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Item Ships From: USA
Nu Assis, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rendered with soft, minimal lines, this portrayal of a mother and her child is sweet and comforting. Staring over the head of the child, the mother supports the boy as he rests on he...
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Late 20th Century Cubist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Red Nude and Bird 1981 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (Corneille)
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Guillaume Corneille Red Nude and Bird 1981 Nu Rouge Á L'Oiseau Print, Signed Lithograph on wove paper 25.5 x 20 " inches Signed in pencil and dated and marked AP 25/25 ( Artist Proo...
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1980s Abstract USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gee Gee, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos (American, b. 1935) Title: Gee Gee Year: 1997 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 19 x 18.5 in. Size: 28.5 in. x 22 in....
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1990s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

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Lithograph

NU À LA ROSE Signed Lithograph, Reclining Nude Woman, Exotic Flying Bird, Flower
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
NU À LA ROSE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Ce...
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1980s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Keith Haring Into 84 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi announcement)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Into 84/Keith Haring Painted Man 1983: Announcement card for Keith Haring’s well-documented exhibition, 'Into 84' at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New Y...
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1980s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

SPELLBOUND Signed Lithograph, Reclining Nude Woman, Golden Sunset, Erotic Art
By Frank Licsko
Located in Union City, NJ
SPELLBOUND is an original hand drawn lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid f...
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1980s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Masami Teraoka 'Spring Women II' Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Masami Teraoka
Located in San Rafael, CA
Masami Teraoka (American/Japanese, b. 1936) 'Spring Women II' 1980 Single color screenprint on paper Pencil signed verso Edition 13/74 and embossed copyright stamp to lower left 15 x 22 inches, framed: 16.25 x 23.5 inches Provenance: Space Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), Formerly Morphos Gallery, Catherine Clark Gallery...
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1980s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Screen

Bondaged Woman, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Saint Clair Cemin
By Saint Clair Cemin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Saint Clair Cemin, Brazilian (1951 - ) - Bondaged Woman, Year: 1977, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on Arches, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 15/60, Image Size: 5.75 x...
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1970s Surrealist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Fan by Paul Delvaux (1968)
By Paul Delvaux
Located in New York, NY
This is an original Lithograph by Paul Delvaux printed by the Atelier Mourlot in Paris. It is annotated "Epreuve d'Exposition" bottom left of the image and dated "3-68" in the plate,...
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1960s Surrealist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

HAJIME SORAYAMA, JAPAN, B. 1947, EROTIC FEMALE, SIGNED & NUMBERED
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Hajime Sorayama, Japan, b. 1947 Size: 17" x 24" Medium: Lithograph on High Gloss Paper Signature: Lower Left Subject: Nude Female in Black Leather Jacket and Boots, Urinating...
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1990s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Offset

Los Romanos
By David Smith-Harrison
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Smith-Harrison's work very often features architectural elements, along with trees. This is a unique monoprint based on a photogravure print, and finished with hand watercolor. Davi...
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2010s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Intaglio, Photogravure, Monoprint

Brunelleschi, Composition, La Leçon d'amour dans un parc (after)
By Umberto Brunelleschi
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, La Leçon d'amour dans un parc, 1933. Published by Éditions...
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1930s Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Fight for Love, Pop Art Mixed Media on Canvas by Michael Knigin
By Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition mixed media print on canvas mounted to wood by American artist and educator Michael Knigin (1942 - 2011). Knigin's art incorporates his photography, collage and his...
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Early 2000s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Not from Hollywood" Photography 36" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
By Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Not from Hollywood" Photography 36" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Leda and the Swan - 2, Minimalist Nude Etching on Paper by Reuben Nakian
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Reuben Nakian Title: Leda and the Swan no. 2 Medium: Etching and Chine Colle , signed and numbered in pencil Edition: XXV Paper Size: 31 x 42 inches
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1980s Expressionist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Farnese Hercules
By Jacob Bos
Located in Chicago, IL
448 x 315 mm.; 17 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches Watermark: Eagle, close to Briquet 207 (Rome 1573-76) Notes: Bos was born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in southern Netherlands (in French, the city’s name is “Bois-le-Duc”), and was active in Rome for a number of years from circa 1549 onward. His works were influenced by Marcantonio Raimondi (near Bologna 1480 – died between 1527 and 1534: see our no. 11). The inspiration for this magnificent and extremely rare engraving was the famous so-called Farnese Hercules...
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16th Century Old Masters USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Engraving

Explorator
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia, 'Explorator', engraving, 1734, edition unknown, scarce. Signed 'Dom. Campiglia del.' in the matrix, lower left. A fine impression, on handmade antique, l...
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1730s Realist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Engraving

L'Ete Exalte 1981 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (Corneille)
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Guillaume Corneille Summer 1981 L'Ete Exalte Print, Signed Lithograph on wove paper 25.5 x 20 " inches Signed in pencil and dated and marked AP 20/25 ( Artist Proof ) As a co-fo...
Category

1980s Abstract USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hav a Havana #7, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - 2018) Title: Hav a Havana #7 Year: 2008 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 199 Paper Size: 29.75 in. x 44.5 in. (75.57 cm...
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Early 2000s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait Imaginare 1981 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (Corneille)
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Guillaume Corneille Portrait Imaginare 1981 Print, Signed Lithograph on wove paper 25.5 x 19.5 " inches Signed in pencil and dated and marked 200/200 As a co-founder of the famed ...
Category

1980s Abstract USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vorfuehrung
By Hans Juergen Diehl
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hans Jürgen Diehl Vorfuehrung Year: 1972 Medium: Color Etching Edition: 15 Size: 33.5 x 25.5 in. Publisher: Ketterer, Germany Signed, numbered and/or titled Hans-Jürgen Diehl was bo...
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1970s Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, by Philip Pearlstein
By Philip Pearlstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Philip Pearlstein Title: Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes Year: 2010 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 40 Size: 34.5 x 25 in. (87.63 x ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Twilight - In Celebration of Pride Month
By Paul Wunderlich
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. Paul Wunderlich created a series of 12 lithographs,Twilight together with his wife,...
Category

1970s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Martini Miss, Pop Art Print by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pin up picture of a woman (in the likeness of Courtney Cox) sitting in a martini glass. In a fine white contemporary frame. Artist: Mel Ramos Title: M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

untitled (female nude - Black background)
By Robert Graham
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Seated female nude in six different postures. Completed at Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles Robert Graham (1938-2008), a Los Angeles artist best known for his sculpture and large c...
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1990s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Screen

Matisse, Bateau (Duthuit 139), Verve: Revue Artistique (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire, Vol. IX, N° 35-36...
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1950s Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

LE VOYAGE de L'OISEAU Signed Lithograph, Reclining Nude, Exotic Orange Bird
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
LE VOYAGE de L'OISEAU is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Century experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily inspired by the art of children and the mentally ill. Corneille devises his colorful fantastic imagery with exotic plant forms, sensuous female bodies, animals and lively pattern design. LE VOYAGE de L'OISEAU depicts a reclining female nude whose yellow ochre body outlined with vibrant green, rests on deep burgundy colored background looking upward as a brightly colored exotic orange bird...
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1980s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Matisse, Nu Bleu VIII (Duthuit 139), Verve: Revue Artistique (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire, Vol. IX, N° 35-36...
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1950s Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

La Pierre aux Trois Croquis
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Pierre aux Trois Croquis From: Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir Publisher: Ambrose Vollard Edition: 950 (signed in the stone) on wove paper as here (see pho...
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Early 1900s Impressionist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Printemps II (Red-Brown), Impressionist Etching by Auguste Rodin
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - Le Printemps II (Red-Brown), Year: 1882-1888, Medium: Color Etching on Japan paper, Image Size: 5.5 x 3.75 inches, Size: 9 x 6.25 in. (22.86 x ...
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1880s Impressionist USA - Nude Prints

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Etching

Composition, Éloge de Gromaire, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Éloge de Gromaire, 1958. Publ...
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1950s Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Dawn Revel" - Mid Century Modern Modernist Serigraph by Phil Paradise
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful modernist figurative silkscreen on paper of women dancing by Phil Paradise, (American, 1905-1997), c.1960. Edition No. 56. Signed lower right ...
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1960s Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Le peintre et son modele, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso's print features a painter in his studio capturing the likeness of a nude woman posing on a setee or chaise lounge. Sitting at his easel, the painter uses blue paint on...
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Late 20th Century Cubist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

2 Renee Ritter Nude Figure Studies
By Renee Ritter
Located in New York, NY
Renee Gaylin Ritter (American, b. 1935) 1. Untitled, 1974 Print (lithograph?) Sight: 16 x 20 in. Framed: 21.25 x 25 x 1 in. Signed and dated lower right 2. Untitled, c. 1970s Print (Lithograph?) Sight: 20 x 16 1/2 in. Framed: 25 x 20 7/8 x 7/8 in. Edition 18/74 (10/74?) Signed and numbered lower right Bio from Renee Ritter's website: I'm a New Yorker, born and bred. I was raised with noise and rush and life all around me. My world was vivid technicolor, and no one ran faster than I did. I met and married the man of my dreams, and had the joys and exasperations of raising a family. And all of these events would have been the colors of my canvas if not for the happy opportunity of being able to spend some years in Japan. Japan is the perfect place to plunk down a New Yorker. While it races along on one level, there is this other part of Japan that forces you to hit the mental brakes until the images racing by slow down enough to actually be seen! Eastern thought is a well from which to draw the pure water that clears the mind and strengthens the soul. I've had the unbelievable pleasure of turning visions into realities, and of having those pieces of me scattered around the world. I'm thrilled that they've found so much acceptance in exhibitions, and I'm humbled at the thought that they hang on the walls of museums. But I have to say that I am most pleased when they speak so loudly to another soul that that person has to bring me home to continue our conversation for years to come. For the last 18 years, I've been a teacher, too. I have all the joys of being able to step back from what I do, and think through the principles I've recognized and the pathways I've wandered. And then to offer those insights to others to help them bring out their own mental images for the rest of us to share. AWARDS National Collage Society, "Postcard Exhibit", Merit Award, 00 National Collage Society, Kent State U, Kent, OH, Merit Award, 99 Hazel Witte...
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1980s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nu se Tordant les Cheveux, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph reproduction from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Nu se tordant les cheveux". The original painting was completed in 1952. In the...
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1980s Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Adam and Eve with God, Surrealist Lithograph by Marcel Marceau
By Marcel Marceau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcel Marceau, French (1923 - 2007) - Adam and Eve with God, Portfolio: Le Troisieme Oeil (The Third Eye), Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed and numbered in ...
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1980s Surrealist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Vague Lumineuse' (Luminescent Wave) — Late 19th Century Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Théophile Pierre Wagner, 'Vague Lumineuse' (Luminescent Wave), lithograph, edition not stated but small, c. 1895. Signed and titled in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower left. A f...
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1890s Surrealist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Micronite Mary, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos (American, b. 1935) Title: Micronite Mary Year: 2001 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 21 x 18 inches Size: 29 x 22....
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Early 2000s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jamaican Kool Aid Body Piece (Green), Contemporary Lithograph by Colette
By Colette
Located in Long Island City, NY
Colette (aka Colette Justine), Tunisian/American (1952 - ) - Jamaican Kool Aid Body Piece (Green), Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbere...
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1970s Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Nu Assis, " an Original Lithograph signed by Alberto Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Alberto Giacometti's "Nu Assis", seated nude, is an original lithograph numbered 40 of 75. It is from 1961 and is signed lower right. 22" x 30" art 31 1/4" x 39 1/4" framed "Alber...
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1960s Expressionist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tears From Mars, Digital Art Figurative Print on Paper, Nude Portrait, Woman
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Tears From Mars" (2021) by SarahGrace Digital art print on archival paper, Figurative drawing, Portrait, Woman, Nude, Red, Peach, Pink and Orange Hand-signed by artist Framing Avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Nude Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital

The Mythology Judgment of Paris
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Mythology Judgment of Paris MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 141/150 MEASUREMENTS: 18" x 29...
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1960s Surrealist USA - Nude Prints

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Etching

Birthday 3-7-65
By Jim Dine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Birthday 3-7-65 Lithograph, 1965 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 23 Published by ULAE, their chop stamp lower left (see photo) Printed by Ben Berns...
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1960s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Peek-a-Boo Marilyn 1, Pop Art Print by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos (American, b. 1935) Title: Peek-a-Boo Marilyn 1 Year: 2002 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 199 Size: 31.5 in. x 23 in. (80.01 cm x 58.42 cm)
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Early 2000s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Two Birds" Black & White Photography 42" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
By Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Two Birds" Black & White Photography 42" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin fini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Untitled
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, 1859-1923) Title: Untitled Year: c.1915 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Unknown, probably 400 Paper: Thin vellum Image size: 1...
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Early 20th Century Realist USA - Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Sanctuary - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. This etching is #2 out of an edition of 10
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2010s Modern USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

"The Bathers" original lithograph
By Ker Xavier Roussel
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Salomon 27. This lithograph was executed by K X Roussel in homage to Paul Cezanne, printed in 1914 and published in Paris by Bernhei...
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1910s USA - Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Eclipse I - In Celebration of Pride Month
By Mikio Watanabe
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. Eclipse I is from an edition of 90 Mezzotint artist Mikio Watanabe was born in 19...
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Early 2000s Modern USA - Nude Prints

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Mezzotint

Italian Surrealist Aquatint Etching Enrico Baj Pop Art Nude Mod Cherubs Angels
By Enrico Baj
Located in Surfside, FL
Enrico Baj (1924-2003) Italian, limited edition print. Hand signed and numbered in pencil from limited edition of 100 Aquatint etching Image size: cm 39.5 x 29.5, sheet cm 53 x 39 ...
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20th Century Surrealist USA - Nude Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Beach scene, Inner Tube: Eric Fischl Aquatint Etching of sunlit nude woman
By Eric Fischl
Located in New York, NY
A glowing lemon-yellow wash of color floods this erotic beach landscape with light. Hidden in the dappled shadow of a tree, a nude woman glances downward as she applies sunscreen. A ...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist USA - Nude Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Hav a Havana #8, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos (American, b. 1935) Title: Hav a Havana #8 Year: 2011 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 199 Image Size: 22 x 37 inches Size: 29.5 in....
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2010s Pop Art USA - Nude Prints

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By André Cottavoz
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed on Arjomari paper in 1969 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published by Editions Richelieu in a limited edition of 2400 for the L'Odyssee portfo...
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1960s USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Femme Debout, Nude Surrealist Etching by Frantisek Kupka
By Frantisek Kupka
Located in Long Island City, NY
Femme Debout by Frantisek Kupka, Czech (1871–1957) Date: circa 1912 Etching on Arches, signed in the plate and stamp signed Image Size: 15.5 x 9.75 inches Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x ...
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1910s Surrealist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

German Surrealist Hans Bellmer Etching Engraving Print Cecile Reims Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Surfside, FL
After Hans Bellmer (German, 1902-1975) Surrealist engraving, etching after drawings from a 1942 notebook, engraved in 1974-75 by Cecile Reims Printed by L'Atelier de Chalcographie du Louvre, Paris, Having printed monogram lower left in plate, pencil notations verso Editioned from a very small edition of #7/10 and 'Musee du Louvre' blindstamp. Dimensions: Sheet 11 X 7.5, Plate size 6.5 X 4 Hans Bellmer ( 1902 – 1975) was a Polish born German artist, best known for his drawings, etchings that illustrates the 1940 edition of Histoire de l’œil, and the life-sized female sculpture mannequin dolls he produced in the mid-1930s. Historians of art and photography also consider him a Surrealist photographer. Bellmer was born in the city of Kattowitz, then part of the German Empire (now Katowice, Poland). Up until 1926, he worked as a draftsman for his own advertising company. Bellmer is most famous for the creation of a series of dolls as well as photographs of them. He was influenced in his choice of art form in part by reading the published letters of Oskar Kokoschka (Der Fetisch, 1925) and Surrealism. Bellmer's puppet doll project is also said to have been catalysed by a series of events in his personal life. Hans Bellmer takes credit for provoking a physical crisis in his father and brings his own artistic creativity into association with childhood insubordination and resentment toward a severe and humorless paternal authority. Perhaps this is one reason for the nearly universal, unquestioning acceptance in the literature of Bellmer's promotion of his art as a struggle against his father, the police, and ultimately, fascism and the state. Events of his personal life also including meeting a beautiful teenage cousin in 1932 (and perhaps other unattainable beauties), attending a performance of Jacques Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann (in which a man falls tragically in love with an automaton), and receiving a box of his old toys. After these events, he began to actually construct his first dolls. In his works, Bellmer explicitly sexualized the doll as a young girl (his work bears connection to the works of Bathus). Hirschfeld has claimed (without further argumentation) that Bellmer initiated his doll project to oppose the fascism of the Nazi Party by declaring that he would make no work that would support the new German state. Represented by mutated forms and unconventional poses, his dolls (according to this view) were directed specifically at the cult of the perfect body then prominent in Germany. He visited Paris in 1935 and made contacts there, such as Paul Éluard, but returned to Berlin because his wife Margarete was dying of tuberculosis. He was part of the circle of Surrealist luminaries such as Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, André Masson, René Magritte, Alberto Giacometti and Salvador Dali as well as women artists—such as Frida Kahlo, Dorothea Tanning and Leonora Carrington. Bellmer produced the first doll in Berlin in 1933. Long since lost, the assemblage can nevertheless be correctly described thanks to approximately two dozen photographs Bellmer took at the time of its construction. Standing about fifty-six inches tall, the doll consisted of a modeled torso made of flax fiber, glue, and plaster; a mask-like head of the same material with glass eyes and a long, unkempt wig; and a pair of legs made from broomsticks or dowel rods. One of these legs terminated in a wooden, club-like foot; the other was encased in a more naturalistic plaster shell, jointed at the knee and ankle. As the project progressed, Bellmer made a second set of hollow plaster legs, with wooden ball joints for the doll's hips and knees. There were no arms to the first sculpture, but Bellmer did fashion or find a single wooden hand, which appears among the assortment of doll parts the artist documented in an untitled photograph of 1934, as well as in several photographs of later work. Bellmer's 1934 anonymous book, The Doll (Die Puppe), produced and published privately in Germany, contains 10 black-and-white photographs of Bellmer's first doll arranged in a series of "tableaux vivants" (living pictures). The book was not credited to him, as he worked in isolation, and his photographs remained almost unknown in Germany. Yet Bellmer's work was eventually declared "degenerate" (entartete kunst) by the Nazi Party, and he was forced to flee Germany to France in 1938, where Bellmer's work was welcomed by the Surrealists around Andre Breton. He aided the French Resistance during the war by making fake passports. He was imprisoned in the Camp des Milles prison at Aix-en-Provence, a brickworks camp for German nationals, from September 1939 until the end of the Phoney War in May 1940. After the war, Bellmer lived the rest of his life in Paris. Bellmer gave up doll-making and spent the following decades creating erotic drawings, etchings, sexually explicit photographs, paintings, and prints of pubescent girls. In 1954, he met Unica Zürn...
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20th Century USA - Nude Prints

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Etching

Untitled (Crucifixion)
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boris Lovet-Lorski, Untitled (Crucifixion), lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed and numbered 7 in pencil. Number 7 of Volume 1, a series of 10 lithographs published by the artist a...
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1920s Art Deco USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Eternity
By Julian Jordanov
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A Greek warrior stands beside thee Trojan Horse, with beuatifully rendered landscape in this miniature print by Bulgarian artist Julian Jordanov. Medium: Etching Year: 2006 Artist P...
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Early 2000s Surrealist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Picasso, Garçon et Dormeuse à la Chandelle (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Minotaure, Buveur et Femmes (after Bloch 200) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using the grain Autotype halftone...
Category

1990s Cubist USA - Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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