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Vintage Paper Kites

Flying Kites
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
League. "Flying Kites", is a rare acrylic on paper from the artists, "Abstract Expressionist Series
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

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
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1970s Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Ink, Etching, Paper

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
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1990s Abstract Impressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Go Fly a Kite
Located in Bristol, CT
Charming gouache depicting a boy flying a sailboat kite on pea green paper in a gilt bamboo frame
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20th Century Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Gouache

Vintage Go Fly a Kite
Go Fly a Kite
H 16 in W 15 in
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
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage 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
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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 ...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Watercolor, Pen, Paper

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"
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1970s Expressionist Vintage 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
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper, Oil, Watercolor

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
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1970s Minimalist Vintage 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
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1990s French Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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1990s Contemporary Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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1960s Pop Art Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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Late 20th Century American Realist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Lithograph

Cornucopia
Cornucopia
H 21.75 in W 29.35 in D 0.01 in
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
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1990s Modern Vintage 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
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1960s Modern Vintage Paper Kites

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America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic modern portrait of a young boy. This work is signed what appears to be Paul Sellers and dated 1937, but we have not found information on the artist. The work dated 1936...
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1930s American Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Board, Oil

“Cotopaxi” Colorful Warm Toned Geometric Abstract Painting
By John O'Neil
Located in Houston, TX
Large abstract geometric painting that incorporates a variety of colors and warm tones. Signed in the lower right corner and includes the title and date on the back. The work is bea...
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1970s Abstract Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

XXL Japanese Woodblock Prints Book
XXL Japanese Woodblock Prints Book
H 15.6 in W 11.4 in D 5 in
Adobe Church, New Mexico, 1940s Modernist Southwestern Landscape Oil Painting
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage 1930s - 1940s oil painting of an adobe church in New Mexico with a brilliant blue sky and clouds (likely Rancho de Taos), circa 1940. Painted by Denver modernist, Paul K. Smi...
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1940s American Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Framed Summer Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid 20th century French impressionist landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1950s Impressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Erotic Woodblocks Print ‘Shunga’, Kitagawa Utamaro
Located in Milano, IT
Negai no itoguchi (Unravelling the threads of desire), 1799 Oban yoko-e Erotic prints have a primary role in the Japanese art history: sexual pleasure is transported on paper wit...
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18th Century Japanese Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

Large Pastel Landscape Purple Mountains Landscape American Modernist Painting
By Larry Horowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
LARRY HOROWITZ (American b. 1956) "Purple Mountains," 1988, pastel on paper Hand signed and dated L/R, "Horowitz '88," Dimensions sight 19 1/2" x 23", framed, 26 1/2" x 30 1/2". L...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Pastel

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...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

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...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Oil

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...
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20th Century Japanese Edo Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

'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...
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1960s Expressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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 ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Restored Post-War Hawaiian Bird and Botanical Airbrush Painting, Framed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Billy Seay Airbrushed Parrot Lovers artwork (original airbrushed over a print) for the Turner Company, circa 1948, in the original white painted frame. This a great example of the po...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

Native American Figures at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico Southwestern Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Original 20th century oil painting by Wolfgang Pogzeba (1936-1982) with Native American figures standing in bright blankets with adobe buildings in the background at Taos Pueblo, New...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1987 Paris Impressionist Street Scene Cityscape Oil Painting Antonio Devity
By Antonio DeVity 1
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antonio De Vity (1901-1993) He was born in Reggio-Calbria in southern Italy. He lived in Naples and later moved to Rome where he was taught by Giacomo Balla, creator of futurism....
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1980s Expressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

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Fat Rocket Ship
By Al Hansen
Located in Miami, FL
also explored in his later shaped canvases of kite shapes and rocket ships. Hansen was inspired by the
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Vintage Fat Rocket Ship
H 19 in W 16.75 in D 1.38 in
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
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1990s Post-Impressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Screen

"Monk with Kite"
By William Hoey
Located in Austin, TX
By William Hoey 8" x 5" - Pencil on paper Framed Size: 14.25" x 9.25"
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20th Century Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Archival Paper, Pencil

The Kite Maker
By Gertrude O'Moore
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gertrude O' Moore Born 1920 "The Kite Maker" Oil on Canvas, Signed, Dated 1940, Titled 36
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1940s American Realist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Obi" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
makes extensive use of rice papers, posters, book pages and other ephemera in his kites.
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20th Century American Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Bamboo, Muslin, Paper

Antique Traditional Japanese Kite, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique traditional Japanese kite. By unknown manufacturer from Japan, circa 1940. In original
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1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

"Calcutta Ruins" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
throughout China, Japan, and Southeast Asia in his kites. Pagoda Red Collection #: CMTCCF Keywords
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20th Century Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Bamboo, Canvas, Paper

"Palace Room" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
throughout China, Japan, and Southeast Asia in his kites. Pagoda Red Collection #: CMTOV Keywords
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20th Century Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Bamboo, Muslin, Paper

"Idyllic Landscape" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
throughout China, Japan, and Southeast Asia in his kites. Pagoda Red Collection #: CMTIL Keywords
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20th Century American Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Bamboo, Canvas, Paper

"Floating Scholars" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
A large scale collage, by artist Michael Thompson, made from bamboo, muslin, and ink on paper.
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20th Century Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Bamboo, Muslin, Paper, Ink

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
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Lithograph

DYNAMIC, UNUSUAL KITE, MADE BY MARKS BROS., BOSTON
Located in York County, PA
DYNAMIC, UNUSUAL KITE, MADE BY MARKS BROS., BOSTON IN THE WWI – WWII ERA (1918-45): This
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20th Century American Vintage Paper Kites

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
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1960s Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Woodcut

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
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1970s Japanese Edo Vintage 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
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1950s Vintage Paper Kites

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Paper

Original Signed & Dated Mix Media Postmodern Boxed Acrylic Art Piece
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare signed and dated original mix media piece from 1979. part of the paper plait kite series
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20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Guy Georget, Original Air France Poster, Far East Pagoda, Nobori, Japan, 1956
By Guy Georget
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
different Asian symbols such as a pagoda, bamboos and a fish kite or nobori. Air France is the French
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

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
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage 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
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1970s Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Lithograph, Etching

Samuel Pepys 1666 Oak Library Bookcases Pair High Provenance Carved by Forsyth
Located in GB
he could and produced his first wood carving this is of ‘Flying Officer Kite,’ using wood from the
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20th Century English Charles II Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Oak

"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
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1990s Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Watercolor

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
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1960s Vintage 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
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1960s German Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

"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
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1970s Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Set of 4 Antique Bird's Eggs Prints Shoveller - Ruff - Kite - Nuthatch - Dipper
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four antique bird's eggs prints including the egg of a tawny owl, ruff, golden eagle, sand martin, redwing, nuthatch, sea gull, crossbill, lapwing, dipper, spoonbill, curlew, ...
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20th Century Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

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...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Steel

Picnic by the River, WPA-Era Mural Study with Sailboats and Kite, Detroit Artist
By Edgar Yaeger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artists in Michigan's WPA program, depicts a series of figures along a rivers cape, boating, flying a kite
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paper Kites

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
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1970s Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

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
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1960s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Paper Kites

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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
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1960s American Modern Vintage Paper Kites

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Paper, Ink

1962 Horse Show
1962 Horse Show
H 16.25 in W 21.75 in D 0.75 in
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
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1960s Abstract Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper

Pierre Guariche "G25, Cerf-Volant" Wall Lamp for Pierre Disderot, France, 1950s
By Pierre Guariche, Pierre Disderot
Located in Utrecht, NL
Like the “G30” model, this lamp is also better known by its nickname, Cerf-volant, or, “the kite
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

"Kite"
Located in Boston, MA
“Kite” by Olof Rudbeck custom framed, circa 1985, limited edition, Swedish originals 18th C
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20th Century Swedish Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Paper, Wood

"Kite"
"Kite"
H 30.5 in W 39.25 in
Francisco Toledo, kite, jugando con el gato, mixed media.
By Francisco Toledo
Located in MEXICO, DF
Handmade paper with natural fibers, natural pigments and criss-cross reed structure.
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20th Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Mixed Media

Francisco Toledo, kite, El reflejo del chapulín II, mixed media.
By Francisco Toledo
Located in MEXICO, DF
Handmade paper with natural fibers, natural pigments and criss-cross reed structure.
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20th Century Modern Vintage Paper Kites

Materials

Mixed Media

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Vintage Paper Kites For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage paper kites available for sale. A selection of these works in the modern, abstract and Pop Art styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the vintage paper kites on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, blue, brown and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Théo Tobiasse, Kelly Fearing, Richard Smith, Ron Blumberg and Katherine Chang Liu are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph, paper and etching.

How Much are Vintage Paper Kites?

Prices for pieces in our collection of vintage paper kites start at $450 and top out at $45,000 with the average selling for $1,400.