Ilya Kabakov, is a Soviet-born American conceptual artist, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. He worked for 30 years in Moscow, from the 1950s until the late 1980s. He now lives and works on Long Island. Throughout his 40-year plus career, Kabakov has produced a wide range of paintings, drawings, installations and theoretical texts — not to mention extensive memoirs that track his life from his childhood to the early 1980s. In recent years, he has created installations that evoked the visual culture of the Soviet Union, though this theme has never been the exclusive focus of his work. Unlike some underground Soviet artists, Kabakov joined the Union of Soviet Artists in 1959 and became a full-member in 1965. This was a prestigious position in the USSR and it brought with it substantial material benefits. In general, he illustrated children's books for 3–6 months each year and then spent the remainder of his time on his projects. By using fictional biographies, many inspired by his own experiences, Kabakov has attempted to explain the birth and death of the Soviet Union, which he claims to be the first modern society to disappear. In the Soviet Union, he discovers elements common to every modern society and in doing so, he examines the rift between capitalism and communism. Rather than depict the Soviet Union as a failed Socialist project defeated by Western economics, Kabakov describes it as one utopian project among many, capitalism included. By reexamining historical narratives and perspectives, he delivers a message that every project, whether public or private, important or trivial has the potential to fail due to the potentially authoritarian will to power.
"Motorcycle" From the portfolio"The Beautiful Sixties"
By Ilya Kabakov
Located in New York, NY
Ilya Kabakov, is a Soviet-born American conceptual artist, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. He worked for thirty years in Moscow, from the 1950s until the late 1980s. He now lives an...
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New York City Landmarks Illustrated Print by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (New York City Landmarks) Lithograph, Published by Marmont Hill Sight: 20 1/2 x 13 in. Framed: 24 3/4 x 16 x 1 3/8 in. Initialed lower right: MH Marmont Hill is a collectiv...
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Tribute to the Victims (Viet Nam) - Lithograph, 1967
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976) Tribute to the Victims, 1967 Lithograph on offset background (Arte atelier) Printed signature in the plate On paper 75 x 44.5 cm (c. 29.5 x 17.3 inch) Original vintage poster INFORMATION: Published by Maeght on the occasion of the artist's exhibition "Pour le Viet Nam...
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$301
H 25.99 in W 19.69 in
Music : The Orchestra - Lithograph poster - Berggruen / Mourlot 1975
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER (1881 - 1955) Music : The Orchestra Lithograph after a watercolor (printed in Atelier Mourlot) Signature printed in the plate On paper 66 ...
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$260Sale Price|38% Off
H 15 in W 11 in
Alexander Calder lithograph Derrière le Miroir (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1971 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. From: Derrière le miroir Published Paris c. 1971. Printed in France. Derrière le miroir: In October 1945 the French art dealer Aimé Maeght opens his art gallery at 13 Rue de Téhéran in Paris. His beginning coincides with the end of Second World War and the return of a number of exiled artists back to France. The publication was created in October 1946 (n°1) and published without interruption until 1982 (n°253). Its original articles and illustrations (mainly original color lithographs by the gallery artists) who were famous at the time. The lithographic publication covered only the artists exhibited by Maeght gallery either through personal or group exhibitions. Among them were, Pierre Alechinsky, Francis Bacon, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Eduardo Chillida, Alberto Giacometti, Vassily Kandinsky, Ellsworth Kelly, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Saul Steinberg and Antoni Tapies. Alexander Calder was an American artist best known for his invention of the kinetic sculptures known as mobiles. Calder also produced a variety of two-dimensional artworks including lithographs, paintings, and tapestries as seen in his Butterfly (1970). “My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses, and movement,” the artist once said. Born on August 22, 1898 in Lawnton, PA, Calder turned to art in the 1920s, studying drawing and painting under George Luks and Boardman Robinson at the Art Students League in New York. Calder moved to Paris to continue his studies in 1926, where he was introduced to the European avant-garde through performances of his Cirque Calder (1926–1931). “I was very fond of the spatial relations,” he said of his interest in the circus. “The whole thing of the—the vast space—I’ve always loved it.” With these performances, along with his wire sculptures, Calder attracted the attention of such notable figures as Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Fernand Léger. Notably, it was his friend Duchamp that coined the term mobile—a pun in French meaning both “motion” and “motive”—during a visit to Calder’s Paris studio in 1931. His earliest mobiles moved by motors, but Calder soon abandoned these mechanics and designed pieces that moved by air currents or human interaction. Over the course of seven decades, along with his mobiles, he also produced paintings, monumental outdoor sculptures, works on paper, domestic objects, and jewelry. The artist lived in both Roxbury, CT, and Saché, France, before his death on November 11, 1976 in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Tate Gallery in London. Related Categories Calder prints. Mid Century Modern. 1970s. Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art. Mid Century Modern. Calder clowns.
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Tea Time - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Yvonne CHEFFER DELOUIS Tea Time Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered / 275 copies On vellum 45 x 38 cm (c. 17.7 x 14.9 in) Excellent condition
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$1,650
H 15 in W 17.75 in D 0.75 in
Signed George Elbert Burr Winter Landscape Lithograph, Snow-Covered Trees
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Denver, CO
This original signed lithograph by acclaimed American artist George Elbert Burr (1859–1939) beautifully depicts a serene winter landscape with snow-covered trees. Burr’s masterful lithograph technique captures the delicate interplay of light, shadow, and snow, evoking the quiet stillness and crisp beauty of nature in winter. The image measures 7 ¼ by 10 ¼ inches and is presented in a custom archival frame with overall dimensions of 15 x 17 ¾ inches. The artist’s signature authenticates this fine example of early 20th-century American printmaking, making it an ideal addition to collections of Western art, winter landscapes, or vintage lithographs. Born in Ohio, Burr was largely self-taught, gaining recognition for his detailed etchings and lithographs that captured the American West’s rugged beauty. After years of travel across Europe and the U.S. Southwest, he created iconic series like Mountain Moods and the Desert Set...
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$1,800
H 31 in W 26.25 in D 1.75 in
Norio Azuma (1928–2004) Color lithograph 'SPRING' signed and numbered 19/36
Located in Dallas, TX
A refined abstract composition by Norio Azuma, Spring exemplifies the artist’s elegant balance of geometry, color, and spatial harmony. A warm red circular form anchors the compositi...
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$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 23 in W 18 in D 0.33 in
Mid Century Silkscreen -- Starlet Being Made 2/10 by Robert Graham 1963
By Robert Graham
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century abstracted figurative silkscreen in red and black. Titled "Starlet being made," numbered "2/10" and signed "Graham" with date "63" lower edge. Presented in new ...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$460Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 14 in D 0.25 in
"And Search for Peace" - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"And Search for Peace" - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper Bold lithograph by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). Rendered in a semi-abstracted style, a young, black boy holds out his arm for a dove, the symbol of peace to land. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed along the bottom edge: "and search for peace litho #22/50 Jan 64 Eugene Hawkins, Legend #412" Presented in a new black mat. Mat size: 18"H x 14"W Image size: 11"H x 8.75"W Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933) is a BIPOC artist...
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Rahab and the Spies of Jericho
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Rahab and the Spies of Jericho Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fa...
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WITHOUT A NET
By George Scribner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GEORGE SCHREIBER (1904 – 1977) WITHOUT A NET c. 1944 Lithograph, signed in pencil lower right. Image 8 7/8 x 13 5/8 inches, sheet 10 5/8 x 15 ½ inches.Edition approximately 250 as p...
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Migration from Lettera Amorosa
By Georges Braque
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Braque is known to have spent years working on this project, the illustrations for Lettera Amorosa by René Char. This exquisite work from the book utilizes sweeps of color to create ...
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"Raw" From the portfolio"The Beautiful Sixties"
By Ilya Kabakov
Located in New York, NY
Ilya Kabakov is a Soviet-born American conceptual artist, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. He worked for thirty years in Moscow, from the 1950s until the late 1980s. He now lives and...
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