Rilke Portfolio
Partings Long Seen Coming from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Partings Long Seen Coming from the Rilke Portfolio
Category
1960s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Frontispiece from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Frontispiece (Portrait) from the Rilke Portfolio
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$550
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Memories of Many Nights of Love from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Richard de Bas, printed signature (as issued
Category
1960s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Unexpected Meetings from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Unexpected Meetings from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$550
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Many Things from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Many Things from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$550
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$550
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Many Men from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, Lithuanian/American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Many Men from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$750
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio, Framed Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$750
H 25.5 in W 23 in
The Sea Itself from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: The Sea Itself from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$750
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Screams of Women in Labor from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Screams of Women in Labor from the Rilke Portfolio
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$550
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Of Light, White Sleeping Women from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed in the plate
Edition: 750
Size
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$550
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
The First Word of Verse Arises from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: The First Word of Verse Arises from the Rilke
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$550
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
To Parents One Had to Hurt from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: To Parents One Had to Hurt from the Rilke
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$550
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Ben Shahn 'Of Light, White Sleeping Women in Childbed
By Ben Shahn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
: Lithograph on Richard de Bas paper from the Rilke Portfolio. The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24
Category
1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
Ben Shahn Original Hand Signed Litho WPA Artist Rilke Poem Lithograph Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
long dresses or coats against a blue and pastel purple background. From the Rainier Maria Rilke
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"In Rooms Withdrawn and Quiet" Stone Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in San Diego, CA
"In Rooms Withdrawn and Quiet" stone lithograph from the Rilke portfolio by Ben Shahn, circa late
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Beside the Dying from the Rilke Portfolio, Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Beside the Dying from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Beside the Dead from the Rilke Portfolio, Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Beside the Dead from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$750
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
One Must Know the Animals from the Rilke Portfolio, Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: One Must Know the Animals from the Rilke Portfolio
Category
1960s Modern Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$750
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
To Days of Childhood from the Rilke Portfolio, Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, Lithuanian/American (1898 - 1969)
Title: To Days of Childhood from the Rilke
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$750
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
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Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
To Childhood Illnesses from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Partings Long Seen Coming from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Of Light, White Sleeping Women in Childbed from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Screams of Woman in Labor
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Many Nights of Travel from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Many Nights of Travel from the Rilke Portfolio
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
To Roads in Unknown Places from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: To Roads in Unknown Places from the Rilke
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
To Mornings by the Sea from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: To Mornings by the Sea from the Rilke Portfolio
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
In Rooms Withdrawn and Quiet from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Richard de Bas, printed signature (as issued)
Edition
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
How the Birds Fly, Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: How the Birds Fly from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
How the Birds Fly
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: How the Birds Fly from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ben Shahn To Days of Childhood That are Still Unexplained Signed Lithograph 1968
By Ben Shahn
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Ben Shahn. From the Rainier Maria Rilke portfolio, For the Sake of a Single Verse, New York, 1968
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
H 32 in W 28.25 in D 1.5 in
Ben Shahn Original Hand Signed Litho WPA Artist Rilke Poem Lithograph Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
architectural features.. From the Rainier Maria Rilke portfolio, For the Sake of a Single Verse, New York, 1968
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ben Shahn Original Hand Signed Litho WPA Artist Rilke Poem Lithograph Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
long dresses or coats against a blue and pastel purple background. From the Rainier Maria Rilke
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ben Shahn To Days of Childhood That are Still Unexplained Signed Lithograph 1968
By Ben Shahn
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Ben Shahn. From the Rainier Maria Rilke portfolio, For the Sake of a Single Verse, New York, 1968
Category
Vintage 1960s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 32 in W 28.25 in D 1.5 in
Unexpected Meetings from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Unexpected Meetings from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Many Men from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, Lithuanian/American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Many Men from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
To Mornings by the Sea from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: To Mornings by the Sea from the Rilke Portfolio
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
In Rooms Withdrawn and Quiet from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Richard de Bas, printed signature (as issued)
Edition
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Unexpected Meetings from the Rilke Portfolio, Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Unexpected Meetings from the Rilke Portfolio
Year
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Gestures of the Little Flowers from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: The Gestures of the Little Flowers from the Rilke
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Sea Itself from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: The Sea Itself from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The First Word of Verse Arises from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: The First Word of Verse Arises from the Rilke
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The First Word of Verse Arises from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: The First Word of Verse Arises from the Rilke
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"To Childhood Illnesses from the Rilke Portfolio" Resting Figure Lithograph
By Ben Shahn
Located in Houston, TX
print is from the Rilke Portfolio from 1968.
Dimensions without frame: H 22.5 in x W 17.75 in.
Artist
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
H 32 in W 27 in D 1.25 in
Memories Of Many Nights Of Love
By Ben Shahn
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ben Shahn 1898- 1969
American born Lithuania
From the Rilke Portfolio;edition of 200
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
To Roads in Unknown Regions
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: To Roads in Unknown Regions from the Rilke
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ben Shahn Original Hand Signed Litho WPA Artist Rilke Poem Lithograph Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
Rainier Maria Rilke portfolio, For the Sake of a Single Verse, New York, 1968 , First edition lithograph
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ben Shahn Original Hand Signed Litho WPA Artist Rilke Poem Lithograph Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
Rothko painting. From the Rainier Maria Rilke portfolio, For the Sake of a Single Verse, New York, 1968
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Many Things from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
To Childhood Illnesses from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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BEN SHAHN - Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have A Dream is a limited run, plate signed, commemorative lithograph recreated after the wood engraving by Stefan Martin(1936 - 1994), an Ame...
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Maxfield Parrish Iconic Art Deco Original 1923 Print "Daybreak"
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Miami, FL
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Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Prints
Materials
Wire
$1,200 Sale Price
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H 18 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
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A study for the fresco mural in the Social Security Building (now the Federal Security Build...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
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By Frederic Gregory Brown
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Original vintage GWR Great Western Railway travel advertising poster for Cornwall featuring a great illustration by the artist, metal worker and designer Gregory Brown (Frederic Greg...
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Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
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By Maxfield Parrish
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Vintage 1910s American Prints
Materials
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By Thomas Hart Benton
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1930s Landscape Prints
Materials
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$4,800
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By Olha Stepanian
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By Ben Shahn
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"January 18 to February 12" Exhibition Poster of Jester on Horse by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
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"January 18 to February 12" exhibition poster of jester on horse by Ben Shahn, circa 1960s. The poster is in good vintage condition and measures 20" x 28"; it is presented in a vint...
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Materials
Paper
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Ben Shahn "Deserted Fairground" Rare 1948 Screenprint
By Ben Shahn
Located in Sharon, CT
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
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Located in Shreveport, LA
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Vases
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Pottery
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Skowhegan, Wood Engraving by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, Lithuanian/American (1898 - 1969)
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Year: 1965
Medium: Wood Engraving, signed in pencil
Edition: 200 (unnumbered)
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1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
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Rilke Portfolio For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate rilke portfolio for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 1 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect rilke portfolio among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add a rilke portfolio 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, brown, white and more. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much is a Rilke Portfolio?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a rilke portfolio in our inventory may begin at $550 and can go as high as $2,800, while the average can fetch as much as $750.
Ben Shahn for sale on 1stDibs
Ben Shahn (1898 – 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content. Shahn began his path to becoming an artist in New York, where he was first trained as a lithographer. Shahn's early experiences with lithography and graphic design is apparent in his later prints and paintings which often include the combination of text and image. Shahn's primary medium was egg tempera, popular among social realists. Shahn mixed different genres of art. His body of art is distinctive for its lack of traditional landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Shahn used both expressive and precise visual languages, which he coalesced through the consistency of his authoritative line. Shahn is also noted for his use of unique symbolism, which is often compared to the imagery in Paul Klee's drawings. His art is striking but also introspective. He often captured figures engrossed in their own worlds. Although he used many mediums, his pieces are consistently thoughtful and playful.
Finding the Right Figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.