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Prints For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Limited Artist Glass Wall Plaque Theophany by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A large decorative wall plaque or dish designed by Bjorn Wiinblad in 1978 and made by Rosenthal in Germany in a limited run. It is titled The Three Holy King/Wise Men/Theophany and w...
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1970s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass

Keiko Minami Signed Partridge Print
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Keiko Minami (1911-2004). “ A Japanes painter and printmaker, Minami became well known for her work for UNICEF greeting cards and book illustrations....
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Signed and Dated Woodblock Print by Japanese Artist Umetaro Azechi
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a woodcut by Japanese artist Umetaro Azechi (1902-1999). This striking image is pencil signed lower right and dated 64 lower left. Although unexamined out of the frame, the p...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 19. Forsythia suspensa. junger Sprooß der Forsythie in 10 facher Vergrö...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Martha Zelt
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract expressionist lithograph by Martha Zelt, American, circa 1950s. An outstanding black and white abstract expressionist lithograph by w...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Vintage Biology Scientific Educational Chart, Denoyer-Geppert One-Celled Animals
Located in Chicago, IL
Original vintage poster from Denoyer-Geppert's General Biology Series, poster GB 1 of One-Celled Animals. These educational charts were used in schools for science classes and built ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Set of 3 Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 11. 'Phacelia tanacetifolia. Bienenfutterpflanze. Blütenrispen in 4 fac...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Unknown Artist, Color Lithography, Abstract Landscape, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown artist. Color lithography. Abstract landscape, 1960s. Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm. Total dimensions: 39 x 29 cm. The frame measures: 1 cm. In excellent condition. Sig...
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Joan Miró Femme Et Chat Lithograph Framed Printed Wall Art England 1989 Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Finding the perfect cartoons miro may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — this is a version that dates to the late 20th century, titled Femme Et Chat. ...
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Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Plastic, Paper

Selection of Joan Miro Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Joan Miro color lithographs, French, circa 1960s. They are from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght, circa 1960s. P...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Jim Dine Serigraph Two Red Boots on a Black Ground
Located in Bradenton, FL
1965 Serigraph by artist, Jim Dine. Signed, titled and dated in the plate 'Two Red Boots on a Black Ground Jim Dine 1965.' Printed marks to verso Silk Screen...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Framed Original Technical Plan of Metalarte Lamp, circa 1953
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed Original Technical Plan of Metalarte Lamp. Manufactured Spain, circa 1953. Dimensions: D 4 x W 45 H 62 cm In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Wood, Paper

Guillaume Corneille (1922 2010) 'Visgae De Femmes' Framed Lithograph 1991
Located in Norwich, GB
A lithograph in colours 'Visage de Femmes' by Guillaume Corneille van Beverloo (1922-2010) on arches paper with deckled edges. Signed to the bottom right. 1991. The print is in very...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Glass, Oak, Paper

Leonor Fini, woman, rare print on paper
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970 Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 1. 'Aconitum. Eisenhut. Junger Sproß in 6 facher Vergrößerung.' In o...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Pafilage paper work by Thomas Gleb, France c. 1970
Located in Renens, CH
Thomas Gleb, pseudonym of Yehouda Chaim Kalman (1912-1991) was a French painter, sculptor and textile artist of Polish origin. The "pafilage" technique has been invented by Gleb him...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 30. 'Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Gemeine Wucherblume, große Maßliebe, M...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Winter Morning by Taku Harada 1960
Located in Weesp, NL
Experience the Serenity of Shirakawa-go in "Winter Morning" by Taku Harada Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of Shirakawa-go with this exquisite Jap...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Deco Unframed Calyph's Concubine Erte Signed Lithograph
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous, unframed, hand signed lithograph by artist Erte, father of the Art Deco movement. Size is 13” H x 10” W unframed. Romain de Tirtoff was a Rus...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Vintage Framed Numbered Print
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed numbered print Dimensions. 25 1/4 W ; 1 D ; 18 H.
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Wood

Very Rare Harry Bertoia Monoprint on Rice Paper
Located in Munich, DE
Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. Size is of the visible picture inside passe-partout.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paint

James Rosenquist Vibrant Etching "Rouge Pad" 1978 (Signed and Numbered)
Located in New York, NY
"ROUGE PAD" (GLENN 134), an etching with aquatint, printed in colors, hand-signed in pencil, titled, and numbered in pencil 25/78 by James Rosenquist, American 1978 (Signed on front,...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Gold Leaf

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Victor Vasarely Mid Century Framed Serigraph
Located in Countryside, IL
Victor Vasarely Mid Century Framed Serigraph This art measures: 36.75 wide x 1.5 deep x 37.75 inches high We take our photos in a controlled...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Signed Art Exhibition Poster by Artist Ivicevic Slobodan, 1975
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful original midcentury poster signed by listed artist Ivicevic Slobodan on July 2, 1975 in Nice, France during his exhibit at the famous L'Art Marginal. As shown on the le...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Louise Bourgeois 'Inner Life' Lithography, 1985
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithography 'Inner Life' by Louise Bourgeois, circa 1985. Signed on the stone. In good original condition. Louise Joséphine Bourgeois 25 December 1911-31 May 2010 was a French...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Sam Maitlin Member of the Mob #2 Litho
By Sam Maitin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sam Maitlin Member of the Mob #2 Signed and numbered Lithograph. In nice original condition. Series that you don't see as often.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Selection of Modernist Lithographs or Gallery Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modernist Lithographs or Gallery Wall, French and American, circa 1960s. They are, clockwise from top left: 1) Pablo Picasso lithograph, France, circa 1960s. It measure...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Mid-Century Modern Unframed Zilver Victor Vasarely Hand Signed Serigraph Pop Art
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an eye-catching, hand signed lithograph by Victor Vasarely, the leader of the Op-art Movement. Size is 29" x 27.5 unframed. Victor Vasarely, was a Hungar...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Michel Delacroix Lithograph French Cityscape & Figurative Parisian Life Art
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderfully decorative lithograph by Michel Delacroix, signed in the plate on the bottom right corner. Housed in a beautiful, quality silvered wood frame this color lithograph displays wonderfully. Michel Delacroix (1933- ) Internationally renowned French painter Michel Delacroix is an acclaimed master of the naïf tradition and one of the most popular collected artists in the world today. A self-styled "painter of dreams and of the poetic past," Delacroix continued to paint and experiment with a variety of techniques and styles before eventually developing his signature style, depicting scenes of Paris as a happy, timeless and magical place. He has been exhibited in one man shows all over the world, and his works are collected by major museums and private collectors world-wide. This lithograph by Michel Delacroix would enhance any traditional, contemporary or modern setting. Dimensions: Width 34.25" x Depth 1.50" x Height 34.25" Michel Delacroix stone signed lithograph from Paris, France This Michel Delacroix Lithograph...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Wood, Paper

Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 17
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976) "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 17 Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT. From the set of...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Unframed Calyph's Favorite Erté Hand Signed Lithograph
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a marvelous, hand signed lithograph by artist Erté, father of the Art Deco movement. Size is 13.5" H x 6.75” W. In excellent vintage condition. Romain de...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Pair of Marino Marini Portrait Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of portrait lithographs by Marino Marini, from the Marino Marini portfolio, printed by Carl Schünemann, Germany, circa 1968. They have been framed in clean lined black lacquer g...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 2. 'Dispsacus laciniatus. Schilitzblätterige Karde, Weberkarde, Weberdi...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock on Paper Print by Katsuyuki Nishijima
Located in Weesp, NL
"Machiya in Marutamachi" Traditional Japanese wooden townhouse that functioned both a residence and busines. Beautiful Japanese woodblock print by Katsuyuki Nishijima...
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1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 30. 'Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Gemeine Wucherblume, große Maßliebe, Mar...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 111. 'Impatiens glanduligera. Balsamine, Springkraut. Stengel mit Verzweigung, natürlich Größe.' In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Karl Blossfeldt (June 13, 1865 – December 9, 1932) was a German photographer...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Marilyn Monroe Trip 1 & 2 Print by Bert Stern, 1968, Midcentury Pop Art, neon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1968 Pop Art "The Marilyn Monroe Trip" 1 & 2 print by Bert Stern. Bert Stern was the last man to photograph Marilyn Monroe. Stern made this image from one of the photographs of that ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Set of 3 Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt set of 3 from Photogravures from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Piet Mondrian: "Composition C n°III in Red, Blue, and Yellow" Lithography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Piet Mondrian: "Composition C n°III in Red, Blue, and Yellow" - Signed Lithography Elevate your collection with this stunning lithograph by Piet Mondrian, titled "Composition C n°III in Red, Blue, and Yellow." This 8-color passage lithograph is signed in the plate and marked HC, printed on Arches vellum paper measuring 38.5 x 32 cm. Published by Edition d'Art Henri Piazza, it is based on the eponymous 1935 painting and authenticated by the publisher's dry stamp. The lithograph was printed in an edition of 250 copies, plus a few HC proofs, and includes the publisher's certificate. This artwork is in excellent condition, with minor wear consistent with its age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. It is framed in a high-quality black lacquered wood frame. Dimensions: D 3 cm x W 33 cm x H 40 cm. Ideal for collectors and art enthusiasts, this Piet Mondrian lithograph...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Abstract Lithograph by Josef Albers from Formulation and Articulation
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josef Albers abstract lithograph from Formulation and Articulation, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, and Ives Sillman Inc., New Haven, circa 1972. These works are from Po...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Joan Miró Lithography, Les Essències De La Terra i Ma De Proverbis, 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithography by Joan Miro, 1970. Edited by Poligrafa (Spain). Guarro Paper, numbered and monogrammed. Limited edition 500 Provenance: Barcelona (Spain). Framed in Barcelona...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 4. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Bernard Cathelin 1980 Lithograph Annotated to his dealer David Findlay
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful 'School of Paris' artist original stone lithograph limited edition. Signed, and annotated. Paper size: 13 5/8" x 15 3/4". Plate size: 6 1/2" x 9 3/8".
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 30. 'Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Gemeine Wucherblume, große Maßliebe, M...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Carmen Gracia (Argentina B. 1935) Par La Mer Et Par Le Ciel Signed Ltd. Ed Print
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Born in Mendoza, Argentina, Carmen is an accomplished printmaker that has lived in England for nearly 50 years. Carmen Gracia works have been acquired by...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

1970s "Fanfare" Screenprint by Frank Rowland
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking limited edition op art serigraph by American artist Frank Rowland (1927-2012) in the hard edge style. An abstract geometric composition in red, orange, and yellow against ...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

1960, Silk Screen Print "Peace One" by Reiko Momiyame, Japan
Located in Weesp, NL
"Peace One" by Reiko Momiyame. A rare and beautiful Pop Art period silk screen print signed in pencil by the artist. The print is in great condition with strong bright vibrant colors of the period. Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid- to late-1950s. The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane mass-produced objects. One of its aims is to use images of popular culture in art, emphasizing the banal or kitschy elements of any culture, most often through the use of irony. It is also associated with the artists' use of mechanical means of reproduction or rendering techniques. In pop art, material is sometimes visually removed from its known context, isolated, or combined with unrelated material. Amongst the early artists that shaped the pop art movement were Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton in Britain, and Larry Rivers, Ray...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 75. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and us...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942. Photography number 12. 'Phacelia tanacetifolia. Bienenfutterpflanze. Blüterispen in 4 fach...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Hand-Colored Lithograph "Ties”, 1976
Located in Chicago, IL
“Ties” is a hand pulled, hand colored, screen print lithograph, contemporary artwork realized by Jim Dine in 1976. This piece is number 30 in the edition of 150. Printed on wove, ha...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Vintage Abstractive Cubist Modern Colored Lithograph by Hardy Strid
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Hardy Strid, 1950s Color lithography Number 58/84 This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number Sheet dimensions 70/50 Unframed work Hard...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Vintage "View of the Center of Paris Taken from the Air" Lithograph Map
Located in San Diego, CA
A very stylish "View of the Center of Paris Taken from the Air" lithograph map published by the Paris Ministry of Tourism, circa early 1950s. The piece measures 27" x 43" and shows...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints

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"Girl with Flowers" print by Hilde Weingarten, c 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Girl with Flowers" pencil signature and title by Hilde Weingarten (1920–1993) American Images Size 6 3/4" W x 9 1/2" H Frame / Overall Size 17" W x 21" H "new frame will bring to ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Variation Silkscreen by Kumi Sugaï 1978
Located in Weesp, NL
Variation silkscreen by Kumi Sugaï 1978. Printed by Ryoichi Ishida printing company who also printed for Andy Warhol. Signed and numbered 237/250 in pencil by the artist. This print was sold by Satani Gallery in Tokyo in 1978 or 1979.  Colors may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings. The Art measures 18.0 x 18.0 cm. With frame 43 x 35.5 x 2.5 cm. Price includes frame. The Art will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden case. Transport to the US, Euro 275, is case included. Kumi Sugaï, one of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese painters of the twentieth century. Colors may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings. KUMI SUGAÏ, JAPAN (1919 - 1996) Kumi Sugaï was a painter, sculptor and print maker born in 1919 in Kobe, Japan. Sugaï first experimented with oil painting at age nine and became a student at the Osaka School of Fine Arts in 1933 when he was fourteen. He met with the Gutai Art Association founder, Jiro Yoshihara which had a huge impact on his further artistic development and experimentalism. He was part of the first generation of 20th-century Japanese artists to become acquainted with Western painting techniques (under the instructions of Yoshihara), but he also explored both typography and Japanese calligraphy, important in his subsequent work. Sugaï left art school prematurely to work in commercial advertising for Hankyu electric rail company from 1937 to 1945. These formative years of practicing Western and traditional Japanese mediums gave a dual foundation to his future work. He dedicated himself to painting and moved to Paris in 1952, enrolling at the Académie de la grand chaumière, being one of the first generation of the post-war Japanese artists to join the international avant-garde art scene. Sugai was immediately noticed in Paris for his delicate touch and use of abstract gestures resembling primitive forms. He had his first solo show at Galerie Craven in 1954. In 1955 he made his first work in edition (Diable Rouge, a lithograph) and decided that from now on print work (lithographs, etchings and later silkscreens) was going to be an important part of his oeuvre. One of the reasons was to make his work more accessible. Between 1955 and 1996 Sugaï produced a little under 400 works in edition. Considered part of the École de Paris (School of Paris) and the Nouveau Réalisme (New Realism) movements, in 1962 he began to move from calligraphic, mainly monochromatic, organic motifs to more hard-edge geometric forms painted with clear colors. This aesthetic was more often than not influenced by speeding the curves of the freeways surrounding Paris in his beloved Porsche. He was possessed with speed and in a lot of his work we find abstracted roads (The S shape) details of roadsigns, parkings and in general an abstract visual language inspired by what he would see through his window moving at great speed. City and rural Landscapes transformed into simple colored compositions. Sugaï found great joy in the act of repetition and some iconic shapes have been appearing in his work throughout his whole career, first loosely and soft in his early etchings, paintings and lithographs, later hard edged and straight in his silkscreens. Sugai died in Kobe in 1996. His artworks were shown in numerous exhibitions around the world and most of his paintings are in the collections of well-known museums (Such as MOMA, the Guggenheim and Centre Pompidou) and important collectors. Vintage Objects...
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Antique and Vintage Prints for Wall Decor

Prints are works of art produced in multiple editions. Though several copies of a specific artwork can exist, collectors consider antique and vintage prints originals when they have been manually created by the artist or are “impressions” that are part of the artist’s intent for the work.

Modern artists use a range of printmaking techniques to produce different types of prints such as relief, intaglio and planographic. Relief prints are created by cutting away a printing surface to leave only a design. Ink or paint is applied to the raised parts of the surface, and it is used to stamp or press the design onto paper or another surface. Relief prints include woodcuts, linocuts and engravings.

Intaglio prints are the opposite of relief prints in that they are incised into the printing surface. The artist cuts the design into a block, plate or other material and then coats it with ink before wiping off the surface and transferring the design to paper through tremendous pressure. Intaglio prints have plate marks showing the impression of the original block or plate as it was pressed onto the paper.

Artists create planographic prints by drawing a design on a stone or metal plate using a grease crayon. The plate is washed with water, then ink is spread over the plate and it adheres to the grease markings. The image is then stamped on paper to make prints.

All of these printmaking methods have an intricate process, although each can usually transfer only one color of ink. Artists use separate plates or blocks for multiple colors, and together these create one finished work of art.

Find prints ranging from the 18th- and 19th-century bird illustrations by J.C. Sepp to mid-century modern prints, as well as numerous other antique and vintage prints at 1stDibs. Browse the collection today and read about how to arrange wall art in your space.

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