1980s Figurative Prints

Artist: Kevin Red Star, American (1942 - ) Title: Mr. & Mrs. Choke Cherries Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150, AP Size: 22.5 in. x 30.5 i...

This exquisite lithograph after Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Odysseus vor Nausikaa (Odysseus Before Nausicaa), from Homer, Die Odyssee (The Odyssey), originates from the 1989 Ger...

Full Speed Ahead 1985 Ed Mell 1942-2024 Original signature lower right Stone Lithograph 22 x 30 inches MINT CONDITION. NEVER FRAMED! SHIPPING CHARGES INCLUDE SHIPPING, PACKAGING...

Raymond Pettibon Punk Art 1980: Rare early Raymond Pettibon illustrated punk flyer published on the occasion of: The Dead Kennedys & Circle Jerks at The Whisky A Go Go: August, 1980....

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag poster circa 1983: Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist once said of Pettibon's Black Flag illustrations and iconic l...

Nayland Blake Made with Pride by a Queen 1989 Silkscreen on canvas 8 x 10 inches; 20 x 25 cm Edition of 50 Initialed, dated, and numbered in ink (lower ...

Nude is an original etching realized by Sergio Barletta. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil. Numbered, edition of 9/15 prints, on the lower left in pencil. In very good conditions. Sheet Dimension:35 x 50.5 cm The artwork represents a laying nude...

Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer who's work often showed the vulnerability and humanity in celebrities. This poster is signed in marker. Published by ...

Henri MATISSE (after) Christiane - Dancer, 1980 Lithograph printed in MOURLOT studios Printed signature in the plate 75 x 50 cm (29 x 20") Original vintage lithograph poster for the...

This gorgeous offset lithograph poster was created on the occasion of the Eva Arnold exhibition, Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation, at the famed Leo Castelli Gallery in 1987 - Castelli...

Title: Zion Subject: Various biblical images depicting Creation and prayer 1922 Medium: woodcut Frame: 14" x 18" Image: 12.5" x 16.75" Provenance: owned and signed verso by Peter Keil. Central panel shows the Jewish star over a crown, with inscription in Hebrew: "When God comforts Zion, He will comfort all its ruins and make its deserts look like Eden," and "You have sanctified the seventh day, the goal of creation of Heaven and Earth." This is flanked by a Palestinian farmer pioneer on the left and a Jew praying on the right. The lower tier shows six vignettes of the days of creation from Genesis. Hermann Fechenbach was born in 1897 in Württemberg, Germany. He grew up in Bad Mergentheim where his parents had an inn, which served as a meeting place for the local Jewish community. He left school early and through family connections with clothing retailers received training in window dressing. His skill with brush writing was quickly recognised by a big firm in Dortmund where he was responsible for the displays in 10 large windows. He received his conscription papers in 1916 and recalls “being as patriotic as any other fool”. In August 1917 he was involved in a grenade attack in which he was the sole survivor. With serious injuries to both legs he struggled to safety and was eventually transported to a front line “slaughterhouse” where the first of a series of amputations was performed which led to the loss of his left leg. As a result of his injuries his father dropped his opposition to him becoming an artist. His formal art education started in 1918 with training at a Stuttgart handcraft school for invalids. He attended the Academies in Stuttgart and Munich to learn painting and restoration for 3 years. He was influenced at this time by Max Liebermann. He has been compared to Kathe Kollwitz and was a contemporary of Jakob Steinhardt and hermann Struck. In 1923 he went to Florence for a year. While in Florence he started to produce a series of miniature wood engravings to illustrate the stories of Genesis. This was followed by periods in Pisa, Venice, Vienna and Amsterdam. In 1924 he returned to Stuttgart to paint in the contemporary style “Die Neue Sachlichkeit”. (The New Objectivity was a movement in German art that arose during the 1920s Weimar republic as a reaction against expressionism. The term was coined by Gustav Friedrich Hartlaub, the director of the Kunsthalle in Mannheim, who used it as the title of an art exhibition staged in 1925 to showcase artists who were working in a post-expressionist spirit. These artists—who included Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Christian Schad, Rudolf Schlichter and Jeanne Mammen) Every spring and autumn he exhibited at the “Kunstgebit” which served as the showcase for all serious artists of the period. His professional status “Kunstmaler und Grafiker” was recognised by Berlin in 1926. Practically all his work from this period was sold following exhibition. In 1926 he collaborated with an architect friend to build a bungalow in Hohenheim, a non-Jewish area and a suburb of Stuttgart. Hermann alternately lived in his country bungalow and his town studio, producing portraits for sale or barter and wood engravings for his own pleasure. In 1930 he married a non-Jewish professional photographer – Greta Batze. They had a studio in Stuttgart, which was used to teach art to a group of 12 students. In 1933 the Nazi influence removed his name from the official state register together with the right to exhibit. By spending most of his time in his bungalow out of the Jewish quarter the Fechenbachs escaped being registered by the Nazis for some years. They were ostracised and abused by their non-Jewish neighbours. Hermann made weekly visits to friends in town to teach them the practical skills they would need assuming they were to escape from Germany. His energies were directed towards protection and survival. Ultimately the Nazi persecution forced the Fechenbachs to flee their homeland. They moved to Palestine for 3 months in 1938, but found the political and physical environment unsustainable. Greta arrived in England penniless in January 1939 to work as a domestic servant and to find a guarantor for her husband. Hermann arrived in May 1939. They moved to Blackheath a few months later. Hermann resumed his painting and engraving as a means of earning a living. He raised enough money to get his parents out of Germany to join his brothers in Argentina but was unable to save his twin sister Rosa who died in a Nazi concentration camp. In 1940 Hermann was interned in Bury as a suspect alien. He protested about his treatment by starting a hunger strike. Because of his persistence he was moved to a prison in Liverpool. From Liverpool he was moved to the Hutchinson Camp in the Isle of Man with fellow artist Kurt Schwitters. Arrangements were made for Greta to be accommodated near by. While interned he commenced work on “Refugee Impressions”, a series of linocut prints (no wood was available). In 1941 when released from internment the Fechenbachs came under the sponsorship of Dr. Bela Horovitz, the Austrian art publisher who in turn made an introduction to Professor Tancred Borenius. They were offered lodgings with a family in Oxford. Hermann had his first public exhibition for many years in a small gallery in Oxford in 1942. A second exhibition of oils, pencil drawings, coloured linocut and woodblock prints held later in the year was opened by the mayor of Oxford and critically acclaimed. In 1944 the first London exhibition took place at the Anglo-Palestinian club in Piccadilly. There were two exhibitions at the Ben Uri Art gallery during this period. In 1948 a second exhibition at the Anglo Palestinian club was inaugurated by a member of the Rothschild family and several members of Parliament. This was a great success. In 1944 the Fechenbachs moved to a top floor studio flat in Colet Gardens. Open exhibitions were held each Spring at the Embankment from 1946 to 1951. Movietone News produced a short feature on the artist, which was shown in cinemas in England and Germany. In 1969 he published the Genesis story in a hard back volume containing 137 prints. He started to research the fate of the entire Jewish community of Bad Mergentheim during the period of the second world war, liaising with historian Dr. Paul Sauer and Professor Max Miller, historian and theologian. In 1972 Kohlhammer published his partly autobiographical book “The last Jews of Mergentheim”. He exhibited at the Anglo-Palestinian Club & the Ben Uri Gallery in the 1940s. His works only came to prominence during the last year of his life when he exhibited at Blond Fine Art. Peter Keil part of the Junge Wilde. In 1978, the Junge Wilde painting style arose in the German-speaking world in opposition to established avant garde, minimal art and conceptual art. It was linked to the similar Transavanguardia movement in Italy, USA (neo-expressionism) and France (Figuration Libre). They were also known as the Neue Wilde. Artists included; Austria: Siegfried Anzinger, Erwin Bohatsch, Herbert Brandl, Gunter Damisch, Hubert Scheibl, Hubert Schmalix...

Artist: Donald Saff Medium: Etching with Aquatint, Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Donald Jay Saff (born 12 December 1937) is an artist, art historian, educator, and lecturer, ...

Surrounded Islands (1982) By Javacheff Christo 1983 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 25 x 39 inches ( 64 x 99 cm ) Image Size: 21.5 x 35 inches ( 55 x 89 cm ) Edition Siz...

XIV Olympic Winter games  is a vintage poster realized by the artist Gabrijel Stupika, in occasion of the XIV Winter Olympics games in Sarajevo, in 1984. Very good condition. Gabri...

Giancarlo Impiglia, Italian/American (1940 - ) - The Big Band, Year: 1987, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 57/300, Size: 31 ...

Allegories: St. Jerome is a mixed colored offset print by the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso. This print was realized on the occasion of the exhibition held in Rondanini Gallery in...

Tennis is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1982. Mixed colored aquatint and etching.  Hand signed and dated by the artist...

Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer who's work often showed the vulnerability and humanity in celebrities. This poster is signed in marker. Published by ...

14-colors lithograph on wove paper realized in 1980s. Edition of 150 in arab numbered, 50 in roman numbers and 25 Artist's Proofs. Hand signed and numbered in roman numbers. Image...

Screen print realized in 1981. Hand signed in pencil. Artist Proof. Very good condition.

Pink Flowers  is a colored lithograph realized by Ivan Rabuzin .   Hand signed  in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered in pencil on the lower left corner.  Edition of 200 pr...

Artist: Keith Haring (1958-1990) Title: Safe Sex! (Döring & Osten 60) Year: 1987-88 Medium: Offset lithograph on archival gloss paper, archivally mounted on r...

Richard Mock, American (1944 - 2006) - Mexico Needs Special Help, Year: 1986, Medium: Linocut, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 14/40, Image Size: 12.25 x 20 inches, Size:...

Judy Rifka "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbor" (The Ninth Commandment), 1987 6 Color Lithograph on Dieu Donne Handmade Paper 24 × 18 inches Edition Artist's Proof 2/15, aside from the regular edition of 84 Signed and numbered in graphite on the front Unframed This work was created as part of the 1987 portfolio "The Ten Commandments", in which ten top Jewish American artists were each invited to choose an Old Testament commandment to interpret in contemporary lithographic form. The "Chosen" artists were, in order of Commandment: Kenny Scharf, Joseph Nechvatal, Gretchen Bender...

This print depicts a baseball game mid-play. An umpire crouches with his hand up, and the batter stands poised. In the lower right, spectators peer onto ...

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt Untitled, from from the Artsounds Collection, 1986 Lithograph on paper Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in ink on the back; also bears artist's stamped name and provenance - Art Sounds portfolio. 12 × 12 inches Unframed Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in ink on the back; also bears artist's stamped name and provenance - Art Sounds portfolio. This terrific offset lithograph print exemplifies the combination of religion and kitsch that Lanigan Schmidt is best known for. This print was created in the 1980s for the famous Artsounds portfolio, which featured prints by Marcel Duchamp, Jonathan Borofsky among others. Lanigan-Schmidt was a subject of a 2013 retrospective at PS1 MOMA and is on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts in New York. Provenance: Artsounds Portfolio About Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Ackland Art Museum, Columbus Museum of Art, and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, among others. He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Europe, including the 1980 and 1984 Venice Biennales, the 1991 Whitney Biennial, and the 1999 exhibition The American Century: Art and Culture, 1950-2000, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Recent solo exhibitions include Tenemental: With Sighs Too Deep for Words, Howl! Happening, New York (2018); Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: Mysterium Tremendum, Rockland Art Center, NY (2013); and Ecce Homo: Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt & The Art of Rebellion, Pavel Zoubok...

Keith Haring Illustration art 1986: Rare seldom available 1980s Keith Haring illustrated New School university catalog featuring Haring double-sided cover art and a printed signature. Quite scarce, especially in good condition as presented here. Offset printed university catalog; Soft cover; 292 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition with the exception of surface creasing in a couple of areas; well-preserved with crisp colors. Printed signature on lower left ("1985 Haring"); from an edition of unknown; published 1985/1986 by the New School (New York, NY). Haring credit further appears on the lower left interior of 1st pg: 'Cover art for New School by Keith Haring.' (See the 2nd to last image in listing). Keith Haring rose to prominence in 1980s New York within the East Village art scene alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf, and Jenny Holzer. He bridged the gap between the art world and the street, graffiting city subways and sidewalks before committing to a studio practice. Haring united the appeal of cartoons with the raw energy of Art Brut artists such as Jean DuBuffet as he developed a distinct pop-graffiti aesthetic that comprised energetic, boldly outlined figures against solid or patterned backdrops. His major themes included exploitation, subjugation, drug abuse, and the threat of nuclear holocaust; Haring boldly engaged with social issues, especially after receiving an AIDS diagnosis in 1987. Today, his work sells for seven figures at auction and has been the subject of solo shows at the Brooklyn Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Albertina Museum in Vienna, among other institutions. Related Categories: Keith Haring 1986. Keith Haring prints. Keith Haring cover art. Keith Haring catalog...

Church of St. Marcellino is original print on paper realized by Mimmo Jodice in 1980 ca. Name of the artist and title on the lower left. Gallery of Rond...

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Melodie acide (The Acid Melody), from the folio 14 original lithographs by Joan Miro "La Melodie acide" (The Acid Melody...

Tracy Sabin, American - Grey Cat, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 20 x 33.5 inches, Size: 26 in. x 40 in. (66.04 c...

Hangar is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1981. Mixed colored aquatint and etching.

In this unique Michael Hurson monotype, stylized Greco-Roman pillars flank a plane of crosshatched and dotted texture in black, brown, and purple ink. The...

Hand signed, numbered, and dated by Keith Haring. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Frame size a...

Lithograph on wove paper, realized in 1980s. Hand signed under each image. Excellent condition. In Vedute italiane, Franco Marzilli pays homage to the timeless charm of Italy’s u...

Vintage offset poster realized after Andy Warhol in occasion of the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo. Fair condition, with some visible folds. Limited edition of 1000 copies.

Jennifer Bartlett Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Hand Signed with Olympic Committee COA), 1982 Offset Lithograph; pencil signed on the front 36 × 24 inc...

Hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Frame size approx 17.25 x 20.25 inches Littmann p. 83. Published by Martin Lawrence...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 280/1000; 1988 Materials: lithograph Dimensions (H, W, D): 11.25"h, 8.5"w; 21.5"h, 17...

ZERO'S FRIEND is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in 1980 in an edition of 165, using traditional hand lithography techniques...

Twin Sisters Erté, Russian (1892–1990) Date: 1982 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 350, AP Size: 36 x 48 in. (91.44 x 121.92 cm)

This serigraph was created by contemporary American artist Hunt Slonem. Slonem is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings and bright tropical palette, and his subject matter o...

An abstract black and white shadowbox drawing of a Greek column, with a unique handmade, hand printed, leather brown wood grain frame. According to Roberta Smith, Michael Hurson "......

A masked performer gestures his hands, wearing bright green garb, a long hat, and jaunty black shoes with white socks. Hockney paints in loose strokes of color: garnet, sapphire, bright yellow, and emerald green. This vintage David Hockney...

David Blackwood, Canadian, 1941-2022 Gram Glover's House on Bragg's Island, 1976 etching, aquatint in colours 21 3/4 x 27 1/2 in 55.2 x 69.9 cm signed, titled, dated, and numbered (e...

Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Autoportrait Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure...

Raymond Pettibon illustrated Black Flag flyer published on the occasion of: Black Flag on Broadway / Dec. 19 1982 / Dec. 20 1982 with Code of Honor, Redd Kross, Nig-Heist, & Flipper...

Pointed Finger By Roy Lichtenstein 1989 Medium: Lithograph Paper Size: 39 x 27.5 inches ( 99 x 70 cm ) Image Size: 35 x 27.5 inches ( 89 x 70 cm ) Edition Size: Unknown

A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Femme Couchee". The original painting was completed in 1942. In...

While McNeil was a pioneer of the New York Abstract Expressionism movement, later in his life his work became more figurative, he focused on dancers and discos, like this piece. Alth...

Keith Haring New York City 1989: RARE original 1989 Keith Haring designed Sound Factory Halloween invite featuring a dazzling array of Keith Haring Skeletons: “Keith Haring & Sound...

Keith Haring Yoko Ono 1987: Rare 1980s Keith Haring illustrated announcement for “Dance Plus” - a 1987 week long performance hosted by Keith Haring, Tseng Kwon Chi, Yoko Ono, Judith ...

Alex Katz (b. 1927) Untitled, from the portfolio 'A Tremor in the Morning', 1986 Woodcut on wove paper Edition 32/45 Signed and numbered in pencil lower left Sheet: 20 x 19.75 inches...

From Untitled 1-6, Keith Haring's first series of printed works. Lithograph on Arches paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered in red crayon by the artist. Published by Barbara Gladsto...

Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014) Title: Kaleidoscope I Year: 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 30 Image Size: 29.5 x 22 inches ...

Robert Anderson, American (1945 - 2010) - On the Amazon, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP, HC, Image Size: 19.5 x 16 inches, ...

David Blackwood, Canadian, 1941-2022 Captain Noah Bishop's Visitation at the Icefields, 1979 Etching and aquatint 16 x 20 in signed, titled, and numbered (edition of 50) and dated 19...

"Gertrude" - Eleven Color Woodcut on Laid Rice Paper 2/45 Portrait of a woman by artist, Dan Miller (American, b. 1928) made by layers of color in woodcuts in Miller's signature sty...

This colorful foil-embossed poster was created by the effervescent Austrian-born New Zealand artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Hundertwasser (1928-2000) stood out as a truly indivi...

This elegant and authentic serigraph by the renowned Art Deco master Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), titled "Three Graces." This exceptional work comes from Erté’s celebrated series of cos...

Donning a furry green coat, the female figure in this print holds her hands to the sides of her head as she opens her mouth. Kiki Kogelnik’s captivating rendering of a woman in an ex...