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Bronze Printing Plate of Owl
Bronze Printing Plate of Owl

Bronze Printing Plate of Owl

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1960s Bronze printing plate of an owl. Marked Greenspan Kushliv.

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1960s Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Bronze

Selma Daffre, Brazilian Artist, Collography Printing Plate, "Linhas"
Selma Daffre, Brazilian Artist, Collography Printing Plate, "Linhas"

Selma Daffre, Brazilian Artist, Collography Printing Plate, "Linhas"

Located in København, Copenhagen

Selma Daffre (b. 1951), Brazilian artist. Collography printing plate. "Linhas". Dated 1997. Visible dimensions: 22 x 17 cm.

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1990s Brazilian Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Other

Three Vintage Photoengraved Copper Letterpress Printing Plates
Three Vintage Photoengraved Copper Letterpress Printing Plates

Three Vintage Photoengraved Copper Letterpress Printing Plates

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer are three vintage photoengraved copper letterpress printing plates. These high-quality commercial halftone plates were used in the mid-to-late 20th century to mass-produce f...

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Copper

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates
Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates

Located in Thiensville, WI

Set of 3 vintage Mickey Mouse & Disney themed halftone magnesium engraving plates for printing. Engraving is an intaglio printmaking process in which lines or dots are cut into a met...

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Late 20th Century American Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Sheet Metal

Salvador Dali "Confucius"  Etching
Salvador Dali "Confucius"  Etching

Salvador Dali "Confucius" Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Vienna, AT

Confucius, hand-signed: Dali, numbered: 45/300, drypoint with pochoir in color, partly colored on wove paper, printing plate size approx. 50 x 66cm, sheet size glazed, framed

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1980s Spanish Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper

Herzklopfen
Herzklopfen

Herzklopfen

By Arik Brauer

Located in Wien, 9

Etching and aquatint in colour on chamois-coloured wove paper, printing plate size approx. 25.8 x 20.8 cm, sheet size approx. 54.8 x 41.8 cm, handsigned on the lower right, numbered ...

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1960s Contemporary Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Falling Figures, Decayed State" - Modern Figurative Abstract
"Falling Figures, Decayed State" - Modern Figurative Abstract

"Falling Figures, Decayed State" - Modern Figurative Abstract

Located in Soquel, CA

Modern abstract etching with hard edges of the printing plate contrasting with the soft dark gray tones inside the figurative centerpiece.

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1970s Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Printer's Ink, Archival Paper, Etching

Canyon Floor Collagraph Print, Contemporary, Late 20th Century, A/P
Canyon Floor Collagraph Print, Contemporary, Late 20th Century, A/P

Canyon Floor Collagraph Print, Contemporary, Late 20th Century, A/P

By John Ross

Located in New York, NY

This collage plate is inked by the intaglio method [printing plate in which the image is sunk below the surface], leaving the recessions or indentations to hold the ink and therefore...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Intaglio

Artist's Proof Lithograph entitled "Birds in Flight" by Alexander Calder
Artist's Proof Lithograph entitled "Birds in Flight" by Alexander Calder

Artist's Proof Lithograph entitled "Birds in Flight" by Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in San Diego, CA

Artist's proofs are prints pulled from the printing plate or stone in addition to the main numbered edition.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Metal

Trees (Trees in Circle) Etching & Drypoint Monotype, Abstract, 1950s
Trees (Trees in Circle) Etching & Drypoint Monotype, Abstract, 1950s

Trees (Trees in Circle) Etching & Drypoint Monotype, Abstract, 1950s

By Louise Nevelson

Located in Fairlawn, OH

(Baro page 35) This is an unrecorded monoprint inking trial proof (unique,) printed before the reduction of the printing plate. EXTREMELY RARE! Plate: 19 7/8 x 24" Sheet: 21 7/8 x ...

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1950s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Monotype

Antique Oil Painting on Canvas by Ferdy Naulaerts
Antique Oil Painting on Canvas by Ferdy Naulaerts

Antique Oil Painting on Canvas by Ferdy Naulaerts

Located in Dallas, TX

The photogravure process is an early printing technique that required hand-detailing intaglio printing plates, and required great talents in reverse imaging production.

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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Canvas

"The Weight" - 1975 Black and White Lithograph on Paper
"The Weight" - 1975 Black and White Lithograph on Paper

"The Weight" - 1975 Black and White Lithograph on Paper

By Jim Crabb

Located in Soquel, CA

Black linear figures are depicted over a white background. Printing plates have been destroyed by the artist (no new prints can be made) Titled "Nu Weight" "6/6" lower left.

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1970s Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"Faded Jeans + Stuff" - Surrealist Colored Etching #10/20, 1976
"Faded Jeans + Stuff" - Surrealist Colored Etching #10/20, 1976

"Faded Jeans + Stuff" - Surrealist Colored Etching #10/20, 1976

By Jim Crabb

Located in Soquel, CA

In the sky, there are other objects and creatures, some of which are recognizable as biological. Printing plates have been destroyed by the artist (no new prints can be made) Titled...

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1970s Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Laid Paper, Pigment, Lithograph

Large Head of Vincent
Large Head of Vincent

Large Head of Vincent

By Alex Katz

Located in Toronto, Ontario

"Large Head of Vincent" USA, 1982 Sugar lift aquatint in nine colors (printing plate cut along the contour) on Arches Cover paper; torn edges Signed "Alex Katz" and numbered "41/5...

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1980s Pop Art Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Aquatint

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

MOMA 1981 Print Retrospective: Abstract Flying Creatures Lithograph
MOMA 1981 Print Retrospective: Abstract Flying Creatures Lithograph

MOMA 1981 Print Retrospective: Abstract Flying Creatures Lithograph

By Pierre Alechinsky

Located in Union City, NJ

MOMA Print Retrospective 1981 is an original hand drawn lithographic poster printed on 100% acid free paper created by Pierre Alechinsky in 1981 for his retrospective exhibition at T...

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1980s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates
Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates

Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

The porcelain blanks were supplied by Arzberg in Germany, whose green mark appears beneath the printing on several of the plates. Hung as a group of six they make a handsome wall, an...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Porcelain

WATER Signed Lithograph, 1985, Abstract Design, Aqua Beige
WATER Signed Lithograph, 1985, Abstract Design, Aqua Beige

WATER Signed Lithograph, 1985, Abstract Design, Aqua Beige

By Pierre Alechinsky

Located in Union City, NJ

The rubbing was then transferred to a lithography printing plate. A frame of light aqua colored water-like puddles against a pale beige background surround the dark orange central el...

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1980s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, small edition, 1975
Portrait of the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, small edition, 1975

Portrait of the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, small edition, 1975

By Jim Dine

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The portrait possesses an immediacy that derives not from photographic realism but from the artist's energetic manipulation of the printing plate. The resulting image conveys both hi...

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1970s Contemporary Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

The Lost Trace / - The Holy Night as a real dream -
The Lost Trace / - The Holy Night as a real dream -

The Lost Trace / - The Holy Night as a real dream -

By Ernst Fuchs

Located in Berlin, DE

In this process, the printing plate, which is covered with a soft waxy layer, is covered with a paper on which the drawing is applied and pressed into the background.

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1970s Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

Venetian Market, Venice, Italy. Large colors etching.
Venetian Market, Venice, Italy. Large colors etching.

Venetian Market, Venice, Italy. Large colors etching.

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the pl...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the pl...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

The Colorful Venus I

The Colorful Venus I

By Jim Dine

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph with relief printing from polymer plates on Rives BFK. Pencil signed and dated and numbered 274/400 on lower margin in pencil.

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Color

Bronze by gold Richard Hamilton from James Joyce Ulysses barmaids
Bronze by gold Richard Hamilton from James Joyce Ulysses barmaids

Bronze by gold Richard Hamilton from James Joyce Ulysses barmaids

By Richard Hamilton

Located in New York, NY

-Steven Coppel Bronze by gold 1985-87 Soft-ground, lift-ground aquatint, engraving, scraper and burnisher in 23 colours from 5 plates on Rives paper plate 20.7 x 16.8 in / 52.6 x 42...

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1980s Pop Art Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Explicit Explanation
Explicit Explanation

Explicit Explanation

By Nancy Spero

Located in New York, NY

Printed from a type high zinc relief plate. Screen printing was used for the text.

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1990s Feminist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Printer's Ink, Screen

Stanley Hayter - Meduse, scarce abstract expressionist etching, Signed/N Framed
Stanley Hayter - Meduse, scarce abstract expressionist etching, Signed/N Framed

Stanley Hayter - Meduse, scarce abstract expressionist etching, Signed/N Framed

By Stanley William Hayter

Located in New York, NY

This period coincided with his perfection of a revolutionary technique for multicolor printing on a single plate. The high viscosity engraving offered here today is featured in Catal...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Mixed Media, Etching, Aquatint

Face of the Poet
Face of the Poet

Face of the Poet

By Alex Katz

Located in Toronto, Ontario

To create this portfolio, he traced outlines of the physical cutouts onto copperplates, then trimmed the plates into shaped printing surfaces. This unique method in combination with ...

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1970s Pop Art Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Aquatint

Cockle Burrs at Tinker's
Cockle Burrs at Tinker's

Cockle Burrs at Tinker's

By Richard Claude Ziemann

Located in San Francisco, CA

They are marks on paper, made directly or through the intermediation of etching plate and printing press. In both his drawings and his etchings, Ziemann works immediately in the land...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

"Maple Leaves and Vines" Large original etching.
"Maple Leaves and Vines" Large original etching.

"Maple Leaves and Vines" Large original etching.

By Richard Claude Ziemann

Located in San Francisco, CA

They are marks on paper, made directly or through the intermediation of etching plate and printing press. In both his drawings and his etchings, Ziemann works immediately in the land...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

Untitled (One Cent Life) /// Joan Mitchell Female Artist Abstract Expressionism
Untitled (One Cent Life) /// Joan Mitchell Female Artist Abstract Expressionism

Untitled (One Cent Life) /// Joan Mitchell Female Artist Abstract Expressionism

By Joan Mitchell

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Ting based himself in Paris for ten months to supervise the printing of the plates. The book was printed by Maurice Beaudet who Ting met thanks to Pierre Alechinsky, and published by...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Kazakh Steppes
Kazakh Steppes

Kazakh Steppes

By Richard Claude Ziemann

Located in San Francisco, CA

They are marks on paper, made directly or through the intermediation of etching plate and printing press. In both his drawings and his etchings, Ziemann works immediately in the land...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

Munich Olympics Silkscreen by Max Bill 1972
Munich Olympics Silkscreen by Max Bill 1972

Munich Olympics Silkscreen by Max Bill 1972

By Max Bill

Located in Long Island City, NY

This print was published for the 1972 Munich Olympics, with signature in the plate (printing). unframed.

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1970s Minimalist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Screen

Don Swann Original Etching Blackheads at Evening 53/300, Framed
Don Swann Original Etching Blackheads at Evening 53/300, Framed

Don Swann Original Etching Blackheads at Evening 53/300, Framed

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The piece was etched onto copper plates prior to printing a series of 300; this print is 53/300.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper, Wood

Exceptional Vintage Brutalist Wallpaper Roller Lamp
Exceptional Vintage Brutalist Wallpaper Roller Lamp

Exceptional Vintage Brutalist Wallpaper Roller Lamp

Located in Antwerp, BE

The roller itself is clearly identified as being made in Belgium and consists of an oak roller or spool fashioned with cast metal or bronze printing design plates with a beautiful in...

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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Brass

"Florida Cormorant" Color Lithograph by J. J. Audubon, Amsterdam Edition, 1972
"Florida Cormorant" Color Lithograph by J. J. Audubon, Amsterdam Edition, 1972

"Florida Cormorant" Color Lithograph by J. J. Audubon, Amsterdam Edition, 1972

By John James Audubon

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

After long deliberation, the extremely complex but highly accurate process of color photolithography was chosen as the appropriate printing method. The best exponents of this art was...

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1970s Dutch Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper

Peintre et Modele Etching, Aquatint on Rives Paper, Modern, 1966
Peintre et Modele Etching, Aquatint on Rives Paper, Modern, 1966

Peintre et Modele Etching, Aquatint on Rives Paper, Modern, 1966

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Peintre et Modele Etching and aquatint on Rives wove paper, 1966 Signature stamp lower right (see photo) Annotated in pencil lower left: "epreuve avant acierage" (see photo) One of t...

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1960s Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Aquatint

Blue Serpent
Blue Serpent

Blue Serpent

By André Masson

Located in New York, NY

This was printed using a succession of printings, first a black plate, then colors (and has the tiny pin marks used for registration, lining up the plate against the already printed ...

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1950s Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

96-C-1
96-C-1

96-C-1

Located in San Francisco, CA

To create more texture, he drew marks using soft ground etching and drypoint. In printing, he placed the plates together on the press bed to form a large grid.

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1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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Moomin Printing plates Mumin Moomintroll Snork Maiden Little My
Moomin Printing plates Mumin Moomintroll Snork Maiden Little My

Moomin Printing plates Mumin Moomintroll Snork Maiden Little My

Located in Göteborg, SE

Moomin 75 zinc printing plates depicting Moomin & Co Adventure: Damsel in distress Year of production: 1963 Penciller/inker: Lars Jansson Numbering plates: AM 1-75 Material: Zinc Di...

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1960s Swedish Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Metal

John Lennon "Imagine" Lyrics Printing Plate
John Lennon "Imagine" Lyrics Printing Plate

John Lennon "Imagine" Lyrics Printing Plate

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in D 0.125 in

John Lennon "Imagine" Lyrics Printing Plate

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Hudson, NY

Artist Leroy Neiman's portrait of John Lennon with his lyrics for the song "Imagine".

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Late 20th Century American American Classical Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Copper

1960s Rosenfeld, F. Boucher's The Nest Rococo Printing Plate Purse
1960s Rosenfeld, F. Boucher's The Nest Rococo Printing Plate Purse

1960s Rosenfeld, F. Boucher's The Nest Rococo Printing Plate Purse

By Rosenfeld, Harry Rosenfeld

Located in Houston, TX

The rigid, top handle purse is ornamented with a printing plate of Françoise Boucher's "Le Dénicheur,” meaning "The Scavenger" or "The Hunter."

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1960s Vintage Printing Plates

Lithograph Copper Plate
Lithograph Copper Plate

Lithograph Copper Plate

Unavailable

H 16 in W 21 in D 0.18 in

Lithograph Copper Plate

Located in Bronx, NY

Printing plate for lithograph with border design, very simple and an elegant decoration once mounted and or framed.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Copper

Lithograph Copper Plate Hand Reverse Etched for Print
Lithograph Copper Plate Hand Reverse Etched for Print

Lithograph Copper Plate Hand Reverse Etched for Print

Unavailable

H 16 in W 22 in D 0.08 in

Lithograph Copper Plate Hand Reverse Etched for Print

Located in Bronx, NY

Printing plate for lithograph, very simple and an elegant decoration once mounted and or framed.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

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Copper

Tiger, around 1950

Stefan PraschlTiger, around 1950, around 1950

Unavailable

H 26.89 in W 14.18 in

Tiger, around 1950

By Stefan Praschl

Located in Vienna, AT

Woodcut, hand coloured Monogrammed on the printing plate bottom right PS Signed bottom right S.

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1950s Vintage Printing Plates

Mill backlit
Mill backlit

Carl August WaltherMill backlit, 1913

Unavailable

H 15.12 in W 13 in

Mill backlit

By Carl August Walther

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Carl August Walther (1880 Leipzig - 1956 Dresden): Mill backlit, 1913, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: Monogrammed and dated in the printing plate, inscribed, numb...

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20th Century Realist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper

Piazza Duomo in San Gimignano, 2 Probedruck
Piazza Duomo in San Gimignano, 2 Probedruck

Piazza Duomo in San Gimignano, 2 Probedruck

By Carl August Walther

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Carl August Walther (1880 Leipzig - 1956 Dresden): Piazza Duomo in San Gimignano, 2 Probedruck, 20th century, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: Monogrammed in the pr...

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20th Century Realist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper

Portrait of Vera, The Artist's Wife, proof print
Portrait of Vera, The Artist's Wife, proof print

Portrait of Vera, The Artist's Wife, proof print

By Carl August Walther

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Carl August Walther (1880 Leipzig - 1956 Dresden): Portrait of Vera, The Artist's Wife, proof print, 1908, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: Signed and dated in the ...

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20th Century Realist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper

Cigar Humidor Box Sterling Silver Horse Racing Steeple Chase Art Deco
Cigar Humidor Box Sterling Silver Horse Racing Steeple Chase Art Deco

Cigar Humidor Box Sterling Silver Horse Racing Steeple Chase Art Deco

By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Silver cigar box featuring a horse racing themed sterling silver hand-coloured engraved printing plate under which is inscribed extensive text as follows: “The First Steeple-Chase ...

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20th Century British Art Deco Vintage Printing Plates

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Silver

"Untitled" by T. L. Solien, 1988

"Untitled" by T. L. Solien, 1988

Unavailable

H 26.25 in W 20.25 in

"Untitled" by T. L. Solien, 1988

By T. L. Solien

Located in Palm Springs, CA

To make a monotype, the artist uses a slow-drying ink to paint a design directly onto a flat surface; a plate, Plexiglas or glass. Reductive processes such as wiping or scraping away...

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Late 20th Century American Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Wood

"Star Wars" Film Poster, 1977
"Star Wars" Film Poster, 1977

"Star Wars" Film Poster, 1977

Unavailable

H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in

"Star Wars" Film Poster, 1977

Located in London, GB

The prints are so good that it is believed that the forgers somehow got their hands on the original printing plates. The fake is darker, the writing on the bottom border is thicker, ...

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1970s Vintage Printing Plates

Star Wars, Poster, 1977
Star Wars, Poster, 1977

Star Wars, Poster, 1977

Unavailable

H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in

Star Wars, Poster, 1977

Located in London, GB

The prints are so good that it is believed that the forgers somehow got their hands on the original printing plates. The fake is darker, the writing on the bottom border is thicker, ...

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1970s American Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper

Bajazzo
Bajazzo

Emil BetzlerBajazzo, 1950s

Unavailable

H 27.56 in W 17.52 in

Bajazzo

By Emil Betzler

Located in Hesse, DE

His now re-discovered work comprises paintings, drawings, etchings and printing plates but these are of such high quality and intensity that he finally will return to its rightful pl...

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1950s Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Tempera

The Door
The Door

Emil BetzlerThe Door, 1960

Unavailable

H 24.61 in W 10.63 in

The Door

By Emil Betzler

Located in Hesse, DE

His now re-discovered work comprises paintings, drawings, etchings and printing plates but these are of such high quality and intensity that he finally will return to its rightful pl...

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1960s Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Couple
Couple

Emil BetzlerCouple, 1968

Unavailable

H 21.26 in W 9.45 in

Couple

By Emil Betzler

Located in Hesse, DE

His now re-discovered work comprises paintings, drawings, etchings and printing plates but these are of such high quality and intensity that he finally will return to its rightful pl...

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1960s Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Couple in Red
Couple in Red

Emil BetzlerCouple in Red, 1960s

Unavailable

H 19.69 in W 27.76 in

Couple in Red

By Emil Betzler

Located in Hesse, DE

His now re-discovered work comprises paintings, drawings, etchings and printing plates but these are of such high quality and intensity that he finally will return to its rightful pl...

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1960s Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Reclining Couple
Reclining Couple

Emil BetzlerReclining Couple, 1960

Unavailable

H 15.95 in W 24.22 in

Reclining Couple

By Emil Betzler

Located in Hesse, DE

His now re-discovered work comprises tempera paintures, drawings, etchings and printing plates but these are of such high quality and intensity that he finally will return to its rig...

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1960s Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Tempera

Bajazzo 2
Bajazzo 2

Emil BetzlerBajazzo 2, 1950s

Unavailable

H 23.63 in W 12.01 in

Bajazzo 2

By Emil Betzler

Located in Hesse, DE

His now re-discovered work comprises paintings, drawings, etchings and printing plates but these are of such high quality and intensity that he finally will return to its rightful pl...

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1950s Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Tempera

Carnival
Carnival

Emil BetzlerCarnival, 1966

Unavailable

H 27.56 in W 19.69 in

Carnival

By Emil Betzler

Located in Hesse, DE

His now re-discovered work comprises paintings, drawings, etchings and printing plates but these are of such high quality and intensity that he finally will return to its rightful pl...

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1960s Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Untitled (SFE-071)

Sam FrancisUntitled (SFE-071)

Unavailable

H 19.75 in W 17.75 in

Untitled (SFE-071)

By Sam Francis

Located in San Francisco, CA

Original aquatint/monoprint printed in 7 colors from 3 runs from 3 steel-faced copper plates, with pure permanent powdered pigment added to the plate prior to printing the third run ...

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1980s Post-War Vintage Printing Plates

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Aquatint

New York, Columbia University
New York, Columbia University

New York, Columbia University

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in New York, NY

He then transferred the design by hand on as many as four to six different etching plates, printing one after the other by hand and hand applying the color to each plate.

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1960s Impressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

Minimum colour contrast with orange
Minimum colour contrast with orange

Minimum colour contrast with orange

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

During his time at university, Takayanagi took an intensive course in copper plate printing under Tetsuro Komai, receiving his degree from the graduate school in 1966.

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1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Flying
Flying

Yutaka TakayanagiFlying, 1973

Unavailable

H 23.23 in W 31.11 in

Flying

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

During his time at university, Takayanagi took an intensive course in copper plate printing under Tetsuro Komai, receiving his degree from the graduate school in 1966.

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1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Geranium
Geranium

Yutaka TakayanagiGeranium, 1973

Unavailable

H 25.99 in W 20.08 in

Geranium

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

During his time at university, Takayanagi took an intensive course in copper plate printing under Tetsuro Komai, receiving his degree from the graduate school in 1966.

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1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Complementaries
Complementaries

Yutaka TakayanagiComplementaries, 1973

Unavailable

H 33.86 in W 27.96 in

Complementaries

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

During his time at university, Takayanagi took an intensive course in copper plate printing under Tetsuro Komai, receiving his degree from the graduate school in 1966.

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1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Pisces
Pisces

Yutaka TakayanagiPisces, 1977

Unavailable

H 22.45 in W 31.11 in

Pisces

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

During his time at university, Takayanagi took an intensive course in copper plate printing under Tetsuro Komai, receiving his degree from the graduate school in 1966.

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1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled
Untitled

Yutaka TakayanagiUntitled, 1973

Unavailable

H 25.99 in W 20.08 in

Untitled

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

During his time at university, Takayanagi took an intensive course in copper plate printing under Tetsuro Komai, receiving his degree from the graduate school in 1966.

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1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Monoprint

Jean Lurcat Lithograph Owl Limited Edition Hand Signed c1950-1960 unframed
Jean Lurcat Lithograph Owl Limited Edition Hand Signed c1950-1960 unframed

Jean Lurcat Lithograph Owl Limited Edition Hand Signed c1950-1960 unframed

By Jean Lurçat

Located in FR

Jean Lurcat Limited Edition Lithograph of an Owl / Chouette Hand Signed c1940-1960 unframed Rare and Original numbered 44 of 200 a short run because the printing plates were destroy...

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1940s Other Art Style Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Set of Four Framed Glass Plates of a Pin-Up Girl by E. Heart
Set of Four Framed Glass Plates of a Pin-Up Girl by E. Heart

Set of Four Framed Glass Plates of a Pin-Up Girl by E. Heart

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A set of four custom framed black & white glass printing plates of a pin-up girl in a bikini and Native American headdress playing a drum.

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1950s American Vintage Printing Plates

Janus Cabinet by Edward Wormley
Janus Cabinet by Edward Wormley

Janus Cabinet by Edward Wormley

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H 37.5 in W 65.5 in D 13.5 in

Janus Cabinet by Edward Wormley

By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A slab-sided, walnut “Janus” cabinet with four doors – set with antique Japanese printing plates - over four rosewood-front drawers.

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Walnut

Set of Six Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi Wedgwood Plates
Set of Six Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi Wedgwood Plates

Set of Six Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi Wedgwood Plates

By Eduardo Paolozzi

Located in Downingtown, PA

Wedgwood collaborated with the artist in this venture to produce a limited edition of 200 sets of fine bone china plates with decoration designed by Paolozzi. The project extends the...

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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Metal Advertising Typeset Plates, circa 1958-1960
Metal Advertising Typeset Plates, circa 1958-1960

Metal Advertising Typeset Plates, circa 1958-1960

Located in San Francisco, CA

About Metal typeset advertising printing plates mounted on wood. The tall piece is dated 1958.

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Original Letterpress Prints
Original Letterpress Prints

Original Letterpress Prints

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H 38.25 in W 37 in D 1.75 in

Original Letterpress Prints

By Dieter Roth 1

Located in Chireno, TX

These gate-fold prints (limited edition of 1000) document Roth's experiments with printing plates and geometric forms, known as his so-called puzzles.

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Original Letterpress Prints
Original Letterpress Prints

Original Letterpress Prints

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H 21.75 in W 55 in D 1.13 in

Original Letterpress Prints

By Dieter Roth 1

Located in Chireno, TX

These gate-fold prints (limited edition of 1000) document Roth's experiments with printing plates and geometric forms, known as his so-called puzzles.

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Original Letterpress Prints
Original Letterpress Prints

Original Letterpress Prints

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H 21.75 in W 55 in D 1.13 in

Original Letterpress Prints

By Dieter Roth 1

Located in Chireno, TX

These gate-fold prints (limited edition of 1000) document Roth's experiments with printing plates and geometric forms, known as his so-called puzzles.

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Original B&W Letterpress Prints Framed in Light Blue
Original B&W Letterpress Prints Framed in Light Blue

Original B&W Letterpress Prints Framed in Light Blue

By Dieter Roth 1

Located in Chireno, TX

These gate-fold prints (limited edition of 1000) document Roth's experiments with printing plates and geometric forms, known as his so-called puzzles.

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Cabinet by Edward Womley
Cabinet by Edward Womley

Cabinet by Edward Womley

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H 78 in W 66 in D 20 in

Cabinet by Edward Womley

By Dunbar Furniture

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A two piece breakfront server in oiled walnut, rosewood and marble top with antique Japanese printing plates in the doors of the upper section.

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Stone, Brass

WLS XIV -- Lithograph, White Line Squares, Square, Gray by Josef Albers
WLS XIV -- Lithograph, White Line Squares, Square, Gray by Josef Albers

WLS XIV -- Lithograph, White Line Squares, Square, Gray by Josef Albers

By Josef Albers

Located in London, GB

This choice of technique meant that the accurate manufacture and precise registration of each of the printing plates was critical to prevent overlap or mismatch in each phase of the ...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Contemporary Interior Still Life Print of Marigolds in a Teal Vase
Abstract Contemporary Interior Still Life Print of Marigolds in a Teal Vase

Abstract Contemporary Interior Still Life Print of Marigolds in a Teal Vase

Located in Houston, TX

Pip likes to work directly from the subject, taking her printing plate, paints and paper to the scene to capture the spontaneity of first vision.

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Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680

Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairfield, CT

Picasso later gave the printing plate to Roby with permission to print further editions.

Category

1960s Cubist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

'Star Wars' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Tom Jung, American, 1977
'Star Wars' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Tom Jung, American, 1977

'Star Wars' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Tom Jung, American, 1977

By Tom Jung

Located in Devon, GB

Perhaps economising, the printers simply used the One Sheet printing plate to print the 30x40 format poster rather than altering the design or dimensions.

Category

1970s American Space Age Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Paper

Joan Miro " Equinox"
Joan Miro " Equinox"

Joan MiróJoan Miro " Equinox", 1967

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H 48.75 in W 38.5 in D 2.25 in

Joan Miro " Equinox"

By Joan Miró

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Carborundum etching is a printmaking process used in the black passages of the piece, whereby Miró built a textured, waxy layer on the printing plate to create velvety texture in the...

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1960s Abstract Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680
Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680

Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairfield, CT

He later etched the portrait onto a printing plate so that Roby could include the print in his book L’Age de Soleil.

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1960s Cubist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680
Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680

Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairfield, CT

He later etched the portrait onto a printing plate so that Roby could include the print in his book L’Age de Soleil.

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1960s Cubist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680
Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680

Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil 1950), Bloch 680

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairfield, CT

He later etched the portrait onto a printing plate so that Roby could include the print in his book L’Age de Soleil.

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1960s Cubist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Etching

Frankenthaler: Gateway (Catalog) (Signed) /// Helen Abstract Expressionist Art
Frankenthaler: Gateway (Catalog) (Signed) /// Helen Abstract Expressionist Art

Frankenthaler: Gateway (Catalog) (Signed) /// Helen Abstract Expressionist Art

By Helen Frankenthaler

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Initially, Ken Tyler provided Frankenthaler with three 5'6" x 26" magnesium plates. This was the first time the artist had worked on magnesium or on printing plates of this size.

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Surfside, FL

Signature in the printing plate. Size is of the full sheet. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"Series 4- Connect One" Modern Grey & Blue Geometric Abstract Serigraph Ed 19/30
"Series 4- Connect One" Modern Grey & Blue Geometric Abstract Serigraph Ed 19/30

"Series 4- Connect One" Modern Grey & Blue Geometric Abstract Serigraph Ed 19/30

By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali

Located in Houston, TX

Through manipulations of salvaged materials, including signage, newspaper printing plates, lettering, plexiglass, and neon, she reflected upon mass communication and technology in th...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Printing Plates

Materials

Screen

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