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  • "Many Men" Stone Lithograph by Ben Shahn
    By Ben Shahn
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Limited edition lithograph entitled "Many Men" by Ben Shahn, circa late 1960s. "Many Men" depicts modernist black silhouette figures in business suits on a teeming street. Released b...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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  • "In Rooms Withdrawn and Quiet" Stone Lithograph by Ben Shahn
    By Ben Shahn
    Located in San Diego, CA
    "In Rooms Withdrawn and Quiet" stone lithograph from the Rilke portfolio by Ben Shahn, circa late 1960s. It is presented silver painted wood frame with cream and signed in the stone ...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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    Wood, Paper

  • "November 26, 1963" JFK Limited Edition Book Signed by Ben Shahn & W. Berry
    By Ben Shahn
    Located in San Diego, CA
    "November Twenty Six Nineteen Hundred Sixty Three / November 26, 1963" John F. Kennedy book with sleeve signed by artist, Ben Shahn and poet, Wendell Berry, circa 1964. This limited ...
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    Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

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  • "Office at Night" from Walker Art Center Lithograph / Poster by Edward Hopper
    By Edward Hopper 1
    Located in San Diego, CA
    A very hard to find "Office at Night (1940)" lithograph / poster by Edward Hopper from The Walker Art Center, circa 1981. The lithograph is in very good vintage condition with strong...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century American Prints

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  • MCM Lithograph of Cathedral Notre Dame by Bernard Buffet
    By Bernard Buffet
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Beautiful framed original MCM lithograph of cathedral Notre Dame in Paris, France by Bernard Buffet, circa 1968. The piece is signed in plate, in good vintage condition and measures 16.75" x 20.5". Great example of Buffet's mid century work...
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    20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints

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    Glass, Wood, Paper

  • Set of Three Vintage Limited Edition "Circus" Lithographs by Judith Bledsoe
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Set of three vintage limited edition "Circus" lithographs by Judith Bledsoe, circa 1970s. The set are in good vintage condition and measures 15.5"W x 17.5"H (image is 9" x 11"); they...
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  • Coveted Ben Shahn Limited Edition Portfolio #234 with 24 Lithographs R. M. Rilke
    By Ben Shahn
    Located in West Hartford, CT
    Coveted portfolio containing 24 original lithographs by Ben Shahn in one of an edition of 950 with the one being numbered 234, see pics. Signed by the artist at front as shown in pics attached. Copyright 1968. Portfolio is complete with nothing missing and still in very good condition - see pics. Accompanied by the poet Ranier Maria Rilke - see pics. Ben Shahn (American, September 12, 1898 - March 14, 1969) was a painter, lithographer, and photographer best known for his left-wing political leanings, works of social realism, and The Shape of Content, a publication of his lectures. Shahn was born in Kovno, Lithuania, when the country was still occupied by the Russian Empire. In 1902, Shahn's father, Joshua Hessel, was exiled to Siberia. Shahn then moved to Vilkomir, Lithuania, with his mother, Gittel, and his two siblings. Their family moved to the United States in 1906 to join their father who had fled from exile. After settling in Brooklyn, NY, Shahn began to train in lithography and graphic design, and his favorite medium was egg tempera. In 1919, Shahn enrolled in New York University to study Biology before entering the City College in 1921 to study Art. He also studied Art at the National Academy of Design. In the 1920s, Shahn and his wife traveled around Africa and Europe to study the works of renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881- 1973) and Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953). In 1933, Shahn worked as an assistant of Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886 - 1957); at this time, Rivera was working on the mural at the Rockefeller Center in New York. Two years later, Shahn was recommended by Walker Evans (American, 1903 - 1975) to join the Farm Security Administration photographic group. One of the artist’s most famous works is the fresco mural he did for the Jersey Homesteads' community center. Shahn also worked on murals for the state on the Federal Security Building and the Bronx Central Annex Post Office. During the Second World War, Shahn made a series of paintings laced...
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  • Ben Shahn "Deserted Fairground" Rare 1948 Screenprint
    By Ben Shahn
    Located in Sharon, CT
    Privately printed and distributed by the artist. Signed in the matrix. Unframed.
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  • Ben Shahn, for the Sake of a Single Verse, Signed Original Lithograph
    Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
    This original is from portfolio number: 711 Ben Shahn (1898 - 1969) was one of the most skilled and creative lithographers America has ever known. From easel painting to massive murals, from original lithography to calligraphy, there is no facet of modern art in which Shahn has not been monumentally successful. Born in Lithuania in 1898, he and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York, when he was eight. He worked as a professional lithographer while attending high school, New York University, the City College of New York, and the Art Students League. In 1925, and again from 1927 to 1929, the traveled in Europe and North Africa. Shahn’s first one-man show, mainly on African subjects, was help in New York in 1930. His superb series od 23 gouaches, The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti, was exhibited for two years at the Downtown Gallery in New York City. This series is now in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of Art. His works have been exhibited at many museums and galleries in the United States and Europe. Important one-man retrospectives were presented at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1947 and at Amsterdam in 1961. The works of Shahn and Willem de Kooning alone were chosen to represent contemporary American art in 1954 Venice Biennale. In June of 1973, Pop Paul VI opened a select Museum of Modern Art in Vatican City. Alon with Picasso, Dali and Rouault, Ben Shahn’s work is proudly displayed. His death in 1969 left a major void in the art world - but his work shall live forever. AUTHENTICATION The Société de Vérification de la Nouvelle Gravure Internationale of New York and Paris certifies and warrants that this lithograph, signed in the stone bu Ben Shahn is from a limited portfolio entitles “for the Sake of a Single Verse...
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  • Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio, Framed Lithograph by Ben Shahn 1968
    Located in Delray Beach, FL
    Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 – 1969) Title: Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph on Richard de Bas, signed in the plate Edition: 003 Size: 20 x 16 ...
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  • Ben Shahn Original Lithograph Exhibition Poster 1960's, Signed in Plate
    Located in Lambertville, NJ
    Midcentury Modern 1964 original Ben Shahn lithograph exhibition poster dated March 3-28. This figural abstract art is framed in original brass t...
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  • Pablo PIcasso "Earl of Marlborough" Poster Lithograph
    Located in New York, NY
    Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) "Earl of Marlborough" colored lithograph poster on thick wove paper, published by Marlborough Galleries, Rome, signed in plate, numbered 494/650 to...
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