Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

American, 1906-1996

Leon Polk Smith (1906 -1996) holds a unique place in a long tradition of American geometric abstract painting, which includes such artists as Bourgoyne Diller, Fritz Glarner, Al Held, and Ellsworth Kelly. Born near Chikasha, a Native American territory later annexed by the U.S. as the state of Oklahoma, Smith’s parents, who were of Cherokee ancestry, raised him with both a strong sense of his heritage and an abiding respect for the land. Art would eventually draw Smith to New York where he would quickly embrace elements of geometric abstraction in his work. His visual vocabulary was influenced by such historical figures as Hilla Rebay, both an abstract painter and the first director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Dutch De Stijl painter Piet Mondrian. However, many of Smith’s hard-edge compositions could be viewed as distillations of imagery drawn from the Oklahoma landscape and Native American art forms of his youth. Polk Smith’s exploration of non-objective imagery in the late 1950s put him at the forefront of movements including Color Field, Minimalist, and Hard Edge painting. Robert Buck, former director of the Brooklyn Museum, described Polk Smith as “an influential pioneer in the development of American Modernism”, adding, “He created a new vocabulary in painting that has had a far-reaching influence on subsequent generations of artists.” One of Smith’s earliest and most successful forays into printmaking came in 1968 when he received a grant to work at June Wayne’s Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles. Smith would create sixteen untitled prints at Tamarind. These bold and vibrant prints incorporate a variety of his painting motifs, many of which relate to his Correspondence Series of 1960-1967, with their interplay of organic forms on solid color backgrounds. Prints would continue to be an important aspect of Smith’s creative output. The artist would go on to make over 50 print editions in this country and Europe.

Artist: Leon Polk Smith

Leon Polk SmithLeon Polk Smith (1906–1996) - Serigraphy on Fabriano paper - 1983, 1983

$2,204

Leon Polk Smith (1906–1996) - Serigraphy on Fabriano paper - 1983

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Varese, IT

Serigraphy on Fabriano paper, edited in 1983. Limited edition of 125 pieces, numbered as 46/125 in lower left corner. Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Paper size: 68...

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1980s Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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C Print

Leon Polk SmithWerkubersicht/Work-Overview D, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith, 1987

$8,500

Werkubersicht/Work-Overview D, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original hand-signed and numbered minimalist silkscreen from the Werkubersicht/Work-Overview Portfolio. Leon Polk Smith is credited with the founding of the hard-edge art movement...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithWerkubersicht/Work-Overview F, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith, 1987

$8,500

Werkubersicht/Work-Overview F, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original hand-signed and numbered minimalist silkscreen from the Werkubersicht/Work-Overview Portfolio. Leon Polk Smith is credited with the founding of the hard-edge art movement...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithWerkubersicht/Work-Overview I, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith, 1987

$8,500

Werkubersicht/Work-Overview I, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original hand-signed and numbered minimalist silkscreen from the Werkubersicht/Work-Overview Portfolio. Leon Polk Smith is credited with the founding of the hard-edge art movement...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithWerkubersicht/Work-Overview E, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith, 1987

$8,500

Werkubersicht/Work-Overview E, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original hand-signed and numbered minimalist silkscreen from the Werkubersicht/Work-Overview Portfolio. Leon Polk Smith is credited with the founding of the hard-edge art movement...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithWerkubersicht/Work-Overview J, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith, 1987

$8,500

Werkubersicht/Work-Overview J, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original hand-signed and numbered minimalist silkscreen from the Werkubersicht/Work-Overview Portfolio. Leon Polk Smith is credited with the founding of the hard-edge art movement...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithLeon Polk Smith (1906–1996) - Serigraphy on Fabriano paper - 1983, 1983

$2,204

Leon Polk Smith (1906–1996) - Serigraphy on Fabriano paper - 1983

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Varese, IT

Serigraphy on Fabriano paper, edited in 1983. Limited edition of 125 pieces, numbered as 43/125 in lower left corner. Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Paper size: 68...

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1980s Abstract Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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C Print

Ian TysonDiversions 1970 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print, 1970

$250

H 16 in W 15 in D 1 in

Diversions 1970 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print

By Ian Tyson

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Ian Tyson Diversions XI - 1970 Screen Print 16'' x 15'' inches Edition: signed in pencil and marked 23/150 Ian Tyson, British painter, printmaker and book artist, was born in Wallas...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Cyd FontaineHoly Mountain, Sunset Vivid Tones, Geometric Portal, Limited Giclée Triptych, 2026

$850

H 36 in W 72 in

Holy Mountain, Sunset Vivid Tones, Geometric Portal, Limited Giclée Triptych

By Cyd Fontaine

Located in Barcelona, ES

Holy Mountain is a limited-edition giclée print triptych that explores the quiet power of geometric modernism through subtle gradations of color and form. Expanding squares emerge fr...

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2010s Post-Minimalist Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

Yaacov AgamMagic Rainbow II, Limited Edition Signed Print

$1,800

H 20 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in

Magic Rainbow II, Limited Edition Signed Print

By Yaacov Agam

Located in San Rafael, CA

Yaacov Agam (b. 1928) Magic Rainbow II, late 20th century Screenprint in colors on wove paper LXIII/XC (edition 63/90) Signed and numbered in pencil along lower edge 13 x 15...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Ludwig SanderGeometric Abstraction Color field silkscreen signed Artists Proof, Museum Frame, 1970

$3,000

H 31 in W 28.5 in D 2.25 in

Geometric Abstraction Color field silkscreen signed Artists Proof, Museum Frame

By Ludwig Sander

Located in New York, NY

LUDWIG SANDER Untitled geometric abstraction Artists Proof, aside from the regular edition of 90 Hand signed and annotated AP on the front Elegantly matted and framed in white wood m...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Dee ShapiroQuilt or Persian Rug Serigraph Pattern and Decoration Feminist Lithograph Print, 1983

$650

H 30.75 in W 21 in

Quilt or Persian Rug Serigraph Pattern and Decoration Feminist Lithograph Print

By Dee Shapiro

Located in Surfside, FL

Dee Shapiro is a Contemporary American artist and writer associated with the Pattern and Decoration movement. I have seen this referred to as Hejaz. Dee Shapiro was inspired to be an...

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1980s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Sarah MorrisSarah Morris, Total Lunar Eclipse - Signed Print, Abstract Art, Geometric Art, 2012

$3,945

H 19.77 in W 19.77 in

Sarah Morris, Total Lunar Eclipse - Signed Print, Abstract Art, Geometric Art

By Sarah Morris

Located in Hamburg, DE

Sarah Morris (American, born 1967) Total Lunar Eclipse, 2012 Medium: Screenprint in colors Dimensions: 50.2 × 50.2 cm (19 3/4 × 19 3/4 in) Edition of 108: Hand-signed and numbered Co...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Ryan RivadeneyraDusk from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Deep Blue to Yellow Hue, 2023

$580

H 36 in W 48 in

Dusk from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Deep Blue to Yellow Hue

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...

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2010s Contemporary Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

(after) Salvador DaliSalvador Dali American Trotting Horses No.1 rare poster for Tokyo Exhibit 1974, 1974

$950

H 40.25 in W 28.5 in D 0.07 in

Salvador Dali American Trotting Horses No.1 rare poster for Tokyo Exhibit 1974

By (after) Salvador Dali

Located in Paonia, CO

Salvador Dali American Trotting Horses no.1 poster for Tokyo Exhibit 1974. This image is from the The Currier and Ives Suite of six litho...

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1970s Surrealist Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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C Print

Kind of CyanWater Reflection of Fish Under Water, Pool Monotype Cyanotype in Blue Tones, 2021

$490

H 28 in W 40 in

Water Reflection of Fish Under Water, Pool Monotype Cyanotype in Blue Tones

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Emulsion, C Print, Monotype, Photogram, Lithograph

Sol LeWitt"Lincoln Center" by Sol Lewitt, 1998

$14,000

H 45.5 in W 37.5 in D 2 in

"Lincoln Center" by Sol Lewitt

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Hinsdale, IL

SOL LEWITT (1928 – 2007) Lincoln Center Color screenprint on Somerset Satin White,1998. Sheet size: 35 1/2x28 inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 73/108 in pencil, lower ri...

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1990s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Michael ChallengerWhichcup 1979, 1979

$500

H 28.75 in W 24.5 in D 1 in

Whichcup 1979

By Michael Challenger

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Challenger's work is a powerful interplay of op-art and constructivism. His graphic work evokes the counter- play of shapes, forms and color of his predecessors, including Albers an...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Dee ShapiroQuilt or Persian Rug Serigraph Pattern and Decoration Feminist Lithograph Print, 1983

$650

H 30.75 in W 21 in

Quilt or Persian Rug Serigraph Pattern and Decoration Feminist Lithograph Print

By Dee Shapiro

Located in Surfside, FL

Dee Shapiro is a Contemporary American artist and writer associated with the Pattern and Decoration movement. I have seen this referred to as Hejaz. Dee Shapiro was inspired to be an...

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1980s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Previously Available Items

Leon Polk SmithUntitled from "Formen der Farbe" - Smith, Orange, Turquoise, Constructivism, 1967

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H 25.6 in W 19.69 in

Untitled from "Formen der Farbe" - Smith, Orange, Turquoise, Constructivism

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Köln, DE

Screenprint by Leon Polk Smith from the famous portfolio "Formen der Farbe" Untitled from "Formen der Farbe", 1967 65 x 50 cm Copy 25/70 Edition of 90

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1960s Constructivist Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Leon Polk SmithWerkubersicht/Work-Overview H, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith, 1987

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H 46.5 in W 32 in

Werkubersicht/Work-Overview H, Large Silkscreen by Leon Polk-Smith

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original hand-signed and numbered minimalist silkscreen from the Werkubersicht/Work-Overview Portfolio. Leon Polk Smith is credited with the founding of the hard-edge art movement...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithBlack & White Repeat (1953-1987), 1987

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H 46.25 in W 31.75 in

Black & White Repeat (1953-1987)

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A geometric abstract screen print executed in black and white by contemporary artist Leon Polk Smith. Signed lower right, "LPS". Edition lower left, "36/90 1952 - 1987".

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1980s Contemporary Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithUntitled (1983-1987), 1987

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H 46.25 in W 31.75 in

Untitled (1983-1987)

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A geometric abstract screen print by Post War artist Leon Polk Smith depicting a black rectangle and a deep red tiled rectangle on a neutral background. Signed lower right, "LPS". Ed...

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1980s Post-War Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithUntitled (1949-1987), 1987

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H 46.25 in W 31.75 in

Untitled (1949-1987)

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A screen print by Post War artist Leon Polk Smith depicting a deep red maroon sphere with abstracted black geometric shapes on a neutral background. Signed lower right, "LPS". Editio...

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1980s Post-War Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Leon Polk SmithColor Forms (B), 1974

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H 33 in W 23.25 in

Color Forms (B)

By Leon Polk Smith

Located in New York, NY

1974, screenprint, edition of 150

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1970s Color-Field Leon Polk Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

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