Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

American, Mexican, b. 1959

Ray Smith is a contemporary artist who combines the techniques of print- and collage-making with a Cubist aesthetic in his unique signature compositions. His abstract paintings and sculptures can often be classified as Surrealist for their otherworldly qualities. Smith uses anthropomorphism and visual juxtaposition to jar the viewer and give his creations a magically alien quality.

Smith was born in Texas in 1959 but grew up in Central Mexico. He attended art school in both countries before settling in Cuernavaca, Mexico; he also regularly traveled to New York. He held his first solo exhibitions in Mexico at the Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales in 1979 and in New York at Tower Gallery in 1984.

Smith’s work grew in prestige and popularity over the years for its exuberant style and cross-cultural sensibilities. He drew as much from famed European artists like Pablo Picasso as from the traditional Mexican muralists, exploring themes such as birth, family, culture, war, politics and death. By 1989, Smith was participating in the Whitney Biennial in New York City.

Smith has continued to exhibit his work in the United States and Mexico. His paintings are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City.

In 2019, Smith held a “Celebrating 10 Years of Ray Smith Studio” exhibition at his studio in Brooklyn, New York. Today, he splits his time between New York and Cuernavaca, Mexico.

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Artist: Ray Smith

Ray SmithSueño de un Boy Scout by Ray Smith surreal nude print in green and yellow, 1988-89

$750

Sueño de un Boy Scout by Ray Smith surreal nude print in green and yellow

By Ray Smith

Located in New York, NY

Ray Smith elucidates the "Dream of a Boy Scout" in this surreal green, red, and yellow wood cut print. A woman with two faces sits nude within a diamond-shaped gold field of color, reaching up with her hand and out with her leg to touch the corners of the diamond, which each nestle a light fixture. Sueño de un Boy Scout, 1988-9 Woodcut in black, red and green, on oiled Japon, signed and dated in black ink, numbered 1/30 (there were also 3 artist's proofs) 25 x 39 in. Per the Broad: "Ray Smith’s paintings incorporate surrealistic and animistic tendencies informed by his Latin heritage as well as deep study of the history of modern art. Smith was born near the Texas/Mexico border...

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1980s Pop Art Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Ray SmithCartas de Japon by Ray Smith surreal Dali esque print Japanese portfolio, 1988-89

$1,250

Cartas de Japon by Ray Smith surreal Dali esque print Japanese portfolio

By Ray Smith

Located in New York, NY

Ray Smith's aptitude for the surreal is apparent in this portfolio of six drypoint prints, presented in a portfolio case. Each image depicts an intriguing, fantastic landscape populated with chimeric nudes. Each one is carefully printed to appear as if doodled on lined notebook paper with ballpoint pen: Japanese letter paper chine-colle on Kizuki Hosho paper. Translated as "Letters from Japan," Cartas de Japon plays on tropes of an exotic, faraway land. The series of prints perhaps pictures Japan in the imagination of westerners, who for centuries speculated that those from other continents had wildly different bodies and customs. The title may be a reference to iconic Mexican director Carlos Velo's 1973 film Letters from Japan. Cartas del Japon, 1988-89 Portfolio of 6 drypoint prints printed on Japanese letter paper mounted on Kizuki Hosho paper Plate 6 x 7.8 in. Paper 18 x 23.4 in. Ed. 30 with three artist proofs. Printed by Hideharu Mishio, Norimasa Mizutani, and Marie Okada at Woodblock Workshop. Published by AC&T CORPORATION, Tokyo, 1989. Per the Broad: "Ray Smith’s paintings incorporate surrealistic and animistic tendencies informed by his Latin heritage as well as deep study of the history of modern art. Smith was born near the Texas/Mexico border...

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1980s Pop Art Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Ray Smith"The Wait" 2020 signed original limited edition silkscreen 12x18in abstract, 2020

$300

"The Wait" 2020 signed original limited edition silkscreen 12x18in abstract

By Ray Smith

Located in Miami, FL

Ray Smith (United States, 1959) 'La Espera', 2020 Silkscreen on paper. Edition of 50 11.7 x 17.8 in. (29.5 x 45 cm.) Ref: SMI-101 Ray Smith (American, b.1959) Born in Brownsville, T...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Ink, Screen

Harry BunceTea for two – Tod, 2017

$207

H 16.15 in W 19.3 in D 0.04 in

Tea for two – Tod

By Harry Bunce

Located in Deddington, GB

Tea for two – Tod by Harry Bunce [2017] limited_edition Screen Print Edition number 146 Image size: H:25 cm x W:31 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:41 cm x W:49 cm x D:0.3cm Sol...

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2010s Contemporary Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Screen

Jean CocteauJean Cocteau - White Book - Original Handcolored Lithograph, 1930

$1,438

H 11.19 in W 8.98 in D 0.04 in

Jean Cocteau - White Book - Original Handcolored Lithograph

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jean Cocteau White Book - Autobiography about Cocteau's discovery of his homosexuality. The book was first published anonymously and created a scandal. Original Handcolored Lithograp...

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1930s Modern Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Jean CocteauJean Cocteau - Marine Mountains - Original Lithograph, 1961

$2,398

H 22.05 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in

Jean Cocteau - Marine Mountains - Original Lithograph

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jean Cocteau - Marine Mountains - Original Lithograph Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 200 In Rives From: COCTEAU. — VERDET (André). Montagnes marines. S. l. (Paris), Les Messagers du...

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1960s Modern Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Donald SultanSilver Flowers, March 3, 2011, 2011

$9,000

H 38 in W 38 in

Silver Flowers, March 3, 2011

By Donald Sultan

Located in New York, NY

Silver Flowers, March 3, 2011 Silkscreen with hand applied black Silica on Sauders Waterford paper, 410gm hot press 38 x 38 inches edition of 75 Print also available in Gold...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Shepard FaireyCultivate Justice (Red) (Activist, Social Justice, Screenprint), 2021

$444Sale Price|40% Off

H 24 in W 18 in

Cultivate Justice (Red) (Activist, Social Justice, Screenprint)

By Shepard Fairey

Located in Kansas City, MO

Shepard Fairey Cultivate Justice (Red) Screen print on thick cream Speckletone paper Year: 2021 Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Edition: 400 Signed by Shepard Fairey, dated a...

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2010s Contemporary Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Bill OgdenOriginal Palm Springs Desert Oasis psychedelic vintage poster, 1969

$225

H 34 in W 20.5 in D 0.05 in

Original Palm Springs Desert Oasis psychedelic vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Original poster: Palm Springs The Desert Oasis original poster by Bill Ogden. The poster is not linen-backed. Excellent condition. Mint. 1969. ...

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1960s American Modern Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Tom WesselmannShiny Nude, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Tom Wesselmann, 1977

$1,996Sale Price|20% Off

H 8 in W 8 in

Shiny Nude, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Tom Wesselmann

By Tom Wesselmann

Located in Southampton, NY

Printer’s ink from rubber stamp on vélin Kromekote paper. Paper Size: 8 x 8 inches. Inscription: Unsigned, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1977. Published b...

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1970s Pop Art Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Printer's Ink

Glenn LigonBlack Rage, silkscreen print with COA Signed 53/100 by Glenn Ligon, Framed, 2019

$7,000

H 14 in W 11.5 in D 1.25 in

Black Rage, silkscreen print with COA Signed 53/100 by Glenn Ligon, Framed

By Glenn Ligon

Located in New York, NY

Renowned contemporary conceptual African American artist Glenn Ligon Black Rage (back cover), 2019 Silkscreen and digital print Edition number 53/100 Accompanied by an official Certi...

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2010s Contemporary Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Digital, Screen

Jean CocteauJean Cocteau - Parametabolismes - Original Lithograph, 1956

$2,158

H 15.36 in W 11.42 in D 0.04 in

Jean Cocteau - Parametabolismes - Original Lithograph

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jean Cocteau - Parametabolismes - Original Lithograph Signed "Jean Cocteau" in the plate and dated 1956 in the plate. 39 x 29 cm Edition: 500 Hand numbered Stamp signed lower right

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1950s Modern Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Kerry James MarshallKerry James Marshall - Keeping the Culture, silkscreen and linocut, Signed/N, 2011

$28,000

H 20.25 in W 30.25 in

Kerry James Marshall - Keeping the Culture, silkscreen and linocut, Signed/N

By Kerry James Marshall

Located in New York, NY

Kerry James Marshall Keeping the Culture, 2011 Silkscreen and linocut in colors with full margins and deckled edges on Arches paper with full margins and deckled edges 20-1/4 x 30-1/4 inches Hand signed, titled and numbered 79/100 by Kerry James Marshall in graphite pencil on the front Published by Africa House International, Chicago Unframed In September, 2025, "Kerry James Marshall: The Histories" opened at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This major exhibition was the largest presentation of Marshall's work in the United Kingdom and Europe, and featured more than 70 works by the the artist, including a large number of paintings and a selection of prints, drawings and sculptures. Highlights of the show include a new series of paintings that explore the transatlantic slave trade, along with Knowledge and Wonder, a mural commissioned in 1995 by the Chicago Public Library that is the largest painting Marshall has produced. The exhibition at the Royal Academy will then travel to the Kunsthaus Zurich and the Musee d'Art Modern in Paris. Kerry James Marshall's 2011 "Keeping the Culture" is based upon the artist's eponymous painting done the year earlier, which is featured in the Royal Academy Exhibition. In 2013, an original painting, upon which this work is based, sold at Christie's auction. Below is the Christie's Lot Essay for that painting: ..." Set in a revolutionary apartment in the cosmos, Kerry James Marshall's Keeping the Culture optimistically anticipates a future that pays homage to the past. Ushering in a new stage of the artist's output, Keeping the Culture shifts focus from the failed utopia of urban renewal and the commemoration of civil rights era heroes in favor of a more technically refined meditation on the preservation of the traditional and spiritual values that shaped a culture. Placed in an ultramodern environment, two siblings marvel at a projection of the earth--in which Marshall has aptly positioned the African continent toward the viewer-while their affectionate parents dance in the foreground. Overlooking the milky way, Marshall's space-age flat is decorated with earthly relics-wooden tribal sculptures...

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2010s Contemporary Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Mixed Media, Pencil, Linocut, Screen

Roy LichtensteinRoy Lichtenstein Nude With Blue Hair, Signed, 1994, Relief Print, 1994

$1,500,000

H 57.88 in Dm 37.63 in

Roy Lichtenstein Nude With Blue Hair, Signed, 1994, Relief Print

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Title: Nude With Blue Hair Medium: Relief print on Rives BFK mold-made paper Date: 1994 Edition: 28/40 Frame Size: 60 3/4" x 40 3/4" Sheet Size: 57 7/8" x 37...

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1990s Pop Art Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Jean CocteauJean Cocteau - Bath - Original Handcolored Lithograph, 1930

$1,438

H 11.19 in W 8.98 in D 0.04 in

Jean Cocteau - Bath - Original Handcolored Lithograph

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jean Cocteau White Book - Autobiography about Cocteau's discovery of his homosexuality. The book was first published anonymously and created a scandal. Original Handcolored Lithograph...

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1930s Modern Ray Smith Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Ray Smith prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Ray Smith prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ray Smith in engraving, aquatint, drypoint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1980s and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Ray Smith prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Rainer Gross, David Studwell, and John Brower. Ray Smith prints and multiples prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $300 and tops out at $1,250, while the average work can sell for $750.