Lowell Nesbitt 1980 Tulips Lithograph
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lowell Blair Nesbitt: 1933-1993. Well listed American painter and printmaker.
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1980s Still-life Prints
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Lowell Nesbitt Tulip
White Tulips, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: White Tulips Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 40 Size: 32 x 22 in. (81.28 x ...
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Tulips 2, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tulips 2 Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: circa 1970 Lithograph Poster on paper, signed in plate Image Size: 21 x 33 inches Size: 23 x 35 in. (58.42 x 88.9 cm)
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1970s Photorealist Still-life Prints
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Lithograph
Parrot Tulip III, Photorealist Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Parrot Tulip III Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 24 x 24 inches Siz...
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Lowell NesbittParrot Tulip II, Signed Photorealistic Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt, 1980
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Parrot Tulip II, Signed Photorealistic Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Parrot Tulip II by Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200 Size: 38 x 45 in. (96.52 x 114.3 cm)
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Prints
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Screen
Three Tulips on Black, Floral Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Three Tulips on Black Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches ...
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Red and Yellow Parrot Tulips, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Red and Yellow Parrot Tulips Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 24.5 x...
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Lowell NesbittElectric Tulip (Black and White), Photorealist Floral Etching by Lowell Nesbitt, 1973
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Electric Tulip (Black and White), Photorealist Floral Etching by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Electric Tulip (Black and White) Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: 1973 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 3/8 Image Size: 21.5 x 16.5 inches Size: 30 i...
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Lowell NesbittElectric Tulip II, 1980
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Electric Tulip II
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Electric Tulip II Year: 1980 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 84 x 60 in. (213.36 x 152.4 cm)
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Materials
Oil
Lowell NesbittTwo Parrot Tulips Original Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 76x30 in., 1977
$15,600
Two Parrot Tulips Original Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 76x30 in.
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by Lowell Nesbitt. Canvas size 74 x 58 inches. Frame size approx 76 x 60 inches.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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Lowell NesbittTulips 2, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt, circa 1970
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Tulips 2, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tulips 2 Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: circa 1970 Lithograph Poster on paper, signed in plate Image Size: 21 x 33 inches Size: 23 x 35 in. (58.42 x 88.9 cm)
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1970s Photorealist Still-life Prints
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Lithograph
Lowell NesbittLowell Nesbitt 'Parrot Tulip on White' 1982- Signed Vintage, 1982
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Lowell Nesbitt 'Parrot Tulip on White' 1982- Signed Vintage
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original poster was created for Lowell Nesbitt’s 1982 exhibition at the Andrew Crispo Gallery in New York, featuring his iconic image Parrot Tulip on White.
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Electric Tulip
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original serigraph by American artist Lowell Nesbitt.
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Parrot Tulip II
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Parrot Tulip II Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 30 x 37 inches Size: ...
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1980s Photorealist Figurative Prints
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Screen
Black Parrot Tulip
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Black Parrot Tulip Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 28.5 x 39.5 inche...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints
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Screen
Lowell NesbittTulips 1, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt, circa 1970
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Tulips 1, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tulips 1 Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: circa 1970 Lithograph Poster on paper, signed in plate Image Size: 21 x 33 inches Size: 23 x 35 in. (58.42 x 88.9 cm)
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1970s Photorealist Still-life Prints
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Lithograph
Lowell NesbittParrot Tulip III, Photorealist Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt, 1980
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Parrot Tulip III, Photorealist Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Parrot Tulip III Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 24 x 24 inches Siz...
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1980s Photorealist Abstract Prints
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Screen
Flame Tulip
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Lowell Blair Nesbitt from 1982. A detailed view of the variant colors in a petal of a tulip.
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
White Tulips
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: White Tulips Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 40 Size: 32 x 22 in. (81.28 x 55...
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1980s Photorealist Figurative Prints
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Black Parrot Tulip
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Black Parrot Tulip Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 28.5 x 39.5 ...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints
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Screen
Parrot Tulip on Black
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Parrot Tulip on Black Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, HC Size: 36 in. x 29 in. (...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints
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Screen
Black and White Tulips
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Black and White Tulips Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Size: 30 in. x 41 in....
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Prints
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Screen
Three Tulips on Black
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Three Tulips on Black Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches ...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints
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Screen
Three Tulips on Black
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Three Tulips on Black Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches ...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints
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Screen
Red and Yellow Parrot Tulips
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Red and Yellow Parrot Tulips Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 24.5 x 2...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints
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Screen
Red and Yellow Parrot Tulips
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Red and Yellow Parrot Tulips Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 24....
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints
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Screen
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Lowell Nesbitt was one of the most celebrated and noted artists for his floral works of art. An artist with a highly personal style, he made realistic studies of many themes throughout his career. His most well-known series, and perhaps his most beautiful and poetic, are the more than four hundred works he created using the flower as a theme. Beginning with his first show in 1957, Nesbitt had more than 80 one-man shows. His painting, drawings and prints are included in the collections of many prestigious museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art in New York and the National Gallery of Fine Art in Washington, D.C.
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