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Campanula , 43x62cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
Campanula , 43x62cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
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2010s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Les Suprenes de Maillaise Liliputiens, Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali Portfolio: Les diners de Gala Title: Les Suprenes de Maillaise Liliputiens Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph and Engraving, signed and...
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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Rome (Homage to Franz Kline) 67
Located in New York, NY
Silverprint photograph, 1973 (printed later). Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Titled and numbered 2/90 in pencil in lower left. Published in 1987 by Palm Press. Full...
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1970s American Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lush Palm Bushes, Botanical Diptych, Still Life in Blue Tones, Tropical Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Lush Palm Bushes" is a gorgeous original cyanotype diptych showing gorgeous tropical palm leaves. Details: + Title: Lu...
Category

2010s Art Deco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

Chopper 2003 - large format photograph of iconic Harley Davidson chrome details
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of iconic classic motorcycle Chopper (2003) 48 x 85 inches (122 x 216cm) signed edition of 7 22.5 x 40 inches (57 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 archiva...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

"Ancient Walls of Flowers", Intaglio Print, Floral Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Ancient Walls of Flowers" is a limited edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from intaglio with soft ground on Rives BFK, artist-made frame. This piece is an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching, Intaglio

"Rehab" – Oil on Wood Panel, Construction Site Scene
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis presents "Rehab," a 2025 oil on wood panel measuring 18 x 18.50 inches, framed to 20 x 20.50 inches and ready to hang. This compelling contemporary work captures a moment ...
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Alexander Calder, Clog and Phrygian Cap, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sabot et le bonnet phrygien (Clog and Phrygian Cap), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No....
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Triangle Cross" (FRAMED) Lithograph 9" x 12" in (1972) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Triangle & Cross" (FRAMED) Lithograph 9" x 12" in (1972) by Zaccaria Zeini Medium: lithograph Signed and dated Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was raised in the popular district ...
Category

20th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life Fruit
By Roger Worms
Located in Houston, TX
Bright and colorful lithograph of still life with fruit bowl on tabletop by French artist Roger Worms, circa 1980. Signed lower left. Original artwork ...
Category

1980s Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Mountain
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mezzotint print. Edition of 18, signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Caulfield has exhibited his prints, drawings, installations and artist’s books extensively throughout Cana...
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Amolago (Aglaonema) Plant: 17th Century Botanical Engraving by H. van Rheede
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare 17th century engraving of a plant entitled "Amolago" by the Dutch botanist Hendrik van Rheede tot Drakenstein, plate 16 from his 'Hortus Indicus Malabaricus' (Garden of Malabar), published in Amsterdam in 1686 by Johann van Someren. The engraving depicts the Amolago plant, a large leafed plant, possibly corresponding to the present day aglaonema plant. Rheede's 19th century publication featured illustrations of exotic plants and fruits labelled with script in the upper right corner in Latin, Malay, Arabic, and Sanskrit. Hortus Indicus Malabaricus is believed to be the earliest comprehensive published work on the flora of Asia and the tropics. The 17th century treatise featured important illustrations of 740 plants of the region, including Indian medicinal plants. The engraving is printed on 17th century laid, chain-linked paper. The sheet measures 14.75" high by 17.25" wide. There is a central fold, as issued. There are a few tiny spots and there is minimal irregularity of the left edge of the paper where the print was previously bound in the 17th century publication. The print is otherwise in very good condition. There are additional Rheede botanical engravings from his 'Hortus Indicus Malabaricus' publication that are listed on my 1stdibs storefront and online website. These would make for an impressive display grouping. A discount is available for purchase of two or more of the prints. Hendrik Adriaan van...
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Late 17th Century Naturalistic Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

"Habitat Relocation Project" Etching on archival paper, botanical, floral
Located in Philadelphia, PA
intaglio with a la poupée on Somerset paper, unframed, edition of 6 Please message us directly if you are interested in a framed print. Bio // Katie VanVliet is a sculptor and printmaker based in Philadelphia, PA. Found and collected objects are the main component of her work, as the drawn components of her prints and the physical components of her sculptures and installations. After studying at Moore College of Art & Design, she founded BYO Print as a collective studio with the mission to keep artists printing on their own time, within a reasonable budget. More than 30 printmakers have been involved with the shop over the years, with 15 current members. She studied with Shelley Thorstensen at Moore as well as at Printmakers' Open Forum in Oxford, PA. She occasionally teaches workshops about about using reclaimed objects effectively in an art practice. In her studio, she is interested in engaging her audience in narrative. Like many artists, she has always been a collector of things. Aside from unique curiosities, she collects leftovers of routines and rituals, and incorporates them into ongoing bodies of work, most notably, the pill project. "The Only Reason I'm Still on The Pill is for the Art Project" began in 2006, when classmates started giving her empty birth control...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching, Intaglio

Winter Landscape - Offset and lithograph after Josip Generalic - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Winter Landscape is an offset print on canvas realized after Josip Generalic in 1961.  Signed on the plate and dated on the bottom center. Good conditions and aged. The artwork re...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Light and Two Branches
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Light and Two Branches" c.2010 is an offset lithograph on paper by Japanese artist Kaoru Mansour, b.1956. It is hand signed and numbe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Irises, Indigo and Gold , Kyoto National Museum, Japanese Silk Screen, Nihonga
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, in graphite, 'K. Suguira' for Kazutoshi Sugiura (Japanese, born 1938) and dated 1992. Titled lower left, in Kanji, 'Hanashōbu' (J...
Category

1990s Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Indian Leaves
Located in London, GB
Indian Leaves Lithograph print on Japanese Gampi Torinoko paper Limited edition of 500 (Roman) and 500 (Arabic) 23 x 76.3 cm Stamp-signed and accompanied by a certificate of authenti...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Place Setting (bread basket, glasses, butter dish) signed/n, top realist painter
Located in New York, NY
John Moore (b.1941) Place Setting, 1979 Lithograph on wove paper Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 29/100 by John Moore on the bottom front 17 × 22 inches Unframed This elegant still life lithograph is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 29/100 by John Moore on the bottom front. About John Moore: John Moore is an acclaimed contemporary realist painter...
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1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Pencil

Still Life of Orchids , Japanese Florilegium, color woodcut, Michigan, Kyoto
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Printed signature, upper right, '池田瑞月' for Ikeda Zuigetsu (Japanese, 1877-1944). Framed dimensions: 14.75 x 20 inches. Born in Kanazawa, Zuigetsu Ikeda was a naturalist and horticu...
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1940s Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Calder, Sans titre, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 190, published by Aimé Maeg...
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1970s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Banana Plants: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a striking original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line double page engraving of banana plants, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Banana 1. Musa,...
Category

Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Burger King Baja Breaker
Located in New York, NY
THIS PIECE IS AVAILABLE FRAMED. Please reach out to the gallery for additional information. ABOUT THIS PIECE: This image comes from the series "Fast Food Fast Cars: The Pursuit of Happiness" in which Carden photographs one icon of American childhood- a Hot Wheels...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Plexiglass

AIRPLANE Hand Drawn Signed Lithograph, Vintage Wood Plane Tool, Blue Sky, Clouds
Located in Union City, NJ
AIRPLANE is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arches ...
Category

1990s Surrealist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder, The Moon and the Prickly Pig, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled La lune et porc qui pique (The Moon and the Prickly Pig), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir...
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tribute, Pop Art Serigraph by Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Tribute Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 22 x 25 inches Size: 26 in. x 29....
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

Georges Braque, The Studio, from Derriere le Miroir, 1964 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled L’Atelier (The Studio), originates from the 1964 folio Derriere le Miroir, Nos. 144–145–146, L’Hommage a Georges Br...
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

MARILYN S FLOWERS II, Signed Lithograph, Abstract Floral, Orange, Pink, Brown
Located in Union City, NJ
Marilyn's Flowers II is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed in an edition of 165, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival paper, 100% acid free. Marilyn's Flowers II is a vibrant multicolor still life depicting an abstract floral arrangement of lush magenta pink blossoms, with warm red centers against a backdrop of brown and orange, with accents of blue, plum brown and black. The warm brown interior setting enhances the floating, freely drawn pop art cosmic flowers...
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1980s Pop Art Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sedona, Print on Satin Paper, Framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Satin Paper, Edition 056 Subject: Sedona, Framed Size: 17" x 21" x 0.8''inch, 23x53x2cm, Ready to Hang, Wooden Frame. Glass, Plastic Wrapped ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Satin Paper, Color

"(Love s) Ring of Fire", Intaglio with Aquatint, geometric shapes, patterns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "(Love's) Ring of Fire" is a limited edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from intaglio with aquatint, soft ground, and drypoint on Rives BFK. This piece is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Intaglio, Aquatint, Drypoint, Paper

Braque, Corbeille de fruits, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 48-49, 1952. Published by A...
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Goyards ABC
By Libby Black
Located in New York, NY
THIS PIECE IS AVAILABLE FRAMED. Please reach out to the gallery for additional information. ABOUT THIS PIECE: If you were to buy a Goyard bag and have it monogrammed you would cho...
Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Plexiglass

Alexander Calder, Anteater, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Tamanoir (Anteater), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141. Published by Maeght Editeu...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Human Eye, German antique medical anatomy wood-engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Auge des Menschen' (Human Eye) German wood-engraving, circa 1895. Central vertical fold as issued. 240mm by 305mm (sheet)
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Room For Montgomery, abstract lithograph sky blue clouds, Jim Alford, Santa Fe
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Alford lives and paints on the Galisteo plain just southwest of Santa Fe. His home and studio are situated on a land swell from which the view can only be described as wholly open, e...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Cirque Magique 1998 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Isabelle Planté Title: Le Cirque Magique - Year: 1998 Print : Lithograph on wove paper Size: 35'' x 24'' inches image size 26.5" x 21" inches Edition: Signed in pencil a...
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1990s Surrealist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life - Offset Print after Giorgio Morandi - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is a vintage offset print, realized in 1929 reproducing the original watercolor by Giorgio Morandi. Very Good conditions.
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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

"Seaview Motel" Photography 14.5" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seaview Motel" Photography 14.5" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Oleg Char Medium: Hahnemühle Baryta Paper Not framed. Ships in a tube. Other sizes available: Edition of 5: 29" x 4...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital

"Hydrangea/Remembrance", Contemporary, Botanical, Black and White Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Vicki McKenna’s “Hydrangea/Remembrance” is a 8 x 10 inches (image size), 14 x 16 inches (matted size), handcrafted, platinum/palladium, photographic print. The contemporary black an...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Black and White

Fruit Piece — American Modernism, Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Pamela Bianco, 'Fruit Piece', lithograph, c. 1925. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed in the stone, lower left. Annotated 'No. 8' in pencil, upper right...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

One Little Stage
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez wrote of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintin...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Rag Paper, Etching

"Dollar Tree" – Oil on Wood Panel, Contemporary Realism Retail Scene
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis’s "Dollar Tree" is an oil on wood panel painting measuring 20 x 27 inches, framed to 22 x 29 inches, and presented ready to hang. This contemporary realist artwork vividly...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Stilleben mit Obstschale, Modern Screenprint after Max Oppenheimer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Oppenheimer, After, Austrian (1885 - 1954) - Stilleben mit Obstschale, Year: circa 1925, Medium: Screenprint, Edition: Test Print, Image Size: 8 x 11.25 inches, Size: 12.75 ...
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1920s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

The Four Seasons - Winter, original, contemporary, landscape, print, silkscreen
Located in Deddington, GB
Silkscreen Image Size H 50 x 66cm Framed Size H 73 x 88cm Edition of 100 Image size: Height: 50cm (19.69 in) Width: 66cm (25.98 in) Complete size of sheet (sheet sizes may vary) He...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Paper

Blue Rose - Etching by Giacomo Porzano - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Rose is a beautiful original black and white etching on paper, realized by the Italian artist Giacomo Porzano (1925-2006). Hand-signed, dated and numbered in Arabic numerals by...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

G.H. Rothe, "Mindscape " hand signed, mezzotint
Located in Chatsworth, CA
G.H. Rothe "Mindscape", 1978 Mezzotint Hand signed and titled in pencil by the artist Numbered 116/150 from the edition of 150 30 x 31 inches unframed
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1990s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

The Four Seasons - Winter, Spring, Summer Autumn, Quadriptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Silkscreen Image Size H 50 x 66cm Framed Size H 73 x 88cm Edition of 100 Quadriptych Image size: Height: 50cm (19.69 in) Width: 66cm (25.98 in) Complete size of sheet (sheet sizes ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Paper

Rosh Hashanah 5741 (flower vase for the Jewish New Year) Signed/N Lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Mary Frank Rosh Hashanah 5741, 1980 Lithograph on arches paper with deckled edges Hand signed and numbered 9 from the limited edition of 71 by the artist on the front 15 × 18 inches ...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Camp Washington Caddy" – Oil Painting, Urban Realism
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis's "Camp Washington Caddy" is an oil painting on wood panel, measuring 11 x 22 inches, with a framed size of 14 x 25 inches. Expertly framed and ready to hang, this artwork...
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Tethered Nomad" 77/90, Signed Sepia Toned Lithograph of Wooden Carousel Horse
Located in Austin, TX
Lithograph on Paper Page Size: 12.5 x 18 in. Frame Size: 19 x 24.75 Signed, bottom right, in pencil "Ancel Nunn" Numbered, bottom center, in pencil "77/90" Titled, bottom left, in pe...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

"Astonishing, Health and Sunshine" framed limited edition triptych by Jim Dine
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Astonishing, Health and Sunshine" triptych by artist Jim Dine. Three spitbite aquatint, drypoint and lithographs with additional hand coloring on Shiramibe paper mounted onto three ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Aquatint, Lithograph

Summer Trees Diptych (Two hand-printed botanical cyanotypes, 24 x 18" each)
Located in Oakland, CA
This monotype was made by carefully arranging hundreds of individual blades of fresh-cut native Californian wild grass. The species of tall marsh grass is called Gray Rush or the lat...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Matisse s Cat - Harmony in Red, contemporary, landscape, print, silkscreen
Located in Deddington, GB
Silkscreen Image Size H 22 x 22cm Framed Size H 47 x 45cm Edition of 100 Additional information: Screen print on Paper Edition of 100 22 H x 22 W cm (8.66 x 8.66 in) Sold unframed ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Paper

Braque, L oiseau Jaune, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 115, 1959. Published by Aim...
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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Frogs and Toad, Signed lithograph (AP), from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness
Located in New York, NY
Jack Beal Frogs and Toad, 1971 Hand signed in pencil by Jack Beal, annotated AP One-color lithograph proofed by hand and pulled by machine from a zinc plate on Arches buff paper with deckled edges at the Shorewood Bank Street Atelier Stamped, hand numbered AP, aside from the regular edition of 150 Stamped on reverse: COPYRIGHT © 1971 BY JACK BEAL, bears blind stamp 18 × 24 inches Unframed 18 x 24 inches Stamped on reverse: COPYRIGHT © 1971 BY JACK BEAL, bears distinctive blind stamp of publisher (shown) Publisher: David Godine, Center for Constitutional Rights, Washington, D.C. Jack Beal's "Frogs and Toads" is a classic example of protest art from the early 1970s - the most influential era until today. This historic graphic was created for the legendary portfolio "CONSPIRACY: the Artist as Witness", to raise money for the legal defense of the Chicago 8 - a group of anti-Vietnam War activists indicted by President Nixon's Attorney General John Mitchell for conspiring to riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. (1968 was also the year Bobby Kennedy was killed and American casualties in Vietnam exceeded 30,000.) The eight demonstrators included Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale. (The eighth activist, Bobby Seale, was severed from the case and sentenced to four years for contempt after being handcuffed, shackled to a chair and gagged.) Although Abbie Hoffman would later joke that these radicals couldn't even agree on lunch, the jury convicted them of conspiracy, with one juror proclaiming the demonstrators "should have been shot down by the police." All of the convictions were ultimately overturned by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. This lithograph has fine provenance: it comes directly from the original Portfolio: "Conspiracy The Artist as Witness" which also featured works by Alexander Calder, Nancy Spero and Leon Golub, Romare Bearden Sol Lewitt, Robert Morris, Claes Oldenburg, Larry Poons, Peter Saul, Raphael Soyer and Frank Stella - as well as this one by Jack Beal. It was originally housed in an elegant cloth case, accompanied by a colophon page. This is the first time since 1971 that this important work has been removed from the original portfolio case for sale. It is becoming increasingly scarce because so many from this edition are in the permanent collections of major museums and institutions worldwide. Jack Beal wrote a special message about this work on the Portfolio's colophon page. It says, "In 1956, shortly after Sondra and I moved to New York, two friends were arrested and jailed for protesting air-raid drills. From them and their friends came our education. This work is dedicated to them and their families. "In Memory of Patricia McClure Daw and AL Uhrie" - This print was made for their children. Jack Beal Biography: Early in his career Walter Henry “Jack” Beal Jr. painted abstract expressionist canvases, because he believed it was “the only valid way to paint.” By the early 1960s he totally altered his approach and fully repudiated abstraction. Turning to representation, he painted narrative and figurative subjects, often enhanced by bright colors and dramatic perspectives. Beal was born in Richmond, Virginia, and from 1950 to 1953 he attended the Norfolk Division of William and Mary College Polytechnic Institute, (now Old Dominion University) where he studied biology and anatomy. Shifting gears, he sought art training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he focused on drawing, and met his wife, artist Sondra Freckelton. His art history instructor encouraged her students to paint in the manner of established artists, and to that end he frequented the Institute’s galleries. For Beal this was significant: “Until I saw pictures of real quality I had tended to think of painting as just so much self-indulgent smearing around, but when I saw masterpieces by Cézanne and Matisse, and other painters of similar stature, I was bowled over; suddenly I realized the force of art.” After spending three years (1953–1956) at the Art Institute, Beal concluded his studies there without getting a terminal degree, thinking it was only useful if he wanted to teach, which, at the time, he did not. He also took courses at the University of Chicago in 1955 and 1956. During this period he married Freckelton, a fellow student and sculptor who began her career working in wood and plastic. Together they moved to New York’s SoHo District before its transformation from a wasteland of sweatshops and small factories into an arts district. They were active with the Artist Tenants Association which was instrumental in getting zoning laws changed so that artists could live and work in the well-lit lofts. Embracing what came to be called “New Realism,” Beal initially painted an occasional landscape as well as earthy-toned still lifes which consisted of jumbled collections filled with personal objects. His signature style started with a series of female nudes—all modeled by Freckelton—based on Greek mythology. These were large canvases with flat paint surfaces, dramatic foreshortening, and unusual perspectives. He further enlivened them with vivid colors, stark lighting, and dynamic patterns derived from textiles and overstuffed furniture. He stopped painting nudes after two episodes. The first came as he was loading a canvas of his naked wife onto a truck in lower Manhattan; several laborers walked by and started to fondle and kiss the painting. On the one hand he felt his wife had been violated, while on the other he was pleased that his realism was so convincing. The second occurred after a solo exhibition in Chicago at which the reception had been sponsored by Playboy magazine. A few days later he was approached by a publicist and asked if Playboy bunnies could be photographed in front of his paintings. He refused. Some portrait commissions came Beal’s way, but he preferred only portraying friends. More significant were four large murals on the History of Labor in America, the 20th Century: Technology (1975), which he undertook for the headquarters of the United States Department of Labor in Washington. Following a historical timeline, the themes were: colonization, settlement, nineteenth century industry, and twentieth century technology. The unveiling ceremony was attended by government officials and Joan Mondale, an arts advocate and wife of the vice-president. The reviewer for the Washington Post wrote enthusiastically: “They’re heartfelt and they’re big (each is 12 feet square). Their many costumed actors (the Indian, the trapper, the scientist, the hardhat, the capitalist in striped pants, the union maid, etc.) strike dramatic poses in dramatic settings (a seaside wood at dawn, an outdoor blacksmith’s forge, a 19th-century mill, a 20th-century lab). The lighting is theatrical. Beal’s compositions, with their swooping curves and bunched diagonals, are as complicated as his interwoven plots.” To accomplish the murals Beal assembled a team of assistants and models, much in the manner of Renaissance masters, which included artist friends and Freckelton. who by then was painting brightly colorful still lifes. A second mural commission ensued from New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority for two twenty-foot long installations for the Times Square Interborough Rapid Transit Company subway station. Beal’s designs for The Return of Spring (installed in 2001, three days after the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, DC and Philadelphia) and The Onset of Winter (installed in 2005), Beal captured the appearance of his models in an oil painting made to the scale of the intended mosaic. A collaboration with Miotto Mosaics, the canvases were shipped to the Travisanutto Workshop, in Spilimbergo, Italy, where craftsmen fabricated the design to glass mosaics. The Return of Spring depicted construction workers and other New Yorkers in front of a subway kiosk and an outdoor produce market and in The Onset of Winter, a crowd watches a film crew recording a woman entering the subway as snow falls against the city’s skyline. Harkening back to some of his early nudes based on Greek myth, Persephone, goddess of fertility and wife of Hades, appears in both. The symbolism is pertinent, since she spent six months each year below ground. Although he disparaged teaching early on, Beal and Freckelton offered four summertime workshops on their farm in Oneonta, New York. He was an instructor at the New York Academy of Art, a graduate art school he helped to establish in 1982. Returning to Virginia, he taught at Hollins College...
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1970s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Les Caprices Pinces Princiers from Les Diners de Gala series by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
Les Caprices Pinces Princiers (Princely Pliers Caprices) from the  series Les Diners de Gala  by Salvador Dali is one of 12 photolithographs of orn...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Double Decoy, Pop Art screenprint by Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Double Decoy Hunt Slonem, American (1951) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition AP 30 Image Size: 22 x 26.5 inches Size: 26 in. x 30.5 in. (66.04 cm x 77.47 c...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Henry Evans, Grenache
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Henry Evans (1918-1990) Grenache Print signed, numbered 70/120, dated 1975 Light exposure 33 x 50.5 cm
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1970s Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper

For Gene Swenson (State II)
Located in Greenwich, CT
For Gene Swenon (State II) is an aquatint etching on paper, 22.75 x 39.75 inches, signed 'Rosenquist' and dated 1978 lower right; numbered 67/78 and titled lower left. From the edit...
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Aquatint

Blattpflanzen II (Leaf plants), German antique botanical plant chromolithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Blattpflanzen II' (Leaf plants) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 245mm by 305mm (sheet). Central vertical fold as issued.
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Daniel Serra-Badue, Solitude
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Serra-Badue was a Cuban artist working in New York City. His work is notable not only for the surrealist subject matter (a single egg in a wire basket in deep space) but for t...
Category

1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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