Houston - Prints and Multiples

Modern colorful nature lithograph by Texas-based artist Billy Hassell. The work features various examples native wildlife including a bird, fish, and grasshopper set against a bright...

Offset lithograph of the design for the "And then all that divided them merged” banner that was used to promote Judy Chicago's iconic work "The Dinner Party" which featured 39 intric...

Fashion serigraph featuring the work of Patrick Nagel that was produced as a part of a commemoration series from 1984-1988 after the artist's untimely death in 1984. This image was number 8 out of 15. Currently hung in a navy frame with multiple light blue mattings. Signed within the print. Dimensions Without Frame: H 35.5 in. x W 23.5 in. From the Catalogue: Rendered with an economy of line and flat, cool planes of color, Patrick Nagel’s Kristen presents a piercing portrait that distills the artist’s iconic aesthetic with which he garnered widespread popularity in the 1980s. Nagel, who studied art at Chouinard Art Institute in the 1960s, emerged in the Pop era alongside contemporaries such as Tom Wesselmann and Andy Warhol. While similarly working with a Pop aesthetic, Nagel infused elements from Deco and Japanese Woodblock prints into his graphic works – echoing such artistic forebears as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. A skilled illustrator, Nagel first photographed models before using ink and acrylic to boldly emphasize features. In the present work, ghostly pale skin is set against jet black hair – her features evocative of Nagel’s portrait that featured on Duran Duran’s Rio album in 1982 and catapulted him to widespread acclaim. Kristen presents us with the “Nagel Women” par excellence, perfectly encapsulating his reductive aesthetic. As actress Joan Collins recalled, "I remember when he (Patrick Nagel) first photographed me he remarked that my lips were my most outstanding facial feature. He said they seemed to have an anatomy of their own. Never have lips felt so naked. He had a way of seeing every detail and revealing them all on canvas" (Joan Collins, quoted in Elena G. Millie, Nagel: The Art of Patrick Nagel, New York, 1985, p. 16). Though Nagel passed away prematurely in 1984, his works continue to resonate – with important examples held in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, The Smithsonian Institution and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. —Courtesy of Phillips Artist Biography: The Pop Art of Patrick Nagel needs little introduction. His minimalist style defined an era with cool, seductive women that became the most iconic of any single generation. His elegant graphic work and his portrayal of the contemporary woman made figurative design before him look instantly old. Today his unique sensibility and style continue to resonate with generations of young designers, illustrators and artists who have found inspiration from his trend-setting style. Nagel was in the forefront of a new wave of illustration in Los Angeles in the late 1970’s and early 80’s, re-imagining the graphic arts and in the process defining Los Angeles as the epicenter of award-winning visual arts. It was a reciprocal relationship; Los Angeles influenced his evolving style and in return he left his indelible mark on the city and far beyond. Through cultural cross-pollination, his work absorbed the moment – from the fashion photography of Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton to influencing the look of music videos by David Bowie, Robert Palmer and George Michael, to creating the album cover art of Duran Duran. Patrick Nagel was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1945 and was raised in Orange County, California. After returning from his tour in Viet Nam, he studied fine art at Chouinard Art Institute and California State University, Fullerton where he received his BA in 1969 in painting and graphic design. He then taught at Art Center College of Design while simultaneously establishing himself as a free-lance designer and illustrator with memorable ads for Ballantine Scotch, IBM and covers for Harper’s magazine. In the mid-70’s he began illustrating stories for Playboy magazine, bringing instant exposure and a large appreciative audience to his work. His years working with Playboy established him as the heir apparent to 50’s pin-up artist Alberto Vargas and gave Nagel the subject matter that he would continue to use to illustrate the newly liberated woman. Over the last one hundred years, poster art has been one of the most humble, influential and pervasive of all the arts. But in the U.S in the 70’s, where poster art had not been used to its best effect, an opportunity arose to change the status quo. Nagel, in partnership with Mirage Editions and fine art printer Jeff Wasserman, sought to recapture the beauty and power that posters once held in popular culture by returning to a model created at the turn of the century with artists such as Toulouse Lautrec and A. M. Cassandre. They sought to produce the highest quality hand screened art prints that would also serve as collectible advertising...

Modern abstract figurative lithograph by renowned artist John Biggers. The work features a trio of women carrying a house on their backs set against a rural landscape. Signed, titled...

This large monotype print effectively portrays Bert Long’s iconic style. Furnished with his notorious abstracted eye and gestural style, this work demonstrat...

This large monoprint demonstrates Bert Long’s affection for introspection. Referring to the paint as both an action and an object underscores the fluidity of...

Abstract modern print depicting a city scene with cars. Signed "R MacMillan" in the bottom right. Dimensions Without Frame: H 11 in. x W 8.5 in.

Big Blocks in Blue#1, Venezuelan Artist, Archival print on 100% cotton rag paper by South American/Venezuelan artist Luisa Duarte is an example of geome...

Jorge Martinez is a Mexican artist who was the founder of the Guadalajara College of Fine Arts. Boy with a Mask was painted in Paris,France in 1985. ...

Elongated forms become seed-like, with glowing energy of life at the center. We are reminded of the interactions in nature, that all things are constantly changing, rising and fallin...

Elongated forms become seed-like, with glowing energy of life at the center. We are reminded of the interactions in nature, that all things are constantly changing, rising and fallin...

Elongated forms become seed-like, with glowing energy of life at the center. We are reminded of the interactions in nature, that all things are constantly changing, rising and fallin...

Phatyos experiments with the mounted form of the Thai pagoda (stupa), which was originally derived from a pile of ashes, the burial site of a sacred person. Through the tangible pago...

The texture, light and movement of this mounded, pagoda-like form gives an impression of stability, yet in motion, and calls us to contemplate the nature of the stone. Artist Detai...

Elongated forms become seed-like, with glowing energy of life at the center. We are reminded of the interactions in nature, that all things are constantly changing, rising and fallin...

Phatyos experiments with the mounded form of the Thai pagoda (stupa), which originally derived from a pile of ashes or the burial site of a sacred person. Through the tangible pagoda...

Phatyos experiments with the mounded form of the Thai pagoda (stupa), which originally derived from a pile of ashes or the burial site of a sacred person. Through the tangible pagod...

Artwork Details: Preecha Thaothong 1998 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Edition 56/100 19 x 23 Inches

In front of this temple wall, the boundary stones (bai sema in Thai) indicate the sacredness of the space. This is a classic Preecha plays with texture and light. Artwork Details: Preecha Thaothong "Temple" 1998 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph...

Artwork Details: Preecha Thaothong "Emerald Buddha Temple II" 1998 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Edition 90/100 19 x 23 Inches

This work unites all people from various religions to come together for a better world. Artwork Details: Panya Vijinthanasarn 1998 Signed Lithograph on Handmade Paper Edition 1/19...

Artwork Details: Panya Vijinthanasarn "Economic Crisis in Dhaimha Land" 1999 Signed Lithograph on Handmade Paper Edition 1/300 17 x 28 Inches

This work resembles a colorful abstraction of a terrarium inhabited by geometric and organic forms alike. Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist, was born in 1940 in Texas, grew ...

Beautiful platinum contact print by John Kleinhans of the Maine coastline from 1992. There is a personal note on the front detailing that it was "for Mara and Bob Christmas 1992." The piece is signed, titled, and dated on the back. Dimensions Without Frame: H 10 in. x W 8 in. Artist Biography: Working together has been natural for photographer John Kleinhans and his wife, Paula Nelson...

Black and white cubist style lithiograph by New York artist Robert Angeloch. The print is framed in a silver frame with a white matte. The artist signed and titled the print in pencil. Attached to the back of the work is a Woodstock School of Art label. Dimensions Without Frame: H 15 in. x W 17.75 in. Artist Biography: Robert Angeloch was born in New York in 1922. He served in World War II in the Army Air Corps. From 1946 to 1951 he studied at the Art Students League of New York with Martin Lewis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi and others. He also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy and privately with Fiske...

Set of three etching of architectural landscapes of Roman cities. The works were printed in 1957 by Sidney z Lucas. The etching are all framed in gold f...

Surrealist abstract lithograph portraying birds flying. The lithograph is Edition 4/30. Painting is signed by the artist. Artist Biography: Albert Tucker...