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Item Ships From: Phoenix
Howard Cook Taos Artist Original Woodcut, 1927 - Morning Smokes, Taos Pueblo
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Howard Cook (1901-1980) well known Taos artist original woodcut, 1927. Title: “Morning Smokes, Taos Pueblo." In excellent condition. Matted and unframed. Image size: 8"h x 8'w. Pap...
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Early 20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink

Otto Kuhler Signed Original Etching “Mississippi Evening”
By Otto Kuhler
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Otto Kuhler (1894-1976) original etching, 1923. Title: “Mississippi Evening” Signed in pencil lower right. Title in pencil lower center. Dated lower left, 1923. Image measures 7 7/8...
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Early 20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil - The Toast
By Joseph Hirsch
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Joseph Hirsch (1910-1981) Philadelphia/New York artist - Pencil signed lithograph Title: The Toast. Signed lower right and numbered lower left 79 of 100. The tondo work is 11 1/2 inc...
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1970s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen Original Stone Lithograph, 1894 - Petit Voyage
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original Lithograph by Theophile Steinlen - Swiss born French Artist (1859-1923). Titled: “Petit Voyage” (Little Journey). Signed “Steinlen” in the stone lower left. The work is in ...
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Late 19th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Dorr Bothwell, California Surrealist, Serigraph Titled "Ideograph"
By Dorr Bothwell
Located in Phoenix, AZ
California modernist Dorr Bothwell (1902-2000) original serigraph. Signed in pencil lower right and dated 1946. Edition size is also seen in pencil lower right: 8 of 35. Pencil title...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Albert Gold Depression Era Philadelphia Artist Lithograph - Sunday Trolley
By Albert Gold
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original Lithograph by Depression-era Philadelphia artist Albert Gold (1916-2006). This work depicts the trolley on Sunday in downtown Philly. The image measures 10 ½ x 13 ½ inches, ...
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20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Tom Robertson Original Serigraph, circa 1940s, "Flight"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Thomas Arthur Robertson color serigraph titled “Flight.” This print is in excellent condition with strong fresh color. It’s an edition of 43 and was created, circa 1940s. Signed in p...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Daybed Daydream
By Hector Ruiz
Located in Phoenix, AZ
copper etching with aquatint The power of memory and how it recalls individuality begins in such basic experiences as the ability to link internal ideas to external manifestations of those ideas. Memories as simple as an old toy or a street can set off a chain reaction of thoughts that snowball into issues as broad as nationalism, identity politics or a body politic to name a few. Hector Ruiz’s works encompass the broad, complex and often painful world particular to the Arizona and neighboring Mexican landscape. United States and Mexican border...
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Early 2000s Outsider Art Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Copper

Fermin Rocker Mid-Century Signed Lithograph “Montague Terrace (Brooklyn N.Y.)
By Fermin Rocker
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fermin Rocker (1907-2004) original pencil signed lithograph. The subject is a very atmospheric rendering of the Brooklyn Heights area of New York. The image measures 11 x 14 and rest...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Emilio Amero Original Lithograph, 1950, Harmonica Blues
By Emilio Amero
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original lithograph by Mexican artist Emilio Amero (1901 -1976) created 1950. Titled: “Harmonica Blues.” Edition size is 3 of 25. Signed in pencil lower right. In excellent condition. Presents in a 4-ply museum mat. Image size: 9 5/8"h x 12 1/4"w. Born in the village of Ixtlahuaca, in the state of Mexico, Emilio Amero counts Spaniards and Otomi Indians among his ancestors. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Mexico City. In 1911 he began his studies in art at the Academy of San Carlos. He also studied drawing privately with Antonio Gomez, a family friend and well-known newspaper artist. At the academy in 1917, he became acquainted with Diaz de Leon, Rufino Tamayo, Ramon Alva de la Canal, Enrique Ugarte, and Leopoldo Mendez-all students there at the time. Later he joined the open air school in Coyoacan, founded and directed by Alfredo Ramos Martinez...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Fritz Scholder, "The Sarcophagus" , 1979
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Color lithograph by the internationally known artist Fritz Scholder published in 1979 by the Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is lithograph number 125 of 150. It is ...
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1970s Contemporary Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Germaine Richier French Artist Original Etching, Figure with Owl
By Germaine Richier
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Germaine Richier (1902-1959) etching Richier was a French artist noted for making animal and insect figures with human attributes. Etching, figure and owl, circa 1950. Unframed, matt...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Howard Cook Original Woodblock, 1926 "Giant's Thumb"
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful woodblock by Taos artist Howard Cook (1901-1980). Titled: “Giant’s Thumb” (alternate title: Monument Rock).” Edition: 50. Image size: 14"h x 8 1/8"w. Sheet size: 14 1/2"h ...
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1920s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Longhorns by Lon Megargee
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Lon Megargee 1883-1960 "Self Portrait" Wood block print Signed in plate, lower right Image size: 15.63 x 12 inches Frame size xx x xx inches Creator of S...
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1930s American Impressionist Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Gene Kloss Etching, 1982 - "Pueblo Dancer"
By Gene Kloss
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Drypoint on paper by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996). Titled: “Pueblo Dancer.” Pencil signed lower right and in excellent condition. Image measures: 8" H x 6" W. Sheet size...
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1980s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Charles Keller Original Stone Lithograph - "6th Avenue Subway”
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original lithograph by Charles Keller depicting the subway being built in New York on 6th Avenue in 1937. This print is inscribed lower left: “To W.B.” The print is in excellent con...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Edgar Dorsey Taylor Original Woodcut Baja - "Ocean Waves. Bahia de Rosaldita"
By Edgar Dorsey Taylor
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original Woodcut print from the Baja California Series by the artist Edgar Dorsey Taylor. Title is seen at lower center: “Ocean Waves. Bahia de Rosaldita.” Pencil signed lower right....
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1960s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Peggy Bacon Pencil Signed Etching, 1929 - Congenial Scene
By Peggy Bacon
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Peggy Bacon original etching and drypoint created 1929. Pencil signed lower right. Titled “Congenial Scene.” Image measures 9"h x 11 7/8"w. In excellent condition. Matted and unframe...
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1920s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Emilio Amero Original Aquatint Etching, 1969 - The Fetish
By Emilio Amero
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original aquatint by Mexican artist Emilio Amero (1901-1976) created 1969. Titled: “The Fetish.” Edition size is 9 of 50. Signed and dated in pencil lower right and numbered lower l...
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1960s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph, Pencil Signed, 1961, "Coffee"
By Joseph Hirsch
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Joseph Hirsch (American, 1910-1981) original lithograph, pencil signed. Title: Coffee. Edition size: 250. Catalog raisonne reference: Cole 38. Image size: 13"H x 10"W. Published by A...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Moses Soyer Graphite and Conte Crayon Drawing, Circa 1950's - Resting Female
By Moses Soyer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original drawing by Raphael Soyer’s twin brother Moses (1899-1974) of a resting woman. The medium is conte crayon and graphite and the work is signed by the artist lower right. It is...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Louis Lozowick Original Lithograph, 1929, "Edison Plant"
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original lithograph in excellent condition by Louis Lozowick (1892-1973). Pencil signed lower right. Edition size lower left. No. 24 in the Raisonne by Janet Flint. Edition of 20. Th...
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Early 20th Century Modern Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Charles Capps Original Pencil Signed Etching, 1954, "Sunlit Towers"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A wonderful regionalist etching and aquatint by Charles Capps (1898-1981) Titled "Sunlit Towers," depicts the Kansas grain elevators. A Prairie Printmake...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Harry Sternberg Pencil Signed Etching, 1931, New York City “Nudes in Landscape"
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Phoenix, AZ
New York and California Artist, Harry Sternberg (1904-2001) Ooriginal etching. Pencil Signed lower right. The edition size is small, only 40, seen lower center on the print. It is un...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Siesta by Lon Megargee 1929, Archival Pigmrnt Print
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Tequila Siesta Lon Megargee Archival Pigment Print 100% 300 gram cotton rag paper Size: 22.5 x 27 inches Paper size: 24 x 28.5 inches Creator of the iconic logo for the Stetson Hat Company, " Last Drop From his Stetson", still in use today. Fine Art Estate of Lon Megargee At age 13, Lon Megargee came to Phoenix in 1896 following the death of his father in Philadelphia. For several years he resided with relatives while working at an uncle’s dairy farm and at odd jobs. He returned to Philadelphia in 1898 – 1899 in order to attend drawing classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Back in Phoenix in 1899, he decided at the age of 16 to try to make his living as a cowboy. Lon moved to the cow country of Wickenburg where he was hired by Tex Singleton’s Bull Ranch. He later joined the Three Bar Ranch . . . and, after a few years, was offered a job by Billy Cook...
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1920s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

Paul Berthon Original Color Lithograph, 1899. “Les Chrysanthemes”
By Paul Berthon
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful original color lithograph by Paul Berthon (1872-1909). In excellent condition with great color. Unframed. Presents in a 4-Ply Archival Mat. Titled: "Les Chrysanthemes.” Cre...
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1890s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Sadao Watanabe Original Stencil Print, 1979 - Harvesting the Grape in Canaan
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Stencil Print by Sadao Watanabe, hand colored on hand-made washi paper. The image is from the story of Moses: Numbers 13:23, 'and they came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from...
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Late 20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer James Rome Etching 62/100 Image: 21.75 x 27.5 inches Paper: 25 x 31 inches Rome was born in 1936 in Clearwater County, Minnes...
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1980s Contemporary Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Isabel Bishop Etching & Drypoint - "In the Bus"
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Isabel Bishop Original Etching & Drypoint, 1947. Titled: “In the Bus.” Printed for the Miniature Print Society. Pencil signed lower right. The image size is: 4 3/4"h x 5 1/8"w. Shee...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Treva Wheete Signed Original Color Woodblock - "The 5 and 10"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Treva Wheete (1890-1963) Original Color Woodblock created 1936. The edition size is 13 of which this print is no. 5. The title is: “The 5 and 10" The image measures 8"h x 10"w. The...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Vojtech Preissig American/Czech Artist - Art Nouveau Etching Orchid Series
By Vojtech Preissig
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This beautiful original etching and aquatint is by the noted Czech artist Vojtech Preissig. The work depicts one of the beautiful female portraits from his Orchid series in the Art Nouveau style. The image measures 1 5/8"h x 2"wide. The paper size is 6 3/4"h x 5 1/2"h. The work is signed in pencil with the artist’s name beneath the image lower left. The print is un-matted and unframed, in perfect condition - ready to frame and enjoy. Vojtech Preissig (1873-1944) was born in the Czech Republic - His father was a mining engineer. In 1884 he moved to Prague where he studied at the School of Applied Industrial Art from 1892 to 1896, then at the School of Decorative Architecture from 1897 to 1898. In 1897 he moved to Paris and worked for two years with the Czech Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. He returned to Prague in 1903 where he founded the periodical "Czech Graphics", published the book "Color Etchings and Color Engravings" in 1909 and opened his own graphics studio in 1905. He moved to the United States in 1910 and worked as an art instructor. Preissig remained in the United States until 1930. He taught at Columbia University and the Art Students League of New York starting in 1912, then moved to Boston by 1916 and taught a course in graphic arts for the Wentworth...
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Early 20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Leo Browne Color Etching, Pencil Signed - Green Parrot and Butterfly
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful color etching by Leo Browne. Created circa 1930's and 1940's. Image size: 14 x 11 inches. Sheet size: 19 5/8 x 15 1/4 The print is in excellent condition and presents in a ...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Byron Randall Original Linocut, 1947, “Diabolical Machine”
By Byron Randall
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original Linocut by San Francisco artist Byron Randall (1918-1999) titled "Diabolical Machine." Image measures: 12 1/2"H x 8 1/4"W. Frame measures: 21 1/2"H x 17"W. This print was c...
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1940s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Leonard Edmondson California Artist Pencil Signed Aquatint - "Blackbird"
By Leonard Edmondson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Leonard Edmondson (1916-2002) original color aquatint. Titled in pencil lower centre "Blackbird". Edition size in pencil lower left: 20/50. Pencil Signed Lower right: Edmondson, circ...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Hugo Weber Original Lithograph, 1964 - "Freeway L.A."
By Hugo Weber
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color lithograph by Swiss/American artist Hugo Weber. Pencil signed lower right and dated ‘64. Sheet size: 22.25" H x 30.25" W. This work is a very rare print and has full...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Vojtech Preissig American/Czech Artist - Art Nouveau Etching Orchid Series
By Vojtech Preissig
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This beautiful original etching and aquatint is by the noted Czech artist Vojtech Preissig. The work depicts one of the beautiful female portraits from his Orchid series in the Art Nouveau style. The image measures 1 5/8"h x 2"wide. The paper size is 6 3/4"h x 5 1/2"h. The work is signed in pencil with the artist’s name beneath the image lower left. It is also signed and dated 1913 in pencil in the sheet beneath the image lower right. The print is un-matted and unframed, in perfect condition - ready to frame and enjoy. Vojtech Preissig (1873-1944) was born in the Czech Republic - His father was a mining engineer. In 1884 he moved to Prague where he studied at the School of Applied Industrial Art from 1892 to 1896, then at the School of Decorative Architecture from 1897 to 1898. In 1897 he moved to Paris and worked for two years with the Czech Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. He returned to Prague in 1903 where he founded the periodical "Czech Graphics", published the book "Color Etchings and Color Engravings" in 1909 and opened his own graphics studio in 1905. He moved to the United States in 1910 and worked as an art instructor. Preissig remained in the United States until 1930. He taught at Columbia University and the Art Students League of New York starting in 1912, then moved to Boston by 1916 and taught a course in graphic arts for the Wentworth...
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Early 20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Hugo Weber Original Abstract Color Lithograph Titled “Posed Lady”, 1964
By Hugo Weber
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color lithograph by Swiss/American artist Hugo Weber. Pencil signed lower right and dated 1964. Pencil titled “Posed Lady” lower left. In excellent condition. Edition size i...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Luigi Rist Color Woodblock - "Straw Flowers"
By Luigi Rist
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Luigi Rist (1888-1959) Original Color Woodblock, Created 1953. The print is an edition of 100 and is titled: “Straw Flowers.” The image is 18 1/2"h x 13 3/4"w. The sheet is 9 3/4"h x 13 1/2"w. Rochester Print Club. Williams No. 34. Presents in a 16 x 20 mat. Signed in ink in the image lower right. In excellent condition. Titled and numbered in pencil lower left. Luigi Rist was born in 1888 in New Jersey, where he attended the Newark Technical School. To earn extra income in his early twenties he etched art nouveau designs on silver fountain pen cases...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Frederick Becker Soft Ground Etching, 1951, “Jam Session ll”
By Frederick W. Becker
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful abstract original etching in sepia ink by Frederick Becker (1913-2004). The image measures 19 3/4" H x 23 ½” W and was created in 1951. The print is in excellent condition...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Raphael Soyer Original Etching Circa 1970's - “Holding Hands”
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original etching by Russian born New York artist Raphael Soyer (1899-1987). Beautiful composition. A pair of lovers holding hands. Created in the 1970's Edition size: 250. In excelle...
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Late 20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Victor Vasarely Original Serigraph, Circa 1970, "Juggler"
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) Original Serigraph circa 1970 - "Juggler" Pencil signed lower right and numbered lower left. 240 of the edition of 250. Image: 25.88 x 15.88 inches. Paper...
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Late 20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Hugo Weber Original Abstract Color Lithograph Titled “Spook Noir”, 1964
By Hugo Weber
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color lithograph by Swiss/American artist Hugo Weber. Pencil signed lower right and dated 1964. Pencil titled lower left “Spook Noir.” In excellent condition. Edition size i...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Doel Reed Original Aquatint, 1948, "Evening Music"
By Doel Reed
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Aquatint by Oklahoma/New Mexico Artist Doel Reed (1895-1985). This etching is in excellent condition and unframed. Signed in pencil lower right. Image measures: 15 3/4" H x 11" W Edition: 100. Created 1948. Titled: "Evening Music" Remembered as an important member of the Taos art Community, Doel Reed achieved an international reputation as a landscape artist and printmaker, and was known as the 20th century master of the aquatint. From 1924-1959, he chaired the art department at Oklahoma State...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Hugo Weber Original Abstract Color Lithograph Titled “Chez Elle”, 1964
By Hugo Weber
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color lithograph by Swiss/American artist Hugo Weber. Pencil signed lower right and dated 1964. Pencil titled lower center “Chez Elle.” In excellent condition. Edition siz...
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Mid-20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Becoming the Clown
By Hector Ruiz
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Copper etching with aquatint The power of memory and how it recalls individuality begins in such basic experiences as the ability to link internal ideas to external manifestations of those ideas. Memories as simple as an old toy or a street can set off a chain reaction of thoughts that snowball into issues as broad as nationalism, identity politics or a body politic to name a few. Hector Ruiz’s works encompass the broad, complex and often painful world particular to the Arizona and neighboring Mexican landscape. United States and Mexican border...
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Early 2000s Street Art Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Copper

Hedi Bak Original Aquatint, 1968 - The Strawberry Lady
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Whimsical Original Aquatint Etching by German/American artist Hedi Bak (1927 - 2010). The etching presents in a side fold mat and is in excellent condition. Tape adheres the print to...
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Late 20th Century Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Homesick 4
By Hector Ruiz
Located in Phoenix, AZ
monoprint with drypoint and chine colle; unframed image size: 10 x 7 inches
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Early 2000s Contemporary Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Monoprint

The Sheepherder by Lon Megargee
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Lon Megargee 1883-1960 "The Sheepherder" Wood block print Signed in plate, lower right Image size: 10 x 10 inches Frame size 22 x 22 inches Creator of Stetson's hat logo "Last Drop from his Hat" Lon Megargee 1883 - 1960 At age 13, Lon Megargee came to Phoenix in 1896 following the death of his father in Philadelphia. For several years he resided with relatives while working at an uncle’s dairy farm and at odd jobs. He returned to Philadelphia in 1898 – 1899 in order to attend drawing classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Back in Phoenix in 1899, he decided at the age of 16 to try to make his living as a cowboy. Lon moved to the cow country of Wickenburg, Arizona where he was hired by Tex Singleton’s Bull Ranch. He later joined the Three Bar R. . . and after a few years, was offered a job by Billy Cook of the T.T. Ranch near New River. By 1906, Megargee had learned his trade well enough to be made foreman of Cook’s outfit. Never shy about taking risks, Lon soon left Cook to try his own hand at ranching. He partnered with a cowpuncher buddy, Tom Cavness, to start the El Rancho Cinco Uno at New River. Unfortunately, the young partners could not foresee a three-year drought that would parch Arizona, costing them their stock and then their hard-earned ranch. Breaking with his romantic vision of cowboy life, Megargee finally turned to art full time. He again enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art and then the Los Angeles School of Art and Design during 1909 – 1910. The now well-trained student took his first trip to paint “en plein air” (outdoors) to the land of Hopi and Navajo peoples in northern Arizona. After entering paintings from this trip in the annual Territorial Fair at Phoenix, in 1911, he surprisingly sold his first oil painting to a major enterprise – the Santa Fe Railroad . . . Lon received $50 for “Navajos Watching the Santa Fe Train.” He soon sold the SFRR ten paintings over the next two years. For forty years the railroad was his most important client, purchasing its last painting from him in 1953. In a major stroke of good fortune during his early plein-air period, Megargee had the opportunity to paint with premier artist, William R. Leigh (1866 – 1955). Leigh furnished needed tutoring and counseling, and his bright, impressionistic palette served to enhance the junior artist’s sense of color and paint application. In a remarkable display of unabashed confidence and personable salesmanship, Lon Megargee, at age 30, forever linked his name with Arizona art history. Despite the possibility of competition from better known and more senior artists, he persuaded Governor George Hunt and the Legislature in 1913 to approve 15 large, historic and iconic murals for the State Capitol Building in Phoenix. After completing the murals in 1914, he was paid the then princely sum of roughly $4000. His Arizona statehood commission would launch Lon to considerable prominence at a very early point in his art career. Following a few years of art schooling in Los Angeles, and several stints as an art director with movie studios, including Paramount, Megargee turned in part to cover illustrations for popular Western story magazines in the 1920s. In the 1920s, as well, Lon began making black and white prints of Western types and of genre scenes from woodblocks. These prints he generally signed and sold singly. In 1933, he published a limited edition, signed and hard-cover book (about 250 copies and today rare)containing a group of 28 woodblock images. Titled “The Cowboy Builds a Loop,” the prints are noteworthy for strong design, excellent draftsmanship, humanistic and narrative content, and quality. Subjects include Southwest Indians and cowboys, Hispanic men and women, cattle, horses, burros, pioneers, trappers, sheepherders, horse traders, squaw men and ranch polo players. Megargee had a very advanced design sense for simplicity and boldness which he demonstrated in how he used line and form. His strengths included outstanding gestural (action) art and strong figurative work. He was superb in design, originality and drawing, as a study of his prints in the Hays collection reveals. In 1944, he published a second group of Western prints under the same title as the first. Reduced to 16 images from the original 28 subjects, and slightly smaller, Lon produced these prints in brown ink on a heavy, cream-colored stock. He designed a sturdy cardboard folio to hold each set. For the remainder of his life, Lon had success selling these portfolios to museum stores, art fairs and shows, and to the few galleries then selling Western art. Drawing on real working and life experiences, Lon Megargee had a comprehensive knowledge, understanding and sensitivity for Southwestern subject matter. Noted American modernist, Lew Davis...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Rubbles
By Dominique Blain
Located in Phoenix, AZ
acrylic, LED lamps, transformer, aluminum edition 1 of 3 For over thirty years Dominique Blain has examined and addressed the links between relationships of domination, such as ra...
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2010s Contemporary Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Metal

A Painting of a Soup Can Used to Hang Here (229/250)
By William Anastasi
Located in Phoenix, AZ
silkscreen, unframed, edition 229 of 250 In 1968 Andy Warhol exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts. Since Warhol's show was seminal in the development of Pop Art, there was a lingering presence that could not be denied, even after the work was no longer in the space. Anastasi went to a sign maker and had a plaque made that read, "A Painting of a Soup Can Used to Hang Here". The reference to the soup can and the fact the sign was not made by the artist was the development of Warhol’s subject matter as well as a Duchamp reference. It was pure genius. An edition of this work was produced years later. William Anastasi is one of the founders of both Conceptual and Minimal Art. A “classmate” of Andy Warhol, Sol LeWitt, and Hans Haacke...
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1990s Pop Art Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Screen

A Painting of a Soup Can Used to Hang Here
By William Anastasi
Located in Phoenix, AZ
silkscreen, unframed, edition 231 of 250 In 1968 Andy Warhol exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts. Since Warhol's show was seminal in the development of Pop Art, there was a lingering presence that could not be denied, even after the work was no longer in the space. Anastasi went to a sign maker and had a plaque made that read, "A Painting of a Soup Can Used to Hang Here". The reference to the soup can and the fact the sign was not made by the artist was the development of Warhol’s subject matter as well as a Duchamp reference. It was pure genius. An edition of this work was produced years later. William Anastasi is one of the founders of both Conceptual and Minimal Art. A “classmate” of Andy Warhol, Sol LeWitt, and Hans Haacke...
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1990s Phoenix - Prints and Multiples

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Screen

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