Gianni Testa Art

Lowell Nesbitt Orchid, 1979 Silkscreen on wove paper Pencil signed, dated and numbered 144/175 by Lowell Nesbitt on the front Published by Charles Cardinale Fine Creations, Inc., with blind stamp on the front 25 × 25 inches Unframed This work is pencil signed, dated and numbered 144/175 by Lowell Nesbitt on the front. About Lowell Nesbitt. Lowell Nesbitt, who was born in Baltimore on Oct. 4, 1933, was a graduate of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and also attended the Royal College of Art in London, where he worked in stained glass & etching. In 1964, the Corcoran Gallery or Art in Washington gave him one of his first museum exhibitions, and by the mid 1970's he had decided to leave the museum a bequest of more than $1 million. But in 1989, he publicly revoked the bequest after the Corcoran canceled a disputed exhibition of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, who was an old friend. Mr. Nesbitt named the Phillips Collection as a beneficiary instead. He was frequently grouped with the Photo Realists, but his images were more interpretively distorted, somewhat loosely painted and boldly abbreviated. He had many subjects: studio interiors, articles of clothing, piles of shoes and groupings of fruits and vegetables. He also painted his dog, a Rottweiler named Echo, the Neoclassical facades of SoHo's 19th century cast-iron buildings and several of Manhattan's major bridges. Despite such variety, Lowell Nesbitt was best known for gargantuan images or irises, roses, lilies and other flowers, which he often depicted in close up so that their petals seemed to fill the canvas. Dramatic, implicitly sexual and a little ominous, they earned the artist a popularity with the general public that tended to overshadow his reputation within the art world. In 1980, the United States Postal Service issued four stamps based on Mr. Nesbitt's floral paintings. He also served as the official artist for the space flights of Apollo 9...

Wes Lang (American, b. 1972) Thoughts For The Free Life #15, 2023 Medium: Screen print on Somerset 280/gsm paper Dimensions: 58.4 × 91.4 cm (23 x 36 in) Edition of 100 + 15 AP: Hand-...

Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) Cats (Black), 2022 Medium: Screenprint on paper Sheet dimensions: 28 x 32.8 cm Frame dimensions: 36.1 x 41.2 cm Edition of 150: Hand-signed, numbered and...

This serigraph was created by contemporary American artist Hunt Slonem. Slonem is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings and bright tropical palette, and his subject matter o...

Double Decoy Hunt Slonem, American (1951) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition AP 30 Image Size: 22 x 26.5 inches Size: 26 in. x 30.5 in. (66.04 cm x 77.47 c...

Beautiful Serigraph print on paper by the Cuban artist Manuel Mendive. El Reposo, 2021 Lithograph 23,5 x 29 in Ed. 10 of 100 Signed and numbered by the artist. Manuel Mendive is an ...

Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014) Title: Kaleidoscope III Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 22 x 30 inches Size: ...

Artist: Janet Fish, American (1938 - ) Title: Still Life with Fruits Year: 1992 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, and dated in pencil Edition: 75 Image Size: 36 x 42 inches Siz...

A bright and vibrant still life by pop artist Hunt Slonem. The silkscreen print is hand-signed and numbered in pencil, nicely framed. Spell III by Hunt Slonem, American (1951) Date:...

Katie Edwards Freedom Limited Edition Silkscreen Print Edition of 50 Size: H 40.5cm x W 30.5cm x D 0.5cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of ho...

James Rizzi, American (1950 - 2011) - Passion Fruit, Year: 1989, Medium: Screenprint on BFK Rives, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: PP, Image Size: 28 x 20 inches, ...

A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse! by Mychael Barratt [2021] limited_edition Silkscreen print on paper Edition number 100 Image size: H:70 ...