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Item Ships From: Houston
"Black Nude" Minimal Figurative Black and White Abstract Monotype Print
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white minimal monotype print of an abstracted female torso. The work is signed and titled by the artist in pencil along the front lower margin. Currently hung in a black fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Monotype
"Mascara (Mask)" Modern Abstract Earth Toned Figurative Etching Ed. 31/99
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract earth toned figurative etching by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. The work features a simplified portrait of a face or mask set against a grey and yellow toned backgrou...
Category
1980s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Trees in Snow" Black and White Winter Landscape Lithograph 2/10
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white winter landscape lithograph by Paula Nelson who was the curator for the Woodstock School of Art Gallery. The piece is signed, titled, and ...
Category
20th Century Naturalistic Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Carousel" Blue Abstract Horse Serigraph
By Barbara Maples
Located in Houston, TX
Blue toned serigraph of a carousel with horses. The work is signed and numbered by the artist. It is not framed but comes with a white matte.
Artist Biography:
Barbara Maples...
Category
1950s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Papeles de Salazar" Modern Figurative Surrealist Abstract Lithograph Ed. 95/100
By José Luis Cuevas
Located in Houston, TX
Modern figurative surrealist lithograph by Mexican artist José Luis Cuevas. The work features two central seated figures with papers laid out on a table in front of them. The title r...
Category
1980s Abstract Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Fanti Fishing Boat" Modern Abstract Figurative Woodcut Print 47 of 86
By John Thomas Biggers
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract figurative woodblock print of a beach landscape with a boat. The print is stamped by the artist and titled and editioned in pencil. This print is editioned 47 of 86 and the print is not currently framed.
Artist Biography: Born in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1924, John Biggers studied at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) under Viktor Lowenfeld and muralist Charles White. In 1943, Biggers' mural, Dying Soldier, was included in the exhibition curated by Lowenfeld, Young Negro Art, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
After serving in the United States Navy, Biggers transferred to Pennsylvania State University where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as his doctorate in art education. In 1949, Biggers accepted a faculty position at Texas State University for Negroes (now Texas Southern University) in Houston, where he founded and chaired the art department until his retirement. In the early 50s, he won prizes for his work at annual exhibitions held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Dallas Museum of Art.
In 1957, he traveled to Africa on a UNESCO fellowship to study Western African cultural traditions, becoming one of the first black artists to study the culture first-hand rather than through library research. His work was profoundly influenced by his experiences in Africa.
He was known for his murals, but also for his drawings, paintings, and lithographs, and was honored by a major traveling retrospective exhibition from 1995 to 1997. He created archetypal imagery that spoke positively to the rich and varied ethnic heritage of African Americans, long before the Civil Rights era drew...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Montreal Olympics 1976" Colorful Abstract Expressionist Figurative Lithograph
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract expressionist lithograph celebrating the 1976 Olympics in Montreal Canada by American artist LeRoy Neiman. The work f...
Category
1970s Expressionist Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Ada Four Times #2" Modern Figurative Silkscreen & Lithograph AP Edition 6/6
By Alex Katz
Located in Houston, TX
Modern figurative silkscreen and lithograph by renowned artist Alex Katz. The work features a portrait of Ada, Katz's wife and muse, turned to face the left. The work is part of a se...
Category
1970s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
"Woman Walks into Bar" 53/450
By Sue Coe
Located in Houston, TX
Known for addressing difficult issues, this lithograph by Sue Coe tackles the difficult subject of rape culture. It is numbered in the lower left corner and signed and dated in the l...
Category
1980s Abstract Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Two Kabuki Actors Japanese Woodblock Print
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Houston, TX
Two kabuki actors posing a samurai's. The print is printed on rice paper and is not framed. It is stamped by the artist with details about the actors in ...
Category
1860s Edo Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Modern Black and White Abstract Tropical Village Landscape Woodcut Print
Located in Houston, TX
Modern black and white abstract woodcut print. The piece features lush trees and foliage growing in a yard behind a house. There are three central figures standing next to a pole and...
Category
20th Century Abstract Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Edo Landscape Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Houston, TX
Edo Meisho woodblock print of a famous Japanese coastal dock. This woodblock is most likely apart of the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo." The woodblock print is printed on r...
Category
1850s Edo Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Signed Lithograph on Foil Movie Poster for Musical Western "Paint Your Wagon"
By Peter Max
Located in Houston, TX
Lithograph on foil movie poster for the musical western movie "Paint Your Wagon" designed by Peter Max. These posters were distributed to exhibitors show...
Category
1960s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Foil
"Nara" Japanese Townscape
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Houston, TX
Landscape print of small Japanese city, Nara (A). Signature and seal lower right. Mat board covers the margins which may have date, title and edition. Non-glare glass makes inspection and photography difficult. Visible Area: H 15 in. x W 20.5 in.
Artist Biography:
Kiyoshi Saito was born in Fukushima prefecture in 1907. At the age of five he moved to Otaru in Hokkaido, where he would come to serve as an apprentice to a sign painter. Saito became infatuated with art after studying drawing with Gyokusen Narita and moved to Tokyo in 1932 to study Western-style painting at the Hongo Painting Institute. He began experimenting with woodblock prints and exhibiting his works with Nihon Hanga Kyokai in 1936. Saito mainly worked in oil painting until his invitation from Tadashige Ono...
Category
20th Century Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
French Woodcut - La Mer et Les Fleuves
By Colette Pettier
Located in Houston, TX
Absorbing black and white woodcut of a nude female figure in the water surrounded by sea life and small figures by French artist Colette Pettier, 1936. Signed, dated and numbered 49 ...
Category
1930s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper, Woodcut
Vintage Etching - Love & Ballet
By Ernst Oppler
Located in Houston, TX
Romantic black and white etching of a pair of ballet dancers performing on stage by artist Ernst Oppler (1867-1929), circa 1920. Signed lower right, numbered 88 of 100 lower left.
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Category
1920s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Ink, Paper
Bijin-ga Woman Kneeling by River Japanese Print
By Kuniyasu
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese woodblock print of a woman kneeling by the river. She is holding a stick making it appear like she is fishing with it. The woodblock print is printed on rice paper. The print is not framed.
Artist Biography: Utagawa Kuniyasu...
Category
1830s Edo Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Vintage Fine Art - Women at Dock
By JP Tertre
Located in Houston, TX
Engrossing black and white fine art lithograph of several village women sitting at the docks and appearing to look out to sea in wait of returning seamen by artist JP Tertre, circa 1...
Category
1960s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
"El Espejo" Teal, Brown and Blue Toned Modernist Figurative Print
Located in Houston, TX
Teal, brown and blue tone abstract figurative original print by Amado Maurilio Pena. The piece depicts five women figures that either appear back-to-back or fa...
Category
1970s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Charioteer and Time" Modern Roman Themed Print from the Delphi Series
Located in Houston, TX
Houston Artist Margarita Urquiza’s Greek-themed etching done on arches paper. Printed by Hare and Hound Press in a unique impression. The work is signed, numbered and dated in pencil...
Category
1990s Neo-Constructivist Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"La Promanade" Black and White Print of a Women in a Carriage Edition
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white print of an upper class women in a carriage. There are other figures in the back riding in a carriage as well. Edition 17 of 58. Painting is signed by the artist and ...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
"Puppet Theater" Japanese Figurative Wood Block Print
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Houston, TX
Jun’ichiro Sekino (1914-1988) Eizo and matsuomaru bunraku (Puppet Theatre) circa 1953. Yoshida Eizō handles the puppet Matsuomaru, a medieval warrior. There is more than one edition ...
Category
1950s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"BaitHouse" Seascape Landscape Etching Signed Anderson Edition 8/10
Located in Houston, TX
Etching of a seascape with a boat house and boats. The peice is titled, signed, dated, and editioned in pencil by the artist. The etching is framed in a wooden frame with a white mat...
Category
1960s Naturalistic Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Abuela" Modern Black and White Figurative Nude Lithograph Ed 5/100
By Luis Jiménez
Located in Houston, TX
Modern black and white figurative abstract lithograph by Texas artist Luis Jimenez. The work features a nude woman standing in front of a mirror with a skull-faced figure lurking in background. Signed, dated, and editioned along the front central margin. Currently hung in a black floating frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 48 in. x W 36 in.
Artist Biography: Jimenez Uses "low brow" materials including fiberglass and plastic to create satirical comments about American life. He also works in bronze, and his images depict modern pop culture including the stereo-typical American West.
Jimenez was born July 30, 1940, in El Paso, Texas, and started working with his father in a custom sign...
Category
1990s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"La Mer Noire" Figurative Dada Artist Proof
By Marcel Janco
Located in Houston, TX
Post-impressionist style artist proof lithograph of figures. The work is similarly to the style of Paul Gauguin's Tahiti paintings. The work is signed and titled by the artist. It is framed in a gold frame with a white matte.
Dimensions without Frame: H 18.5in x W 24in.
Artist Biography: Marcel Janco was a Romanian and Israeli visual artist, architect and art theorist. He was the co-inventor of Dadaism and a leading exponent of Constructivism in Eastern Europe. In the 1910s, he co-edited, with Ion Vinea and Tristan Tzara, the Romanian art magazine Simbolul. Janco was a practitioner of Art Nouveau, Futurism and Expressionism before contributing his painting and stage design to Tzara's literary Dadaism. He parted with Dada in 1919, when he and painter Hans Arp founded a Constructivist circle, Das Neue Leben.
Reunited with Vinea, he founded Contimporanul, the influential tribune of the Romanian avant-garde, advocating a mix of Constructivism, Futurism and Cubism. At Contimporanul, Janco expounded a "revolutionary" vision of urban planning. He designed some of the most innovative landmarks of downtown Bucharest. He worked in many art forms, including illustration, sculpture and oil painting.
Janco was one of the leading Romanian Jewish...
Category
20th Century Dada Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of an Elderly Woman Praying at a Table Etching
By William Harry Warren Bicknell
Located in Houston, TX
Portrait of a woman praying at a table with food. In the corner a cat reaching up to see over the table. The etching is signed by the artist in the botto...
Category
1910s Naturalistic Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Saut" Figurative French Gymnastics Vaulting Illustration Larousse Dictionary
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative French etching from the Larousse dictionary of various gymnastic vaulting events. Each event features multiple stages of the movement, similar to the style of Eadweard Muybridge. Currently hung in a solid black from with a wide white matting.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 3.5 in. x W 4.25 in.
Artist Biography: Louis Bombled (1862-1927) is a French painter , draftsman and engraver. He was the son of the Dutch painter Karel Frederik Bombled. Living in Chantilly, he became a pupil of Évariste-Vital Luminais.
He worked for the newspapers L'Illustration, Le Monde illustré, Le Petit Journal...
Category
1920s Victorian Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"El Sueno" Figurative Architectural Lithograph Edition 36 of 99
By Fernando Pereznieto
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative lithograph of a man in red riding through the air on a horn. The viewer looked out through a window with the view of the Dome of Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Homage to Michelangelo" Modern Teal & Grey Tone Figurative Abstract Lithograph
By Horst Antes
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative lithograph by German artist Horst Antes. The work features a Cubist inspired figure with abstracted facial features set against a teal background. This wor...
Category
1970s Cubist Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Girl Germs" Contemporary Black and White Figurative Female Nude Linocut Ed. 2/8
By Karin Broker
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white figurative nude linocut by contemporary artist Karin Broker. The work features a central headless female nude figure surrounded by stereotypically "girl" icons such a...
Category
1990s Contemporary Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
“Three Friends with Birds, Blue” Edition 2/10
Located in Houston, TX
Blue toned abstract figurative enhanced giclée depicting three men wearing funky hats and red striped vests. Signed by artist at the bottom right. Framed in a black and gold thick fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Acrylic, Giclée
"Cabeza en la Ventana (Head at the Window)" Modern Abstract Etching Ed. 31/99
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract earth toned figurative etching by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. The work features a simplified portrait of a figure centered in a window set against a grey toned back...
Category
1980s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
“Marilyn (Head Shot)” Blue Silkscreen Portrait Print on Silver Foil Ed. 47/100
By Bert Stern
Located in Houston, TX
Blue-toned silkscreen portrait print of actress Marilyn Monroe by legendary photographer Bert Stern. The piece features a blue headshot portrait of Marilyn in blue on a metallic silv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Foil
Knots of Fire (Fuego) Monotype on Paper Contemporary Art Latin American Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Knots ok Fire: Monotype on archival paper Size: 20 x 20 by South American/Venezuelan artist Luisa Duarte is an example of geometric abstract art . Luisa Duarte works out of her stu...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Paper
Three Nudes Bathing
By McVey
Located in Houston, TX
Alluring black and white fine art stone lithograph of three females frolicking in the shallow water around a dock by artist McVey, circa 1950. Signed lower right.
Original one-of-a-...
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1950s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
Female Figure and Skeletal Woodcut
By Paul Koch
Located in Houston, TX
Woodcut of female figure and skeleton by English artist Paul Koch, 1964. Signed lower right. 23/200
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits ...
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1970s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Apollo Emerging from the Waters
By Simon Thomassin
Located in Houston, TX
Antique engraving titled "Apollon Sortant Des Eaux" over 250 years old by Simon Henri Thomassin, circa 1720. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white ma...
Category
1720s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
"The Cove" Abstract Landscape of a Desert with Mother and Child Lithograph
Located in Houston, TX
Gray toned abstract landscape of a desert with mother and child walking by coves. Original print is at the Portland Art Museum collections. Signed and titled by the artist. Framed and matted in a black wooden frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 12 x W 17.38
Artist Biography: William Givler was one of the most influential artists and teachers in Oregon. He devoted forty-two years to the Museum Art School, beginning in 1931 as an instructor, interrupted by service as a forester during World War II, and then as dean from 1944 until his retirement in 1973. He established the four-year degree program and secured accreditation for the school. In 1949 Givler inaugurated the first Print Annual at the Portland Art Museum.
In 1953 Givler, Carl Hall, and two Washington artists exhibited in a four-person show at the Seattle Art Museum. He had many one-person shows throughout the United States during his long career: Seattle Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, University of Virginia, and others. In 1959 Givler painted an oil, Mt. Hood, for Timberline Lodge...
Category
1950s Abstract Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Graphite, Lithograph
"A Harlot's Progress" Plate 3 Etching
By William Hogarth
Located in Houston, TX
Etching from the series titled "A Harlots Progress" by William Hogarth. The series consists of six paintings and engravings. The story is about a woman named M. Hackabout who arrived in London and started working as a prostitute. The third plate is of her getting arrest for her choice in profession. The series is a satirical story that emphasizes the dangers of being a prostitute and the health risks that come from it.
In 18th century engraving, the detail of the black mole on women and men's face is a symbol of the deadly venereal disease, syphilis. In this plate, Hackabout has already contracted the disease and that is why the black dot is visible on her forehead as well as her madam's.
In 1828, William Innell Clement published Harlot's Progress in columns on a single page of his newspaper Bell's Life in London #330. The detail with the cross seen in earlier reproductions of the engraving.
Dimensions without Frame: H 14.5 in x W 16.5 in.
Artist Biography: William Hogarth ( 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", perhaps best known to be his moral series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A...
Category
1730s Old Masters Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
New Year From the Series Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals
By Torii Kiyonaga
Located in Houston, TX
Torii Kiyonaga woodblock print from the series "Prescious Children's Games of the Five Festivals." It shows five children playing with a ball and kites flying in the background. This...
Category
Early 1800s Edo Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
French Lithograph - The Venue
Located in Houston, TX
Warmly hued French lithograph of couples dancing and enjoying live music at elegant venue by artist Torrallardona, circa 1960. Signed lower right and...
Category
1960s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Lithograph, Paper
Boat with Houses Landscape Woodblock Print (Possibly Woodstock School of Art)
Located in Houston, TX
Small black and white woodblock print depicting boat with houses. Possibly from the Woodstock School of Art. Inscribed and signed by artist. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Antique Italian Engraving - Goddess Bellona
Located in Houston, TX
Over 350 year old antique copper engraving of the female Roman goddess Bellona, the goddess of war, circa 1650.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border...
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1650s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
Hearse & Coffin
By Pieter van Cuyck
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully detailed 18th century Dutch copper engraving of hearse and coffin by PV Cuyck, 1754.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a whi...
Category
1750s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
French Etching - Retour des Prisoniers
By Louis Joseph Soulas
Located in Houston, TX
Detailed black and white etching of a man playing the accordion by artist Louis Joseph Soulas, 1944. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a ...
Category
1940s Houston - Figurative Prints
Modern Figures Lithograph
Located in Houston, TX
Stone Lithograph of modern figures, circa 1960. Artist unknown.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival plas...
Category
1960s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Modern Man
Located in Houston, TX
Modern German engraving of a nude male, 1990s. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits...
Category
20th Century Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Lithograph - The Trio
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent black and white lithograph of a trio of intriguing figures by S. Moutarde, circa 1960. Signed lower right and numbered 47 of 50 lower left.
Original artwork on paper disp...
Category
1960s Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Beauties under a Maple Tree Japanese Woodblock Print
By Torii Kiyonaga
Located in Houston, TX
Three Beauties under a maple tree from the series "A Contest of Fashionable Beauties of the Gay Quarters". The woodblock print is printed on rice paper....
Category
1780s Edo Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Abstract Figurative Lithograph
By Rico Lebrun
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white figurative abstract lithograph of two naked, crouching figures by California artist "Rico Lebrun," titled "Crouching Figures" and dated 1961. Additional writing on th...
Category
1960s Abstract Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
I Mend Myself Monotype on Paper Contemporary Latin America Contemporary
Located in Houston, TX
I Mend Myself Monotype on Paper Contemporary Latin America Contemporary Monotype on archival paper Size: 20 x 20 by South American/Venezuelan artist Luisa Duarte is an example ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Saruwaka-machi District and Kinryûzan Temple Seen from Matsuchiyama
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Houston, TX
Three women in the Saruwaka-machi District with a view of Kinryûzan Temple seen from the famous landmark Matsuchiyama. The woodblock print is from the series "Famous Places in Edo". ...
Category
1850s Edo Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"The Beggars Opera" and " A Just View of The British Stage" Original Etchings
By William Hogarth
Located in Houston, TX
The original design for the top half was formally attributed to William Hogarth, according to the Met Museum, and published by John Bowles in 1728. The edition here has a second half...
Category
1820s Baroque Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Modern Black & White Surrealist Etching of a Figure & Guitar in a Grave Ed. 4/15
By Lucas Johnson
Located in Houston, TX
Surreal modern black and white etching by Texas based artist Lucas Johnson. The work features a prone figure wrapped in a blanket next ...
Category
1970s Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
"Omaggio a Michelangelo" Monochromatic Abstract Figurative Etching Ed 98/200
By Giacomo Manzú
Located in Houston, TX
Monochromatic abstract figurative etching by Italian artist Giacomo Manzú. The piece depicts an image of Jesus Christ with a distinct facial expression on wove paper. Signed and editioned 98/200 by the artist at the bottom. Glass framed in a natural wooden frame.
This particular work is included in the 1975 Portfolio "Omaggio a Michelangelo" (Homage to Michelangelo) which comprises 13 prints (8 partly colored etchings and 5 color lithographs). The portfolio includes other original signed and editioned prints by artists Horst Antes, Jorge Castillo, Emilio Greco, Renato Guttuso, David Hockney, Jean Ipoustéguy, Fiacomo Manzù, Marino Marini, André Masson, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolzzi, Fritz Wotruba, and Paul Wunderlich.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 31 in. x W 23.5 in.
Artist Biography: Giacomo Manzù, original name Giacomo Manzoni, (born December 22, 1908, Bergamo, Italy—died January 17, 1991, Ardea), Italian sculptor who, in the mid-20th century, revived the ancient tradition of creating sculptural bronze doors for ecclesiastical buildings. His sober realism and extremely delicate modeling alternately achieved austere severity and sensuousness of form and surface, lending a new spirit of vitality to figurative bronze sculpture.
Manzù had to leave school at an early age to learn a trade, and he was apprenticed to local craftsmen who taught him to carve wood and to work in metal and stone. After service in the Italian army from 1927 to 1928, Manzù went to Paris to try his luck as a sculptor, but after three weeks he collapsed from hunger and was deported back to Italy. He settled in Milan, and, after receiving a commission in 1929 to decorate a chapel at the Catholic University, he devoted himself to sculpting full-time.
Manzù’s early works were nudes, portraits, and biblical subjects, executed in a style that at first was influenced by Etruscan, Egyptian, and medieval art. However, he soon adopted the Impressionist techniques of the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso...
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20th Century Abstract Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Modern Abstract Red & Purple Toned Figurative Lithograph of Nude Changing Woman
By Bruno Bruni
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract red and purple toned offset lithograph of a female figure by Italian artist Bruno Bruni. The work features a loosely rendered nude woman bent over in the process of c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Soldier Marionettes" Surrealist Figurative Lithograph
By Donald Sexauer
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative surrealist print of a soldier as a marionette with others suspended in the air behind. A chair is positioned in the back corner with another marionette draped over the cha...
Category
1960s Surrealist Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Abstract Pastel Figurative Lithograph Edition 2 of 25
By Jean-Michel Folon
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist Figurative lithograph of a man whose head turns into tree branches. The work is signed by the artist in pencil and editioned 2 of 25. The work is framed in a gold frame wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Houston - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
