$200Sale Price|20% Off
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Homage to Wassily Kandinsky Woodcut Print Book, Modern, 20th Century
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Brooklyn, NY
by G. di San Lazzaro, the book features four woodcuts, 20 India ink drawings reproduced in colors
Woodcut
$7,000
H 22.25 in W 18.75 in
'Improvisation 7' second ed. woodcut from 'Klänge' by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Improvisation 7' second ed. woodcut from 'Klänge' is a woodcut print created by Wassily Kandinsky
Woodcut, Laid Paper
$25,600
H 22 in W 19.5 in
'Improvisation 7' original first ed. woodcut from 'Klänge' by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Wassily Kandinsky. This first edition was released in an edition of 300, each book signed and numbered by
Woodcut
$7,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.65 in W 12.4 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Komposition, from XXe siecle, 1939
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Komposition (Composition), from the
Woodcut
$5,596Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Oriental, from XXe siecle, 1938
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Orientalisches (Oriental), from the
Woodcut
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Oriental, from XXe siecle, 1975 (after)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Orientalisches (Oriental), from
Woodcut
$5,596Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Black Spot, from XXe siecle, 1938
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Schwarzer Fleck (Black Spot), from
Woodcut
$5,596Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Rider’s Path, from XXe siecle, 1938
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Reiterweg (Rider’s Path), from the
Woodcut
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Sounds, from XXe Siecle, 1966 (after)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Klange (Sounds), from the album
Woodcut
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.65 in W 12.4 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Black Flag, from XXe Siecle, 1966
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Schwarze Fahne (Black Flag
Woodcut
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Judgment Day, from XXe siecle, 1975 (after)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Jungster Tag (Judgment Day
Woodcut
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Improvisation 7, from XXe siecle, 1975 (after)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Improvisation 7 (Improvisation 7
Woodcut
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Plate, Folio 12, from XXe siecle, 1975 (after)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Planche, Folio 12 (Plate, Folio
Woodcut
$5,596Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Motif from Improvisation 25, from XXe siecle, 1938
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Motiv aus Improvisation 25 (Motif
Woodcut
$5,596Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Two Riders Against Red, from XXe siecle, 1938
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Zwei Reiter vor Rot (Two Riders
Woodcut
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
Wassily Kandinsky, Motif from Improvisation No 25, from XXe Siecle, 1959 (after)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut, after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Motif aus Improvisation No 25
Woodcut
"Orientalisches" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 106). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for
Woodcut
"Improvisation 7" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 124). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for
Woodcut
"10 Origin" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 203). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for
Woodcut
"Improvisation 7" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 124). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for
Woodcut
"Schwartzer Fleck" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 145. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art
Woodcut
"Jüngster Tag" original woodcut (Judgement Day)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 146). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for
Woodcut
$500
H 12.49 in W 9.65 in
"Motif aus Improvisation 25: The Garden of Love" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 105. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art
Woodcut
$418
H 12.21 in W 9.45 in
"Motif aus Improvisation 25: The Garden of Love" - Original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Paris, IDF
Vassily KANDINSKY Woodcut print Second edition for 'XXe Siecle' the first edition was done in
Woodcut
Plate 12
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Fairlawn, OH
1975 edition published in, “Homage to Wassily Kandinsky”, Special Issue of the XXe Siecle Review
Woodcut
$200
H 8.55 in W 8.67 in
Motif aus Improvisation 25: The Garden of Love
By (after) Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: woodcut (after Kandinsky). Printed in 1959 for the art revue of XXe Siecle (issue number 13
Woodcut
Wassily Kandinsky - Composition - Woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Wassily Kandinsky - Composition - Original Woodcut Condition: excellent 32 x 24 cm 1959 Published
Woodcut
Wassily Kandinsky Woodcut- Reiterweg- Riders on a track'
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in London, GB
One of the 'Klange' series of Kandinsky Woodcuts entitled Riders on a Track' Most probably printed
Kandinsky Vasily Klange Suite - Orientalische
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Hudson, NY
Orientalische Composition from Klange Suite first edition 1911 edition 300 woodblock image 12.3 x 19 cm paper 32 x 24 cm listed in Roethel 79 monted on thin s...
Woodcut
The Archer
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
At the moment of the Blaue Reiter, Kandinsky’s imagery was still rooted in the representational
Woodcut
Composition from Klange Suite 1911
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Hudson, NY
Composition from Klange Suite first edition 1911 edition 300 woodblock signed on plate image 15.5 x 15.3 cm 6 3/8 x 6 in paper 32 x 24 cm 12 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. li...
Woodcut
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H 22.75 in W 15.75 in
Deux Cavaliers sur Fond Rouge (Deconstruction Suit)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in New York, NY
Suit of three woodblock deconstruction prints from Kandinsky's "Deux Cavaliers sur Fond Rouge" (Two
Woodcut
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H 16.75 in W 15.5 in
Bogenschutze (The Archer), Color Woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wassily Kandinsky, Russian (1866 - 1944) - Bogenschutze (The Archer), Year: 1908-1909, Medium
Woodcut
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H 14.97 in W 11.03 in
Gravure pour 10 Origine - Original Woodcut Print by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Roma, IT
. From the series "Origine". Bibliography: C. Derouet, J. Boissel, "Kandinsky. Oeuvre de Vassily
Woodcut
Der Blaue Reiter, Woodblock by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wassily Kandinsky, Russian (1866 - 1944) - Der Blaue Reiter, Year: 1911, Medium: Woodblock on
Woodcut
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H 9.5 in W 20.625 in
"Zwei Frauen in Mondlandschaft (Two Women in Moonlight), " by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky. It is from an edition of 300. The artist put his initials in the wood block
Woodcut
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H 16.93 in W 18.9 in D 1.19 in
Regards sur le passé -Kandinsky original wood engraving abstract expressionist
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Ragards sur le passé" - is an original woodcut engraving of Wassilij Kandinsky which was edited
Woodcut
Berge from Klange Series original color woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
From Wassily Kandinsky's Klange series is "Berge" (in the Catalogue Raisonné Hans Roethel #122
Woodcut
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H 21 in W 18.25 in
Improvisation Seven from Klange Series (original black and white woodcut)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
From Wassily Kandinsky's Klange series is "Improvisation Seven." (Cat. Ref. Rothel #124
Woodcut
Jungster Tag
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Fairlawn, OH
in Klange (Sounds), 1913, edition 345 This impression is from “Homage to Wassily Kandinsky,” special
Woodcut
Felson,
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in New York, NY
Black and White Woodcut. Published in 1909 in an edition of 100 to be used as a card member for
Woodcut
Holzschnitt für die Ganymed-Mappe
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in New York, NY
Holzschhnitt für die Ganymed-Mappe 1924 Signed in pencil, l.r. Woodcut on roughly grained thin
Woodcut
Orientalisches
By (after) Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wassily Kandinsky, Russian (1866 - 1944) Title: Orientalisches for Klaenge (from XXE Siecle
Woodcut
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H 18.75 in W 21.5 in
"Orientalisches from Klange Cat, " Original Color Woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
From Wassily Kandinsky's Klange series is "Orientalisches" (Cat. Ref. Rothel #106.) It is an
Woodcut
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H 21.63 in W 20 in
"Blatt Fur 10 Origin, " an original woodcut initialed by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
An abstract original black and white woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky. Signed in woodcut with initials
Woodcut
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H 12.5 in W 9.125 in
Zwei Reiter vor Rot (Roethel 95), XXe Siècle, Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
medium of print. WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is
Woodcut
Wasilly Kandinsky Mid-Century Modern Abstract Woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky. Signed on the plate. In good condition, preserving some traces of
Paper
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H 5.91 in W 7.49 in D 0.04 in
Composition From "XXe Siècle" - Original Woodcut print by V. Kandinsky - 1939
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Roma, IT
Composition From "XXe Siècle" is an original artwork realized by Wassily Kandinsky in 1939
Woodcut
"Reiterweg" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 111. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art
Woodcut
"Orientalisches" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original color woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 106. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the
Woodcut
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H 6.38 in W 8.27 in D 0.08 in
Composition from "XXe Siècle" - Original Xilygraph by V. Kandinsky - 1939
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Roma, IT
Composition From "XXe Siècle" is an original artwork realized by Wassily Kandinsky in 1939
Woodcut
"10 Origin" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 203). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for
Woodcut
"Schwartzer Fleck" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 145. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art
Woodcut
"Jüngster Tag" original woodcut (Judgement Day)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 146). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for
Woodcut
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H 12.21 in W 9.65 in D 0.04 in
Wasilly Kandinsky, Wood Engraving for "Klaenge" Portfolio on Arches Paper
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky. Wood engraving for the portfolio "Klaenge" on Arches paper Signed
Paper
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H 12.21 in W 9.45 in
"Motif aus Improvisation 25: The Garden of Love" - Original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Paris, IDF
Vassily KANDINSKY Woodcut print Second edition for 'XXe Siecle' the first edition was done in
Woodcut
ZWEI REITER VOR ROT (TWO RIDERS AGAINST A RED BACKGROUND)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Portland, ME
Kandinsky, Wassily. ZWEI REITER VOR ROT (TWO RIDERS AGAINST A RED BACKGROUND). Roethel 95. Woodcut
Woodcut
Improvisation 7
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Fairlawn, OH
1975: “Homage to Wassily Kandinsky” Special Issue of XXe Siecle Edited by G. San Lazzaro Published
Woodcut
UNTITLED COMPOSITION
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944) UNTITLED, 1939 (Roethel, 201) Woodcut in colors from XXe Siecle
Woodcut
Composition from "XXe Siècle"
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Roma, IT
Artist's monogram on plate. Original 2-color woodcut, 1939. Edition: published by the deluxe art
Woodcut
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H 9.375 in W 12.375 in
Holzschnitt für die Ganymed-Mappe (from Der Dritten Ganymed-Mappe)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed in pencil, from the edition of 100. Woodcut on Japan paper with Advertisers Text
Woodcut
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H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
(tariff free*) Bogenschütze (Röthel 79), Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Kandinsky, Wassily, and Hans Konrad Röthel. Kandinsky
Woodcut
Woodcut for "Ganymed" Portfolio
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in black ink on wove paper bearing an unidentified watermark. Hand
Woodcut
Woodcut for "Ganymed" Portfolio
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in black ink on wove paper bearing an unidentified watermark. Hand
Woodcut
Woodcut for Editions “Cahiers d'Art”
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in three colors (yellow, red, black) from three blocks on Torpes wove
Woodcut
Kleine Welten VIII
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in black ink on wove paper. Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower
Woodcut
KLEINE WELTEN VII
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in three colors (yellow, blue, black) on wove paper. Hand-signed in
Woodcut
Spring
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in black ink on Arches wove paper. Signed in the block with the
Woodcut
Apple Tree
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in colors on Arches wove paper. Signed in the block with the artist’s
Woodcut
Two Riders Against a Red Background
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
The color woodcuts that Kandinsky made between 1909 and 1913 are some of the most significant
Woodcut
Motif from Improvisation No. 25
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
. The motif of this woodcut was taken by Kandinsky from his 1912 painting “Improvistion 25 – Garten de
Woodcut
Veil
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in black ink on Arches wove paper. Signed in the block with the artist’s
Woodcut
Black Spot
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in black ink on wove paper. Signed in the block with the artist’s
Woodcut
Landscape with Figures and Crucifix
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in colors on Arches wove paper. Signed in the block with the artist’s
Woodcut
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 17 in
Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), originates from the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches. Published by The Stud...
Lithograph
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.75 in W 13.88 in D 1 in
Taxco, Mexico - 1930's Figurative Village Landscape
By Theodore Ernest Langguth
Located in Soquel, CA
A vintage watercolor capturing a daily scene in the Spanish colonial town of Taxco, Mexico by Theodore Ernest Langguth (German-American, 1861-1952). Titled, dated and signed lower ma...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...
Paper, Pastel, Board
French Designer, Wall Mirror, Oak, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak wall mirror likely designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 12.1"H x 10.1"W x 0.7"D Does not include mounting hardware. All items ship from H...
Wood, Oak
$195,000
H 25 in W 20.5 in
Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 artist's proofs. This piece is...
Linocut
$348Sale Price|40% Off
H 4 in W 10.5 in D 8.5 in
Large Giant Clam Shell Natural Specimen, Tridacna Gigas, Organic Modern Decor
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Giant Clam Shell Natural Specimen, Tridacna Gigas, Organic Modern Decor. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing in May and items will not be available thereafter. We think thou...
Shell, Organic Material
$12,000
H 19 in W 18 in
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio “The Embrace (Fulfillment)” collotype print
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Palm Beach, FL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler #17, Aus dem Stoclet-Fries: Die Umarmung; multi-color collotype after the cartoon for the 1910-1911 mosaic frieze on the east wall of the dining hall o...
Paper
$125,000
H 18 in W 18.5 in
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Kiss" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The Kiss, no. 1 from the fifth installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts Undoubtedly Klimt’s best known and most reproduced images, this printed version of The Kiss is the only one with...
Handmade Paper
$544Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 24 in W 16 in D 1 in
SALE David Hockney Park Hotel Munich Orig Exhibition Lithograph Poster Denmark
By David Hockney
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
David Hockney Park Hotel Munich Original Exhibition Lithograph Poster Denmark 1972 David Hockney Original Exhibition Lithograph Poster entitled Park Hotel Munich published by the L...
Paper
Lady in Blue Oil Pastel Painting, Art Deco Style, Framed, 1930s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4066 Art Deco Lady in blue pastel painting Set in a white frame
Oil Pastel
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.5 in W 17.75 in
'L'Escargot' Modern Art Colour Lithograph on Wove Paper
By Henri Matisse
Located in Toronto, ON
Signed on the plate by Matisse. From the portfolio ‘Dernières Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954’, known as Verve Vol. IX No. 35 & 36. Printed by Mourlot in Paris. Henri Matisse oversaw ...
Lithograph
$235,000
H 29.63 in W 24.44 in
Pablo Picasso, "Grand Tête" original linocut in colors, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Grand Tête, Portrait of Jacqueline with sleek hair Color linocut printed in beige, yellow, red, blue, and black on cream wove paper with Arches watermark Numbered 14/50 from the edit...
Linocut
Andy Warhol -- Cow, 1971
By Andy Warhol
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Andy Warhol Cow , 1971 Silkscreen on wallpaper, unsigned Cow with a soft pink background, surrounded by a purple ground. Left margin in the same soft pink reading "Andy Warhol" and...
Screen
$4,007
H 12.6 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Pablo Picasso - La Petite Corrida - Original Lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Original Lithograph La Petite Corrida (The Small Bullfight) 1958 Edition of 2000, unsigned Published in the journal XXe Siecle Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Edition: G. di ...
Lithograph
“Color is a means of exerting a direct influence upon the soul,” wrote the pioneering abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky. The Russian-born painter and theorist dedicated his life to using abstract compositions of form and color to express deep emotion as well as to depict the language of music through visuals.
Kandinsky was part of a crucial moment in art history — the early 20th century — that saw the rise of movements like Cubism. He embraced styles such as Surrealism and Fauvism and was a leading figure in bringing together Der Blaue Reiter (the name means “The Blue Rider” after one of Kandinsky’s paintings) in 1911, a group of avant-garde artists in Munich, including Paul Klee and Franz Marc, who explored spiritual concepts through their art as a response to the materialism of the time. Kandinsky also led courses on analytical drawing and color at the Bauhaus. He was appointed by founder and architect Walter Gropius to teach in Weimar in 1922. He taught at all three of the legendary school’s locations and remained with the institution until its forced closure by the Nazi party in Berlin.
The artist had the rare and unusual trait of synesthesia, the neurological ability to perceive things using multiple senses. In Kandinsky’s case, it was the gift of “seeing” music, and music appeared in every aspect of his work, including the titles of his series “Compositions,” “Improvisations” and “Impressions.” He once described the experience of painting using a musical metaphor: “I had little thought for houses and trees, drawing colored lines and blobs on the canvas with my palette knife, and making them sing just as powerfully as I knew how.”
While Kandinsky isn’t the first abstract artist — mystically inclined painter Hilma af Klint was making nonrepresentational art well before him — he certainly had the biggest impact on establishing the style. His paintings inspired the likes of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and other Abstract Expressionists. From his Untitled (First Abstract Watercolor) painted in 1910 to future works, his unique take on using color and flair for bold, experimental compositions, Kandinsky is one of the most important figures of early-20th-century art.
Find original Wassily Kandinsky art, including paintings and prints, on 1stDibs.
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.)
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