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Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

American, 1923-2013

Richard Artschwager was an eclectic artist whose unique style resisted categorization. His work has been described variously as minimalism and Pop art. At the core of his approach was the transformation of the mundane into the conceptual, and sometimes even the otherworldly. 

Artschwager was born in Washington, DC, in 1923 and moved with his family to New Mexico in 1935. His parents were passionate about art and design and he started painting at a young age. He later studied mathematics and science at Cornell University. His studies were interrupted by World War II, but he completed his bachelor’s degree in 1948.

Artschwager spent a period taking odd jobs to support his growing family. Still, he found time to study art, including under French painter Amédée Ozenfant at his New York City studio. He exhibited his first series of paintings and watercolors at the Art Directions Gallery in New York in 1959.

The 1960s were a prolific time for Artschwager. He experimented with his style and participated in many exhibitions. The 1962 piece Handle, a wall-hung polished wood frame, is considered a breakthrough work. He had his first solo exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York in 1965.

In the 1970s, Artschwager moved into site-specific installations and produced paintings and drawings in a more architectural style. His success and acclaim grew over the next three decades. 

He died in 2013 at the age of 89. His abstract prints and sculptures remain highly regarded. Many Neo-Geo artists in New York and Young British Artists in the United Kingdom have cited Artschwager as a major influence.

A few months after his death, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles held a career retrospective that displayed over 150 of Artschwager’s works.

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Artist: Richard Artschwager
Lovers by Richard Artschwager ( abstract pair embracing)
By Richard Artschwager
Located in New York, NY
Screen print on Ries Textured Rag paper, Signed and numbered, Edition of 108 Working across all media, Richard Artschwager (1923-2013) has long specialized in the relationship betwe...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

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Composition, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Richard Artschwager
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Printer’s ink from rubber stamp on vélin de Rives BFK paper. Paper Size: 8 x 8 inches. Inscription: Unsigned, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1977. Publishe...
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1970s Minimalist Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

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Wooden Table from Notes on a Room, Contemporary Etching by Richard Artschwager
By Richard Artschwager
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wooden Table Richard Artschwager, American (1923–2013) Portfolio: Notes on a Room Date: 1998 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 102/130 Image Size: 10 x 14 inches Size...
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1990s Conceptual Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Window from Notes on a Room, Contemporary Etching by Richard Artschwager
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Located in Long Island City, NY
Window Richard Artschwager, American (1923–2013) Portfolio: Notes on a Room Date: 1998 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 102/130 Image Size: 10 x 14 inches Size: 16 x...
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1990s Conceptual Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

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Interior
By Richard Artschwager
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on white wove paper. Signed, dated and numbered 51/68 in pencil. Printed by Heinrici Silkscreen, New York. Published by Brooke Alexander...
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1970s Modern Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

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Horizon
By Richard Artschwager
Located in New York, NY
Richard Ernst Artschwager (1923–2013) was an American painter, sculptor, illustrator, print maker, and furniture designer. Known for its stylistic independence, his work has associat...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

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Horizon
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Sailors
By Richard Artschwager
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint on Rives BFK, 1972. Signed by the artist, dated and numbered 14/180 in pencil in lower margin. Printed by Syria Studio, Ltd., New York City, with the blind stamp in low...
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1970s Contemporary Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Hair Box
By Richard Artschwager
Located in New York, NY
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1990s Richard Artschwager Prints and Multiples

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Rubber, Paint

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