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Period: 1950s
Period: 1910s
Selection of Modernist Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of modernist art, circa 1950s. From left to right, they are: 1) SOLD Modernist nudes painting by Lillian Lent, American, circa 1950s. It is executed on board in it's original frame. It measures 14.5" H x 16.5" W. Lillian Lent lived and worked in the Woodstock Artist colony in New York. She attended the Tyler School of Fine Art in Philadelphia. In 1959, she was awarded first prize for one of her paintings from the Albany Museum. Among some of the galleries to exhibit her work were the Albright Gallery, the Norlyst Gallery, and The Creative Gallery. 2) Amedeo Modigliani lithograph...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Wood, Paper

Set of eight 1950's vintage French fashion prints the Summer collection of 1954
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A set of 8 1950's vintage French fashion prints Vintage Blouses Exquisites (exquisite), the Summer collection of 1954 for Mode Studio of Paris Colour lithographs, now framed and glaz...
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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1950's Charles Lapicque "Les Régates" Lithograph Hand Signed by Artist
Located in San Carlos, CA
🎨 Rare Find: Hand-Signed and Numbered Lithograph by Charles Lapicque! 🎨 Indulge your love for art with this exquisite lithograph from the renowned French artist, Charles Lapicque ...
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Vintage Jean Arp Louisiana Museum Exhibition Poster “Arp”, Denmark, 1958
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Jean Arp Denmark, 1958 “Arp”. Louisiana Museum. Vintage exhibition poster. H 103 x W 73 x D 3 cm
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1950s Danish Vintage Prints

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Metal

Framed Catholic Print, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured France, circa 1950. Materials: Wood, paper. Dimensions: D 2,5 x W 37,5 cm x H 37,5 cm The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear consisten...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Wood, Paper

Framed Print, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured Germany, circa 1950. Materials: Wood, glass, paper. Dimensions: D 1,5 x W 31,9 cm x H 23 cm The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear con...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

"Young Girl" an Early Clay Lithograph by Syd Solomon, 1957
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early figurative clay lithograph entitled "Young Girl" by lauded 20th century American artist Syd Solomon. Solomon's work helped established Sarasota, FL as a thriving artist's co...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

Black and White Graphic Poster, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured Spain, circa 1920. Materials: Wood, glass, paper. Dimensions: D 1,7 x W 24,5 cm x H 34,5 cm The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear con...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Arthur Wm. North (English) Etching of Joseph Conrad Dated 1912 Signed by Conrad
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-executed portrait etching of famous Polish-British author Joseph Conrad by Arthur William North ( English Late 19th century). The etching is pencil signed lower right "Arthur ...
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1910s American Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Print After Picasso. C.1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Delightful print after Picasso Published by Beaverbrook, 1950's Unframed Free shipping
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1950s British Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Mourlot Print, 1959
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small-scale vintage color lithograph by famous artist Georges Braque. Lithograph depicts an abstract motif rendered by the artist. From the original printing by Mourlot Freres in Par...
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Plexiglass, Oak, Paper

Mourlot Print, 1959
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small-scale vintage color lithograph by famous artist Pablo Picasso. Lithograph depicts an abstract motif rendered by the artist. From the original printing by Mourlot Freres in Pari...
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Plexiglass, Oak, Paper

Original Vintage Print After Picasso. C.1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Delightful print after Picasso Published by Beaverbrook, 1950's Unframed Free shipping
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1950s British Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Raoul Dufy Concert Lithograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Raoul Dufy concert art lithograph obtained from the estate of Tony Duquette. Great addition to your French inspired interiors. Art dimensions: 21.5" x 17"
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1950s French French Provincial Vintage Prints

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Pablo Picasso Limited Ed. Lithograph From Portfolio Les Dessins D'Antibes, 1958
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful monochrome lithograph from famed Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) from his portfolio collection "Les (Mes) Dessins D'Antibes" done in 1958 consisting of 16 loose ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Karen Appel (Dutch, b. 1921-d. 2006) Abstract Signed E/A 1950 Lithograph.
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Karel Appel abstract lithograph, épreuve d'artiste, or E/A artist proof dated 1950. A rare 9/24 rendition of an abstract work by Appel in browns, greys, purples, blacks and gol...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

1955 "Quaternary: Ice-Age Landscape" Woolly Mammoth Vintage Wall Hanging
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original, hanging wall chart from the 1955 “History of Life on Earth” series by Austrian paleontologist Erich Thenius and illustrator Fritz Zerritsch. The series cons...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Metal

Antique 20th Century Large Scrolled Map Of The World, George Philips c.1918
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century large commercial map of the world by George Philips. This scrolled map shows shipping and timelines for transit. The map is in the equatorial scale of 1:20...
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1910s British Other Vintage Prints

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Wood, Paper

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Screen Prints, A Set of Five
Located in Garnerville, NY
A fine set of five screen print Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). Circa 1950. Lautrec was attracted to the seedier side of the bohemian Parisian lifestyle. His Post-Impressionis...
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1950s French Art Nouveau Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

"Hoylake - Punch Bowl Hole" by James Michael Brown, Antique Golf Print, 1911
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a photogravure by James Michael Brown entitled "Hoylake-Punch Bowl Hole." The print depicts a 1910 foursomes match on the course, annotated in the bottom border "Mr. John Graham, Jnr., Mr. C.E. Dick, Mr. John Ball Amateur Champion, 1910, Mr. H.H. Hilton." The photogravure was published in the Life Association of Scotland calendar for that year. James Michael Brown (1853-1947) was an accomplished Scottish water-colorist, famous for his golfing scenes of British and Scottish courses, competitions, and players. Brown often had famous golfers of the time sit for him during competitions and he used these studies to help him later reproduce accurate likenesses of the players in his paintings. A keen golfer himself, Brown was a founder member of Mortonhall Golf Club in Edinburgh, where he was introduced to fellow member Dr. J. Turnbull Smith, the manager of the Life Association of Scotland. The Life Association of Scotland was established in Edinburgh, in 1838. It later formed the Insurance and Banking Golf Club, which then became the Duddingston Golf Club. In 1898, to mark the opening of the extended Club House, Smith commissioned Brown to paint a scene from an exhibition golf match at the Club. Brown's painting was then printed as the centerpiece of the 1899 Life Association of Scotland calendar. Although expensive to commission and publish, The Life Association of Scotland board justified the expense of the calendar by stating, “it must surely be the aim and desire of a Life Assurance Association to prolong the lives of those who take out policies with them and what sport is there that can compare with golf as a cure for all the ills that flesh is heir to…” The calendar was a great marketing and advertising success. As a result, Brown was then commissioned to paint an annual golfing picture for the club. Prints were made of the originals and issued in the calendar for each year. Brown painted 26 paintings for the Life Association and these all adorned the walls of the Edinburgh head office for many years. The paintings portray not only Lloyd George, the former Prime Minister at Walton Heath, but also a host of famous golfing personalities like Old Tom Morris, Harry Vardon, James Braid...
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1910s Scottish Late Victorian Vintage Prints

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Marc Chagall '1887 1985' Plate Signed Modernist Figural Lithographic Print
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate signed modernist figural lithographic print Galerie Maeght Paris France 1952, published in 1959, lithography by Fernand Mourlot France. Chagall was born in 1887 into a Jewish...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Paper

Pair of Framed Backglass From Pinball Machines
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Framed Backglass From Pinball Machines Mexico; 1954, by united manufacturing company Bally: frolics; 1952, Bally manufacturing Corp. Came from the Mitchell brothers O'Farr...
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1950s Vintage Prints

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Glass

Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980) 'Cheveaux et Cavaliers V' Lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980) 'Cheveaux et Cavaliers V' Lithograph Undated, pencil signed lower right, pencil numbered 26/40 lower left, depicting an abstract image, matted be...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Metal

Original 1958, Abstract expressionist wood cut by Lea Wellner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original woodcut print, number 5 out of 10. Title: “BLK. WHITE AND RED” Artist: Lea Wellner Date: 1958 Please note: will be mailed without glass, unless special requested In vinta...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Vibrant Abstract Color Lithograph #1 by Angelo Savelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant Abstract Color Lithograph #1 by Angelo Savelli, Italian, 1991-1995. Color lithograph executed on thick paper. Pencil signed and numbered by the artist. Framed in a simple, cl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Franz Laskoff's 'La Strage degli Innocenti': Framed Color Lithograph, circa 1914
By Franz Laskoff
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the haunting imagery of Franz Laskoff's "La Strage degli Innocenti" with this vintage lithograph, originally featured in the esteemed portfolio "Gli Avvisi Delle ...
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1910s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Prints

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"Quai Voltaire, Paris" Colored Etching by T.F. Simon
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Quai Voltaire, Paris etching by T.F. Simon, copyright Les Graveurs Modernes, Rue de Rivoli Paris. Sold by Wunderly Brothers, Pittsburgh, PA (reframed subsequently by The Sewickley Fr...
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1910s Czech Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Vibrant Abstract Color Lithograph #2 by Angelo Savelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant Abstract Color Lithograph #2 by Angelo Savelli, Italian, 1991-1995. Color lithograph executed on thick paper. Pencil signed and numbered by the artist. Framed in a simple, cl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Giorgio De Chirico (1888-1978) Melanconia torinese, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Giorgio De Chirico Melanconia torinese, 1950. Vintage Centro Tornabuoni exhibition poster in original brass frame. Italy, 20th Century. Dimensions: 29" H x 21" W x .75" D
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1950s Italian Vintage Prints

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Brass

Angelo Testa Screenprint Textile, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint on linen with biomorphic animal motifs by Chicago-based painter, weaver, and fabric designer Angelo Testa. Literally the first student to graduate from Moholy-Nagy’s New ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Linen

Marc Chagall Oracle sur Babylone pl. 93 from The Bible Series Signed Etching
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A spiritual modern etching with hand coloring on Arches wove paper titled “Oracle sur Babylone (Oracle Over Babylon)” (pl. 93 from The Bible Series) by Marc Chagall. Hand initialed i...
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1950s Vintage Prints

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Raphel Soyer Dancers Signed Vintage Modern Figurative Lithograph on Paper 1954
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pensive lithograph on paper titled “Dancers” by American artist Raphael Soyer. Hand signed in pencil on the bottom right. Published by Associated American Artists, New York in 1954. Raphael Soyer (1899-1987) was a painter, draughtsman, and printmaker who believed that art is to survive, it must describe and express people, their lives and times. It must communicate. From an early age Soyer and his brothers Moses and Isaac were encouraged to draw by their father, a teacher of Hebrew literature and history. Forced to leave Russia in 1912, they immigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn. In the mid 1920s, having studied at Cooper Union, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League, Soyer painted scenes of life on New York's east side. His portrayals of derelicts, working people, and the unemployed around Union Square during the Depression reveal more of a poignant vision of the human condition than the art of social protest popular with many of his contemporaries. Throughout his life Soyer painted people his friends, himself, studio models with an unerring eye...
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1950s Vintage Prints

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François Gilot Original Lithograph: Timeless Beauty in Classic Framing, 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing an exquisite François Gilot original lithograph from the pages of André Verdet's poetic masterpiece, "Pages d'Amour," published by editions Raison d'être in 1951 and prin...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Print After Harry Rountree. C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Harry Rountree Chromo-lithograph. Tipped on to the original green card The measurement given is the green card size not the actual image. Free shipping
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1910s British Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Print After Harry Rountree. C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Harry Rountree Chromo-lithograph. Tipped on to the original green card The measurement given is the green card size not the actual image. Free shipping
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1910s British Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Print After Harry Rountree. C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Harry Rountree Chromo-lithograph. Tipped on to the original green card The measurement given is the green card size not the actual image. Free shipping
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1910s British Vintage Prints

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Mariners Chart of Gloucester and Rockport by George Eldridge 1910
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical chart showing the harbor and local water. The chart display depths buoys, lighthouses, etc., This chart shows Eastern Point, Rocky Neck, Stage head, Thatcher Island, Sandy B...
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1910s North American Vintage Prints

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Raphel Soyer Boy & Girl Signed Vintage Modern Figurative Lithograph on Paper '54
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A sentimental lithograph on paper titled “Boy & Girl” by American artist Raphael Soyer. Hand signed in pencil on the bottom right. Published by Associated American Artists, New York in 1954. Raphael Soyer (1899-1987) was a painter, draughtsman, and printmaker who believed that art is to survive, it must describe and express people, their lives and times. It must communicate. From an early age Soyer and his brothers Moses and Isaac were encouraged to draw by their father, a teacher of Hebrew literature and history. Forced to leave Russia in 1912, they immigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn. In the mid 1920s, having studied at Cooper Union, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League, Soyer painted scenes of life on New York's east side. His portrayals of derelicts, working people, and the unemployed around Union Square during the Depression reveal more of a poignant vision of the human condition than the art of social protest popular with many of his contemporaries. Throughout his life Soyer painted people his friends, himself, studio models with an unerring eye...
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1950s Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Print After Harry Rountree. C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Harry Rountree Chromo-lithograph. Tipped on to the original green card The measurement given is the green card size not the actual image. Free shipping
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1910s British Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Print After Harry Rountree. C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Harry Rountree Chromo-lithograph. Tipped on to the original green card The measurement given is the green card size not the actual image. Free shipping
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1910s British Vintage Prints

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François Gilot Original Lithograph: Timeless Beauty in Classic Framing, 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing an exquisite François Gilot original lithograph from the pages of André Verdet's poetic masterpiece, "Pages d'Amour," published by editions Raison d'être in 1951 and prin...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Print After Harry Rountree. C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Harry Rountree Chromo-lithograph. Tipped on to the original green card The measurement given is the green card size not the actual image. Free shipping
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1910s British Vintage Prints

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François Gilot Original Lithograph: Timeless Beauty in Classic Framing, 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing an exquisite François Gilot original lithograph from the pages of André VERDET's poetic masterpiece, "Pages d'Amour," published by editions Raison d'être in 1951 and prin...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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"DADA Documenting a Movement" 1958 Publication
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'DADA: Documenting a Movement' original title 'DADA: Dokumente einer Bewegung' book by various authors. Published by Art Association for the Rhineland and Westphalia (Germany). Manu...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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'Spaceman' Litographic Print by Danish Cobra Artist Henry Heerup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very modern and Playful image created by Henry Heerup in 1957. Heerup played an important Role in the European Cobra Movement. This signed and Artist Approved (E. A) Lithographic p...
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1950s Danish Modern Vintage Prints

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Aluminum

Vintage Lithograph by Artist Roger Bezombes, pencil signed, circa 1950's
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Lithograph Roger Bezombes: 1913-1994, French pencil signed and numbered circa 1950's Frame Size: 25 1/2" x 31 1/2" Visible Image Size: 20" x 26 1/2" " Painter, printmaker,...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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François Gilot Original Lithograph: Timeless Beauty in Classic Framing, 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing an exquisite François Gilot original lithograph from the pages of André Verdet's poetic masterpiece, "Pages d'Amour," published by editions Raison d'être in 1951 and prin...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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"DADA Documenting a Movement" 1958 Publication
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'DADA: Documenting a Movement' original title 'DADA: Dokumente einer Bewegung' book by various authors. Published by Art Association for the Rhineland and Westphalia (Germany). Manu...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Joan Miró Lithography, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithography by Joan Miro, circa 1950 Signed on the stone. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Joan Miró i Ferr...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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François Gilot Lithograph, 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
François Gilot original lithograph. From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by Mourlot limited in 366 copies. Made in France, c...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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François Gilot Original Lithograph: Timeless Beauty in Classic Framing, 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing an exquisite François Gilot original lithograph from the pages of André VERDET's poetic masterpiece, "Pages d'Amour," published by editions Raison d'être in 1951 and prin...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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"Le Faune Rêveur" Lithography, Jean Cocteau, 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Le Faune Rêveur" Lithography, Jean Cocteau, 1950. Printed signature and numbered 48/150. Estate stamp at the lower right corner in blue ink. Perfect conditi...
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Armin Landeck Original Etching, 1950 - “Stairhall”
By Armin Landeck
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Drypoint and engraving by Wisconsin born printmaker Armin Landeck (1905-1984). Titled “Stairhall.” Pencil signed lower right. Full margins. The image measures 11 7/8"h x 14 1/2"w and...
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1950s Vintage Prints

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Okiie Hashimoto Color woodblock, 1952. "Girl with Irises"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Okiie Hashimoto Color woodblock, 1952. "Girl with Irises" A beautiful composition by Japanese print artist Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993). This original color woodblock is in excellent condition and measures 15"h x 21 1/4"w. The work is framed nicely and measures 25 3/4"h x 30 3/4"w framed. Pencil signed and dated ‘52 lower right. Titled “Girl with Irises” (Awame To Shojo). Okiie Hashimoto (1899–1993) was a Japanese artist and educator. Best known as part of the postwar revival of the sosaku-hanga (Creative Prints) movement. In 1936, he began creating woodblock prints after he attended a workshop organized by prominent sosaku-hanga artist Un’ichi Hiratsuka and began creating woodblock prints. In his prolific career in printmaking, he was known for an innovative use of simplified and decorative forms that exude a modern feel. In his lifetime, his achievements were rewarded with his appointment to the president of the Japan Print Association (1974–79) and his invitations to the prestigious international prints biennales in Tokyo (1957, 1970, 1972) and Lugano (1972). In 1921, he began a three-year teacher's training course at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (the present Tokyo University of the Arts), graduating in 1924. In Tokyo, aside from the art teacher education courses, he received training in a wide variety of practices, including yoga (Western-style painting), nihonga (Japanese-style painting), sculpture, design, etching and lithography, crafts, and calligraphy. In 1955, he began to pursue a career as an artist full-time. As for influences, Hashimoto cited Hiratsuka, Henri Matisse, André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Kanji Maeda, and Masao Maeda...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Prints

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Henri Matisse "La Piscine Panel A" Orignal Lithograph, 1954 by Mourlot Freres
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse "La Piscine Panel A" Orignal Lithograph printed in 1954 by the renowned Mourlot Freres, Paris. This original lithograph was published in a limited edition by Tériade. F...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Wood, Paper

Original Vintage Medical Prints, Head, C.1950
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Original Vintage Medical Prints, Head and Torso.
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1950s Mexican Industrial Vintage Prints

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Vibrant Color Lithograph after Henri Matisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant color lithograph after Henri Matisse, circa 1950s. Signed, dated 1951, and titled, all within the lithograph. It has been framed in a simple, clean lined black lacquer wooden...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Jean Cocteau, Villefranche sur Mer - Chapelle St. Pierre
Located in Holmfirth, GB
An iconic and original lithographic poster created by Jean Cocteau to celebrate the Chapelle St. Pierre in the town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the south of ...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Prints

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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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