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Abstract Abstract Prints

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Abstract India Edition 3/5 Linocut Print Nature Love Purple Blue Turquoise
Located in Norfolk, GB
There is a natural and raw understanding in Mukesh Sharma’s prints that both depict, and are influenced by, the Rajastani communities of his home town in rural India. In these Limite...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut, Archival Pigment

Sunrise Mountains I (18 x 23" abstract cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyano...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

"Lost at Sea, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 40"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Tony Iadicicco features a blue and grey palette. The artist pairs soft blended color with stark horizontal lines which create a lands...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital, Giclée

Guardian X, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Budd Hopkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Budd Hopkins Title: Guardian X Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 45 Paper Size: 40 x 26 inches (101.6 x 66...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Dark Landscape (abstract expressionist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gabor Peterdi (1915-2001). Dark Landscape, 1958. Etching, engraving and aquatint with five stenciled colors. Image measures 20 x 24 inches. Signed, date...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, from The Poems, 1960
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite silkscreen by Joan Mitchell (1925–1992), titled Untitled, from the album The Poems, originates from the 1960 edition published and printed by Tiber Press, New York, un...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Socony, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Charles Christopher Hill
By Charles Christopher Hill
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Christopher Hill, American (1948 - ) Title: Socony Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 15/19 Size: 30.5 x 23 inches Frame Size: 33.2...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Monotypes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The poster titled Tapies Monotypes was produced for an exhibition showcasing the works of the renowned Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies at Galerie Maeght in Paris, held in June 1974. Thi...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Offset

Monotypes
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Untitled (Hands)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Louisa Chase, American (1951 - 2016) Title: Hands (Black and White) Year: 1984 Medium: Etching, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 25 Paper Size: 12 x 12 Inches (30.48 x ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Vertical-Horizontal Composition…., XXe Siecle, 1956 (after)
By Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889–1943), titled Composition verticale-horizontale sur fond blanc (Vertical-Horizontal Composition on White Ground),...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Flashback I, Flashback Series, John Chamberlain
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: John Chamberlain (1927-2011) Title: Flashback I Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper Edition: 50/175, plus proofs Size: 28 x 20 inches Inscription: Signed an...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Tapies Voilé Engraved abstract
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
engraved Aguatinta. Arches paper 63x90, Arches filigree. Ed. Galerie Lelong. Paris. 50 ejs numbered 1/50 and 15 HC ejs numbered 1/15 catalogue raisonné image 801, 1981 ANTONI TAPI...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Engraving

Les Amoureux
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1971 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 288/300 Publisher : Éditions C. Putman (Pari)s 65.00 cm. x 49.50 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.49 in. (paper) 61.00 cm. x 42.00...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Beacon, by Rosalyn Richards
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Totem - Lithograph by Giulio Marelli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Giulio Marelli in 1970 ca. Edition of 150 in arab numbers and XXV in roman numbers. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Very g...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition - Etching by Hsiao Chin - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a colored etching realized by Hsiao Chin in 1977. The artwork is hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left.  Edition of...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

"Mask"
Located in Astoria, NY
Varujan Boghosian (American, 1926-2020), "Mask", Woodblock Print on Paper, signed in pencil and numbered edition "4/40" lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 15.75" H x 11.75" W; frame...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

Abstract Composition - Original Screen Print by Luigi Montanarini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original artwork realized by Luigi Montanarini in the 1970s. Original colored serigraph on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower left. Numbered on...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Deux Personnage - Sunshine People, Modern Lithograph by Karel Appel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph print by Karel Appel from 1974. An expressionist portrait of two figures in bright contrasting colors. Artist: Karel Appel, Dutch (1921 - 2006) Title: Deux Personnage ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Wufu Wu, The Five Chinese Blessings Etching on Japanese Kozo paper Signed Framed
Located in New York, NY
Judy Pfaff Wufu Wu (The Five Chinese Blessings), 1995 Signed, dated, numbered and titled in graphite pencil on the front Edition of 120 (unnumbered) Original etching on Japanese Kozo...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

"A Summer Day in Nantucket" Limited Edition Giclee Framed Print, 45" x 36"
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and r...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital, Giclée

Guli Wall rare 1970s lithograph by famed Scottish Pop artist Alan Davie Signed/N
Located in New York, NY
Alan Davie Guli Wall, 1971 Lithograph on Rives BFK Paper with Deckled Edges Hand signed, numbered 26/200 and dated on the lower front 20 × 25 1/2 inches Unframed This whimsical mid-century modern hand signed, dated and numbered print by renowned Scottish-born British Pop artist Alan Davie published in 1971 was chosen to be included in the 1975 portfolio for the Swiss Society for Fine Arts (Grafikmappe des Schweizerischen Kunstvereins) as part of an international portfolio of 27 prints by world renowned artists including Jasper Johns, Christo, Valerio Adami, Shusaku Arakawa, Robert Cottingham, Richard Paul Lohse, Gerhard Richter, Dieter Roth, Pierre Tal Coat and many others.. Hand signed and numbered from the edition of 200. Unframed and in fine condition. This vintage European print...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Elegy, September 11, 2001, screenprint, signed/N, Framed abstract expressionist
Located in New York, NY
Jules Olitski Elegy, September 11, 2001, 2002 Silkscreen on wove paper Edition 103/108 Signed, titled and numbered in graphite pencil 103/108 on the front Framed Jules Olitski is hon...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Arrangement with Blue Major — Musically Inspired Modernist Abstraction
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Edward Landon, 'Arrangement with Blue Major', color serigraph, edition 40, 1942, Ryan 9. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Edition 40' in pencil. A superb impression, with fresh colors, on cream, wove paper; the full sheet with margins (3/4 to 1 5/8 inches), in excellent condition. Image size 15 x 9 3/4 inches (381 x 248 mm); sheet size 17 15/16 x 11 3/4 inches (456 x 298 mm). Matted to museum standards, unframed. 'Arrangement with Blue Major' was selected for the landmark ‘Artists for Victory’ exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1942. Impressions of this work are also in the collections of the Asheville Art Museum, Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium, Georgetown University (Special Collections), Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Rutgers University, Smith College Museum of Art, and the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts. ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Edward Landon dropped out of high school to study art at the Hartford Art School. In 1930 and 1931, he was a student of Jean Charlot at the Art Students League in New York, after which he traveled to Mexico to study privately for a year with Carlos Merida. In 1933 he settled near Springfield, Massachusetts, painted murals in the local trade school, and exhibited with the Springfield Art League. His painting 'Memorial Day' won first prize at the fifteenth annual exhibition of the League at the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts. Landon became an active member of the Artists Union of Western Massachusetts, serving as president from 1934-1938. Landon acquired Anthony Velonis’s instructional pamphlet on the technique of serigraphy in the late 1930s. With colleagues Phillip Hicken, Donald Reichert, and Pauline Stiriss, he began experimenting with screen printing techniques. The artists' groundbreaking work in screen printing as a fine art medium was the subject of the group’s landmark exhibition at the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts in 1940. Landon became one of the founding members of the National Serigraph Society and served as editor of its publication, 'Serigraph Quarterly,' in the late 1940s and as its president in 1952 and 1953. The Norlyst Gallery in Manhattan held a one-person show of his prints in 1945. Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in 1950, Landon traveled to Norway, where he researched the history of local artistic traditions and produced the book 'Scandinavian Design: Picture and Rune Stones...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Derriere le Miroir #221
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere le Miroir #221 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #221 Medium: Lithograph in colors Date: 1975 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 15" x 11" Image Siz...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled Abstract Composition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Fred Alfred Theophil Fathwinter Untitled Abstract Composition Monotype (mounted) Year: 1968 Signed, dated and titled by hand Size: 10.8×3.7in on 16.9×12.0in COA provided Ref.: 924802-1186 Fathwinter, artist name for Franz Alfred Theophil Winter (May 23, 1906 in Mainz, † June 27, 1974 in Düsseldorf), was an artist of the Informel. From 1924 to 1927 he studied at the State School for Arts and Crafts in Mainz and in 1929/30 in evening classes at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. During the National Socialist period he was banned from exhibiting. His evacuation to Murnau in 1942 led to a closer acquaintance with Gabriele Münter...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Monotype

Fortin de las Flores
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Frank Stella's work references many of the key developments or movements in post-war American art; Op Art, hard-edge abstraction, conceptual art, and Minimalism. His iconic concentri...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Ellsworth Kelly, Green and Black, from Derriere le Miroir, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Vert et noir (Green and Black), originates from the historic 1958 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 110. Published by Mae...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Homage to the Square - P2, F24, I2
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Homage to the Square - Portfolio 2, Folder 24, Image 2" from the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 origin...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Homage to the Square - P2, F28, I2
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original silkscreens that are a definitive survey of the artist...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Drypoint Lambda I
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Drypoint Lambda I" 1980 is an original etching by noted American artist Ronald Davis, b.1937. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 9/25 in pencil by the artist....
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Colored Geometrical Pattern - Original handsigned Screen Print /60ex
By Nivése
Located in Paris, IDF
Oscari NIVESE Colored Geometrical Pattern Original screen print Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 60 ex On vellum 38 x 56 cm (c. 15 x 22 inch) Excellent condition
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

The Dance of Herodias Daughter, 1967 Salvador Dali lithograph Bibila Sacra
Located in Paonia, CO
The Dance of Herodias Daughter, 1967 is a colored lithograph from the gouache original on heavy rag paper from Salvador Dali’s five volume Biblia Sacra Suite published in Rome...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"Village Green, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Elwood Howell features a warm, yellow and orange-hued landscape with a high horizon line and warm undertones. What appears to be a sm...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital, Giclée

Alice Tully Hall, by Guillermo Kuitca (red abstract)
By Guillermo Kuitca
Located in New York, NY
One screen print on wove paper titled, Alice Tully Hall by Guillermo Kuitca, 2009. It is hand signed in pencil, dated and numbered from the edition of 117 (total edition includes 18 artist's proofs) The sheet size is 22 1/4 by 20 inches, with the blindstamp of the printer, Brand X Editions, New York. Published by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., New York. This impression has a rich, bold red color on bright white paper. Guillermo Kuitca, whose paintings and prints are often inspired by seating arrangements in theater interiors, recreates the seating chart...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Composition with red and yellow circles - Original lithograph (Maeght #206)
Located in Paris, IDF
Joan MIRO Composition with red and yellow circles, 1961 Original lithograph (Printed in Arte / Maeght Workshop). On wove paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 in) Edition San Lazarro, 1961 ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Constellation
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Constellation Silkscreen in colors, 1969 Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 (56/100) Condition: Excellent Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Sheet size: 20 x 20 inch...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Clinton Hill, (Vertical Landscape), 1960, woodcut, landscape/abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), lived in SoHo, New York, and was a frequent Gallery visitor. Born in Idaho and raised on a working ranch, he joined the US Navy during World War II and beca...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Geometric Cloud, White and Blue Handmade Monotype on Watercolor Paper, Cutout
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and d...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Emulsion, Monotype, Paper

New York State Dare, Dream Discover, Offset lithograph Hand Signed Ed. of 100
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella The New York State Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission, 1991 Offset Lithograph Printed in Colors Signed and dated by the artist in ink on the lower right front in black ink (Edition of 100) Limited Edition of 100 (unnumbered) 39 1/2 × 23 1/2 inches Unframed Accompanied by gallery issued Certificate of Guarantee This vibrant, hand signed offset lithograph poster designed by Frank Stella commemorates The New York State Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission. The poster alone is uncommon, but it is extremely rare to find a hand signed edition as this one. Highly collectible and desirable! An uncommon Stella print...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Ink, Lithograph, Offset

Dance, Minimalist Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Charles Hinman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Hinman, American (1932 - ) Title: Dance Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150; AP XII Image Size: 12 x 16 inches Size: 14 x 18 in...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Samaras at Whitney Museum of American Art Exhibition Poster
Located in New York, NY
Lucas Samaras Samaras at Whitney Museum of American Art Exhibition Poster, 1973 Offset lithograph poster 32 × 24 inches Unframed This early vintage poster was published for the Samar...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Rainbow Rain I (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Limited edition of 30 museum quality Giclee prints on CANVAS, signed and numbered by the artist. Print lead time 1 week. A "Certificate of Authenticity" issued by the artist is inc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Cecily Brown, All the Nightmares Came Today - Signed Print, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Cecily Brown (British, born 1969) All the Nightmares Came Today, 2012/2019 Medium: Digital archival print Dimensions: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in) Edition of 100: Hand-signed and number...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

Fay
Located in New York, NY
The simple geometries and bright colors that recur throughout FEMM’s, have an inherently contemporary and urban feel. It’s no wonder, then, that the metropolitan city is one of FEMM’s greatest sources of inspiration. Whether it’s the zestful energy, the colorful clothes...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper

Milky Way (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** ***EVERYTHING MUST GO BY DECEMBER 31ST!*** The artist is moving to a new full time venture in 2026 __...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Cotton Canvas

Waterpolo - Lithograph by Tommaso Cascella - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Waterpolo is a lithograph realized by Tommaso Cascella. This artwork is from the portfolio The Unique Collection for the Olympic Fine Arts 2008 presented during the Olympic Games an...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Parmenides: Das Herz der Wahrheit. Fragmente. (Folio with 3 Original Etchings)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Gottfried Honegger Parmenides: Das Herz der Wahrheit. Fragmente. Folio with 3 Original Etchings on handmade Velin d'Arches Year: 1990 Size: 8.25x5.5.5in on 11.625x7.75in Edition 26 S...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

ONYX - Amber (XL)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm - ONYX - Amber (XL SIZE 36" x 48"). Limited Edition #15 of 25. Hand Signed & Numbered. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. Condition: NEW - Unopen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Summer Blues (abstract expressionist monoprint)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1994 monotype painting by American artist, David Chamberlain (b.1950). Oil on Arches paper, image measures 16.5 x 21.5 inches; sheet measures 22 x 30 inches. The subtle variations of the oil application are quite lovely. Titled and signed by the artist in pencil, lower margin and on reverse. Excellent, clean condition with no damage or restoration. Unframed: sheet is loose with no backing. SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE David Chamberlain (American, b Canton, Ohio 1949) has been a full-time artist since 1977, and has created more than 2000 original works in both two and three dimensions. Over 100 of his works appear in the collections of recognized arts institutions and museums, worldwide. A serious and passionate musician (a cappella jazz singer with three recording albums and over 700 concerts in this avocation), Chamberlain's artistic approach and imagery is inspired by studies of musical patterns and relationships. Other influences include topology, poetry, design and flying. His sculptures are noted for their playful explorations of lyrical, melodic edges and harmonious spaces. The surfaces are all one continuous form; the insides become the outsides and vice-versa; the edges are all one line. Mediums include mahogany, bronze, titanium, gold, and ceramic/porcelain. His paintings reflect an enthusiasm for composition and improvisation. Chamberlain has developed a way to create original oil paintings using methods adapted from monotype processes incorporating a light table and mirrors, an etching press, and a variety of hands-on tools (including fingers, rollers, static electricity and blowing)... but no brushes. This method, sometimes called the Chamberlain Method, makes possible the intense collaborations he is known for, where he and another artist work on the same painting at the same time. Called Duett Painting, this mutual and simultaneous way for two artists to paint together attempts to involve the backgrounds of each, directly and profoundly. There are no rules, and there is no place to hide whoever the artists are appears in the composition. As each artist's marks influence the other's, the painting takes on a momentum of its own, compelling the artists toward a new direction neither would have pursued on their own. Chamberlain has worked with over 100 artists, musicians, dancers, poets and creative people from the USA, Asia, Europe, South America and Africa. About half of his paintings are collaborative duetts; half are conventional solo works using these techniques. His studio is based near Boulder, Colorado. He is married, with two children, a dog and three cats. EDUCATION MLA University of Colorado 2002 Landscape Architecture MFA University of Pennsylvania 1977 Sculpture & Printmaking BA Princeton University 1971 Architecture & Design SELECTED EXHIBITIONS Consulate of Japan, San Francisco, CA 1999, 1998 Major Shows Muse a Muse' Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 1997, 1999 Retrospective: "Solos, Duets & Concertos" Muskegon Mus. of Art, MI 1996 "Duets" Delaware Museum of Art, Wilmington, DE 1995 MacLaren/Markowitz Gallery, Boulder, CO 1991 Retrospective: McKissick Museum of Art, Columbia, SC 1990 Retrospective: The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA 1988 Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA 1981, 1984, 1988 Gibson Gallery, SUNY at Potsdam, NY 1987 Arlene McDaniel Galleries, Simsbury, CT 1986 Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT 1985, 1986 Gallerie Obussier, Nantucket, MA 1985 New Acquisitions Gallery, Syracuse, NY 1983 Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY 1983 COMMISSIONS: Operhall Suite; [Series of 6 original works] Muskegon Museum of Art 1994 Symphony Suite; Gibbes Museum & Charleston Symphony Orchestra 1994 Gospel Suite in F; New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA 1994 Eroica; Morgridge Auditorium, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 1992 Balletté; Southworth Library, Canton College, Canton, NY 1991 A Une Passante; M. C. Wallace Library, Wheaton College, Norton, MA 1991 Festivale; K. B. K. Foundation, Boston, MA 1990 A Une Passante; SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY 1989 Balletté; Ensign-Bickford Corp., Simsbury, CT 1987 Torus; Stratus Computer, Inc., Marlboro, MA 1986 Rondella; BNWC, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 1985 Viole, Ayre; Asset Management, Inc., Essex, CT 1983 Cantata; Horne Library, Babson College, Wellesley, MA 1981 COLLECTIONS Museums Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University, England Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA British Museum, London, England Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC Currier Gallery & Museum, Manchester, NH Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA Davis Museum of Art, Wellesley, MA DeCordova Museum, Linclon, MA Delaware Museum of Art, Wilmington, DE Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY Farnsworth Museum of Art, Rockland, ME Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, Nashville,TN Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, England Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC Gibson Gallery & Museum, SUNY Potsdam, NY Greenville County Art Msueum, Greenville, SC Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY McKissick Museum of Art, Columbia, SC Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute of Art, Utica, NY Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC Nelson Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA San Diego Museum, San Diego, CA Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA Taylor Museum/CSFAC, Colorado Springs, CO University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT Institutions American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan [selected] Arjo Wiggins/Arches S.A., Annonay, France Bank of America, Boston, MA Boso Yusi Company, Tokyo, Japan Boston Ballet, Boston, MA Canadian Foreign Ministry, Ottawa, Canada Chase Manhattan Bank, Vietnam Embassy of Japan, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates FIA Institute, Tokyo, Japan Fidelity Ventures & Associates, Boston, MA Frederik Meijer Sculpture Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI Gauteng Legislature, Gauteng, South Africa German Embassy to Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam Helix Technology Corporation, Longmont, CO Ito-En Company, Tokyo, Japan JAFCO America Ventures, Boston, Palo Alto, Tokyo Japanese Consulates: Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA Japanese Foreign Ministry, Tokyo, Japan Japan External Trade Organization, New York, Tokyo Kepner-Tregoe Company, Princeton, NJ Kobe Steel, Ltd Tokyo, Kobe Mochida Medicines, Inc., Tokyo Monsanto, European Division, Brussels, Belgium New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA Nueva Set-Kei, Inc. Tokyo, Japan Opinion Research Company, Princeton, NJ PAR Associates, Inc., Boston, MA Price, Waterhouse & Company, Greenwich, CT Princeton Club of Japan, Tokyo, Japan Saint Joseph's Heart Hospital, Lexington, KY Spencer, Fane & Browne; Shugert & Thomson, Kansas City, MO Temple Society of Concord, Syracuse, NY T. Rowe Price, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO University of Wisconsin School of Business, Madison, WI Vietnam Embassy to Canada, Ottawa, Canada Yankelovich, Skelly & White, Stamford, CT COLLABORATIONS Johannesburg, South Africa (& Artist Proof Studio) 1997 Duetts with: Kagiso Pat Mautloa, Durant Sihlali, Mmakgabo Sebidi, Dumisane Mabaso, Nhlanhla Xaba, Pepe Abela, Vincent Baloyi, Ntepe Osiah Masekwameng, Gordon Gabashane, Sokhaya Nkosi Vietnam (& Indochina Arts Project) 1995 Fine Arts Associations, Saigon, Hue and Hanoi; Ecole des Beaux Arts, Hanoi Duetts with: Do Minh Tam, Hoc Hai, Huy Oanh, Le Anh Van, Le Thong, Le Van Suu, Manh Tuan, Mai Khanh, Nghia Duyen, Thuc Ban, Tran Khan Chuong, Tran Luong Studio Duetts 1995-2001 With: Yuji Kishimoto (Architect -- Japan/USA), Emi Tajima (Japanese master caligrapher), Nguyen Quynh Nhu (Vietnam), Eduardo Chavez & Arturo Miranda (Mexico), Kyi May Kaung (Burmese Poet), Patrick Moraz (Swiss/American composer/performer), Jingalu (Aboriginal Australian artist), Rungsak Dokbua (Thailand), and Americans Don Grusin (Composer/performer), Dave Grusin (Composer/performer), Harry Skoler (Composer/performer), Sarah Schneider (Dancer/choreographer), Sally Ranney (artist/humanist), Cleo Parker Robinson (Dancer/choreographer) China (PRC) 2001-2004 Proposal for an Artistic Collaboration with China, 2001-2004 (38 pages). Involving ten Chinese Artists, streaming on the internet, development of 160 museum-quality Duett paintings for world-wide exhibition; budget 1.6 million USD. HIGHER EDUCATION Visiting Artist [Associate Professor One-year appointment] 1990/1991 Art Department, University of South Carolina Adjunct Professor 1991-1994 Art Department, Rivier College, Nashua, NH Fellow/Panelist The Aspen Institute Aspen, CO 2000 Conference on World Affairs [Univ of Colo, Boulder] 1990-1998 Visiting Artist Haverford School, Bryn Mawr, PA 1999 Clemson University, Clemson, SC 1997, 1998 African Institute of Art, FUNDA Soweto, South Africa 1997 Princeton University 1996 Williams College 1995 Bradford College 1994, 1998 College of Charleston 1994 University of Pennsylvania 1993 University of South Carolina 1990, 1994 SUNY Albany 1992, 1993 Pine Manor College 1987, 1989 Bentley College 1988 Simon's Rock/Bard College 1988 Brandeis University 1986 Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 1985, 1986 Emerson College 1985 Harvard University 1984, 1985 Mount Holyoke College 1984 Syracuse University 1983 Colorado College 1977 Director; Artist in Residence 1974-1977 Arts College House, University of Pennsylvania Taught Drawing (figure & still-life) and Photography Initiated Interdisciplinary Program: Dance, Music, Poetry, Theatre, Film, Architecture, Art SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS Instructor, Photography & Visual Arts 1974-1976 Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Chair, Performing Arts Department 1971-1974 Purnell School Instructor, Visual Arts Department 1970-1974 Purnell School [Taught (& developed syllabi for) 21 Studio arts courses] Juror, College Entrance Examination Board Area: Fine Arts 1972 AWARDS Selection Who's Who: in American Art; in the East; in the World Grants Krasner-Pollack Foundation Emergency Grant, 1999 Indochina Arts Project (Ford Foundation) 1994 Individual Artist Grant, South Carolina Arts Commission 1991 K. B. K. Foundation, 1991, 1994 High Meadow Foundation, 1990 Ford Venture Fund Grant [Univ. of Pennsylvania] 1975-1977 Haas Memorial Fund Fellowship, 1976 GRANTS IN KIND Kodak, Rochester, NY Papeteries Canson & Montgolfier, Annonay, France; Royal Talens BV Oil Paints, Apeldoorn, Holland Takach Etching Press Corp., Albuquerque, NM South African Airlines; American Airlines Korean Airline; Trans World Airlines PUBLICATIONS Film segmant Video Jukebox DeCordova Museum of Art, Linclon, MA 1999 Film David Chamberlain: Artistry in Motion {30 minutes} SC-ETV/PBS 1992 Book Melodic Forms: The Sculpture of David Chamberlain {75 pages, color} 1990 David Godine, Publisher Boston, MA Videotape Search for Perfection; {16 minutes} FIS/Pucker Safrai 1982 Award: Red Ribbon Category: The Arts American Film Festival, New York INTERVIEWS All Things Considered, National Public Radio Weekend Edition, Monitor Radio & Public Radio International CNN Headline News, Atlanta, GA International News Scene, Reuters Press International, New York/Hong Kong Terra Infirma, Corp. for Public Broadcasting BBC World, London Art Scene, S. Carolina Public Radio Jazz Times, Blue Lakes Public Radio, Grand Rapids, MI Conversations with Jean Feraca, Wisc. Public Radio, Madison, WI WBZ-TV Boston, MA WCNY-TV Syracuse, NY WNPE-TV Watertown, NY WSBK-TV Boston, MA WERS-Radio Boston, MA RELATED EXPERIENCE Designs Arts College House (Program) ; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1975 Performing Arts Center (Architectural); Purnell School, Pottersville, NJ 1973 Fine Arts Center (Architectural); Purnell School, Pottersville, NJ 1971 Diplome Centre Audio Visuel Langues Modernes, Vichy, France 1973 School for International Training, Experiment in International Living, Putney, VT 1973 Graduate Credits Teaching Studio Art Institute, Colorado College, 1972 Consultant Sculpture Walk Project Univ. of South Carolina, Architectural Facilities Planning 1990/91 "How to create, fund and impliment a self-sufficient world-class sculpture collection" Speaker "[Man] In The Arena" , Haverford School, Haverford, PA 2000 "Architecture & Painting" Clemson University Dept of Art & Architecture, AIA Lecture 1997 Reflections on Creativity" Am. Inst. of Architects Convention, Highlands, NC 1994 "Neurons, Notes & Sketches", Conference on Art & Mathematics Albany, NY 1993 "Music into Sculpture", Conference on Art & Mathematics Albany, NY 1992 "On the Creative Process", Empire State Plaza Art Collection Albany, NY 1993 "Creativity and Fullfillment", Conference on Health & Spirituality Boston, MA 1991 Vocalist & Cahoots (jazz a cappella quartet) 1974-present Album Recordings: "Released" (1993) ; Arranger "Haven't We Met" (1991); All Good Children (octet) 1972-74 Album: "All Good Children" (1980); Canto Ergo Sum (sextet) 1971-72; The Footnotes (double sextet) 1967-1971 Album: "Another Summer...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Monotype

Paroles Peintes
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1975 Edition : 62/75 Publisher : O. Lazar-Vernet, Paris Printer : Georges Leblanc et Morsang, Paris Catalog : Dupin 827 38.00 cm. x 27.70 cm. 14.96 in. x 10.91...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

6/25/2020
Located in New York, NY
Ajay Malghan is an American artist and son of immigrant parents from India. His mother was usually found combining cultures at home, and his father, a Materials Scientist and Enginee...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Pigment

Mary, Mary
Located in London, GB
Screenprint and offset lithograph in colours, 1987, on wove paper, signed in pencil by the artist, one of 10 printer's proofs, aside from standard edition of 72, published by Lincoln...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Offset, Screen

6/7/2020
Located in New York, NY
Ajay Malghan is an American artist and son of immigrant parents from India. His mother was usually found combining cultures at home, and his father, a Materials Scientist and Enginee...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Pigment

No title
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1979 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 88/100 Publisher : Bram Van Velde & Jacques Putman (Paris) Printer : Pierre Badey (Paris) Catalog : Mason Putman 341 ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Live from Lincoln Center, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Frankenthaler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (after), American (1928 - 2011) Title: Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Year (Eve) Year: 1995 Medium: Lithograph Poster, signed in the plate Size: 48 in. x ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró XVII Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper Edition: 1500 Size: 49,5 x 35,5 cm Observations:...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Gold Leaf and Mesh Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning horizontal abstracted mesh and gold-leaf lithograph on heavy bond paper with artist's protocol notes (for future projects) by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Unsigne...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Gold Leaf

Suite of Eight Prints (Edition 9/20) - series of abstract shapes on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The drama of black and white in elegant minimal form. Aron Hill has created a striking editioned series of compositions in jet-black archival ink on pure white paper. Each distinctiv...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Hyde Park III, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Dan Christensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dan Christensen, American (1942 - 2007) - Hyde Park III, Year: circa 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 133/175, Image Size: 40 x 26.5 inc...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

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