Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

American, 1920-2019

Frances Ynez Johnston (May 12, 1920 – 2019) was an American painter, sculptor, printmaker and educator. Her artwork is modernist and abstract with a narrative of imaginative lands or creatures, and often featuring collage. Johnston was born on May 12, 1920, in Berkeley, California. She attended University of California, Berkeley to study with Worth Ryder and received her bachelor of fine arts in 1941. She traveled to Mexico in the early 1940s to continue her studies, returning to Berkeley in 1943, earning her Masters of Fine Arts in 1946. In 1960 she married novelist and poet John Berry. In the years following she produced prints through the Tamarind Lithography Workshop. Johnston started teaching art classes at various universities and colleges in 1950 and ended teaching in 1980.[8] She began at University of California, Berkeley (1950–1951) and then continued her teaching career at Colorado Springs Fine Art Center (1954–1955), Chouinard Art Institute (1956), California State College (1966–1967, 1969, 1973), the University of Jerusalem (1967), and Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design (1978–1980). Her work is featured in various permanent collections including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Spencer Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, Fullerton College, the McNay Art Museum, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and others. Johnston was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1952 for fine art, which allowed her travel to Italy. In 1955–1956 she was awarded the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant for painting and printmaking, and was awarded the National Endowment for the Art (NEA) grant in 1976 and 1986. In addition to her intricate prints and paintings, Johnston also created three dimensional pieces in collaboration with her husband and with ceramic sculptor Adam Mekler. Her watercolors, oils and etchings of the 1950s and 1960s were rich with complex imagery, and displayed a disciplined, restrained use of color. In later mixed-media pieces, she examined the tactile qualities of surface. Her paintings incorporated soil, acrylic, dyes, encaustic on cloth, canvas, and raw silk. Composite forms suggest ambiguous architectural, human, animal and plant shapes. Johnston cited Persian and Indian miniatures as influences but also drew inspiration from European abstract artists Matisse, Miro, Klee and Picasso. Ynez Johnston died in 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Artist: Ynez Johnston

Ynez Johnston'Tribal Coast', Expressionist Woman artist, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim, 1964

$2,250

'Tribal Coast', Expressionist Woman artist, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Ynez Johnston' (American, b. 1920) and dated 1964; additionally inscribed 'imp' lower right, titled lower center 'Tribal Coast' with number and limitation, 198/2...

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1960s Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Engraving

Ynez JohnstonUNTITLED

$1,400

UNTITLED

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Portland, ME

Johnston, Ynez. UNTITLED. Etching, not dated (but likely 1950s). Edition of 20, signed in pencil and numbered 4/20. 6 7/8 x 9 inches (plate), 8 x 10 5/8 inches (sheet). In excellent ...

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1950s Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Ynez JohnstonDYNASTIC SCENE

$1,800

DYNASTIC SCENE

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Portland, ME

Johnston, Ynez (American, 1920-2019). DYNASTIC SCENE. Colored etching, not dated. Edition of 50, numbered, titled, and signed in pencil. 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches (Plate), 16 1/2 x 12 3/...

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Mid-20th Century Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Brice MardenCeladon Muse, 2003

$20,000

H 22 in W 30 in

Celadon Muse

By Brice Marden

Located in New York, NY

Brice Marden Celadon Muse 2003 Two color etching / one color lithograph 22 x 30 inches; 56 x 76 cm Edition of 45 Signed, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Lithograph

Craig McPhersonOcean Terminal I Mezzotint Print, Contemporary, Signed, Ed 45, 1990s, 1994

$3,400

H 29.88 in W 30 in

Ocean Terminal I Mezzotint Print, Contemporary, Signed, Ed 45, 1990s

By Craig McPherson

Located in New Orleans, LA

Craig McPherson captures a night view of the neon lights from commercial signs reflected in the water at Ocean Terminal in Kowloon, as seen from the terminal of the Star Ferry to cen...

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1990s Contemporary Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint

Sonia DelaunayPlougastel, 1970

$5,947

H 25.79 in W 19.69 in

Plougastel

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Etching and aquatint, 1970 Edition : 78/125 Publisher : Galerie de Varenne (Paris) 65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 49.00 cm. x 39.00 cm. 19.29 in. x 15.35 in. (...

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1970s Abstract Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Brice MardenNevis Letter, 2009

$7,500

H 30 in W 22.5 in

Nevis Letter

By Brice Marden

Located in New York, NY

Brice Marden Nevis Letter 2009 Etching 30 x 22 1/2 inches; 76 x 57 cm Edition of 45 Signed, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Available from Matthew Marks...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

April GornikApril Gornik - Tropical Drift, Color direct gravure with spit bite aquatint S/N, 1998

$5,500

H 32 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

April Gornik - Tropical Drift, Color direct gravure with spit bite aquatint S/N

By April Gornik

Located in New York, NY

April Gornik Tropical Drift, 1998 Exquisite color direct gravure with spitbite aquatint on Somerset Satin white paper Pencil signed, dated, titled and numbered 11/40 by April Gornik ...

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1990s Abstract Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Aquatint

Rufino Tamayo"Hombre Blanco", Rufino Tamayo, Figurative Abstraction, Lithograph, 30x22 in., 1976

$6,800

H 30 in W 22 in D 1 in

"Hombre Blanco", Rufino Tamayo, Figurative Abstraction, Lithograph, 30x22 in.

By Rufino Tamayo

Located in Dallas, TX

"Hombre Blanco" by Rufino Tamayo is a Figurative Abstraction mixografia in color limited edition measuring 30x22 in. The piece is framed beautifully with...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Jasper JohnsUntitled, 2010

$30,000

H 19 in W 21.5 in

Untitled

By Jasper Johns

Located in New York, NY

Jasper Johns Untitled 2010 Intaglio on Revere Standard White 19 x 21 1/2 inches 48 x 55 cm Edition of 50 Signed, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Available from Matthew Marks Gallery...

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2010s Contemporary Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio, Etching

Salvador DalíPlanetary And Scatologic Vision, 1974

$4,000

H 48.5 in W 37.75 in D 2 in

Planetary And Scatologic Vision

By Salvador Dalí

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Planetary and Scatologic Vision Year: 1974 Medium: Engraving with embossing and color lithograph Edition: Numbered...

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Late 20th Century Surrealist Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Lithograph

Mary Lee BendolphLonnie's Flag, 2014

$4,500

H 30.75 in W 29.5 in

Lonnie's Flag

By Mary Lee Bendolph

Located in Berkeley, CA

Color softground etching with aquatint and spitbite aquatint. Edition 50

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2010s Contemporary Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Intaglio

Rufino Tamayo"Manos en Rojo", Rufino Tamayo, Red Hands, Abstraction, Etching, 22x30 in., 1979

$5,700

H 22 in W 30 in D 1 in

"Manos en Rojo", Rufino Tamayo, Red Hands, Abstraction, Etching, 22x30 in.

By Rufino Tamayo

Located in Dallas, TX

"Manos en Rojo" by Rufino Tamayo is a Figurative Abstraction lithograph limited edition measuring 22x30 in. The piece is framed beautifully with a white mat in a silver and black fr...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Abstract Aquatint Etching - Testigos, 2009

$325

H 24 in W 0.1 in D 18 in

Abstract Aquatint Etching - Testigos

Located in Houston, TX

Delightful and bright aquatint etching of a sweet faced sun rising over a red terrain by Mexican artist Lidoyne, 2009. Signed and dated lower right, titled lower center, numbered 1 o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint, Etching, Ink, Paper

Ruth KerkoviusVillage in Southern Italy (Edition 10/30), 1967

$450

H 16.25 in W 24.75 in

Village in Southern Italy (Edition 10/30)

By Ruth Kerkovius

Located in New York, NY

Ruth Kerkovius (Latvian/American 1921-1970) "Village in Southern Italy" Edition 10/30, Landscape Etching/Drypoint/Aquatint signed and numbered in Pencil, 16.25 x 24.75, Late 20th Century, 1967 Colors: Black, Brown, Blue, White, Red She was born in Latvia in 1921. She received her early training in Munich, Germany, working in theatre Costume History and Design, and in painting before she came to America. Once in New York she studied at the Art Students League, the School of Visual Arts, the Pratt Graphic Art Center under Frasconi, and then continued at Pratt on a fellowship to work under Michael Ponce de Leon...

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1960s Abstract Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

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Ynez JohnstonTHE COSMIC MOUNTAIN, 1981

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H 28 in W 22 in

THE COSMIC MOUNTAIN

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Portland, ME

Johnston, Ynez. THE COSMIC MOUNTAIN. Etching in colors printed from two plates, 1981. Edition of 100, numbered 64/100, titled, signed, and dated, all in pencil. 18 x 11 3/4 inches (o...

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1980s Abstract Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Ynez JohnstonUNTITLED

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H 10 in W 25 in D 1 in

UNTITLED

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Portland, ME

Johnston, Ynez (American, 1920-2019). UNTITLED. Color woodcut, not dated. Edition size, if any, not known. Inscriibed "Trial Proof" in the left margin, and signed in pencil in the lo...

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Mid-20th Century Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Ynez JohnstonTHE TROJAN WAR, about 1954

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H 12.5 in D 17.75 in

THE TROJAN WAR

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Santa Monica, CA

YNEZ JOHNSTON (b. 1920 - ) THE TROJAN WAR c. 1954 Color etching, Signed, titled and numbered 15/35 in pencil. 12 1/2 x 17 3/4, sheet ...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Ynez JohnstonTHE SPANISH MAIN, 1963

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H 24 in W 18 in

THE SPANISH MAIN

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Portland, ME

Johnston, Ynez (American, born 1920). THE SPANISH MAIN. Etching and aquatint in colors, 1963. Edition of 35, signed, titled, numbered 1/35 and dated, all in pencil. Printed on laid p...

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1960s Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Ynez JohnstonTHE COSMIC MOUNTAIN, 1981

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H 28 in W 22 in

THE COSMIC MOUNTAIN

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Portland, ME

Johnston, Ynez. THE COSMIC MOUNTAIN. Etching in colors printed from two plates, 1981. Edition of 100, numbered 64/100, titled, signed, and dated, all in pencil. 18 x 11 3/4 inches (o...

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1980s Abstract Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Ynez JohnstonTHE TROJAN WAR

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H 16 in W 24 in

THE TROJAN WAR

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Portland, ME

Johnston, Ynez. THE TROJAN WAR. Etching, aquatint in colors, not dated. Edition of 35, numbered 1/35, and titled and signed, all in pencil. 12 1/2 in x 17 ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Ynez JohnstonSTORM at SEA, 1955

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H 19.75 in W 13.25 in

STORM at SEA

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Santa Monica, CA

YNEZ JOHNSTON (b.1920- ) STORM AT SEA c. 1955 mixed deep intaglio, signed and numbered edition 55. 19 ¾ x 13 ¼”. Image good, color...

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1950s Abstract Geometric Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Ynez JohnstonUNTITLED, c.1950

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H 6.875 in W 9 in

UNTITLED

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Santa Monica, CA

YNEZ JOHNSTON (b. 1920) UNTITLED c. 1950. Etching with plate tone. 6 7/8 x 9. Signed and numbered in pencil 4/20. Rare early work by Johnston. $800 ...

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1950s Surrealist Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Ynez JohnstonUNTITLED, c. 1950

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H 5.875 in W 7.875 in

UNTITLED

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Santa Monica, CA

YNEZ JOHNSTON (b. 1920) UNTITLED Etching with plate tone. Signed in pencil no. 3/10? in pencil. 5 7/8 x 7 7/8. Very rare early work by Johnston, possibly as e...

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1950s Surrealist Ynez Johnston Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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