Geometric Hive, Modern Etching
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown Artist - Geometric Hive, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 8 x 11 inches, Size: 10.75 x 13.75 in. (27.31 x 34.93 cm)
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Farfalla, Modern Etching by Biagio Civale
By Biagio Civale
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - Farfalla, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 7/10, Image Size: 11.8 x 17.5 inches, Size: 18 in. x 22 in. (45.72 ...
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1980s Modern Abstract Prints
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Etching
Prophet, Modern Etching by Vincent Capraro
By Vincent Capraro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vincent Capraro (1929 - 2016) - Prophet, Year: circa 1968, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 8 x 9.75 inches, Size: 11.25 x 13.75 in. (28....
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Vezelay, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Vezelay, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 15 x 11.75 inches, Size: 20 x 17 in. (5...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Landscape, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Landscape, Year: 1967, Medium: Etching on Rives, signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: 1/4, Image Size: 14 x 17.25 inches, Size: 19...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Fiesole, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Fiesole, Year: 1965, Medium: Etching on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches, Siz...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Window, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Window, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 11.75 x 8.75 inches, S...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Moshannon, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Moshannon, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 6/55, Image Size: 5.75 x 5.75 inche...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Coburn, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Coburn, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 5/45, Image Size: 3.75 x 4.25 inches, ...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Woman, Modern Etching by Adolf Frohner
By Adolf Frohner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Adolf Frohner, Austrian (1934 - 2007) - Woman, Year: circa 1978, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: E.D.A, Image Size: 7.75 x 7 inches, Size: 11.5 x 8.5 in. (...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Portrait, Modern Etching by Henri Laurens
By Henri Laurens
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Laurens, French (1885 - 1954) - Portrait, Year: circa 1935, Medium: Etching on wove paper, signed in the plate, Image Size: 5 x 3.25 inches, Size: 12 x 8.25 in. (30.48 x 20.9...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Apres Rembrandt, Modern Etching by Biagio Civale
By Biagio Civale
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - Apres Rembrandt, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 12 x 9 inches, Size: 22 in. x 14.5 in. (55.8...
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1980s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Biblical II, Modern Etching by Mireille Kramer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Biblical II, Year: Circa 1980, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88...
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1980s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Cours naturel, Modern Etching by Valentine Hugo
By Valentine Hugo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Valentine Hugo, French (1887 - 1968) - Cours naturel, Year: 1938, Medium: Color Etching, Image Size: 5.75 x 4 inches, Size: 7.5 x 7 in. (19.05 x 17.78 cm), Description: From the...
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints
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Etching
Adolph Menzel, Modern Etching by John Phillips
By John Phillip
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Phillips, Scottish (1817 - 1867) - Adolph Menzel, Year: 1903, Medium: Etching on thin wove paper, signed in pencil, Image Size: 14 x 11.25 inches, Size: 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x ...
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Early 1900s Modern Portrait Prints
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Etching
Self Portrait, Modern Etching by Peter Paone
By Peter Paone
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Paone, American (1936 - ) - Self Portrait, Medium: Etching, signed, numbered and dedicated in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 4 x 3 inches, Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Prints
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Etching
Drumming Man, Modern Etching by Vincent Capraro
By Vincent Capraro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vincent Capraro (1929 - 2016) - Drumming Man, Year: circa 1968, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 9.75 x 7.75 inches, Size: 13.5 x 10 in. ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Costa Secca, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Costa Secca, Year: 1965, Medium: Etching on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 15 x 14.75 inches, ...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Two Elms, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Two Elms, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching on Arches, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 6/120, Image Size: 22 x 18 inches, Size...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
December Landscape, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - December Landscape, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 10/50, Image Size: 19 x 11...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Farmers Wife, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Farmers Wife, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 6/40, Image Size: 12 x 14 inches...
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1960s Modern Portrait Prints
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Etching
Landscape II, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Landscape II, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 18/75, Image Size: 6 x 4.25 inches, Size: 15...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Robert Goffin, Modern Etching by Valentine Hugo
By Valentine Hugo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Valentine Hugo, French (1887 -1968) - Robert Goffin, Year: 1937, Medium: Etching, signed and dated in the plate and numbered in pencil, Edition: 1/17, Image Size: 7.75 x 5.25 inc...
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints
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Etching
Big Bird, Modern Etching by Linda Plotkin
By Linda Plotkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linda Plotkin, American (1938 - ) - Big Bird, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching on Arches, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 6/70, Image Size: 7.75 x 5.75 inches, S...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Self Portrait, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Self Portrait, Year: 1967, Medium: Etching, signed, numbered, titled and dated in pencil, Edition: 7/16, Image Size: 10.5 x 5.75 inches, Size: 15.25 x 9...
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1960s Modern Portrait Prints
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Etching
Island Houses, Modern Etching by John Urbain
By John Urbain
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Urbain, Belgian/American (1920 - 2009) - Island Houses, Year: circa 1967, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 19/25, Image Size: 6.75 x 4.75 inches, Size:...
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints
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Etching
Antique Remembrance, Modern Etching by Jim McCormick
By JIm McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jim McCormick, American - Antique Remembrance, Year: 1969, Medium: Etching on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 3/10, Image Size: 14.75 x 14.75 inches,...
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1960s Modern Abstract Prints
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Etching
Der Beobachter, Modern Etching by Oskar Kokoschka
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian (1886 - 1980) - Der Beobachter, Year: circa 1959, Medium: Etching on natural laid paper, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 96, Image Size: 9.25 x 7 ...
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1950s Modern Animal Prints
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Etching
The Family, Modern Etching by Robert Cariola
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Cariola, American (1927 - ) - The Family, Medium: Etching, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 11 x 8.25 inches, Frame Size: 17.75 x 14.25 inches
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Albert Besnard, Modern Etching by Auguste Rodin
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - Albert Besnard, Year: circa 1885, Medium: Etching on Japon, Image Size: 10.75 x 7.75 inches, Size: 14 x 10.75 in. (35.56 x 27.31 cm), Descript...
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1880s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Geometric Figures, Modern Etching by Jacques Herold
By Jacques Herold
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Herold (1910 - 1987) - Geometric Figures, Year: 1945, Medium: Etching on Pur Fil Marais, Image Size: 10 x 7 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Description: From t...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Henri Becque, Modern Etching by Auguste Rodin
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - Henri Becque, Year: 1885, Medium: Etching on Arches, initialed 'AR' in pencil lower right, Image Size: 5.75 x 7.5 inches, Size: 16.5 x 23 in. ...
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1880s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Oiseau de passage - Modern, Etching, Bird, Animal
By Georges Braque
Located in Köln, DE
Etching in colour "Oiseau de passage" (Passing bird) by Georges Braque from 1961. The edition on BFK Rives comprises approx. 75 copies. The present copy is numbered in pencil belo...
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1960s Modern Animal Prints
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Color, Etching
Interior Bedroom, Modern Etching by Jules Pascin
By Jules Pascin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Pascin, Bulgarian/French (1885 - 1930) - Interior Bedroom, Medium: Etching on thin woven paper, Image Size: 11.75 x 16 inches, Size: 14.5 x 18.5 in. (36.83 x 46.99 cm), Descr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
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Etching
La Donna Lucertola, Modern Etching by Rafael Alberti
By Rafael Alberti
Located in Long Island City, NY
This captivating 1971 etching by Rafael Alberti features abstract imagery inspired by the “lizard woman” theme through Modern Abstract Art sensibility.
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1970s Modern Abstract Prints
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Etching, Aquatint
Ironing, Modern Etching with Aquatint by Susan Hall
By Susan Hall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Susan Hall, American (1943 - ) - Ironing, Year: 1978, Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 8/20 AP, Image Size: 21.5 x 27.75 inch...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching, Aquatint
Gottfried Keller, Modern Etching by Karl Stauffer-Bern
By Karl Stauffer-Bern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Karl Stauffer-Bern, Swiss (1857 - 1891) - Gottfried Keller, Year: 1887, Medium: Etching, signed, dated, titled in the plate, Image Size: 15 x 11 inches, Size: 24 x 17.5 in. (60....
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1880s Modern Portrait Prints
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Etching
Two Men Arguing, Modern Etching by Vincent Capraro
By Vincent Capraro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vincent Capraro (1929 - 2016) - Two Men Arguing, Year: circa 1968, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 8/50, Image Size: 5 x 3 inches, Size: 11.5 x 8 in. (2...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Léonard Tsuguharu FoujitaSelf-portrait, Modern Etching by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, 1929 (1951)
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Self-portrait, Modern Etching by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in Long Island City, NY
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Japanese (1886 -1968) - Self-portrait: from "La Riviere enchantée", Year: 1929 (1951), Medium: Etching on Arches, Edition: 315, Image Size: 9.25 x 10 i...
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1920s Modern Portrait Prints
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Etching
Day Portrait VI, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Day Portrait VI, Portfolio: Day Portraits, Year: 1968, Medium: Etching on Italia paper, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 14, Image Size...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Day Portrait III, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Day Portrait III, Portfolio: Day Portraits, Year: 1968, Medium: Etching on Italia paper, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 14, Image Siz...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Day Portrait II, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Day Portrait II, Portfolio: Day Portraits, Year: 1968, Medium: Etching on Italia paper, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 14, Image Size...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Day Portrait VII, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Day Portrait VII, Portfolio: Day Portraits, Year: 1968, Medium: Etching on Italia paper, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 14, Image Siz...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Day Portrait IV, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Day Portrait IV, Portfolio: Day Portraits, Year: 1968, Medium: Etching on Italia paper, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 14, Image Size...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Day Portrait VIII, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Day Portrait VIII, Portfolio: Day Portraits, Year: 1968, Medium: Etching on Italia paper, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 14, Image Si...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Day Portrait V, Modern Etching by Lauren Rothstein
By Lauren Rothstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lauren Rothstein, American - Day Portrait V, Portfolio: Day Portraits, Year: 1968, Medium: Etching on Italia paper, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 14, Image Size:...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints
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Wild Flowers VII, Modern Etching by Aubrey Schwartz
By Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Wild Flowers VII, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 28/100, Image Size: 4.75 x 3.75 inches, Size: 14 x 1...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints
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Etching
Wild Flowers III, Modern Etching by Aubrey Schwartz
By Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Wild Flowers III, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 28/100, Image Size: 4.75 x 3.75 inches, Size: 14 x 1...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints
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Etching
Wild Flowers V, Modern Etching by Aubrey Schwartz
By Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Wild Flowers V, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 28/100, Image Size: 4.75 x 3.75 inches, Size: 14 x 10 ...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints
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Etching
Wild Flowers IX, Modern Etching by Aubrey Schwartz
By Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Wild Flowers IX, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 28/100, Image Size: 4.75 x 3.75 inches, Size: 14 x 1...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints
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Wild Flowers I, Modern Etching by Aubrey Schwartz
By Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Wild Flowers I, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 28/100, Image Size: 4.75 x 3.75 inches, Size: 14 x 10...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints
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Wild Flowers VIII, Modern Etching by Aubrey Schwartz
By Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Wild Flowers VIII, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 28/100, Image Size: 4.75 x 3.75 inches, Size: 14 x...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints
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Etching
Wild Flowers II, Modern Etching by Aubrey Schwartz
By Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Wild Flowers II, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 28/100, Image Size: 4.75 x 3.75 inches, Size: 14 x 1...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints
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Etching
Cheval, Modern Etching and Aquatint by Andre Francois
By André François
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Francois, Hungarian (1915 - 2005) - Cheval, Year: circa 1960, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 7/50, Image Size: 15.5 x 22.5 ...
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1960s Modern Animal Prints
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Etching, Aquatint
Buste de Bellone, Modern Etching by Auguste Rodin
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - Buste de Bellone, Year: 1883, Medium: Etching on Japon, Image Size: 6 x 4 inches, Size: 13 x 9 in. (33.02 x 22.86 cm), Reference: Thorson 11, ...
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1880s Modern Figurative Prints
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Etching
Au Petit Dunkerque, Modern Etching by Ernest Laborde
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ernest Laborde, French (1870 - 1935) - Au Petit Dunkerque, Year: 1913, Medium: Etching, signed and dated in the plate, Image Size: 9 x 5.5 inches, Size: 11 x 7.5 in. (27.94 x 19.05...
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1910s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Stephane Mallarme II, Modern Etching by Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Stephane Mallarme II. Medium: Etching on Arches, Size: 13 x 9.75 in. (33.02 x 24.77 cm), Printer: Roger Lacouriere, Paris, Publisher: Albert Ski...
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Modern Etching For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the modern etching you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Modern, Abstract and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a modern etching from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a modern etching to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, black, white and more. Creating a modern etching has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Pablo Picasso, André Derain, Anselmo Bucci, Giuseppe Malandrino and Mily Possoz are consistently popular. Artworks like these — often created in etching, engraving and aquatint — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, you can find a small modern etching measuring 1.78 high and 0.1 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 116 across to better suit those in the market for a large modern etching.
How Much is a Modern Etching?
The price for a modern etching in our collection starts at $65 and tops out at $175,000 with the average selling for $615.
A Close Look at Modern Art
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
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.)
Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.