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
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
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
Iris
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Iris" 1998 is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Gary Bukovnik, born 1947. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 109/200 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 10 x 9.75 inches, sheet size is 14.75 x 13.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright, has never been framed. About the artist. Born and educated in Cleveland Gary Bukovnik has lived in San Francisco for over 25 years. Primarily using the mediums of watercolor, monotype, and lithograph, Bukovnik creating colorful floral images of great depth and intensity. Bukovnik collaborates with Trillium Press, whose owner and master printer, David Salgado, studied at the Tamarind Workshop, formerly in Los Angeles. In 2003, the American Academy in Rome invited Bukovnik to attend the academy as a Visiting Artist for six weeks. He was asked to attend a second session in February 2005. In 2001, he was selected to create a poster for the prestigious List Collection, which creates posters to commemorate programs at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. Lincoln Center past contributors have included Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Alex Katz, Elizabeth Murray, and Donald Sultan. The work of Gary Bukovnik is held in public and private collections worldwide. Selected Museums Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario The Art Institute of Chicago Atlanta Botanical Garden Brooklyn Museum Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown Dallas Museum of Art Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Frye Art Museum, Seattle Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow Library of Congress, Washington, DC The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Museum of Modern Art, New York The Richard L. Nelson Gallery, U.C. Davis, California The New York Public Library Oakland Museum of California Philadelphia Museum of Art Phoenix Art Museum Portland Art Museum, Oregon Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence San Francisco Museum of Modern Art University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson University of California, Berkeley Art Museum Selected public collections ALZA Corporation, Mountain View ART In Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State AT&T, New York Atlantic Richfield, Los Angeles BankAmerica Corporation, Charlotte Citigroup, New York Cleveland Institute of Music Clorox Company, Oakland Comerica Bank, Costa Mesa & San Jose H.J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh Illinois Bell Telephone...
Lithograph
$213
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
$350
H 18.13 in W 14.75 in
'Flowers and Ko-Imari' — Taisho/Showa Shin Hanga Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Masami Iwata, 'Flowers and Ko-Imari', color woodblock print, c. 1960, edition 250. Signed, and with the artist’s seal, lower right. A superb, painterly impression, with fresh colors,...
Woodcut
Tulips in a Vase
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Tulips in a Vase" 1995 is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Gary Bukovnik, born 1947. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 169/200 in...
Lithograph
$450
H 14.57 in W 11.82 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Berries
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking botanical woodcut by the well-listed artist Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Beautifully presented in a simple wooden frame with a cream mount. On paper. Image size: 18 x 12.5cm.
Woodcut
$550
H 26 in W 34 in
Two Yellow Irises on Sage, Photorealist Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Two Yellow Irises on Sage I Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 22.5 x ...
Screen
Flowers, very large lithograph
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Flowers" .1996 is a large original color lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Gary Bukovnik, born 1947. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 13/200 in whi...
Lithograph
$2,000
H 18.25 in W 14 in
"Bon Apetit, " Original Black and White Woodcut by Carol Summers
By Carol Summers
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bon Apetit" is an original black and white woodcut by Carol Summers. It depicts a table set for four people. The artist signed the piece in t...
Woodcut
$850
H 27 in W 47 in
Three Irises on Green, Floral Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Three Irises on Green Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 40 Image Size: 20 x 44 inche...
Screen
THISTLES
Located in Portland, ME
Lindsay, Lionel (Austarlian, 1874-1961). THISTLES. Wood engraving, not dated, but circa 1920s. Edition size not known. Signed in pencil, titled and inscribed "Artist's Proof 16" 3 5/...
Woodcut
UNTITLED - DECANTER AND TWO GLASSES
By Asa Cheffetz
Located in Portland, ME
Cheffetz, Asa. UNTITLED - DECANTER AND TWO GLASSES. Not in Springfield. Wood engraving, undated, but likely 1935-1945. Signed in pencil. 7 x 6 1/8 inches (image) plus margins. A tiny...
Engraving, Woodcut
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