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Paul Maxwell Prints and Multiples

Paul Maxwell was born in Frost Prairie, Arkansas, in 1925. When Maxwell was nine, the family moved to Bastrop, Louisiana, where he completed high school. Maxwell went on to graduate from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, in 1950 with a BA in art, followed by graduate work at Claremont College in California. Maxwell was a modern artist and sculptor who developed a technique for using stencils to create thickly textured and layered surfaces, as well as objects he patented as “stencil casting” but that later became known as “Maxwell Pochoir.” He was also known for creating the “Max Wall” in the West Atrium of the Dallas Apparel Mart; although demolished in 2006, it can be seen as a backdrop in the science-fiction movie Logan’s Run. His work is highly abstract and often consists of some kind of grid — a form that is non-hierarchical and illustrates a major theme of his work. Maxwell died in 2015.

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Artist: Paul Maxwell
Geometric Abstract Cast Paper Print in Soft Earth Tones Textured Signed Art
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Austin, TX
23 x 22 inch. Handmade Paper, Textured Lithograph. Signed in Pencil: Bottom Right. Numbered in Pencil: Bottom Left "111/150" A meditative and serene, abstract piece made of a combin...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paul Maxwell Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Abstract Silkscreen by Paul Maxwell
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Maxwell, American (1925 - 2015) Title: Untitled - Snake Skin (Red) Year: circa 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 27 x 39 in. (68.5...
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1970s Abstract Paul Maxwell Prints and Multiples

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Abstract Silkscreen by Paul Maxwell
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Maxwell, American (1925 - 2015) Title: Untitled - Brown Folk Pattern Year: circa 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 26 x 39.5 in. (...
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1970s Abstract Paul Maxwell Prints and Multiples

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Untitled 3 - Snake Skin, Abstract Minimalist Screenprint by Paul Maxwell
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Maxwell, American (1925 - 2015) Title: Untitled - Snake Skin (Brown) Year: circa 1978 Medium: Screenprint , signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100, HC X Size: 27 x 3...
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1970s Abstract Paul Maxwell Prints and Multiples

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Untitled - Red and Blue Web, Abstract Screenprint by Paul Maxwell
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Maxwell, American (1925 - 2015) Title: Untitled - Red and Blue Web Year: circa 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 26 x 39 in. (66...
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1970s Abstract Paul Maxwell Prints and Multiples

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Abstract Silkscreen by Paul Maxwell
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Maxwell, American (1925 - 2015) Title: Untitled - Purple and Brown Web Year: circa 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 39.5 x 26 in....
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1970s Abstract Paul Maxwell Prints and Multiples

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Untitled - Purple Pattern, Abstract Silkscreen by Paul Maxwell
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Maxwell, American (1925 - 2015) Title: Untitled - Purple Pattern Year: circa 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 29 x 39 in. (73.66 ...
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