul Wunderlich - Leaf - Signed Bronze Sculpture

Paul Wunderlich - Leaf - Signed Bronze Sculpture

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

photographer Karin Szekessy (b. 1939, Essen), he sometimes paints and makes prints from the nude photographs

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Twilight - In Celebration of Pride Month
Twilight - In Celebration of Pride Month

Twilight - In Celebration of Pride Month

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in New Orleans, LA

. Paul Wunderlich created a series of 12 lithographs,Twilight together with his wife, Karin Szekessy, a

Category

1970s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Recent Sales

Paul Wunderlich smoking
Paul Wunderlich smoking

Karin SzekessyPaul Wunderlich smoking, 1966

Unavailable

H 26.19 in W 19.69 in

Paul Wunderlich smoking

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

Portrait of Paul Wunderlich smoking by his wife Karin Székessy. Printed as a Photo serigraph and

Category

1960s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Screen

Pride and Prejudice: A Woman's Exhibition
Pride and Prejudice: A Woman's Exhibition

Pride and Prejudice: A Woman's Exhibition

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

photographer Karin Székessy in 1971, and the couple pursued art projects together. Fritz J. Raddatz documented

Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Phototype

Category

1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Black and White

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy
From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

From Portfolio "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1971 Medium: Phototype (Lichtdruck) Edition: 125 Size: 33 x 25 in. Publisher

Category

1970s Post-Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Black and White

FRAME PROJECT FOR "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

FRAME PROJECT FOR "Twilight" with Karin Szekessy

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

- Black standard-size frame, measuring 40 x 28.25 x 1.25 inches. - Standard "plex" (Polystyrene) - No matte - floated Material and labor: $160.

Category

1970s Post-Modern More Art

Materials

Fiberboard

Paul Wunderlich -  Step Pyramid Stele  - Signed Bronze Sculpture
Paul Wunderlich -  Step Pyramid Stele  - Signed Bronze Sculpture

Paul Wunderlich - Step Pyramid Stele - Signed Bronze Sculpture

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

photojournalist and fine art photographer Karin Szekessy (b. 1939, Essen), he sometimes paints and makes prints

Category

1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Materials

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$2,903 / set

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By Vistosi

Located in Rome, IT

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Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Blown Glass

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$1,209 / set

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By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

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Karin Szekessy For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate karin szekessy for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Modern, Contemporary and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a karin szekessy from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a karin szekessy to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, black, brown and more. Finding an appealing karin szekessy — no matter the origin — is easy, but Paul Wunderlich, Peter Paul, Reiner Schwarz and Wolfgang Petrick each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in lithograph — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Karin Szekessy?

The price for a karin szekessy in our collection starts at $300 and tops out at $2,161 with the average selling for $350.

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