Born in 1888, Luigi Rist’s contribution to American printmaking lay in his reinterpretation of traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking principles in his singular vision and technique. His introduction to printmaking came later in life when, at the age of 41, he went to Brittany to study with the painter, Sigurd Skow. Philadelphia painter Morris Blackburn was in Brittany at the same time, and the two began a friendship that lasted until Rist died in 1959. It was Blackburn who took Rist to an exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints in the early 1930s at the Comerford Gallery while the two were visiting New York City. Rist was so fascinated that he returned to see the works again and again. He began experimenting with the medium, and by 1941, he had written to Blackburn describing his complete absorption in the medium. During the same year, he won his first printmaking prizes and subsequently devoted the rest of his artistic career to his highly personal woodcut creations. Rist commonly used flowers, fruits and vegetables, many of them grown by his wife, Ida, for his subject matter. While he used traditional Japanese methods, as a printmaker Rist was remarkable. He invented many of his tools, made his blocks and pigments, and developed his specialized printing techniques. To achieve the range and richness of color he required, Rist made between 25 and 100 separate impressions (pulls) to produce a single finished print. Executed with refined artistry and the most exacting craftsmanship, only two of his prints ever approached his stated edition limit of 150. Alive with vibrant color, detail and texture, Rist’s distinctive color prints are unique in both eastern and western printmaking. Rist said of his own printmaking “I became interested in this form of art because of its unlimited possibilities in color, calligraphic qualities and the many varied approaches that the medium is adapted to. This is a method of painting through the medium of printing. Each print, therefore, becomes an original with its individual quality.” Rist's color woodcuts became much sought after by renowned American print collectors Reba and Dave Williams who published The Prints of Luigi Rist, the catalog raisonné on his oeuvre. “We were fascinated by the work—its velvety texture and deep glowing colors,” Dave Williams once stated. Rist’s prints are in the collections of such major museums as the Butler Art Institute, Brooklyn Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
Two Bunches of Grapes
By Luigi Rist
Located in Santa Monica, CA
LUIGI RIST (1888 – 1959) TWO BUNCHES OF GRAPES c. 1942 (Williams 12) Color woodcut, 1943. Signed in ink, lower right. Titled, numbered 97/100 and dated in pencil, lower left margin....
Color Pencil, Woodcut
Luigi Rist Color Woodblock - "Straw Flowers"
By Luigi Rist
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Luigi Rist (1888-1959) Original Color Woodblock, Created 1953. The print is an edition of 100 and is titled: “Straw Flowers.” The image is 18 1/2"h x 13 3/4"w. The sheet is 9 3/4"h x 13 1/2"w. Rochester Print Club. Williams No. 34. Presents in a 16 x 20 mat. Signed in ink in the image lower right. In excellent condition. Titled and numbered in pencil lower left. Luigi Rist was born in 1888 in New Jersey, where he attended the Newark Technical School. To earn extra income in his early twenties he etched art nouveau designs on silver fountain pen cases...
Woodcut
Fish Tank
By Luigi Rist
Located in New York, NY
Color woodcut on Japan paper. Signed by the artist in ink, lower right. Titled and numbered 22/100 in pencil, lower left. Strong, vibrant colors; a richly-inked impression. Cata...
Woodcut, Color
$205
H 5.52 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Warming Up - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Warming Up is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions. The ar...
Paper, Lithograph
Freesia
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
7-color woodcut on Somerset white 500 gsm
Archival Paper, Woodcut
Tiger Lily
By Nishimura Hodo
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Tiger Lily Color woodcut, 1939 Unsigned (as usual) Publisher: Takemura Hideo (active Yokohama 1926-1940) Condition: Excellent Image/sheet size: 15 3/8 x 10 7/8 inches Provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate Biography Hodo Nishimura...
Woodcut
Chrysanthemums
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Chrysanthemums Color woodcut, c. 1950's Signed lower right (see photo) Publisher: Uchida (see photo of red seal) Note: Chrysanthemums, a symbol of the sun, the Japanese consider the ...
Woodcut
Dahlias
By Nishimura Hodo
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dahlias Color woodcut, 1939 Unsigned (as usual) Format: oban Publisher: Takemura Hideo Stamp verso: "Made in Japan" Provenance: Robert O. Muller Biography Hodo Nishimura...
Woodcut
The Bannister, Will Barnet
By Will Barnet
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Will Barnet (1911–2012) Title: The Bannister Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 242/300, plus proofs Size: 32 x 25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
Lithograph
Chocolate Pie
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in London, GB
Woodcut on wove paper Edition of 10 Signed and dated.
Woodcut
In The Shell - Surfing Art - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
In The Shell - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Immerse yourself ...
Woodcut
Untitled, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio
Located in New York, NY
Gael Stack Untitled, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio, 1988 Woodcut on paper with deckled edges. Hand signed. Numbered. Printer's and Publisher's Blindstamp. Unframed. Hand signed and numbered on the lower recto (front) with printer's and publisher's blindstamp. Edition 38/50 20 × 15 inches Publisher Little Egypt Enterprises, Houston, TX Provenance Art Against AIDS Portfolio, numbered 38/50 This beautiful limited edition woodcut by Gael Stack was published in 1988 as part of the Art Against Aids portfolio, numbered 38/50. Superb provenance as it is was acquired from the original Art Against AIDS Portfolio published in Houston, Texas. This will be the first time the work will be removed from the portfolio. The late 1980s was the height of the AIDS epidemic, and this was one of many efforts by the creative community to raise funds to assist in fighting this deadly scourge that disproportionately affected the artistic community. Measurements: 20 x 15 inches (sheet) 8 1/4 x 12 inches(image) The complete Art Against AIDS Portfolio is comprised of 10 prints, in black and white and color, from 10 artists. About Gael Stack: Gael Stack is a Texas painter. She lives in Houston and has work in the permanent collections of several museums. Stack has worked as a professor at the University of Houston...
Woodcut, Pencil
$650
H 26 in W 37 in
Pink and Yellow Irises, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Pink and Yellow Irises Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 2...
Screen
$375
H 7 in W 5 in
Un Couple Pensif Woodcut Print, Fauvist, Early 20th Century, Signed
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in Belgrade, MT
This woodcut black and white is part of my private collection. It is in very good condition. It is artists signed in the lower right and numbered o the left. Atelier Othon-Friesz
Lithograph, Woodcut
Multiflower, Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Multiflower Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 23 x 23 inches Size: 30 i...
Screen
Roses #2
By Luigi Rist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Luigi Rist, Roses #2, color woodcut, edition 150, 1945, Williams 20. Signed in ink, in the image, lower right. Titled in pencil, in the bottom left margin and numbered 85/150/45; num...
Woodcut