Retro Paper Kites
Running Through the Field with a Kite - Multi Layer Etching on Paper
By Alan Sanborn
Located in Soquel, CA
field, holding a kite. The outlines are slightly jittery, giving the piece a sense of movement. This
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Ink, Etching, Paper
H 14 in W 12 in D 0.25 in
Picnic & Kite - Abstract Landscape Lithograph
By Katherine Chang Liu
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstract landscape lithograph of an outdoor picnic scene with kite by Katherine Chang Liu
Category
1990s Abstract Impressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Vintage William Gatewood Mixed Media Diptych Collage Kite & Kimonos 70"
Located in Dayton, OH
structures or objects constructed from paper and wood such as kites, panels and screens.
Born in Utah
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Hardwood, Paint, Paper
Surreal Brooklyn Bridge with Blue Sky Golden Windows and Red Kite
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
resulting image, "Surreal Brooklyn Bridge with Blue Sky Golden Windows and Red Kite," is generations ahead
Category
1970s Surrealist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
H 29 in W 43 in D 1 in
Mid Century Abstracted Landscape -- Flying A Kite at the Beach
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Playful abstracted watercolor of a beach scene by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Signed and dated "Irene Pattinson 1959" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new French ...
Category
1950s American Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Watercolor, Pen, Paper
H 11 in W 25 in D 0.13 in
3 Mary Davis Abstract Color Engravings Late Starters Windows Trang 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
white figure at the center of a kite or diamond.
Dimensions:
27.5" x 39.5", sans 22" x 32"
Category
1970s Expressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
Fauvist Mid Century Sea Landscape, La Barque Piraillan Basin d'Arcachon
Located in Cotignac, FR
move away and which today shows all its richness: Grey herons, black kites, swans as greedy as they are
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper, Oil, Watercolor
H 25.6 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Original Abstract Collage Painting British American Pop Artist Richard Smith
By Richard Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
works with paper clips and staples.
In 1972 he exhibited the first of what are called the "kite
Category
1970s Minimalist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Metal
Gorgeous Hermès Silk Scarf Soies Volantes Loic Dubigeon Black Blue 90 cm
By Hermès
Located in FR
: kites with Japanese designs, Japan spirit
Designed by Loïc Dubigeon and issued in 1991
Absolutely
Category
1990s French Retro Paper Kites
Large French Judaica Lithograph Carborundum Etching Jewish Hebrew Embossing
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph in colors on Arches paper (deckle edged paper)
Signature: Hand signed by the artist
Publisher
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Large French Judaica Lithograph Carborundum Etching Jewish Hebrew Embossing
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph in colors on Arches paper (deckle edged paper)
Signature: Hand signed by the artist
Publisher
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Red Square I, II
By William Gatewood
Located in San Francisco, CA
celebrated the magic and wonder in the world.
William Gatewood often used paper with constructed wood
Category
1990s Contemporary Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large French Judaica Lithograph Carborundum Etching Jewish Hebrew Embossing
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph in colors on Arches paper (deckle edged paper)
Signature: Hand signed by the artist
Publisher
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Large French Judaica Lithograph Carborundum Etching Jewish Hebrew Embossing
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph in colors on Arches paper (deckle edged paper)
Signature: Hand signed by the artist
Publisher
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Abstract Minimalist Color Silkscreen Print Richard Smith On The Bowery Pop Art
By Richard Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Smith
On the Bowery, 1969 - 1971
silkscreen on Schoeller's Parole Paper, edition of 100
Category
1960s Pop Art Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Large French Judaica Lithograph Colorful Jewish Wedding Hebrew Calligraphy
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
: 1975
Medium: Original lithograph in colors on paper (deckle edged paper)
Publisher: Leon Amiel, Paris
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Lithograph
Cornucopia
By Helen Rundell
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cornucopia" 1987 is an original color lithograph on Aches paper by American
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Lithograph
Large French Judaica Lithograph Colorful Jewish Jerusalem Hebrew
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
paper (deckle edged paper)
Hand signed and numbered in pencil by the artist
Paper size : 36x27 in (92x69
Category
1990s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Lithograph
"San Sebastian" Awesome Larger Mid Century Austin Texas piece.
By Kelly Fearing
Located in San Antonio, TX
Prize 1945; Popular Prize 1944
1944 Popular Prize, USO Street Dance
1945 First Prize, The Kite Flyers
Category
1960s Modern Retro Paper Kites
H 48.5 in W 36.5 in D 3 in
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South Ridge Series #66, Abstract Landscape
By Katherine Chang Liu
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful abstracted landscape, mixed media print and painting, in soft pastel hues by California artist Katherine Chang Liu (American, 20th-century). Signed and dated "Katherine C...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Ink, Oil, Archival Paper, Etching
XXL Japanese Woodblock Prints Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Woodblock Wonders
A visual history of 200 Japanese masterpieces
From Edouard Manet’s portrait of naturalist writer Émile Zola sitting among his Japanese art finds to Van Gogh’s met...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
1970s Abstract Oil Painting by San Francisco Artist P. Ciment
By Phyllis Ciment
Located in San Francisco, CA
1970s Abstract Oil Painting by San Francisco Artist Phyllis Ciment
Created with oils on paper over mat board.
Using wide brush strokes and bold, rich colors, Ciment created an abst...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
H 40 in W 32 in D 0.1 in
Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Naniwa Okita Admiring Herself
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and subtly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring a well-dressed woman gazing admiringly at herself in her vanity mirror. This work is by Kitagawa Utamaro...
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 17.75 in W 12.5 in D 0.1 in
Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Wakaume of the Tamaya Edo-cho itchome
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and subtly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring a high-ranking noblewoman and her young attendant. The work is by Kitagawa Utamaro and is titled "Wakaum...
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 16 in W 10.5 in D 0.1 in
'Chariot', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century, Maxwell Gallery
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Ide' for Tom Ide (Canadian-American, 1919-1996) and dated 1965.
Ide first studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1951-1955) before moving to San Francisco in 1...
Category
1960s Expressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 34 in W 50 in D 0.75 in
1950's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Busy Paris River Scene & Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 26 inches
Colors: Green colors, grey, blue, brown and yellow
Very good condition, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Oil, Canvas
No Reserve
H 18 in W 26 in D 1 in
Artist K. Pacino original oil painting on canvas, Paris Street Scene, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up For Sale is a Beautiful Original Oil Painting On Canvas depicting a Parisian street Scene. Signed In the Lower-right corner K.Pacino. Presented in a nice wood frame.
The frame an...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Oil
H 32 in W 28 in D 4 in
Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker Taschen 1999
By Angelika Taschen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.
The major section of the book consists of the 139 reproductions, grouped by artist, each accompanied by a detailed, sensitive commentary. St...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
Pair Large Delft Mantle Vases Painted in Polychrome Colors
Located in Katonah, NY
Made in the Netherlands circa 1880, this lovely pair of Dutch Delft mantle vases have a traditional double gourd shape.
The vases were painted in traditional polychrome colors show...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Delft
French, Modernist Cubist Painting Bustling Paris Street Scene
By Maurice Mazeilie
Located in Cirencester, GB
Bustling Paris street scene, Paris.
By Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021).
Watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed.
unsigned.
Stamped verso.
Measures: painting: 9.8 in...
Category
Late 20th Century French Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Other
Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Hour of the Sheep Daughter Sundial
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and subtly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring two women, likely Geishas, with one leaning on a banister languidly with an opium pipe in hand. This wor...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 10.5 in D 0.15 in
Moroccan Caftan, Turquoise and Gold Brocade Kaftan Size Medium
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant Moroccan caftan gold and aquamarine blue metallic gorgeous vintage hostess gown.
Floral multi-colored brocade Kaftan circa 1970s.
Exotic oriental floral long maxi caftan dre...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Brocade
Japanese Woodblock Print " Three Geishas" Kikukawa Eizan (菊川英山) #1
Located in Norton, MA
Original woodblock work by " Three Geishas" Kikukawa Eizan (????) 1787-1867, depicting the traditional Japanese ladies with the traditional beautiful custom to express the charm of J...
Category
19th Century Japanese Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
Pascal Cucaro Mid-Century Impressionist Painting of Figures
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern painting of a busy impressionist scene with interesting colorful figures by Pascal Cucaro (American 1915-2003). The painting features vivid shades of blue and red ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century, Japanese Woodblock Print of a Courtesan, Kitagawa Utamaro
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Japanese woodblock print after Kitagawa Utamaro
C.1920
Depicting a courtesan drinking from a sake bowl
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806)
Inscribed a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 17.92 in W 13.78 in D 0.79 in
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LeRoy Neiman Color Serigraph Signed Amphitheatre At Riviera Golf Sports Artwork
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Golf suite. This one, with a golfer resembling Tom Kite hitting his approach shot into the 18th green
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Screen
Phenomena Franklin's Kite, Lithograph by Paul Jenkins
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Jenkins, American (1923 - 2012)
Title: Phenomena Franklin's Kite
Year: 1974
Medium
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Lithograph
The Kites - Original Woodcut by Alberico Morena - 1960s
By Alberico Morena
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 26 x 40 cm.
Beautiful xilograph hand-printed on tissue-paper. Print representing
Category
1960s Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Woodcut
H 15.36 in W 20.48 in D 0.08 in
Set of 4 Vintage Hand Painted Japanese Kites Warlord Depictions, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully hand painted on rice paper with bamboo framing / supports, these four vintage hexagonal
Category
1970s Japanese Edo Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Contemporary Framed Signed Charley Harper Everglade Kite Ford Times 1957 w COA
By Charley Harper
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
"Everglade Kite Ford Times" 1957 silkscreen. In excellent condition. The dimensions of the frame are 27.5" W
Category
1950s Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 22 in W 27.5 in D 1.5 in
MidCentury Modern Abstract Color Field Pop Art Lithograph by Richard Smith
By Richard Smith b.1955
Located in New York, NY
displayed on shaped, three-dimensional canvases. These evolved, in the ’70s and ’80s, into a series of kite
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 23.25 in W 19.5 in L 23.25 in
Large French Judaica Lithograph Carborundum Etching Jewish Hebrew Embossing
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph in colors on Arches paper (deckle edged paper)
Signature: Hand signed by the artist
Publisher
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Large French Judaica Lithograph Carborundum Etching Jewish Hebrew Embossing
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph in colors on Arches paper (deckle edged paper)
Signature: Hand signed by the artist
Publisher
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Large French Judaica Lithograph Colorful Jewish Wedding Hebrew Calligraphy
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
: 1975
Medium: Original lithograph in colors on paper (deckle edged paper)
Publisher: Leon Amiel, Paris
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Lithograph
Large French Judaica Lithograph Carborundum Etching Jewish Hebrew Embossing
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph in colors on Arches paper (deckle edged paper)
Signature: Hand signed by the artist
Publisher
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Large French Judaica Lithograph Carborundum Etching Jewish Hebrew Embossing
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph in colors on Arches paper (deckle edged paper)
Signature: Hand signed by the artist
Publisher
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Lithograph, Etching
"West of Ozona #4 July 18-August 4, 1997" Austin Texas Modernist
By Kelly Fearing
Located in San Antonio, TX
1944
1944 Popular Prize, USO Street Dance
1945 First Prize, The Kite Flyers, oil
· Texas Fine Arts
Category
1990s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Watercolor
H 17 in W 20 in D 3 in
Oil Painting - Kite Making
By Raúl Gárez
Located in Houston, TX
Oil on paper painting of a boy constructing a small kite while seated by Argentine artist Raúl
Category
1960s Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Oil, Paper
Original Vintage Poster Kandinsky Graphic Works Exhibition Munich Bauhaus Kites
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in London, GB
annual Festival of Kites in 1922, the text in black and red letters. Printed in Germany by Holzinger
Category
1960s German Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 33.08 in W 23.23 in D 0.04 in
"To Drink Water and Fly With A Kite"
By Kelly Fearing
Located in San Antonio, TX
: Etching 3/40
Dated 1970
"To Drink Water and Fly with a Kite"
Also gifted to a friend by Fearing in 1984
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Pair of 1950s Frederick Weinberg "Box Kite" Floor Lamps with Two Shelves
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Two Mid-Century Modern Frederick Weinberg designed floor lamps. Featuring black angle iron construction with two perforated gold mesh steel shelves with black mesh top detail to each...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Steel
Vintage Levi's Advertising Poster from 1974, Photography by C. Barton van Flymen
By Levi's
Located in Roma, IT
play with a giant inflatable that has the shape of a pair of Levi's jeans.
This inflatable, like a kite
Category
1970s Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 37.01 in W 24.77 in D 0.6 in
Gilded and Painted Japanese Folding Screen
Located in Garnerville, NY
at play; one is trying to fly a kite, one is retrieving the kite from a willow tree and two are in
Category
1960s Japanese Japonisme Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Gold Leaf
1962 Horse Show
By John Groth
Located in San Francisco, CA
ink wash on paper
Sight Size: 12.25 x 18 inches. 31.1 x 45.1 centimeters
Framed Size: 16.25 x 21.75
Category
1960s American Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper, Ink
Original Vintage Poster Kandinsky Graphic Works Exhibition Munich Bauhaus Kites
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in London, GB
annual Festival of Kites in 1922, the text in black and red letters. Printed in Germany by Holzinger
Category
1960s Abstract Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
Pierre Guariche "G25, Cerf-Volant" Wall Lamp for Pierre Disderot, France, 1950s
By Pierre Disderot, Pierre Guariche
Located in Utrecht, NL
Like the “G30” model, this lamp is also better known by its nickname, Cerf-volant, or, “the kite
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
H 31.5 in W 15.75 in D 53.94 in
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Retro Paper Kites For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of retro paper kites for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal modern, abstract or Pop Art 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 long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Retro paper kites available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, blue and more. Théo Tobiasse, Kelly Fearing, Richard Smith, Katherine Chang Liu and Dame Laura Knight took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, etching and paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much are Retro Paper Kites?
The average selling price for retro paper kites we offer is $1,500, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $15,419 for the highest priced.
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