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Abstract Figurative 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
Procession through the Countryside - Screenprint by Pal Homonai - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Color screenprint, depicting a lively rural procession moving along a winding road through rolling fields and patterned farmland, leading toward a distant village. Figures on foot an...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Screen

Untitled, Figure with gestural shapes, 1991 Color Lithograph 35x39 Framed 17/80
Located in Southampton, NY
Louisa Chase's art is in the collections of numerous museums, including the Whitney Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art i...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay - Living Painting - Colour Pochoir
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Full-page, colour pochoir of costume designs after Sonia Delaunay-Terk's original drawings. Edition 331/500 copies on Velin Aussedat Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.5 cm. From 27 Living Paint...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

"No!" Says the Signified" Silkscreen Lithograph, Signed proof, Gagosian artist
Located in New York, NY
Shusaku Arakawa Untitled 3 from "No!" Says the Signified, 1973 Lithograph and Silkscreen on Arches Paper with Deckled Edges Hand signed and dated on the lower right front Artist's Pr...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

Un Homme Je Conte Les Matins Lointain Lithograph, Signed, 1980s
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Theo Tobiasse Title: Un homme je Conte les Matins Lointain de sa Famille Title: A man tells me the morning of his distant family  Print - Lithograph on Japanese vellum   Si...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

I Rather Like You A Lot You Fool, rare 1970 silkscreen signed/N, in museum frame
Located in New York, NY
Niki de Saint Phalle I Rather Like You A Lot You Fool, 1970 Silkscreen on wove paper Signed and numbered 74//75 in graphite pencil on the front Frame included: This work is elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plexiglass Accompanied by gallery issued Certificate of Guarantee A delightful and clever work. The text reads: I Rather Like You A Lot You Fool Not much Hair Crooked Nose You are not very rich You’re not terribly intelligent You smoke too much pot You are lazy A bit crazy But I like the way you touch me I like the way you look at trees and flowers I like the way you look at me You found the key to my heart Dimensions: Framed 23.5 vertical by 28.5 by 1.5 inches Artwork: 19.5 by 25.5 inches "Throughout her long and prolific career Niki de Saint Phalle, a former cover model for Life magazine and French Vogue, investigated feminine archetypes and women’s societal roles... Her Nanas, bold, sexy sculptures...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Screen, Pencil, Graphite

(after) Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Pochoir
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(after) Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Pochoir 1956 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unumbered ...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Stencil

The Departure of the Argonaut Francesco Clemente (bound book) Alberto Savinio
Located in New York, NY
The Departure of the Argonaut (1918) is the travelogue and wartime diary of Alberto Savinio, one of the seminal figures in twentieth-century Italian arts and letters. Clemente's acco...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Full-page, colour pochoir after costume designs by Sonia Delaunay. Edition 331/500 copies on Velin Aussedat Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.5 cm. From 27 Living Paintings. [Milano, Edizioni d...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

Seated Woman in Chemise
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce, early lithograph on Rives BFK. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 100. Initialed, dated and inscribed "a...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Collectors Item: Rare Limited Ed. museum print, Hand Signed by Gerhard Richter
Located in New York, NY
Gerhard Richter Fra van Gogh Til Gerhard Richter (From Van Gogh to Gerhard Richter) - Hand signed by Gerhard Richter, 1994 Offset lithograph (Hand Signed) Hand signed in black marker...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Portrait - Lithograph by Nani Tedeschi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a screenprint on paper engraved by  Nani Tedeschi (1938-2017) . Signed on plate, on the lower right. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Nani Tedeschi (...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Rome Qantas Airlines travel poster linen backed
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Vintage "Rome Qantas" Vintage Travel Poster, Linen Backed, 1960s. Excellent condition. See images. Abstract style design of ancient Roman ruins. An original mid-century...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Offset

RED AND GREEN
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 300. Sheet size 24 x 31 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity i...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

Fritz Cremer zu Alexander Blok Die Zwölf
Located in Berlin, DE
Bold print on handmade paper. Fritz Cremer, 1981, lithograph hand signed 77 x 57 cm After graduating from high school, Cremer completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason with Ch...
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1940s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper

Ting Shao Kuang "Harp"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ting Shao Kuang (b. 1939) Harp 1999 color screen print, signed on the lower right side and numbered AP40/50A on the left in pencil, ...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Color, Screen

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Etherea
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic ink on archival paper Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Ma...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Pierre Tal Coat - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pierre Tal Coat - Original Lithograph 1976 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Edition: Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San ...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

En Allant a la Plage (Beach Landscape w/ Boats France)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Frederic Menguy (1927-2007) En Allant a la Plage (Beach Landscape w/ Boats France) Lithograph, image measures 16 x 21 inches. The piece is sold unframed and will require replaceme...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

AYAKU ROKKAKU - Untitled. Limited edition. Japanese Contemporary Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Ayako Rokkaku - Untitled, 2022 Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Pigment print with silkscreen varnish on paper Edition: 3591 Size: 60 x 80 cm Condition: Brand new, in mint conditions ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Varnish, Satin Paper, Digital Pigment, Screen

Eduardo Chillida Spanish 1982 Original FIFA Soccer World Cup Poster lithograph
Located in Miami, FL
Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002) Clearing (Bilbao). Soccer World Cup. Spain '82, 1982 Original poster from 1982 lithograph on paper 37.5 x 23.7 in....
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1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978) - Il segreto della fontana - 9-colour lithography
Located in Varese, IT
9-colour lithograph, edited in 1971. Limited edition of XXV copies, numbered XVII/XXV in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Paper size: 70...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Lynda Benglis, Gold Leafed Bronze Wings, signed lithograph by renowned sculptor
Located in New York, NY
Lynda Benglis Gold Leafed Bronze Wings, 1979 Lithograph on wove paper Hand signed, dated 1979 and numbered by Lynda Benglis on the front in bright green crayon. Bears publishers blind stamp Unframed and affixed to dark grey/black matting Hand signed, dated 1979 and numbered by Lynda Benglis on the front in bright green crayon. Bears publishers blind stamp. Published by Landfall Press; a rare limited edition print from the 1970s, depicting a sculptural installation by one of the most dynamic influential and important art world superstars of our time. The writing on the print: Gold Leafed Bronze Wings Black Concrete Obelisk...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Johns, Two Cup Picasso (ULAE 123) (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Jasper Johns (1930) Title: Two Cup Picasso Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph and silkscreen on premium paper Size: 14 x 10.5 inches Inscription: Signed & dated with the artist's ...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled (rare framed, signed agamograph - 3D lenticular)
Located in Aventura, FL
Agamograph (3D lenticular). Hand signed lower right by Yaacov Agam. Hand numbered 17/99 lower left. Artwork size 14.25 x 14 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame size: 18.75 x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lenticular

Abstract minimalist lithograph by African-American artist: music, dance inspired
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract, minimalist composition with minute, highly detailed colorful markings inspired by music, dance, and space. It is a limited edition lithograph, signed, dated, titled "Les Termes," and numbered #53/150, lower margin. Pristine condition. John Dowell...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

SUNSET
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered serigraph in colors on paper. Edition of 50. Sheet size 22.75 x 30.25 inches. Image size 15 x 24 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

SUNSET
SUNSET
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STITCHED TOGETHER LOVE (Limited Edition Of Only 30 40X40 Prints On Canvas)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Prints

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Canvas

Ray Kaiser, (Abstracted Seated Woman)
Located in New York, NY
This print was made for the American Abstract Artists Portfolio, 1937. All the images were lithographs made on zinc plates. Usually they were signed or initialed in the image -- on the plate, as this one is. As a group they explored abstraction in the 1930s, while maintaining their individual styles. The plan was to make an edition of 500 portfolios although it seems highly unlikely that this was accomplished. The Whitney Museum of American Art has a set. The dimensions, 12 x 9 1/4 inches, are for the sheet; this work signed and dated in the plate. Ray Kaiser...
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1930s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Lovers with Bouquet, cover of Lithographe I
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Marc Chagall (Russian/French) (1887-1985) Title: Lovers with Bouquet, Front Cover of Chagall Lithographe vol 1 Date: 1960 Medium: Color Lithograph Sheet size: 12 7/8 x 10 ¾ i...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Desert Series B
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Desert Series B" c.1990, is an original colors monoprint aquatint on Wove paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled and numb...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Aquatint, Monoprint

Cultural Institutions, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
This print by Robert Motherwell is part of an 8-piece portfolio published by The New York Graphic Society in 1983 and includes works from Red Grooms, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, R.B. ...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original "BALLY" Shoe kinetic style vintage poster, 1981
Located in Spokane, WA
Original linen-backed small-format Bally women's shoe posters. The modern kinetic design of the shoes is represented by lines in different colors on a purple background. The poster does have a black outline around the image. The size is of the original poster and does not include the linen backing size in the measurements. The poster is undated, but all references indicate that this poster is from 1981. Artist: Jacques Auria (1922 - 2003) The poster is in very good condition but did have touch up work during linen backing along the bottom right corner and edge. Using bright, contrasting colors (such as pink, white, and purple) creates a visually engaging composition. The flowing lines and curves suggest motion, fitting for a Bally shoe vintage poster...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Arlequina
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Mixed Media

Figure - Original Screen Print by Giovanni Guerrini - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original contemporary screen print on paper realized by Giovanni Guerrini (1887-1972). Not signed and not numbered. Good conditions. Giovanni Guerrini (1887–1972) was an Italian architect, painter and engraver. Eclectic temperament, naturally inclined to experimentation, Guerrini engages in a multifaceted artistic activity. Above all, he combines painting with a constant application to graphics, achieving results of great refinement in engraving and lithography as well as interesting proposals as a designer of objects and furnishings, the result of an appropriate synthesis between functional and decorative needs: in this context, the collaboration with the 'Casalini Ebanisteria di Faenza for furniture projects and with the Fratelli Matteucci firm of Faenza with projects for chandeliers, gates and iron...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Screen

Fishing - Signed Drypoint - Chinese, French Abstarct Art
Located in London, GB
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013 Beijing 1921 - 2013 Switzerland (Chinese) Title: Fishing La pêche, 1951 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Drypoint on Wove Paper Paper size: 25 x...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Rainbow People, Abstract Lithograph by Marisol Escobar
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marisol Escobar, French/Venezuelan (1930 - 2016) Title: Rainbow People Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 120 Size: 42 x 29.5 in. (106.68 x...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

FUGAS I
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered serigraph in colors on paper. Edition of 50. Sheet size 30 x 22.5 inches. Image size approx 21.25 x 15 inches. Artwork is in excellent con...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

FUGAS I
FUGAS I
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Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Hand Signed with Olympic Committee COA)
Located in New York, NY
Lynda Benglis Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Hand Signed with Olympic Committee COA), 1982 Offset Lithograph Signed in graphite pencil on the front. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the publisher. Unnumbered. 24 × 36 inches Unframed Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the publisher on Olympic Committee letterhead. This is a limited edition hand signed lithograph, published in 1982 to celebrate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics . The Olympic Committee commissioned 15 nationally known artists, including famous sculptor and feminist icon Lynda Benglis to create unique designs to promote the event. This was Benglis' contribution to the portfolio. In 2017, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne Switzerland...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Byron Browne, (Abstraction)
Located in New York, NY
This print was made for the American Abstract Artists Portfolio, 1937. All the images were lithographs made on zinc plates. Usually they were signed in the image -- on the plate, as ...
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1930s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Belles de nuit 1969 Signed Limited Edition Etching Abstract Nude
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist Name: Barbara Kwasniewska Title: Belles de nuit - ladies of the Night Year: 1969 Medium Type: etching Size-Width Size-Height: 22.5'' x 30" inches Signed Edition Size: Signe...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Etching

STITCHED TOGETHER LOVE (Limited Edition Of Only 30 40X40 Prints On Canvas)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Prints

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Canvas

Fleure polychromes, original lithograph
Located in Belgrade, MT
Catherine Ann Lurcat ( 1932-1994) was a French artist and painter born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the inner southwestern suburbs of Paris, and is the daughter of the architect Andre'...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ritual Mark Tobey abstract black tan and white lithograph
Located in New York, NY
This delicate composition in black and tan features layers of sheer brushwork, inky daubs, and thin lines. Mark Tobey, one of the founders of the American Mystical school of painting...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Georgia O Keeffe by Johanna Goodman (Women s History, Iconic Women Artists)
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Giclée

MOVING IN THE NIGHT Signed Lithograph, Figurative Abstract, Blue, Yellow, Orange
Located in Union City, NJ
MOVING IN THE NIGHT is a rarely seen original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel printed using hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free. MOVING IN THE NIGHT is a fiercely imaginative, multicolored figurative abstract expressed...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Children II
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Kiyoshi Saito (Japanese, 1907-1997) Title: Children II Year: Circa 1960 Medium: Color woodcut Edition: Unknown Paper: Japan Image (block mark) size: 9.85 x 5.35 inc...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Set Relating to Simplified Faces
Located in London, GB
This unique group brings together two successive etching states from 1973 and a closely related oil painting from 1974, offering a rare insight into David Hockney’s early exploration...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Etching, Canvas, Oil

Plate 257 by Johanna Goodman (Valentine s, Women Artists, Prints, Figurative)
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Original Alcazar de Paris vintage 1977 cabaret poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Alcazar de Paris Vintage Poster - A Timeless Piece of Cabaret History. Year: 1977. Large size format 30” x 45” unbacked. Genuine 197...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Rare 1970 poster with gold stamp: Nuits de La Fondation Maeght music festival
Located in New York, NY
Saul Steinberg Nuits de La Fondation Maeght, 1970 Silkscreen Poster Published by Maeght and Arte Paris Signed on the plate with elegant gold stamp in the middle 35 × 23 in 88.9 × 58...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Mixed Media, Screen

Untitled (Mangold 1977.02; Parasol RM12), Robert Mangold
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Mangold (1937) Title: Untitled (Mangold 1977.02; Parasol RM12), from Multiple Panel Paintings suite Year: 1992 Edition: 300, plus proofs ...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Screen

Sacred Heart (Limited Edition Print Of Only 30 Prints)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin Mohawk Superfine Smooth paper. Paper Size: 11.937 x 8.96 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, In Memory of My Feelings,...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Rare 1923 Cubist Reuven Rubin Woodcut Woodblock Print Israeli Hasidic Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from the original first edition 1923 printing. there was a much later edition done after these originals. These are individually hand signed in pencil by artist as issued. This listing is for the one print. the other documentation is included here for provenance and is not included in this listing. The various images inspired by the Jewish Mysticism and rabbis and mystics of jerusalem and Kabbalah is holy, dramatic and optimistic Rubin succeeded to evoke the spirit of life in Israel in those early days. They are done in a modern art style influenced by German Expressionism, particularly, Ernst Barlach, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Franz Marc, as introduced to Israel by Jakob Steinhardt, Hermann Struck and Joseph Budko. Reuven Rubin 1893 -1974 was a Romanian-born Israeli painter and Israel's first ambassador to Romania. Rubin Zelicovich (later Reuven Rubin) was born in Galati to a poor Romanian Jewish Hasidic family. He was the eighth of 13 children. In 1912, he left for Ottoman-ruled Palestine to study art at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Finding himself at odds with the artistic views of the Academy's teachers, he left for Paris, France, in 1913 to pursue his studies at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He was of the well known Jewish artists in Paris along with Marc Chagall and Chaim Soutine, At the outbreak of World War I, he was returned to Romania, where he spent the war years. In 1921, he traveled to the United States with his friend and fellow artist, Arthur Kolnik. In New York City, the two met artist Alfred Stieglitz, who was instrumental in organizing their first American show at the Anderson Gallery. Following the exhibition, in 1922, they both returned to Europe. In 1923, Rubin emigrated to Mandate Palestine. Rubin met his wife, Esther, in 1928, aboard a passenger ship to Palestine on his return from a show in New York. She was a Bronx girl who had won a trip to Palestine in a Young Judaea competition. He died in 1974. Part of the early generation of artists in Israel, Joseph Zaritsky, Arieh Lubin, Reuven Rubin, Sionah Tagger, Pinchas Litvinovsky, Mordecai Ardon, Yitzhak Katz, and Baruch Agadati; These painters depicted the country’s landscapes in the 1920s rebelled against the Bezalel school of Boris Schatz. They sought current styles in Europe that would help portray their own country’s landscape, in keeping with the spirit of the time. Rubin’s Cezannesque landscapes from the 1920s were defined by both a modern and a naive style, portraying the landscape and inhabitants of Israel in a sensitive fashion. His landscape paintings in particular paid special detail to a spiritual, translucent light. His early work bore the influences of Futurism, Vorticism, Cubism and Surrealism. In Palestine, he became one of the founders of the new Eretz-Yisrael style. Recurring themes in his work were the bible, the prophet, the biblical landscape, folklore and folk art, people, including Yemenite, Hasidic Jews and Arabs. Many of his paintings are sun-bathed depictions of Jerusalem and the Galilee. Rubin might have been influenced by the work of Henri Rousseau whose naice style combined with Eastern nuances, as well as with the neo-Byzantine art to which Rubin had been exposed in his native Romania. In accordance with his integrative style, he signed his works with his first name in Hebrew and his surname in Roman letters. In 1924, he was the first artist to hold a solo exhibition at the Tower of David, in Jerusalem (later exhibited in Tel Aviv at Gymnasia Herzliya). That year he was elected chairman of the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Palestine. From the 1930s onwards, Rubin designed backdrops for Habima Theater, the Ohel Theater and other theaters. His biography, published in 1969, is titled My Life - My Art. He died in Tel Aviv in October 1974, after having bequeathed his home on 14 Bialik Street and a core collection of his paintings to the city of Tel Aviv. The Rubin Museum opened in 1983. The director and curator of the museum is his daughter-in-law, Carmela Rubin. Rubin's paintings are now increasingly sought after. At a Sotheby's auction in New York in 2007, his work accounted for six of the ten top lots. Along with Yaacov Agam and Menashe Kadishman he is among Israel's best known artists internationally. Education 1912 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem 1913-14 École des Beaux Arts, Paris and Académie Colarossi, Paris Select Group Exhibitions Eged - Palestine Painters Group Eged - Palestine Painters Group, Allenby Street, Tel Aviv 1929 Artists: Chana Orloff, Abraham Melnikoff, Rubin, Reuven Nahum Gutman, Sionah Tagger,Arieh Allweil, Jewish Artists Association, Levant Fair, Tel Aviv, 1929 Artists: Ludwig Blum,Eliyahu Sigad, Shmuel Ovadyahu, Itzhak Frenel Frenkel,Ozer Shabat, Menahem Shemi, First Exhibition of ''Hever Omanim'' First Exhibition of ''Hever Omanim'' Steimatzky Gallery, Jerusalem 1936 Artists: Gutman, Nachum Holzman, Shimshon Mokady, Moshe Sima, Miron Rubin, Reuven Steinhardt, Jakob Ben Zvi, Zeev Ziffer, Moshe Allweil, Arieh Group Exhibition Group Exhibition Katz Art Gallery, Tel Aviv 1939 Artists: Avni, Aharon Holzman, Shimshon Gliksberg, Haim Gutman, Nachum Ovadyahu, Shmuel Shorr, Zvi Schwartz, Chaya Streichman, Yehezkel Tagger, Sionah Rubin, Reuven A Collection of Works by Artists of the Land of Israel A Collection of Works by Artists of the Land of Israel The Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem 1940 Artists: Shemi, Menahem Rubin, Reuven Avni, Aharon Mokady, Moshe Jonas, Ludwig Steinhardt, Jakob Ticho, Anna Krakauer, Leopold Gutman, Nachum Budko, Joseph Ardon, Mordecai Sima, Miron Castel, Moshe Pann, Abel Struck, Hermann Gur Arie, Meir Ben Zvi, Zeev Litvinovsky, Pinchas Artists in Israel for the Defense, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv 1967 Artists: Avraham Binder, Motke Blum, (Mordechai) Samuel Bak, Yosl Bergner, Nahum Gilboa, Jean David, Marcel Janco, Lea Nikel, Jacob Pins, Esther Peretz...
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1920s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Barbara Kwasniewska 1969 Attente Signed Limited Edition Etching
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist Name: Barbara Kwasniewska Title: Attente Year: 1969 Medium Type: etching Size-Width Size-Height: 22.5'' x 30" inches Signed Edition Size: Signed, Titled, and Numbered 69/7...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Etching

Owl - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph on paper. Unsigned and unnumered, as issued. Dry stamp of Il Torchio. Very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Clave Japan engraving.
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work of the graphic of the Spanish teacher Antoni CLAVE. engraving 55/60 ej CLAVÉ I SANMARTÍ, Antoni (Barcelona, 1913 - Saint Tropez, France, 2005). Antoni Clave is one of...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The Cardinal - Lithograph by Mario Bardi - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Mario Bardi in 1979. Edition of 99. Hand signed and dated in pencil. Excellent condition.
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1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

No Work Today Screenprint Abstract Figurative Signed and Numbered Pop Art
Located in Draper, UT
Parra "No Work Today" Signed limited edition screenprint (x/250) 50 cm x 70 cm Excellent condition
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2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Screen

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