Palm Springs - Art

Arrest of the Palateros is one of Frank Romero’s most compelling social-commentary images, depicting the arrest of palateros—ice-cream vendors—in Echo Park for operating without perm...

This enchanting mixed-media collage by Rodolfo Morales—one of the defining figures of the Oaxacan School—embodies the artist’s celebrated blend of magical realism, folk tradition, and dreamlike symbolism. Morales frequently returned to the motif of La Novia (The Bride), a solitary and iconic presence that evokes themes of ritual, memory, and spiritual passage within village life. In this intimate yet visually rich composition, the central figure is constructed from layered painted papers and dimensional materials. Morales incorporates actual lace for the veil and dress, giving the bride a tactile, almost reliquary presence. Surrounding her is a vibrant mosaic of cut paper bells, floral forms, and geometric patterns in jewel tones of magenta, cobalt, and emerald. The figure’s stylized face—rendered in the artist’s distinctive palette of pinks and reds—adds to the surreal, suspended quality that characterizes Morales’ finest works. The collage is set within its original punched-tin (hojalata) frame. These frames were often conceptual extensions of the artwork itself, produced in collaboration with Oaxacan art...

One print from Jos Sances cycle concerning Moby Dick. A vast sperm whale drifts below the surface, scarred by harpoons, while above floats a lone survivor on a coffin raft—a haunting...

Portrait of Gene Autry, by Frank Romero This print was featured in “Dreamland”, the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the f...

In Trois Plants, François Houtin envisions a fantastical botanical specimen rising like an ornate tower of intertwined foliage and blossoms. Each element—stem, leaf, and tendril—is r...

This striking black-and-white linocut by Bernardo Modesto presents a winged female figure seated within an oval frame, evoking both spiritual iconography and indigenous symbolism. Th...

This whimsical and surreal etching by Mexican artist Maximino Javier, dated 1984, embodies his unique visual language that blends fantasy, folklore, and satire. Executed with intrica...

"Meteor Rider" features a contemplative, angelic figure adorned with delicate wings, surrounded by celestial orbs and accompanied by a watchful owl, all rendered in Hiratsuka’s signa...

Alejandro Colunga is a renowned Mexican artist born in 1948 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He is part of the Nueva Mexicanidad movement and is celebrated for his surrealist and fantastical...

A print from his series titled "Submerged". The Three Graces is a richly colored etching with aquatint by Art Werger, depicting three female figures moving beneath the surface of wat...

Image of a young woman, pondering a question over a cup of coffee. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and i...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 60. Image of a cowboy with an oversized hat. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has bee...

Cars are a central theme in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero has made several famous images on the theme. This a unique stencil painting made on handmade paper (from Bhutan). There are 20 prints in the edition, with hand-painting on each. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has been a dedicated member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz...

Medium: mezzotin Year: 2022 Edition: 50 Image Size: 17.75 x 23.5 inches Signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist Dramatic image of the streets of New York from the air. ....

Signed and titled by the artist from the edition of 69. This print feature a small a small Jewish Shul in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles where Romero grew up, Romero was fea...

vibrant and elaborate luchador mask in elaborate design with outlines of other figures in the background. Signed and numbered from the edition of 57. JOSE LOZANO received his Mas...

Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: 100 Image Size: 25.6 × 20 inches Nahum Zenil’s Otro Sueño (“Another Dream”) merges autobiography, myth, and desire into a powerful symbolic composit...

This is one of six cowboy images completed by the artist. Chicano artist Viramontes is known for both political subject matter, as well as more personal s...

Frank Romero created this serigraph after learning that the original mural, completed on the 101 freeway in Los Angeles, 1984, had been painted over. The mural, which was done for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, has since been restored. Signed and numbered by the artist in black marker, in lower left corner of print on black background - hard to see except at an angle. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has been a dedicated member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four...

Signed and numbered etching and aquatint from the edition of 250. By the end of February the the rows of still dormant grape vines are delineated by bright yellow mustard flowers. These vineyards are in the hills southwest of Napa. Born in Berkeley, California, on December 21, 1949, he was raised in a home that had a sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay. This scene kindled his interest in landscape and was one of his earliest drawing subjects. Stephen McMillan's etchings and aquatint prints capture the landscapes of California...

A charming and characteristic mixed-media collage by Mexican master Rodolfo Morales (1925–2001), featuring a stylized black dog set against a shimmering silver ground and surrounded by hearts, flowers, and textile elements. Morales is celebrated for his dreamlike blend of folk tradition, magical realism, and Oaxacan village imagery, and dogs appear frequently among his recurring motifs. This work is constructed from layered papers, ribbon, foil, and applied decorative materials, all housed in its original hand-tooled tin frame. The frame is stamped “Tirso Cuevas”, identifying one of the well-known Oaxacan tinsmiths who collaborated with Morales during the 1980s–1990s on his collage-mounted works. Signed “Rodolfo Morales” at lower right. Medium: Mixed-media collage (paper, foil, ribbon, applied materials) Support: Artist’s original tin frame, stamped Tirso Cuevas Period: c. 1980s–1990s Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Very good, with expected minor surface irregularities inherent to Morales’ collage technique and original tinwork Provenance: Private collection, USA A delightful example of Morales’s playful, folk-surrealist sensibility — rich in color, texture, and the poetic spirit of Oaxaca. About the Artist Rodolfo Morales is widely regarded as a pillar of modern Mexican art, alongside Rufino Tamayo and Francisco Toledo. Born in Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, he developed a unique language of floating figures, vivid color, and architectural reminiscence grounded in Mexican folklore. His collages, in particular, display an extraordinary fusion of surrealist sensibility and vernacular craft traditions, incorporating lace, tin, antique paper, textiles, and devotional materials. Morales’ works are held in major private and public collections worldwide and continue to command strong interest among collectors of Latin American Modernism, Magical Realism, and Oaxacan art.

A spectacular view from above of a major cross roads in a town where some large gathering of people or protest is happening. Werger's mezzotint prints are masterful at capturing a mo...

Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 50. Bozon's prints are often a balance between abstraction and landscape, which he creates with drypoint and aquatint. They reflect t...

Spring Flowers on Mt Baker from Skyline Divide, Mt Baker Wilderness, WA. "The trail out Skyline Divide follows a ridge toward Mt Baker. This was the view from my campsite on the rid...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from the edition of 76. Artist and community activist Leo Límon lives and works in Los Angeles, where he was born ...

The Next Wave relates to The Endless Summer by John Van Hamersveld, an illustration of a cresting wave in the bright colors synonymous with his work. In 1963, Van Hamersveld was hire...

An ex libris print featuring the fantasy figure of an alchemist in her laboratory working with imaginary creatures looking on. Roman Sustov's prints often provide a fantastic blend of classic technique combined with images from the vast worlds of surrealism, eroticism, fantasy and fairy tales. Signed in pencil artists proof from the edition of 100. Roman Sustov was born in 1977 in Minsk, Belarus. In 1995 he graduated from Minsk Art College and six years later he graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts (Department of Graphic). Through this long training he has become a master in etching, lithography and linocut prints. His works can be found in collections in the USA, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Japan, Russia and Belarus, and in the Contemporary Fine Art Museum (Minsk, Belarus). Roman notes...

Medium: Serigraph Image Size: 12 x 12 inches Edition size: 12 Year” 2001 Skulls and skeletons are a common theme in Chicano and Mexican art, especially in relation to the Day of the Dead celebrations. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has been a dedicated member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four, Romero and fellow artists Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha...

Wolff’s woodcut of the mythological figure of Prometheus is carved and printed in only two strong colors—black and a fiery red-orange—yet the impact is monumental. The central figure...

One print from Jos Sances cycle concerning Moby Dick. A vast sperm whale drifts below the surface, scarred by harpoons, while above floats a lone survivor on a coffin raft—a haunting...

Abstract print in earth tones from a series inspired by ground cover and vegetation. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil, this is #2 of 4. Charles Eckart was born in Oakland, Cal...

Signed, titled and numbered from the edtion of 50. Bozon's prints are often a balance between abstraction and landscape, which he creates with drypoint and aquatint. They reflect th...

Dos Villancicos Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (text) Artemio Rodríguez (linocut) Printed at Taller Martín Pescador, Mexico Published by El Tercer Milenio / Artes de México Signed and nu...

One of seven images from the Origin-Beginning series. Origin-Beginning-3 emphasizes vertical movement within the series. Darker forms gather toward the lower portion of the compositi...

This striking untitled print by celebrated Mexican artist José Luis Cuevas (1934–2017) presents a vivid parade of distorted and expressionistic figures rendered in his signature grot...

Medium: Silkscreen Year: 2025 Image Size: 11.4 x 7.87 inches Edition Size: 30 Lavinia by Stephen Lawlor is a contemplative figurative color silkscreen featuring a solitary female f...

Medium: Color Etching with aquatint Year: 2024 Edition: 25 Image Size: 24 x 18 inches Signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist Dramatic etching of high wire walker Philip...

An ex libris print featuring an elaborate structurewith figures at work on creation. Roman Sustov's prints often provide a fantastic blend of classic technique combined with images from the vast worlds of surrealism, eroticism, fantasy and fairy tales. Signed in pencil artists proof from the edition of 100. Roman Sustov was born in 1977 in Minsk, Belarus. In 1995 he graduated from Minsk Art College and six years later he graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts (Department of Graphic). Through this long training he has become a master in etching, lithography and linocut prints. His works can be found in collections in the USA, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Japan, Russia and Belarus, and in the Contemporary Fine Art Museum (Minsk, Belarus). Roman notes...

Trees in fog. A band of fog off of the Pacific, pouring its way through the forest in Fiscalini Ranch, Cambria. Born in Berkeley, California, on December 21, 1949, he was raised in ...

in Beneath the Surface: Dissolve, Werger captures a fleeting, immersive moment of swimmers beneath the rippling surface of a swimming pool. Echoing the iconic swimming pool paintings...

An ex libris print featuring the fantasy figures and musicians in surreal M.C. Escher style building. Roman Sustov's prints often provide a fantastic blend of classic technique combined with images from the vast worlds of surrealism, eroticism, fantasy and fairy tales. Signed in pencil artists proof from the edition of 100. Roman Sustov was born in 1977 in Minsk, Belarus. In 1995 he graduated from Minsk Art College and six years later he graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts (Department of Graphic). Through this long training he has become a master in etching, lithography and linocut prints. His works can be found in collections in the USA, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Japan, Russia and Belarus, and in the Contemporary Fine Art Museum (Minsk, Belarus). Roman notes...

Signed by Beto De La Rocha, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, and Frank Romero Commemorative print on the 20th anniversary for Los Four, commemorating the other member of...

Pelicans by Stephen McMillan is a serene two-plate aquatint etching depicting a line of pelicans gliding across an expansive sky. Soft tonal gradations and layered blues create a sen...

Medium: linocut Year: 2023 Image Size: 18 x 24 inches Edition Size: 10 Undocumented immigrants scaling the wall to enter the United States, against a backdrop of butterflies flying ...

Medium: lift-ground etching and engraving Edition: 15 Year: 1961 Plate: zinc 9 x 15 inches (22.9 x 38.1 cm) Paper: Murillo, 16 x 21 inches (40.6 x 53.3 cm) Peter Milton is internati...

Signed and numbered in pencil from the edition of 44. Carrie Lingscheit originally hails from South Dakota, where her love of printmaking was galvanized through involvement in sever...

Falling Fragments by Rosalyn Richards is a layered abstract composition that balances precision and spontaneity. Interlocking geometric forms—circles, triangles, arcs, and linear vec...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, edition of 30. This Imaginary building shows the move toward more elaborate landscape images Houtin started doing in the early 1980's. Fr...

The formality, ornamental qualities and boldness of botanical art strongly influence Bardon's art. It is easy to see her inspiration in the patterns, line and simplicity of form foun...

Signed and titled and numbered AP #3/7. This is the last print available from the edition. Silkscreen print Created at Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles This print was featured in “Dreamland”, the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the entire museum has been dedicated to a single artist. It is one of the personal favorites of the artist, with a nod to Vincent Van gogh. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has been a dedicated member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four...

Signed and titled in pencil, edition of 20. Last print in the edition. Juan R. Fuentes's print, "Bracero Brothers," reflects the Chicano Art Movement of the 1970s that he helped t...

The formality, ornamental qualities and boldness of botanical art strongly influence Bardon's art. It is easy to see her inspiration in the patterns, line and simplicity of form foun...

Peter Milton’s Hidden Cities: Continuum transforms the grandeur of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele into a layered meditation on architecture, memory, and the passage of time. The Gall...

Militarisimus is one of sixteen color mezzotints from James Groleau’s acclaimed suite Flowers of Turbulence, a series composed of eight portraits and eight floral studies. Each portrait was inspired by nineteenth-century daguerreotypes and reimagined as a symbolic product of a turbulent society—traits such as greed, compassion, obedience, or, in this case, the psychological imprint of militarism. The title of the suite, Flowers of Turbulence, intentionally echoes the structure of Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal...

Storm Wave III is a dynamic etching with aquatint by Art Werger, created in 2001. The composition focuses tightly on a breaking wave, capturing the moment where crest, spray, and und...

Medium: Aquatint Dimensions: 12 x 9 inches (image) Signature: Signed Date finished: 2018 Edition: of 100 Fall colors on Chuckanut Drive, south of Bellingham, WA Born in Berkeley, ...

Orchard III by David Smith-Harrison is a richly layered etching and aquatint that merges landscape, architecture, and memory. A leafless orchard stretches across the upper portion of...

Medium: etching and aquatint Edition of 120 Year: 2023 Image Size: 4 x 5 inches Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. The view west from Cypress Island off the coast of Washin...

Signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist. Edition of 10. Rosalyn Richards has been a member of the Bucknell University art faculty since 1982. Images from particle physic...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 25. There are seven related images in this series, all the same size. Sheet size: 9.88 H x 21 W Image Size: 22.5 H x 30 W Ta...