American Modern Prints and Multiples

Lindsey Row, Chelsea. 1888. Lithograph. Way 20; Levy 33; Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink 23. 5 x 8. Edition of 56 posthumous impressions printed by Goulding, in addition to the 14 lifet...

"Indianapolis Museum of Art Inaugural Exhibitions", 25 October 1970, is an eye popping large bold colorful geometric abstract silk screen. It is signed on the lower right. Robert Indiana, one of the preeminent figures in American art since the 1960s, played a central role in the development of assemblage art, hard-edge painting, Pop art, Neo-Dada, American Modernism and Modern Art. A self-proclaimed “American painter of signs,” Indiana created a highly original body of work that explores American identity, personal history, and the power of abstraction and language, establishing an important legacy that resonates in the work of many contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Roy Lectenstein, David Hockney, Romero Britto, Richard Hamilton and Robert Rauschenberg who make the written word a central element of their oeuvre. Robert Indiana was born Robert Clark in New Castle, Indiana on September 13, 1928. Adopted as an infant, he spent his childhood moving frequently throughout his namesake state. At 14 he moved to Indianapolis in order to attend Arsenal Technical High School, known for its strong arts curriculum. After graduating he spent three years in the U.S. Air Force and then studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting in Maine, and the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. In 1956, two years after moving to New York, Indiana met Ellsworth Kelly, and upon his recommendation took up residence in Coenties Slip, where a community of artists that would come to include Kelly, Agnes Martin, James Rosenquist, and Jack Youngerman had studios. Indiana, like some of his fellow artists, scavenged the area’s abandoned warehouses for materials, creating sculptural assemblages from old wooden beams, rusted metal wheels, and other remnants of the shipping trade that had thrived in Coenties Slip. The discovery of 19th century brass stencils led to the incorporation of brightly colored numbers and short emotionally charged words onto these sculptures as well as canvases, and became the basis of his new painterly vocabulary. Although acknowledged as a leader of Pop, Indiana distinguished himself from his Pop peers by addressing important social and political issues and incorporating profound historical and literary references into his works. In 1964 Indiana accepted Philip Johnson’s invitation to design a new work for the New York State Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair, creating a 20-foot EAT sign...

‘Help RCA Help USA, Beat the Promise, You and I Beat the Promise,’ original WWII antique vintage military poster. In the foreground are two clasped hand...

John DePol, 'North River Front', chiaroscuro wood engraving, 1953, edition not stated. Signed, dated, and titled in pencil. Signed in the block, lower left...

Robert Vale Faro, 'Easter Sunday', color lithograph, 1946, edition 31. Signed, dated, titled and numbered '116' and '17/31' in pen. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, off-white wove paper; full margins (1 1/4 to 2 inches), in excellent condition. Image size 21 x 13 1/2 inches; sheet size 24 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Vale Faro (1902-1988) was a well-known modernist architect and artist associated with the Chicago Bauhaus. He received his degree in architecture and design from the Armour Institute in Chicago and worked at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, from 1924-27, where he was influenced by Harry Kurt Bieg and Le Corbusier. Upon his return to Chicago, Faro worked with the important modernist Chicago architects George and William Keck under Louis Sullivan. Faro founded the avant-garde printmaking group Vanguard in 1945. The group counted Atelier 17 artists Stanley William Hayter, Sue Fuller...

An Ohio native Witonski made his home in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City and this subject may well be a Chelsea scene. But mostly it is a homage to intaglio printmaking. It...

Paper Size: 9.25 x 9 inches ( 23.495 x 22.86 cm ) Image Size: 4 x 5.5 inches ( 10.16 x 13.97 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Part of AMERICAN BLOCK PRINT...

"500 Calories al mode" The Perfect Meal - Menu - Dessert - Collograph Watercolor The artwork "500 Calories al mode" by Betty Swift, created one of a group show at San Francisco Stat...

'Girl and Cat', lithograph, 1935, edition 33, Fine and Looney 121. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '5/33' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression...

Charles Quest, 'Underwater', 1948, chiaroscuro wood engraving, edition 12. Signed, titled, dated and numbered '3/12' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, in dark brown and warm black, on off-white wove paper, with full margins (5/8 to 1 1/2 inch), in excellent condition. Scarce. ABOUT THE ARTIST Charles Quest, painter, printmaker, and fine art instructor, worked in various mediums, including mosaic, stained glass, mural painting, and sculpture. Quest grew up in St. Louis, his talent evident as a teenager when he began copying the works of masters such as Michelangelo on his bedroom walls. He studied at the Washington University School of Fine Arts, where he later taught from 1944 to 1971. He traveled to Europe after his graduation in 1929 and studied at La Grande Chaumière and Academie Colarossi, Paris, continuing to draw inspiration from the works of the Old Masters. After returning to St. Louis, Quest received several commissions to paint murals in public buildings, schools, and churches, including one from Joseph Cardinal Ritter, to paint a replica of Velasquez's Crucifixion over the main altar of the Old Cathedral in St. Louis. Quest soon became interested in the woodcut medium, which he learned through his study of J. J. Lankes' A Woodcut Manual (1932) and Paul Landacre's articles in American Artist magazine ‘since no artists in St. Louis were working in wood’ at that time. Quest also revealed that for him, wood cutting and engraving were ‘more enjoyable than any other means of expression.’ In the late 1940s, his graphic works began attracting critical attention—several of his woodcuts won prizes and were acquired by major American and European museums. His wood engraving entitled ‘Lovers’ was included in the American Federation of Art's traveling print exhibition in 1947. Two years later, Quest's two prize-winning prints, ‘Still Life with Grindstone’ and ‘Break Forth into Singing’, were exhibited in major American museums in a traveling show organized by the Philadelphia Print Club. His work was included in the Chicago Art Institute's exhibition, ‘Woodcut Through Six Centuries’, and the print ‘Still Life with Vise’ was purchased by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1951 he was invited by artist-Curator Jacob Kainen to exhibit thirty wood engravings and color woodcuts in a one-person show at the Smithsonian's National Museum (now known as the American History Museum). Kainen's press release praised the ‘technical refinement’ of Quest's work: ‘He obtains a great variety of textural effects through the use of the graver, and these dense or transparent grays are set off against whites or blacks to achieve sparkling results. His work has the handsome qualities characteristic of the craftsman and designer.’ At the time of the Smithsonian exhibition, Quest's work was represented by three New York galleries in addition to one in his home town. He had won 38 prizes, and his prints were in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Chicago Art Institute, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In cooperation with the Art in Embassies program, his color woodcuts were displayed at the American Embassy in Paris in 1951. Recognition at home came in 1955 with his first solo exhibition in St. Louis. Press coverage of the show heralded the ‘growth of graphic arts toward rivaling painting and sculpture as a major independent medium’. An exhibition of his prints at the Bethesda Art Gallery in 1983 attracted Curator Emeritus Joseph A. Haller, S.J., who began purchasing his work for Georgetown University's collection. In 1990 Georgetown University Library's Special Collections Division was the recipient of a large body of Quest's work, including prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, stained glass, and his archive of correspondence and professional memorabilia. These extensive holdings, including some 260 of his fine prints, provide a rich opportunity for further study and appreciation of this versatile and not-to-be-forgotten mid-Western American artist...

Benton Spruance, 'Slack Rope Artist', lithograph, 1930, edition 30, Fine and Looney 35. Signed and titled in pencil. Numbered '2' in the bottom right margin. A fine impression, with ...

"Eat Out More Often" - Menu - Intaglio Hand painted Print by Bernadette Emrick The artwork "Eat Out More Often - The Perfect Meal - Menu - by Bernadette Emrick (American, 20th C), ...

Edward Landon, 'Dark Vessel', color serigraph, 1952, edition 50, Ryan 51. Signed, dated, and titled in pencil. A superb impression, with fresh colors, on c...

Original Les Vignobles de France , Vins du Sud-Quest French vintage wine map poster. Horizontal. Size 36.5" x 27". Archival linen backed and re...

Original linen backed one sheet "The Savage Guns". Nss: 62/298. Archivally linen backed with the original issued fold marks restored. Great color, no paper loss, Excellent condition. As close to mint as you will find. Because the original fold marks were restored, it can only be listed as good. Condition: A. The gunfighter and the spitfire meet and love in a wild wind-lashed land where the law ends ... And the one they thought was afraid surprised them the day the banditos came!. Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Starring: Richard Basehart; Don Taylor, Alex Nicol, Pacquita Rico. In Metrocolor and Metroscope. Western movie poster...

Eli Jacobi: 1898-1984. Very important artist who was born in Kharkov Ukraine. His art studies began at the Bezalel Art Institute in Palestine. He was impris...

Original General Electric Professional TV Service midcentury modern vintage poster. “I’m no artist, but I know what makes the best picture.” I install General Electric Tubes, Best for any set! Service-designed Black-Daylite picture tubes. In the black-and-white area of the television tube is an image of Whistler’s mother in a rocking chair. Of course, during this time frame, all televisions were only black and white. Archival linen is backed and ready to frame and in A- condition. Note that the white mark on the service man’s sleeve is printed into the image and is not a flaw. A great vintage poster for the collector of old televisions, radios, and early electronics...

Black & Moorhead 158. In just the middle inch or so of this image Hayter has managed to draw in a female nude and a horse, with special attention to the head. It was Hayter's custom ...

Love Apple (Brown background). 1967. Linoleum cut printed in black, red, orange, brown and tan. 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 (sheet 21 3/4 x 15). Edition 18. A vivid impression printed on wove pa...

Original The Navy Wants Men, original antique military poster; size 20" x 30". This rare vintage lithograph is archival linen backed in exce...

These artwork titled "Twin Lake and Lake view" 1986 are two original color serigraphs on different papers by American artist Virgil Trasher b.1943. One is ...

Original: "Save waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat dealer" vintage poster—original World War II Acid-free, archival linen-backed, ready-to-frame. The Original "Save...

Original Holiday on Ice of 1957 linen-backed vintage poster. Size is 22” x 28”. Excellent condition, ready to frame. Rarely seen and rarely available. Mid-century modern, over ...

Original American Airlines World Cup ’94 vintage soccer poster. La Coupe Du Monde Aux Couleurs D’American. Bringing the World to the World Cup. Archi...

Moody, mysterious, majestic – these are some of the ways to describe the mezzotints of Frederick Mershimer. His images travel through the serenity of a Brooklyn neighborhood on a sti...

This artwork titled 'Orchid" 1979 is an original color silkscreen on paper by American artist Jack Brusca, 1939-1993. it is hand signed, dated and numbered 6/200 in pencil by the art...

Orignal NEW ORLEANS GREYHOUND vintage travel poster; larger format size. Excellent condition that has acid-free archival linen backing; ready to frame. This image is from the old French Quarter section of New Orleans. It features two women entering into the courtyard and in the background, the old stairs leading to the upstairs area. A bright and colorful image that would compliment any room or office. A great New Orleans vintage poster...

A limited edition woodcut portrait of Don Quixote de la Marcha by George De Groat (1917-1995). Don Quixote is instantly recognizable due to his thin fa...

Chelsea Rags. Chelsea Rags. 1888. Lithograph. Way 22, Levy 35, Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink 26. 7 1/8 x 6 5/16 (sheet 12 3/4 x 8). Printed on cream laid paper. Provenance: Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, Whistler's sister-in-law, her seal verso: (Lugt 405). Michael Parkin Fine Art, Ltd. from whom purchased in 1972. Christie's, King Street.Signed with the butterfly in the image. One of 13 impressions listed by Way, before the image was transferred to supplementary stones for the edition of 500-1,000 printed by Way and issued in the Albemarle, January, 1892. Signed with the butterfly in the stone and in pencil. Housed in an elegant silk mat with a silver liner, and in a 16 3/4 x 14 3/4-inch silver leaf frame decorated with fleur-de-lis decorations. "And his interest in London has not been restricted to the Thames. Seeing the beautiful, where other men might be discouraged by dullness, he has taken his subject, now in the little cheap shop opening a low window upon the street, now in the forgotten church hidden away in a lonely square. And Chelsea Rags, the Shops of Chelsea, the Drury Lane, as well as The Butcher's Dog, are impressions of vague Rembrandtesque interiors where figures, grim or graceful, peer from out deep shadows— shops as lovely in his prints as the halls of a Veronese, or the palaces of a Claude." Elizabeth Robins...

Robert Indiana New Glory Banner Silkscreen on heavy woven paper Year: 1997 Unsigned as issued Size: 10.4 × 16.8 on 16.6 × 21.7 inches Framed: 29 x 21.25 inches COA provided *W...

Original Balsam, Aperitif au Quinaquina vintage stone lithograph printed in 1923. The great artist Jean d’Ylen created this poster after assuming the head of Vercasson after Leone...

Original AMERICAN LABOR - PRODUCING FOR ATTACK vintage 1943 poster. Size: 19.5" x 22.25. Professional archival linen backed; ready to frame. War Production Board, Washington D.C. Original. Lithograph. printed by the US Government...

Original Holland – America Line original vintage cruise ship travel poster. Archivally linen-backed, ready to frame. Excellent condition A – A-. There is no damage, no restoration, and retains its bright and vibrant colors. Original vintage posters from Holland America Line are highly sought after by collectors around the world. As time passes, the availability of these posters may become more limited, making them increasingly valuable and desirable as collectible items. Holland America Line has a rich history dating back over a century. Vintage posters from the company's early days often depict classic maritime scenes, evoking a sense of nostalgia and capturing the essence of a bygone era in travel. Overall, purchasing an original Holland America Line vintage poster...

Benton Spruance, 'Eyes for the Night', color lithograph, 1948, edition 35, Fine and Looney 261. Signed, dated, and titled, and annotated 'Ed 35' in pencil. A fine impression with fresh colors, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 1 3/8 inches), in excellent condition. Printed by master lithographer Theodore Cuno. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 19 x 13 inches; sheet size 21 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches. Selected by the artist for his retrospective exhibition 'Benton Spruance: Lithographs...

Original French antique vintage poster: RIBET DESJARDINS. Professional acid-free archival linen backed, very good condition. Ready to fram...

Original Sabena vintage travel poster. Archivally linen —backed in very fine condition, A, ready to frame. The image comprises three surfboard-style sections depicting New York to Brussels and to the Heart of Paris via Sabena, Belgian World Airlines. Sabena, short for Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne, was Belgium's national airline from 1923 until its bankruptcy in 2001. Sabena produced numerous vintage travel posters during its operational years to promote tourism and its flight routes. One notable poster is titled "Fun Brussels, Helicopter to Paris." This poster likely depicts Brussels as a vibrant and exciting destination, highlighting the convenience of traveling from Brussels to Paris via helicopter. Sabena was known for its innovative approach to air travel, and the depiction of a helicopter flight to Paris would have been cutting-edge at the time. One of the surfboard-style images features New York, the next the World’s Fair in Brussels, and, of course, the Eiffel Tower...

Jacques Monory Pride, fear and confusion, 1976 Original screen print Handsigned On BFK Rives 38 x 28 cm (c. 14x 11 in) Limited to 300 exemplary, not numbered INFORMATION: This wor...

"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...

Original 1968 Pat Paulsen for President vintage political poster. Vote or get off the pot. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. A- condition. Semi glossy paper stock. Th...

"New Hampshire Lobster with Chips" - Screen Print by Timothy Lee The artwork "N.H. Lobster" by Timothy Lee, created in 1983, is a print that combines elements of realism and abstrac...

Original "World Premiere." Vintage movie poster. Linen-backed and in good condition for a poster created during World War 2. NSS: 41/347. Certificate of Authenticity. This is an original, theater-used US 1-sheet to the comedy starring John Barrymore...

Original SHALAKO vintage movie poster, 1sheet, 1968 great art of Sean Connery as Shalako, sexy Brigitte Bardot! This collectible poster, printed in 1968 to promote the theatrical re...

Konrad Cramer, 'Colored Drawing No. 6' (Reclining Woman), monotype, 1931. Signed and dated in pencil beneath the image, lower right. Annotated 'Colored D' (drawing), No 6' in pencil, lower left sheet corner. A fine, spontaneous work, on cream laid paper, with full margins (1 1/8 to 1 3/4 inches); original brown paper hinges in the top left and right sheet corners, in excellent condition. Image size 5 3/8 x 10 7/8 inches; sheet size 8 1/2 x 13 7/8 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. A monotype is the printmaking technique of drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface or matrix can vary from a copper etching plate...

DARTH VADER from the original Kenner release of the Star Wars toys in May of 1977 This is pre release is the first release in the much anticipated series "The Toys" "They encapsulat...

Original Loterie Nationale, Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe vintage French poster. Artist: Bernard Villemot. Archival linen backed in excellent, mint condition, ready to frame. The image features five modernism-style jockeys on racehorses for this 1974 poster...

Original Bendix vintage poster created by Herve Morvan in a mid-century modern style. Professional acid-free archival linen backed in very good condition. Fine. Today this original poster is difficult to find; especially in great condition. No tears, clean edges, bright colors, fine condition poster over 50 years old. This modern housewife now had the advantage of having a new Bendix washing machine that is swirling the clothes out of the machine showing the speed of this time savings appliance. The clothes seem to gain speed and turn into arrows and they spin back to this housewife. A fun and bright horizontal original French antique poster...

"Fifty Years Later" - Linocut Print on Paper 1/10 A silhouetted image of a person's profile dropping their ballot into a voting box. The simple shapes, t...

Original first edition printing of Scandinavia by SAS, Scandinavian Airlines System. The first edition has a greyish panel along the bottom. The poster also features the SAS logo...

Robert Vale Faro, 'Kaf With', color lithograph, 1945, edition 15. Signed, dated, titled and numbered '84' and '6/15' in pen, recto. Titled, numbered '#84' and '6/15' and dated '7/22/...

Paintbrushes in a Pitcher - Still Life Etching by Don Weygandt (#20/150) Elegant lithograph of a pitcher holding paintbrushes by Don Weygandt (American, 1926-2018). This piece has a...

MARK FREEMAN (1908 - 2003) MANHATTAN CLIFFS, 1947 Lithograph (offset?) with 2 color plates. Signed, titled and dated. 19 1/2 x 15 in., large grey sheet, 22 3/8 x 17 1/2 in. Very good condition. A large and very strong image of New York.

This evocative 1950 original lithograph by celebrated New Mexico artist Kenneth Miller Adams offers a hauntingly beautiful moonlit view of the iconic San Francisco de Asís Mission Ch...

This image is #12 from an edition of only 75, Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after...

This plate-signed work by Y.B. Robinson, titled Divers, evokes a sense of nostalgia, capturing a moment where divers leap from a pier into the lake below. The artwork beautifully con...

Original WW1 poster: YOU BUY A LIBERTY BOND, LEST I PERISH! Linen-backed, fine condition. Ready to frame. Statue of Liberty lithograph, W...

This artwork titled "Amos" 1960 is an original woodcut on paper by noted American artist Leonard Baskin, 1922-2000. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 35/50in pencil by the artis...

Rare, original, linen-backed SANTA BARBARA Championship Sports Car Races. . (May 28-29, 1966 - Santa Barbara, California. Excellent condition original California racing poster....

Original Stratford Upon Avon vintage poster. British Railways, Artist: Gordon Nicoll Archival linen backed and in fine condition, ready to...

In these beady-eyed playboys, Durieux pokes some fun at the pride and pretensions of the Great Gatsby class. Here are two Americans pretending to be macho on a Mexican beach. Caroline Durieux (American, 1896 – 1989) Printmaker, painter, satirist, innovator, social activist, Caroline Durieux was born in New Orleans and was already making sketches by the age of four. Her formal art training was at Newcomb College (1912-1917) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1918-1920). Carl Zigrosser of the Philadelphia Museum of Art encouraged Durieux to try lithography. While living in Mexico, she learned lithography from Emilio Amero...

Anna Barry (1907-2001), and her husband, the artist Ira Moskovitz, spent years in New Mexico in the late 1930s and 40s. They returned permanently to New York City in 1949. The screen print (also known as silk screen or serigraph) Navajo Yei...