$5,500
H 27.5 in W 33.5 in D 1 in
Brass Section Jamming at Minton's 1979 Signed Lithograph by Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title Brass Section Jamming at Minton's from the Jazz Suite Year: 1979
Lithograph
$6,500
H 28.5 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
Mecklenburg Autumn 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Mecklenburg Autumn Year: 1979 Print - Lithograph on Somerset paper
Lithograph
$7,500
H 19.75 in W 22.25 in
SORCERERS VILLAGE Signed Serigraph, Abstract Collage Figures, African Masks
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, excellent condition, unframed, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden numbered 63/125, mounted on archival
Lithograph
$7,500
H 33 in W 43.25 in D 3 in
Louisiana Serenade 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
inches Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 159/175 Romare Bearden is among the preeminent artists of
Lithograph
$8,500
H 30 in W 22 in D 1 in
The Open Door 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
size : 22'' x 30'' Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 4/175 Romare Bearden is regarded as one of
Lithograph
$14,500
H 31 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
Jazz II Deluxe 1980 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Jazz II Deluxe Medium: Screen Print Edition: Signed in pencil and
Screen
$9,000
H 21.5 in W 27.75 in
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
27.75 in., unframed, excellent condition, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, inscribed PP
Lithograph
$5,500
H 24 in W 34.75 in
BRASS SECTION(Jamming at Minton's) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
American artist Romare Bearden, printed on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size
Lithograph
$5,500
H 24.5 in W 33.75 in
TENOR SERMON Signed Lithograph, Abstract Portrait Jazz Music Drum Sax Trombone
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, P/P Printer's Proof aside from edition of 175, from the master
Lithograph
$9,000
H 21.25 in W 27 in
QUILTING TIME Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Family Life African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, from the master printers private collection, print
Lithograph
$6,500
H 26 in W 21 in
PEPPER JELLY LADY Signed Lithograph Black Woman, Rooster, Train, Black Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, fresh vivid colors, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, from the master printers private collection
Lithograph
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.75 in W 33.25 in
OUT CHORUS( RHYTHM SECTION) Hand Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. OUT CHORUS(RHYTHM SECTION) is an abstract multicolor
Lithograph
$9,500
H 28.5 in W 20 in
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
1979 at J K Fine Art Editions Co. in NYC and is hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden (not a stamped
Lithograph
$5,500
H 24 in W 33.5 in
BOPPING AT BIRDLAND (STOMP TIME) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, unframed, mint condition, fresh vivid colors. Hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, From the master
Lithograph
$6,980
H 35 in W 29.5 in
PEPPER JELLY LADY Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Woman, Rooster, Family Memories
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
materials, UV protective glass, lithograph is hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, printer's chop mark
Lithograph
$9,000
H 21.5 in W 28.25 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, unframed, excellent condition, fresh vivid colors, hand signed and numbered in pencil by Romare Bearden
Lithograph
$8,700
H 28.25 in W 21.5 in
MORNING OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Woman, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, excellent condition, vivid colors, unframed, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, inscribed P.P
Lithograph
$5,500
H 24 in W 35 in
INTRODUCTION FOR A BLUES QUEEN (Uptown At Savoy) Signed Lithograph, Jazz Club
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
condition, pencil signed by Romare Bearden, from the master printers private collection, print documentation
Lithograph
$2,250
H 28.5 in W 20 in
The Lantern Original 1979 lithograph stamp signed artist proof. MINT CONDITION
By Romare Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Romare Bearden The Lantern Original lithograph in colors on paper From the rare limited Artist's
Lithograph
$6,370Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 21.25 in
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Women, African Mask, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, print documentation provided Image Size: 23 x 16 inches Edition size
Lithograph
$9,250
H 29.5 in W 21.5 in
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 29.5 x 21".5 inches, excellent condition, unframed, pencil signed by Romare Bearden
Lithograph
$5,500
H 24.5 in W 33.75 in
LOUISIANA SERENADE Signed Lithograph, Two Men Playing Guitars, Woman on Veranda
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
colors, full bleed image, no margins, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, printer's chop mark
Lithograph
$5,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 20 in
TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE Signed Lithograph, Figurative Collage Night Sky
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, from the master printers private collection, Print
Lithograph
$4,500
H 24 in W 34.25 in D 1 in
Bopping at Birdland (Stomp Time) from the Jazz Series Signed Limited Edition
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist : Romare Bearden Title; Bopping at Birdland (stomp time) Year: 1979 Size: 33 ¼ x 24 inches
Lithograph
$6,850
H 21.5 in W 29 in
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
black. Print size - 21.5 x 29 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by Romare Bearden
Lithograph
$7,800
H 28.5 in W 21 in
IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph, Black Woman Pink Gingham Dress Collage Portrait
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
American artist Romare Bearden. Featuring fresh, uplifting shades of lavender, hues of fresh green, pink
Lithograph
$17,000
H 29.5 in W 21.5 in
THE LAMP Signed Lithograph Black Mother and Child Reading Brown vs. Board of Ed.
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, PP (Printers Proof)aside from the edition of 100. print documentation
Lithograph
“The Falling Star”
By Romare Bearden
Located in Warren, NJ
Romare Bearden lithograph “The Falling Star” signed and numbered. In good condition print measures
Lithograph
$125,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Bridge Contemporary African American Urban Landscape 20th Century Alvin Ailey NY
By Romare Bearden
Located in New York, NY
(American, 1914-1988) The Bridge, 1982 signed 'Romare Bearden' (upper left); with a page from Alvin Ailey
Paper, Watercolor
Martinique
By Romare Bearden
Located in New York, NY
Signed center left: "Romare Bearden" Signed, titled and dated verso: "Romare Bearden, Martinique
Roots, 1977
By Romare Bearden
Located in Charlotte, NC
. The piece is signed lower center, in matrix: "Romare Bearden"; titled, numbered and signed
Lithograph
The Conversation, Signed Modern Lithograph by Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
This print by African American Modern artist Romare Bearden is a limited edition, lithograph on
Lithograph
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H 28.75 in W 21.25 in D 0.3 in
Romare Bearden 'Girl in Garden' 1979- Lithograph- Signed, Vintage
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
artist Romare Bearden. Numbered 28 out of a limited edition of 150, the piece captures Bearden
Lithograph
Bearden-Street Scene, 1970 - Hand Signed
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Street Scene is a captivating black and white callograph by renowned artist Romare Bearden, created
Etching
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H 33.5 in W 23.75 in
WALKING BASS(Bopping At Birdland) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Bassist
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
signed by Romare Bearden, inscribed P/P (Printers Proof aside from edition of 175). Embossed with
Lithograph
Quilting Time
By Romare Bearden
Located in Dallas, TX
is HC 10/15. It is signed "Romare Bearden" at lower right.
Lithograph
Sold
H 21.5 in W 16.5 in
Romare Bearden, Dreams of Exile (Green Snake), 1971, by African-American, signed
By Romare Bearden
Located in New York, NY
A North Carolina native, the African-American Romare Bearden spent most of his career in New York
Lithograph
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H 27.25 in W 21.25 in
Mecklenberg Autumn, Signed Original Lithograph, Quilting
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
artist Romare Bearden. Almost florescent yellow orange sets the background for Mecklenberg Autumn, an
Lithograph
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H 27.25 in W 21.25 in
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN, Signed Original Lithograph, Southern Heritage, Quilting
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. Almost florescent yellow orange sets the background for
Lithograph
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H 28.5 in W 20 in
THE LANTERN Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
American master artist and collagist Romare Bearden is from Bearden's Mecklenburg series of images
Lithograph
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H 24 in W 34.75 in D 0.125 in
BRASS SECTION Signed Lithograph, Abstract Portrait, Jazz Music Hornplayers
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
1979 from Romare Bearden's colorful JAZZ series of musical imagery, is an abstract portrait that
Lithograph
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H 26 in W 21 in D 0.125 in
Pepper Jelly Lady, Signed Original Lithograph, African American Heritage
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
artists of the 20th century, Romare Bearden whose artwork depicted the African-American culture and
Lithograph
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H 21.5 in W 28.25 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, unframed, excellent condition, fresh vivid colors, pencil signed by Romare Bearden, from the master
Lithograph
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H 21.5 in W 28.25 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, unframed, excellent condition, fresh vivid colors, pencil signed by Romare Bearden, from the master
Lithograph
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H 24.5 in W 33.75 in D 0.125 in
TENOR SERMON Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
1979 from Romare Bearden's colorful JAZZ series of musical imagery, is an abstract portrait that
Lithograph
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H 24.5 in W 33.75 in
TENOR SERMON Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
1979 from Romare Bearden's colorful JAZZ series of musical imagery, is an abstract portrait that
Lithograph
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H 21.5 in W 27.75 in
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
27.75 in., unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by Romare Bearden Edition size - 175, plus
Lithograph
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H 21.25 in W 27 in
QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
master artist Romare Bearden is from Bearden's Mecklenburg series of images depicting recollections from
Lithograph
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H 21.25 in W 27 in
QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
master artist and collagist Romare Bearden is from Bearden's Mecklenburg series of images depicting
Lithograph
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H 21.5 in W 28.25 in D 0.125 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
American master artist and collagist Romare Bearden is from Bearden's Mecklenburg series of images
Lithograph
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H 27.25 in W 21.25 in
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Signed Lithograph Collage Portrait Southern Heritage Quilting
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. Almost florescent yellow orange sets the background for
Lithograph
Sold
H 23.75 in W 33.25 in D 0.125 in
OUT CHORUS( RHYTHM SECTION) Signed Original Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. A semi-abstract multicolor print in shades of warm red
Lithograph
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H 26 in W 20 in
Two Worlds, Faces Of The Future, Signed Lithograph, Starry Night
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
African American artist Romare Bearden. Two Worlds, Faces of The Future is composed of a mysterious jigsaw
Lithograph
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H 26 in W 21 in
PEPPER JELLY LADY Signed Lithograph, Color Collage, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
artists of the 20th century, Romare Bearden whose artwork depicted the African-American culture and
Lithograph
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H 24.5 in W 34 in D 0.125 in
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Collage, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
master artist and collagist Romare Bearden AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER portrays a couple standing, looking at
Lithograph
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H 21.25 in W 27 in
QUILTING TIME Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Family Life African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, from the master printers private collection, print
Lithograph
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H 28.5 in W 20 in
The Lantern Original 1979 lithograph stamp signed artist proof. MINT CONDITION
By Romare Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Romare Bearden The Lantern Original lithograph in colors on paper From the rare limited Artist's
Lithograph
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H 28.5 in W 20 in
The Lantern Original 1979 lithograph stamp signed artist proof. MINT CONDITION
By Romare Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Romare Bearden The Lantern Original lithograph in colors on paper From the rare limited Artist's
Lithograph
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H 28.5 in W 20 in
The Lantern Original 1979 lithograph stamp signed artist proof. MINT CONDITION
By Romare Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Romare Bearden The Lantern Original lithograph in colors on paper From the rare limited Artist's
Lithograph
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H 28.5 in W 20 in
The Lantern Original 1979 lithograph stamp signed artist proof. MINT CONDITION
By Romare Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Romare Bearden The Lantern Original lithograph in colors on paper From the rare limited Artist's
Lithograph
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H 28.5 in W 20 in
The Lantern Original 1979 lithograph stamp signed artist proof. MINT CONDITION
By Romare Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Romare Bearden The Lantern Original lithograph in colors on paper From the rare limited Artist's
Lithograph
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H 28.5 in W 20 in
The Lantern Original 1979 lithograph stamp signed artist proof. MINT CONDITION
By Romare Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Romare Bearden The Lantern Original lithograph in colors on paper From the rare limited Artist's
Lithograph
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H 21.5 in W 28.25 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, African American Culture, Train
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
American master artist and collagist Romare Bearden is from Bearden's Mecklenburg series of images
Lithograph
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H 29.25 in W 20.5 in
Homage To Mary Lou(The Piano Lesson) Signed Lithograph, Black Heritage, Music
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
(The Piano Lesson) by the African American master artist and collagist Romare Bearden is a multi
Lithograph
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H 26 in W 20 in
TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait Starry Night
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
American artist Romare Bearden. TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE is a mysterious jigsaw shaped, collage
Lithograph
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H 26 in W 20 in
TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait Starry Night
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
American artist Romare Bearden. TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE is a mysterious jigsaw shaped, collage
Lithograph
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H 24 in W 35 in
INTRODUCTION FOR A BLUES QUEEN(Uptown At Savoy) Signed Lithograph, Blues Singer
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
renowned African American artist Romare Bearden, printed on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in
Lithograph
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H 28.5 in W 21 in D 0.125 in
IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph, Black Female Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
American artist Romare Bearden. Featuring fresh, uplifting shades of lavender, hues of green, pink, warm
Lithograph
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H 26 in W 20 in
TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait Starry Night
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
African American artist Romare Bearden. TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE is a mysterious jigsaw shaped
Lithograph
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H 29.5 in W 21.5 in
THE LAMP Signed Lithograph Black Mother and Child Reading Brown vs. Board of Ed.
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
Romare Bearden, proofed and printed using hand lithography in 19 colors plus silver foil stamping on
Lithograph
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H 30 in W 22 in
Romare Bearden Tenor Sermon Original Color Lithograph Signed Jazz Suite Artwork
By Romare Bearden
Located in Bloomington, MN
Romare Bearden Authentic, Hand Signed and Numbered Colored Lithograph, custom framed and listed
Lithograph
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H 12 in W 8.25 in
Romare Bearden Original Watercolor Painting Signed Nature Landscape Modern Art
By Romare Bearden
Located in Bloomington, MN
Romare Bearden Authentic & Original Painting, Professionally Custom Framed and listed with the
Watercolor
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H 30 in W 22 in
Romare Bearden Tenor Sermon Original Color Lithograph Signed Jazz Suite Artwork
By Romare Bearden
Located in Bloomington, MN
Romare Bearden Authentic, Hand Signed and Numbered Colored Lithograph, custom framed and listed
Lithograph
$1,800
H 36.25 in W 25.5 in
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
BACKYARD by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free using traditional hand lithography techn...
Lithograph
$4,200Sale Price|22% Off
H 22.25 in W 14.75 in
YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
YOUNG DOUGLASS is a hand pulled, original limited edition relief print created using linoleum cut printmaking techniques on white archival Somerset White paper, 100% acid free. Hand ...
Linocut
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
Faith Ringgold Groovin' High Hand Signed Limited Edition
By Faith Ringgold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This piece, titled "Groovin' High", is a printer's proof created by the renowned artist and civil rights activist Faith Ringgold. The print is signed and numbered, printed on heavy p...
Screen
$1,800
H 38 in W 23 in
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Black Musician, Collage Portrait, Blues Guitar
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
HONKY TONK is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist James Denmark printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somers...
Lithograph
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.5 in W 39.5 in
GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage
By William Tolliver
Located in Union City, NJ
GOING TO CHURCH is an original hand drawn lithograph (not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival printmaking paper 100% acid free, using hand lithography techniqu...
Lithograph
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. THE FAMILY is a ...
Lithograph
$950
H 21 in W 17.5 in
The 1920’s, The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, by Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original fine art print by Jacob Lawrence from the Kent Spirit of Independence Poster Portfolio, published in 1975 by Lorillard. The offset prints from this portfolio are unsigned...
Offset
$2,400
H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, Collage Portrait Lovers, Flowers
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...
Lithograph
"Windows"
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this work by Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000). Provenance: This painting is from the private collection of Gwen Lawrence, wid...
Gouache
"In Front of the Store"
By Charles Robert Searles
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed and dated lower right. Illustrated in "Charles Searles" 2013 exhibition catalog (La Salle University Art Museum / Tyler...
Canvas, Oil
“Autumn of the Rooster”
By Romare Bearden
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Romare Bearden (1911-1988): Autumn of the Rooster. In good condition might need matting measures 29x23
Lithograph
Romare Bearden was an inventive American modern artist whose unique visual style set him apart. Working with a variety of media, Bearden made paintings distinguished by a bold use of color and rich texture. His figurative, landscape and portrait prints had influences ranging from Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso to traditional Japanese, Chinese and African art.
Bearden was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1911. He pursued a degree in education and attended Lincoln University, Boston University and New York University. At New York University he began taking courses in art. During his time there, he served as the art editor and lead cartoonist at a journal called The Medley. To further his creative passions, Bearden attended the Art Students League of New York. From 1935 to 1937, he was the editorial cartoonist for the Baltimore Afro-American.
Bearden worked as a social worker from the mid-1930s until the 1960s. He continued creating art during his evenings and weekends and began exhibiting in solo shows across the United States in the 1940s. Bearden would go on to exhibit throughout Europe.
Bearden was a prolific writer on social issues, and his words complemented his art. He was active in African American advocacy groups and helped found important community art venues and organizations like the Harlem Cultural Council in 1964 and the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1968. He also published books on art and African American art history.
Bearden earned many prestigious honors, including honorary doctorates from Davidson College, Atlanta University, Carnegie Mellon University and Pratt Institute. Bearden also received the New York City Mayor’s Award of Honor for Art and Culture in 1984 and the National Medal of Arts in 1987, presented by President Ronald Reagan. He died in New York City on March 12, 1988.
Today, Bearden's work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
On 1stDibs, find Romare Bearden’s prints, paintings, mixed media and more.
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.