Jim Bird Art

English, 1937-2010

Jim Bird was a well known abstract painter and printmaker. He was born in Bloxwich, West Midlands. He had over 100 one-man shows and exhibited widely throughout the world, including at Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona; the Art Package, Chicago; Redfern Gallery, London; River Gallery, Westport; Goldman-Kraft Gallery, Chicago; Lucy Berman Gallery, Palo Alto; and Gallery Art Alpha, Tokyo. He also showed at the Basel Art Fair, the International Navy Pier Exposition in Chicago and the International Print Biennale, England. His work was featured in the Journal of Art Illustrated (June, July, August 1991) in an article entitled “The Elusive Monotype: Painting or Print?" and, in 1994, his work was featured in the first issue of Graven Images: Studies in Culture, Law, and the Sacred, published by the University of Wisconsin Law School.

In 1962, Bird left a successful design studio in England to live as an artist in Spain. He soon became affiliated with Galeria Joan Prats, one of the most prestigious galleries in Spain. After coming to the U.S. in 1980, one of the first people Bird looked up was Robert Motherwell. He and Motherwell became friends and exhibited their work together both in Spain and the U.S. Bird's works frequently depict what he calls “Landscapes of the Mind,” most often keyed to his memories and feelings about Spain, but all concerned with the space in which the human spirit creates to discover its freedom. As Bird said in a 1990 essay for a show at Galeria Joan Prats, his longtime dealer, "If one accepts the premise that art can be the mirror within which we may see ourselves, then the quest should be to get the glass true. The problem is that it never is quite true and the image we see is distorted; but before dismissing one mirror for another, judgment should be suspended, as mostly the unconscious reach is greater than the conscious grasp. It is obvious that great art has its source at some point beyond conscious striving, and if this fount is to become accessible it requires an act of faith on the part of the artist to do “nothing” and to allow the dreaming and fantasizing, that least understood part of the creative endeavor, to take place, the space in which the wretchedness of the human condition is re-composed and put into an acceptable form."

Artist: Jim Bird

Jim BirdUntitled, from: 12th Anniversary Galeria Joan Prats 1976-88 Portfolio, 1986, 1986

$300

Untitled, from: 12th Anniversary Galeria Joan Prats 1976-88 Portfolio, 1986

By Jim Bird

Located in London, GB

JIM BIRD 1937-2010 Bloxwich 1937-2010 Catalonia (British / Spanish) Title: Untitled, from: 12th Anniversary Galeria Joan Prats 1976-88 Portfolio, 1986 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Guarro Wove Paper Paper size: 38 x 56 cm. / 14.9 x 22 in. Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Jim Bird” in the lower right image. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, at the lower left image. There were 20 artist’s proofs and 10 hors commerce [out of trade] impressions. It was included in the portfolio “Carpeta Commemorativa 12e Aniversari” [Commemorative 12th Anniversary Portfolio], consisting of 20 lithographs and etchings by numerous artists. The paper bears the Guarro watermark in the upper left sheet corner. Note: The contributing artists were: Sergi Aguilar, Frederic Amat...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Jim Birdtribute to Vasarely 6 blue, 1972

$350

tribute to Vasarely 6 blue

By Jim Bird

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Photolithography 1972 Signed and numbered 6/75 Paper size : 68x68 Image size : 61x61 Perfect condition Published by Poligrafa, Barcelona 290€

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1970s Jim Bird Art

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Paper

Jim BirdJim Bird - tribute to Vasarely 16, 1972

$350

Jim Bird - tribute to Vasarely 16

By Jim Bird

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Jim Bird - tribute to Vasarely 16 Photolithography 1972 Signed and numbered 58/75 Paper size : 68x68 Image size : 61x61 Perfect condition Published by Poligrafa, Barcelona 290€

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1970s Jim Bird Art

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Paper

Antonio Saura"El patito feo" by Antonio Saura, Abstract Print, Duckling, Blue, Bright Colors, 1997

$1,064

H 25.6 in W 19.69 in

"El patito feo" by Antonio Saura, Abstract Print, Duckling, Blue, Bright Colors

By Antonio Saura

Located in Köln, DE

Color lithgraph by Antonio Saura "El patito feo", 1997 65 x 50 cm Copy 186/250 Edition of 285 Antonio Saura (Huesca, Spain 1930–1998 Cuenca) found his...

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1990s Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Joan MiróLithographie Originale (Cover), 1981

$149Sale Price|69% Off

H 15.6 in W 12.75 in

Lithographie Originale (Cover)

By Joan Miró

Located in Kansas City, MO

Joan Miró Lithographie Originale (Cover) Color Lithograph Year: 1981 Size: 15.6 × 12.75 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Cramer 177, Der Lithograph IV, 1969-1972, Ref.: 1255, p.178 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris, France With coverfold, recto - as issued Recto, right: Typographically annotated: 'Lithographie Originale' Unsigned, Unknown Edition Size COA provided --------------------------------------- Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma de Mallorca in 1981 Surrealism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract expressionism, Naive art, Expressionism, Suprematism Pablo Picasso, André Breton, Hans Arp, André Masson, Hieronymus Bosch, Tristan Tzara, Modest Urgell

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Joan MiróLithographie Originale I, 1981

$149Sale Price|69% Off

H 12.5 in W 9.6 in

Lithographie Originale I

By Joan Miró

Located in Kansas City, MO

Joan Miró Lithographie Originale I Color Lithograph Year: 1981 Size: 12.5 × 9.6 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Cramer 177, Der Lithograph IV, 1969-1972 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris, ...

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1980s Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Olivier DebreThe Red Curtain (Séguier), 1987

$2,056

H 29.93 in W 22.05 in

The Red Curtain (Séguier)

By Olivier Debre

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1987 Edition : 60 ex. Publisher : Librairie Séguier (Paris) Catalog : [Pernoud 435] 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 60.00 cm. x 50.50 cm. 23.62 in. ...

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1980s Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Alan DavieUntitled, from One Cent Life, 1964

$220Sale Price|44% Off

H 16.25 in W 23 in

Untitled, from One Cent Life

By Alan Davie

Located in Austin, TX

Artist: Alan Davie Title: Untitled, from One Cent Life Series: One Cent Life Year: 1964 Medium: Lithograph Initialled in Plate, lower right Dimensions: 1...

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1960s Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

David Hockney'I', Hockney's Alphabet, David Hockney and Stephen Spender, Lithograph, 1991, 1991

$1,113

H 9.44 in W 0.1 in D 12.6 in

'I', Hockney's Alphabet, David Hockney and Stephen Spender, Lithograph, 1991

By David Hockney

Located in Manchester, GB

David Hockney, 'I' from 'Hockney's Alphabet', 1991 Limited Edition - Unknown Edition Size Free Delivery for UK Customers From the special edition of Hockney's Alphabet, published ...

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1990s Abstract Geometric Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Georges BraqueOriginal Signed Print 'Affiche pour l'Exposition Georges Braque René Char', 1963

$4,800

H 21.25 in W 21.25 in D 0.05 in

Original Signed Print 'Affiche pour l'Exposition Georges Braque René Char'

By Georges Braque

Located in San Rafael, CA

Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963). Affiche pour l'exposition Georges Braque-René Char à la Bibliothèque Jacques Doucet) (Vallier 185) Lithograph in colors on Japan nacre paper Sign...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Piero DorazioCercles du Matin (Morning Circles) - Color Field Painting, Lyrical Abstraction, 1992

$622Sale Price|65% Off

H 19.68 in W 27.56 in

Cercles du Matin (Morning Circles) - Color Field Painting, Lyrical Abstraction

By Piero Dorazio

Located in Kansas City, MO

Piero Dorazio Morning Circles (Cercles Du Matin) Color Lithograph Year: 1992 Size: 19.68 x 27.56 in (50 x 70 cm) Signed, dated and numbered by hand Edition: 90 Publisher: Erker Pres...

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1990s Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Julie SchumerMeditations with Yellow ll, 2024

$1,200

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in

Meditations with Yellow ll

By Julie Schumer

Located in East Hampton, NY

Works on Paper About the Artist: Julie Schumer, a native of Los Angeles, California, and born in 1954, lives and paints in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She discovered her love of abstract ...

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2010s Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Ralston Crawford'Third Avenue Elevated #1' — Mid-century Precisionist Abstraction, 1951

$4,600

H 10.438 in W 17.375 in

'Third Avenue Elevated #1' — Mid-century Precisionist Abstraction

By Ralston Crawford

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Ralston Crawford, 'Third Avenue Elevated #1', lithograph, 1951, edition 55. Freeman L51.4. Signed, titled and numbered '48/55' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, with rich ...

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1950s Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Lithograph

Wynn GayUntitled (6 Froot Loops Green Orange

$600

H 22.5 in W 30 in

Untitled (6 Froot Loops Green Orange

Located in Red Bank, NJ

This original oil painting is noted for its bright and vivid analogous color palette and soft, yet distinctive geometric shapes that appear to dance within the frame. The artist, Wyn...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Jim Bird Art

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Oil Crayon, Oil, Archival Paper

Aurelian Razvan DinuBetween Notifications. I Feel... - Acrylic on Paper, Abstract Painting 2025, 2025

$2,017

H 16.15 in W 12.21 in

Between Notifications. I Feel... - Acrylic on Paper, Abstract Painting 2025

Located in London, GB

“Between Notifications” (2025) is a new, original acrylic painting on paper, measuring 41 x 31 cm. The work explores the fragile intersection between human emotion and digital presen...

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2010s Abstract Jim Bird Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Previously Available Items

Jim BirdJim Bird - tribute to Vasarely 4, 1972

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H 24.02 in W 24.02 in D 0.4 in

Jim Bird - tribute to Vasarely 4

By Jim Bird

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Jim Bird - tribute to Vasarely 4 Photolithography 1972 Signed and numbered 58/75 Paper size : 68x68 Image size : 61x61 Perfect condition Published by Poligrafa, Barcelona 290€

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1970s Jim Bird Art

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Paper

Jim BirdJim Bird - tribute to Vasarely, 1972

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H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 0.4 in

Jim Bird - tribute to Vasarely

By Jim Bird

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Photolithography 1972 Signed and numbered 6/75 Paper size : 68x68 Image size : 61x61 Perfect condition Published by Poligrafa, Barcelona 290€

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1970s Jim Bird Art

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Paper

Jim BirdOutside 3 Abstract, 1995

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H 19 in W 31.5 in D 1.88 in

Outside 3 Abstract

By Jim Bird

Located in Soquel, CA

Primary and black abstract on a field of smoky grey by British artist Jim Bird (1937-2010). Signed and dated lower right. (Dated '96 but Concept Art Gallery label on verso dates the ...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Jim Bird Art

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Acrylic, Rag Paper

Jim BirdOutside 2, 1995

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H 19 in W 31.5 in D 1.88 in

Outside 2

By Jim Bird

Located in Soquel, CA

Primary colors and black abstract on a field of light smoky grey by British artist Jim Bird (1937-2010). Signed and dated lower right. (Dated '65 but Concept Art Gallery label on ver...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Jim Bird Art

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Acrylic, Rag Paper

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