Michelangelo Pistoletto is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist born in Biella, in 1933. He is now one of the great exponents of Italian and indeed international contemporary art with over sixty years of experience. From a young age Pistoletto worked in his father’s restoration workshop but in the 50s, he began painting figurative works and self-portraits. In 1959, he participated in the Biennale di San Marino and one year later he hosted his first solo-exhibition at the Galleria Galatea in Turin. In the 60s, Pistoletto combined painting with photography using collage techniques on reflective backgrounds and eventually moved to printing photorealistic scenes on steel plates polished to a high finish which he achieved using the screen-printing method which allowed the observer to almost completely melt into what was depicted. In the mid-60s, Pistoletto gained international audience thanks to gallery owner Ileana Sonnabend, and began exhibiting his work in the USA, where he had his first solo-exhibit at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. In 1967, he was awarded first prize at the São Paulo Art Biennial but later that year he began focusing on performance, video-art and theatre which led him to found the action art group called Zoo Group. Pistoletto also began painting on mirrors early in his career, attempting to connect painting with the constantly changing realities in which the work finds itself. As he explored this form, he began bringing together rags with casts of the omnipresent classical statuary of Italy to break down the hierarchies of art and common objects. The use of impoverished materials as a form of art is a clear indication of Pistoletto’s approach to the Arte Povera. Although being influenced by the American post-pop art and photorealism, Pistoletto was soon listed by gallery owners and critics as a significant representative of the mostly Italian trend of the Arte Povera. The aim of his work was always to display the unity of art and everyday life.
I am Third Series #6, Silkscreen by Michelangelo Pistoletto
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian (1933 - ) Title: VI from the I am Third Series Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Paper Size: 42 x...
Screen
Self Portrait - Mixed Media by M. Pistoletto - 1995
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Michelangelo Pistoletto in 1995. Edition of 100 prints. Signed and dated on the lower right corner: Pistoletto 95. Numbered on the lower...
Engraving, Mixed Media
I am Third Series #3, Silkscreen by Michelangelo Pistoletto
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian (1933 - ) Title: III from the I am Third Series Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Paper Size: 42 ...
Screen
$14,245
Olympic Balloons – Screen Print on Aluminium by M. Pistoletto - 1984
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on aluminium Sheet. Hand signed. One of the 20 Artist’s Proof, numbered and hand signed. The Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the most important exponent...
Screen
Number 2 from I am the Third, Conceptual Screenprint by Michelangelo Pistoletto
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian (1933 - ) Title: II from the I am Third Series Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Paper Size: 42 ...
Screen
I am Third Series #5, Contemporary Screenprint by Michelangelo Pistoletto
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian (1933 - ) Title: V from the I am Third Series Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Paper Size: 42 x...
Screen
Cartella A
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in London, GB
Set of 4 color screenprints, 1983, on polished aluminum foil, signed and numbered from the edition of 500, published by Fratelli Alinari Stamperia d'Arte, Florence, 42 x 33 cm. (16 3/4 x 13 in.) Including La Testa...
Screen
$900
H 22.5 in W 16.63 in
Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737) Title: "Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening)" Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day) Year: 1723 Medium: Original Etching and Engraving on laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: likely Johann Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, Germany Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (Erben), Augsburg, Germany Sheet size: 22.5" x 16.63" Image size: 17.38" x 13.63" Reference: Le Blanc No. 255, 38; Nagler No. 23 Condition: Soft handling creases and folds to sheet. Some scattered foxmarks in left margin. Two small tears skillfully repaired from verso in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition with full margins Extremely rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by German artist Johann Balthasar Probst (1673-1750) after a drawing by German artist Johann Daniel Preissler (1666-1737). Comes from Preissler's 1723 "Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)" portfolio of four etchings and engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Descriptions of the portrayed image are printed in Latin and German. Biography: Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666–1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698–1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700–1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707–1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715–1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717–1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his "Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic", a sequence of works on art theory – the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner...
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
$900
H 22.57 in W 16.38 in
Aurora sive Tempus Matutinum; Der Wohl und Übel angewandte Morgen /// Old Master
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737) Title: "Aurora sive Tempus Matutinum; Der Wohl und Übel angewandte Morgen (Dawn or Morning Time; The Morning Used for Better or For Worse)" Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day) Year: 1723 Medium: Original Etching and Engraving on laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: likely Johann Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, Germany Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (Erben), Augsburg, Germany Sheet size: 22.57" x 16.38" Image size: 17.75" x 14" Reference: Le Blanc No. 255, 38; Nagler No. 23 Condition: Soft handling creases, folds, and scattered faint areas of discoloration to sheet. Three tears skillfully repaired from verso. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition with full margins Extremely rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by German artist Johann Balthasar Probst (1673-1750) after a drawing by German artist Johann Daniel Preissler (1666-1737). Comes from Preissler's 1723 "Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)" portfolio of four etchings and engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Descriptions of the portrayed image are printed in Latin and German. Biography: Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666–1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698–1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700–1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707–1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715–1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717–1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his "Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic", a sequence of works on art theory – the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner...
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
$900
H 22.5 in W 16.32 in
Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737) Title: "Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday)" Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day) Year: 1723 Medium: Original Etching and Engraving on laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: likely Johann Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, Germany Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (Erben), Augsburg, Germany Sheet size: 22.5" x 16.32" Image size: 18.13" x 14.32" Reference: Le Blanc No. 255, 38; Nagler No. 23 Condition: Soft handling creases and folds to sheet. A few light areas of staining and scattered small areas of discoloration in margins. Two small tears skillfully repaired from verso in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition with full margins Extremely rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by German artist Johann Balthasar Probst (1673-1750) after a drawing by German artist Johann Daniel Preissler (1666-1737). Comes from Preissler's 1723 "Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)" portfolio of four etchings and engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Descriptions of the portrayed image are printed in Latin and German. Biography: Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666–1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698–1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700–1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707–1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715–1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717–1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his "Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic", a sequence of works on art theory – the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner...
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
$700
H 21 in W 21 in
Running the Dog /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Lady Animal Pet Walk Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Running the Dog" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1984 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Limited edition: 151/175 Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA Sheet size: 21" x 21" Image size: 12.88" x 15.13" Condition: In excellent condition Notes: Titled and dated by May in pencil lower right. Biography: Dan May is an American painter and printmaker born on March 11, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, May grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color, and shape. At age 5, he remembers his father cutting up a book of drawings by Henri Matisse and hanging them on the walls of their home. The French master Matisse as well as Richard Diebenkorn and David Hockney are his favorite art influences. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing, and monoprinting. Monoprinting soon became May's medium of choice due to its wide range of expression and spontaneity that he felt other techniques lacked. May - "With monoprinting, you can only work a piece for as a long as the paint stays wet, so the resulting print has a feeling of movement and immediacy. I also like how monoprinting allows the brush strokes to transfer a transparent light quality to the print. For me, this is a technique that bridges...
Screen
Rare serigraph "The Grand Party" Giancarlo Impiglia
By Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
"The Grand Party:" A rare hand-dated and signed serigraph by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia, whose value is bound only to increase. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in th...
Screen
$450
H 18.5 in W 13.63 in
Untitled /// French Ornaments Designs Architecture Jean Bérain Old Master Print
By Jean Bérain
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jean Berain (the Elder) (French, 1640-1711) Title: "Untitled" (Plate 35) Portfolio: Ornemens Inventez par J. Berain (Ornament Designs Invented by J. Berain) Circa: 1711 (Firs...
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio, Etching
$150
H 14 in W 12.5 in
Reading in Space II /// Contemporary Black and White Screenprint Rockets Planets
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Reading in Space II" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1988 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper ...
Screen
Tell Him I Was Too Fucking Busy--Or Vice Versa
By The Connor Brothers
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color giclée print with screen-printed varnish on white wove paper. Signed, dated in pencil lower right. Numbered 23/50 in pencil, lower left.
Varnish, Color, Giclée, Screen
$350
H 8.13 in W 10.13 in
Spring Song /// Antique Female Artist Children Child Etching British Art
By Eileen Soper
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Eileen Alice Soper (English, 1905-1990) Title: "Spring Song" *Signed by Soper in pencil lower right Year: 1924 Medium: Original Etching on cream laid paper Limited edition: 178 Printer: Likely printed by Eva Soper, London, UK Publisher: H C Dickens, London, UK Sheet size: 8.13" x 10.13" Image size: 6.63" x 9.63" Reference: "The Catalogue Raisonne of Prints and Etchings of George and Eileen Soper" - Beetles No. 83, page 119, 141, 157 Condition: Paper trimmed in the margins. A few faint areas of discoloration. It is otherwise a strong impression in very good condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Boulder, CO. Biography: Eileen Soper was born in 1905 in the Municipal Borough of Enfield and moved to the house where she was to spend the rest of her life in Harmer Green, Welwyn in the Hertfordshire countryside in 1908. The house she later named "Wildings" was built by her father, the artist George Soper...
Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio
$5,698
H 22.05 in W 27.17 in
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) –heliogravure, drypoint etching on Arches paper - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Mixed-media incorporating heliogravure and hand-colored drypoint etching on Arches paper, edited in 1963. Limited edition, numbered 133/150 in lower left corner. Hand signed by artis...
Etching, Drypoint, Mixed Media
Wallflower 22
By Donald Sultan
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Donald Sultan Wallflower 22, 2004 Medium: Screenprint on Paper Edition: 60/190 Artwork Size: 15.5 x 13.25 in Framed Size: 30.25 x 28.25 in This work is Framed Sultan was born...
Screen
$1,150
H 24 in W 36 in
Shepard Fairey Screenprint "Open Minds" Anti-Fracking Obey Giant Contemporary
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
"References the language used by the powerful fuel industry lobby to soften political and public resistance to fracking. Fracking is a form of gas extraction which beyond the carbon ...
Screen
Sold
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Self-Portrait with Yellow Glasses, Silkscreen on polished stainless steel
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Napoli, IT
Serigraph on steel numbered 197/200. A leading figure in the development of Arte Povera and Conceptualism, Michelangelo Pistoletto is best known for his 'mirror paintings', which he ...
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 33.47 in W 24.41 in D 0.04 in
Olympic Balloons – Screen Print on Aluminium by M. Pistoletto - 1984
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. One of the 20 Artist’s Proof, numbered and hand signed. The Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the most important exponents of “Arte Povera” movement, reali...
Screen
Vanity Mirror Specchio da toilette
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in London, GB
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO b. 1933 Biella, Italy 1933 (Italian) Title: Vanity Mirror Specchio da toilette, 1962-76 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Screenprint on Stain...
Screen
Olympic Balloons – Sarajevo 1984
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Artist’s Proof. The Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the most important exponents of “Arte Povera” movement, realized this artwork for 1984 Winter Olympics...
Engraving
FRATTALI MIRROR
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Napoli, IT
Frattali mirror by Michelangelo Pistoletto. Mirror is signed. Mirror is enclosed in a plexiglass casket Provenance: Letter of Authenticity from the artist.
Mirror, Plexiglass, Acrylic