Ashcan School Nude Prints

Raymond Pettibon: Rare early Black Flag punk flyer: Black Flag Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Jun 11, 1983. Santa Monica, CA. Flyer / handbill for gig by Black Flag, Misfits, Vandals featuring artwork by Pettibon. Post-marked 1983 on verso; rare as such given the SST stamp on verso (Black Flag's record label). Offset Print; 8.5 x 11 inches. Features Pettibon printed signure on the lower right. Condition: Minor signs of handling and fading or yellowing; fold-lines and staple marks to upper & lower center (these were originally stapled together and mailed); in otherwise very good overall condition given age & medium. Post-marked 1983 and hand addressed on verso. Rare. Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist once said of Pettibon's Black Flag illustrations and iconic logo: "Before I knew what Black Flag was I remember walking around Hollywood and seeing Raymond's flyers and being like, 'What the fuck is that?'… Those flyers made me feel like something is going on and it's romantic and it's mysterious and it's heavy and I don't know what it is but I wanna know." About Raymond Pettibon (Americanb. 1957) Raymond Pettibon is a contemporary American artist known for his stylized ink drawings combining images and text. His inventive narratives blend historical content with consumer culture to yield incisive critiques of contemporary society. “I was making my work as transparent as possible, without equivocations, without calling attention to itself, without apology,” he explained. “There's a lot of conventions in the art world that are not to be transgressed, but my economy of means doesn't abide by those strictures.” Born Raymond Ginn on June 16, 1957 in Tucson, AZ, the artist is self-taught, but cites drawings by William Blake, Edward Hopper, Francisco Goya, and John Sloan as instructive to his practice. Deriving inspiration from comics, cartoons, and other pop culture iconography, Pettibon began designing album covers and ephemera for his brother’s band Black Flag in the mid-1970s. He went on to produce cover art for Sonic Youth, the Minutemen...

After PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Maternity (Grande Maternité) 1963 Offset Lithograph on Paper Signed and Dated Handsigned in Pencil Numbered: 73/200 90 x 63,5 cm Publisher : Edition...

Artist: John Kacere (1930-1999) Title: Illeana II Year: 1991 Edition: A.P.; 100, plus proofs. Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Size: 23.5 x 31.5 inches Inscription: Signed by the art...

Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Modèle et Grande Tête Sculptée (after Bloch 170) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using the grain Autotype halft...

Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Minotaure blesse VI (Bloch 196) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using the grain Autotype halftone screen process by Druck- und Verlag GmbH, 4200 Oberhausen, Germany; lithographically printed by Druck- und Verlag GmbH on japon handmade 200 g/sqm paper by created by Richard de Bas in Ambert, France and imported by Japico Drissler Feinpapiere, Frankfurt, Germany. Paper Size: 18 x 12.75 inches; a size slightly reduced from the original Vollard edition for differentiation Condition: Excellent Inscription: Artist’s signature posthumously lithographically reproduced from the original Vollard edition, and numbered in pencil by the curators of the Municipal Museum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. 168/300. Notes: Published by Municipal Museum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany in cooperation with the Society for the Promotion of the museum in 1992 and the Fundación Picasso; printed by Plitt Druck- und Verlag GmbH, 4200 Oberhausen, Germany. The following is a German to English translation of the original text issued by the Municipal Museum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany in the following from which this graphic is a part, “In order to give a broad public access to this unique print work by Pablo Picasso in its entirety and at the highest quality level, the support group for the city. Museum Mülheim an der Ruhr initiated and significantly supported the new edition of the “Suite Vollard.” The reprint of the "Suite Vollard" includes a limited edition of 300 copies of 100 loose sheets each in a linen cassette. The copies were numbered from 1 to 300 on the leader sheet. The reproductions were produced in grain screen mode, a process in which which eliminates the traditional line grid and achieves maximum originality. The paper was hand-made specifically for this work by Richard de Bas in Ambert, France, one of the most traditional paper mills in Europe. The paper for the original edition also comes from this factory. The quality Blane narcisse, belin, 200 g/sqm was selected and imported from Japico Drissler Feinpapiere, Frankfurt. Reproduction and paper format has been slightly reduced compared to the original edition. The technical development and overall production was carried out by Plitt Druck- und Verlag GmbH, 4200 Oberhausen.” PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Spanish painter and sculptor is one of the most recognized figures of twentieth century art. During his artistic career, which lasted more than 75 years, he created thousands of works using all kinds of mediums. He changed art more profoundly than any other artist of his time. First famous for pioneering cubism...

Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Sculpteur au Repos avec Modèle démasqué et sa Représentation sculptée (after Bloch 159) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original...

Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Deux Modèles se regardant (after Bloch 209) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using the grain Autotype halftone s...

Rufino Tamayo Femme au Collant Noir, 1969 Color lithograph Unframed dimensions: 27.50 x 21 in Framed dimensions: 37.625 x 30.75 Edition 4/150 This limited edition color lithograph i...

Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Femme Songeuse et Inquiète dans L'atelier de Sculpture (after Bloch 188) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using ...

Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Minotaure aveugle guidé par une Petite Fille aux Fleurs (after Bloch 222) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using...

Le Corbusier (1887-1965) Three Nudes, 1938 Original lithograph Signature printed in the plate Dated in the plate On light vellum 21 x 27 cm (c. 8 x 11 inch) Very good condition, pa...

Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: La Bonne dans l'Atelier de Sculpture (after Bloch 184) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using the grain Autotype...