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untitled (Music), by Joseph Goldyne
untitled (Music), by Joseph Goldyne

Joseph Goldyneuntitled (Music), by Joseph Goldyne, 1986

$240Sale Price|20% Off

H 7.5 in W 5.25 in

untitled (Music), by Joseph Goldyne

By Joseph Goldyne

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Robert Townsend Inc., and each etching is signed below image at lower right.

Category

1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Europa, by Peter Milton
Europa, by Peter Milton

Peter MiltonEuropa, by Peter Milton, 1982

$720Sale Price|20% Off

H 11 in W 9.63 in

Europa, by Peter Milton

By Peter Milton

Located in Palm Springs, CA

John Szokes Graphics and printed by Master Printer Robert E. Townsend, with chopmarks from both blind

Category

1980s Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Etching, Engraving

The Jolly Corner. A portfolio of 21 etchings.
The Jolly Corner. A portfolio of 21 etchings.

The Jolly Corner. A portfolio of 21 etchings.

By Peter Milton

Located in Fairlawn, OH

colophon page along with chop marks of artist/printers Robert E. Townsend and Gretchen Ewert, and the chop

Category

1970s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Etching

Les Belles et la Bête: Before the Hunt
Les Belles et la Bête: Before the Hunt

Les Belles et la Bête: Before the Hunt

By Peter Milton

Located in Middletown, NY

printer, Robert E. Townsend, in the lower left margin. A beautiful, richly inked impression of this highly

Category

1970s American Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Engraving, Etching

Interiors VII: The Train from Munich
Interiors VII: The Train from Munich

Interiors VII: The Train from Munich

By Peter Milton

Located in Middletown, NY

Interiors VII: The Train from Munich Robert E. Townsend, 1991. Resist ground etching and engraving

Category

1990s American Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Charcoal, ABS, Engraving, Etching

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The Hospital
The Hospital

Robert MotherwellThe Hospital, 1988

Unavailable

H 13 in W 10 in

The Hospital

By Robert Motherwell

Located in San Francisco, CA

by Arion Press, San Francisco; printed by Robert Townsend at R.E. Townsend, Georgetown, Massachusetts

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

The Tower
The Tower

Robert MotherwellThe Tower, 1988

Unavailable

H 13 in W 10 in

The Tower

By Robert Motherwell

Located in San Francisco, CA

by Arion Press, San Francisco; printed by Robert Townsend at R.E. Townsend, Georgetown, Massachusetts

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Interview Magazine Collection 1980's 10 pieces Andy Warhol
Interview Magazine Collection 1980's 10 pieces Andy Warhol

Interview Magazine Collection 1980's 10 pieces Andy Warhol

By Andy Warhol

Located in Fulton, CA

, Robert Townsend, Cybill Shepherd, Eric Roberts, Kevin Costner and Don Johnson. All circa 1980's. Each

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Mapplethorpe, Cross IV, A Season in Hell (after)
Mapplethorpe, Cross IV, A Season in Hell (after)

Mapplethorpe, Cross IV, A Season in Hell (after)

By Robert Mapplethorpe

Located in Southampton, NY

Goodman, Winchester, with the assistance of Peter Pettengill, and Robert Townsend, Winchester, 1986

Category

1980s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Oh Lolly Lolly

Oh Lolly Lolly

By Robert Townsend

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Photographic detail is amazingly captured in this lush and vibrant watercolor by artist Robert

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...

Materials

Watercolor

Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis

Scylla and Charybdis

By Robert Motherwell

Located in San Francisco, CA

by Arion Press, San Francisco; printed by Robert Townsend at R.E. Townsend, Georgetown, Massachusetts

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Hades
Hades

Robert MotherwellHades, 1988

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H 13 in W 10 in

Hades

By Robert Motherwell

Located in San Francisco, CA

by Arion Press, San Francisco; printed by Robert Townsend at R.E. Townsend, Georgetown, Massachusetts

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Cyclops
Cyclops

Cyclops

By Robert Motherwell

Located in San Francisco, CA

by Arion Press, San Francisco; printed by Robert Townsend at R.E. Townsend, Georgetown, Massachusetts

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Music
Music

Robert MotherwellMusic, 1988

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H 13 in W 10 in

Music

By Robert Motherwell

Located in San Francisco, CA

by Arion Press, San Francisco; printed by Robert Townsend at R.E. Townsend, Georgetown, Massachusetts

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Trieste-Zurich-Paris
Trieste-Zurich-Paris

Trieste-Zurich-Paris

By Robert Motherwell

Located in San Francisco, CA

by Arion Press, San Francisco; printed by Robert Townsend at R.E. Townsend, Georgetown, Massachusetts

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

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H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

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By Bruce of Los Angeles

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