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Rene Magritte, The Clearings of a Young Gaze…, 1968 (after)
Rene Magritte, The Clearings of a Young Gaze…, 1968 (after)

Rene Magritte, The Clearings of a Young Gaze…, 1968 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, On the Shore of the Sea…, 1968 (after)
Rene Magritte, On the Shore of the Sea…, 1968 (after)

Rene Magritte, On the Shore of the Sea…, 1968 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Two Turtledoves, in the Warm Penumbra of Their Home, 1968 (after)
Rene Magritte, Two Turtledoves, in the Warm Penumbra of Their Home, 1968 (after)

Rene Magritte, Two Turtledoves, in the Warm Penumbra of Their Home, 1968 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Gemstones, 1968 (after)
Rene Magritte, Gemstones, 1968 (after)

Rene Magritte, Gemstones, 1968 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, A Seductive Sea Water Ship, 1968 (after)
Rene Magritte, A Seductive Sea Water Ship, 1968 (after)

Rene Magritte, A Seductive Sea Water Ship, 1968 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, A Bombardon Releases its Bouquet of Flames, 1968 (after)
Rene Magritte, A Bombardon Releases its Bouquet of Flames, 1968 (after)

Rene Magritte, A Bombardon Releases its Bouquet of Flames, 1968 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, A Young Woman Presents with Grace, 1968 (after)
Rene Magritte, A Young Woman Presents with Grace, 1968 (after)

Rene Magritte, A Young Woman Presents with Grace, 1968 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Zao Wou-Ki, Homage to San Lazzaro, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975
Zao Wou-Ki, Homage to San Lazzaro, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975

Zao Wou-Ki, Homage to San Lazzaro, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975

By Zao Wou-Ki

Located in Southampton, NY

These interactions profoundly shaped his aesthetic vision: from Picasso he absorbed structural invention, from Miro and Calder he learned rhythmic balance and play, from Kandinsky a ...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938
Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938

Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938

By Giorgio De Chirico

Located in Southampton, NY

His early masterpieces—The Enigma of the Hour (1911), The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street (1914), and The Song of Love (1914)—redefined painting as a philosophical act, inspiring ...

Category

1930s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Linocut

Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938
Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938

Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938

By Giorgio De Chirico

Located in Southampton, NY

His early masterpieces—The Enigma of the Hour (1911), The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street (1914), and The Song of Love (1914)—redefined painting as a philosophical act, inspiring ...

Category

1930s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Linocut

Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938
Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938

Giorgio de Chirico, Mysterious Cabin, from XXe siecle, 1938

By Giorgio De Chirico

Located in Southampton, NY

His early masterpieces—The Enigma of the Hour (1911), The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street (1914), and The Song of Love (1914)—redefined painting as a philosophical act, inspiring ...

Category

1930s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Linocut

Rene Magritte, The Indiscreet Jewels, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975 (after)
Rene Magritte, The Indiscreet Jewels, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975 (after)

Rene Magritte, The Indiscreet Jewels, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)
Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

Rene Magritte, Untitled, from Poems 1923-1958, 1959 (after)

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rene Magritte, The Indiscreet Jewels, from XXe Siecle, 1963
Rene Magritte, The Indiscreet Jewels, from XXe Siecle, 1963

Rene Magritte, The Indiscreet Jewels, from XXe Siecle, 1963

By René Magritte

Located in Southampton, NY

Celebrated for his calm precision and thought provoking juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts, Magritte used painting as a philosophical tool, transforming the...

Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Zao Wou-Ki, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1958
Zao Wou-Ki, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1958

Zao Wou-Ki, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1958

By Zao Wou-Ki

Located in Southampton, NY

These interactions profoundly shaped his aesthetic vision: from Picasso he absorbed structural invention, from Miro and Calder he learned rhythmic balance and play, from Kandinsky a ...

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Zao Wou-Ki, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1971
Zao Wou-Ki, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1971

Zao Wou-Ki, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1971

By Zao Wou-Ki

Located in Southampton, NY

These interactions profoundly shaped his aesthetic vision: from Picasso he absorbed structural invention, from Miro and Calder he learned rhythmic balance and play, from Kandinsky a ...

Category

1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako

Located in Atlanta, GA

Often as a pair, they have been a popular motif in Japanese Zen painting, representing deeper philosophical meanings and mysterious symbolism.

Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Stone, Metal

"Galerie Maeght, " Offset Poster by Shusaku Arakawa
"Galerie Maeght, " Offset Poster by Shusaku Arakawa

"Galerie Maeght, " Offset Poster by Shusaku Arakawa

By Shusaku Arakawa

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Arthur Danto found Arakawa to be “the most philosophical of contemporary artists." For his part, Arakawa declared: “Painting is only an exercise, never more than that.”

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

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