Retro Paper Kites
Oriental Kites II in Blue
By Manfred Schwartz
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Oriental Kites II in Blue, Lithograph on Paper
Category
1960s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Oriental Kites II in Brown
By Manfred Schwartz
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Oriental Kites II in Brown, Lithograph on Paper
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Picnic
Kite - Abstract Landscape Lithograph
By Katherine Chang Liu
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstract landscape lithograph of an outdoor picnic scene with kite by Katherine Chang Liu
Category
1990s Abstract Impressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
H 32 in W 26 in D 2 in
Surreal Brooklyn Bridge with Blue Sky Golden Windows and Red Kite
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
resulting image, "Surreal Brooklyn Bridge with Blue Sky Golden Windows and Red Kite," is generations ahead
Category
1970s Surrealist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$6,500
H 29 in W 43 in D 1 in
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Vintage William Gatewood Mixed Media Diptych Collage Kite
Kimonos 70"
Located in Dayton, OH
structures or objects constructed from paper and wood such as kites, panels and screens.
Born in Utah
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Hardwood, Paint, Paper
Set of 4 Vintage Hand Painted Japanese Kites Warlord Depictions, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully hand painted on rice paper with bamboo framing / supports, these four vintage hexagonal
Category
1970s Japanese Edo Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Contemporary Framed Signed Charley Harper Everglade Kite Ford Times 1957 w COA
By Charley Harper
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
"Everglade Kite Ford Times" 1957 silkscreen. In excellent condition. The dimensions of the frame are 27.5" W
Category
1950s Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 22 in W 27.5 in D 1.5 in
Oil Painting - Kite Making
By Raúl Gárez
Located in Houston, TX
Oil on paper painting of a boy constructing a small kite while seated by Argentine artist Raúl
Category
1960s Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Oil, Paper
Running Through the Field with a Kite - Multi Layer Etching on Paper
By Alan Sanborn
Located in Soquel, CA
field, holding a kite. The outlines are slightly jittery, giving the piece a sense of movement. This
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
H 14 in W 12 in D 0.25 in
Original Vintage Poster Kandinsky Graphic Works Exhibition Munich Bauhaus Kites
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in London, GB
annual Festival of Kites in 1922, the text in black and red letters. Printed in Germany by Holzinger
Category
1960s German Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
H 33.08 in W 23.23 in D 0.04 in
Mid Century Abstracted Landscape -- Flying A Kite at the Beach
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Playful abstracted watercolor of a beach scene by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Signed and dated "Irene Pattinson 1959" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new French ...
Category
1950s American Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen
H 11 in W 25 in D 0.13 in
Pair of 1950s Frederick Weinberg "Box Kite" Floor Lamps with Two Shelves
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Two Mid-Century Modern Frederick Weinberg designed floor lamps. Featuring black angle iron construction with two perforated gold mesh steel shelves with black mesh top detail to each...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Steel
Original Vintage Poster Kandinsky Graphic Works Exhibition Munich Bauhaus Kites
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in London, GB
annual Festival of Kites in 1922, the text in black and red letters. Printed in Germany by Holzinger
Category
1960s Abstract Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper
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Bitossi Seta Vase, Ceramic, Gold, White, Turquoise, Sgraffito, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Seta Vase, Ceramic, Gold, White, Turquoise, Sgraffito, Signed. Cylindrical vase with tapered neck that widens below the shoulders. Decorated with gold bands and an alternatin...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Ceramic
Mountains. Patagonia. Chile. Torres del Paine by Simon Kozhin
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
Stones and water, are two elements that have existed for a long time, and although water may seem soft, it grinds off the hardest stones.
Provenance:
2007-2016 Private collection
Pub...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,951
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Guadalmar — Abstract Etching and Aquatint with Blue Horizon by Christian Bozon
By Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Guadalmar by Christian Bozon is a restrained, atmospheric abstract composition that evokes landscape through color, surface, and horizon. A deep field of saturated blue dominates the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Study for a Monument in the Heroic/Erotic/Academic/Comic Style Claes Oldenburg
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
This sensuous and playful scene is characteristic of Oldenburg’s printmaking ouevre: a veritable heap of women displaying various expressions of ecstasy and repose. The loose sketche...
Category
1970s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Etching
$1,125
H 37.75 in W 41.75 in
Mixed Media Abstract Geometric: 2-Sided Collotype
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and layered collotype on both sides of heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype. Gold leaf, treated in a varie...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Gold Leaf
$612 Sale Price
20% Off
H 24 in W 37.5 in D 0.03 in
Letter T - Original Lithograph by Raphael Alberti - 1972
By Rafael Alberti
Located in Roma, IT
Letter T is a beautiful original black and white lithograph on heavy paper, realized by the Spanish poet Rafael Alberti (Puerto de Santa Maria,1902 – 1999) in 1972.
From "Il Lirismo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Lithograph
$332
H 25.6 in W 18.9 in D 0.04 in
Mid Century Golden Age of Illustration- Narrative Art - Norman Rockwell School
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
“Graduation Day” is emblematic of mid-century American Illustration.
But the real story of this storytelling work is that it embodies the lost art of portrait painting and graphic ...
Category
1940s Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
$6,000
H 20.75 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
City 89, Conceptual Geometric Screenprint by Risaburo Kimura
By Risaburo Kimura
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - )
Title: City 89
Year: 1969
Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil
Edition: AP
Size: 25 x 19 in. (63.5 x 48.26 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Screen
Shafts of Light, Limited Edition Woodland Print, Japanese Style Screen Print
By Chris Keegan
Located in Deddington, GB
The inspiration for this print is to capture the momentary spectacle when shafts of light cast themselves through a densely packed woodland canopy. The print boasts a vibrant array o...
Category
2010s Impressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
$136
H 11.62 in W 11.62 in D 0.04 in
Abstract Composition - Lithograph and Screen Print by Giulio Turcato - 1973
By Giulio Turcato
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a colored lithograph and screen print realized by the contemporary artist Giulio Turcato (Mantova, 1912 - Roma, 1995) in 1973.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Ed...
Category
1970s Abstract Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Screen, Lithograph
$356
H 19.89 in W 27.56 in D 0.08 in
Jonah
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
SADAO WATANABE (Japanese 1913-1996)
JONAH, 1959
Color stencil, signed, numbered and dated in white ink. Sheet, 25 5/8 x 22 5/8 inches. Edition: 44/50. Good color and generally good ...
Category
1950s Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Woodcut, Stencil
TERRA IN COGNITA #1
By Rebecca Baird
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Sheet size 19 x 12 inches. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Edition of 300.
Certificate of Authenticity Included. Artwork in Excellent Conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Americana, Horse Drawn Sled Christmas Celebration with Barking Dog
Located in Miami, FL
Good wholesome mid-century Americana is on full display in the joyous illustration that depicts a red horsedrawn sled of merrymaking folks being rreated at an inn. Signed lower left
...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Watercolor, Board
$3,500
H 13 in W 16 in D 1 in
Midnight Madness - Witches on Night Flight
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering female illustrator Gwenda Morgan creates an exuberantly complex image of a squad of broom-riding - pointed-hatted witches with black cats in tow. They fly through an inky ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Woodcut
Contemporary Sculptural Concave Round Mirror in Blue, Made in France
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Modern sculptural beautiful concave French mirror. Wall hanging artwork handmade in blue molded glass and colored lenses. Finished with bronze finial details on the back to hang on t...
Category
2010s French Modern Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Glass
Claro de Luna
By Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 50. Aquatint and sugarlift etching.
Bozon's prints are often a balance between abstraction and landscape, which he creates with drypo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Retro Paper Kites
Materials
Aquatint
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Retro Paper Kites For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of retro paper kites for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal modern, abstract or Pop Art examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Retro paper kites available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, blue and more. Théo Tobiasse, Kelly Fearing, Richard Smith, Katherine Chang Liu and Dame Laura Knight took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, etching and paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much are Retro Paper Kites?
The average selling price for retro paper kites we offer is $1,500, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $15,419 for the highest priced.
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