Street art is a style created for city walls, subway trains and other public spaces. Sometimes it is commissioned, yet most often it is an individual statement of defiant free expression. Although mostly an urban style, street art can be found all over the world, including JR’s pasted portraits on the separation wall in Palestine, Invader’s playful ceramic tile mosaics in Paris and the provocative stencil and spray-paint works by Banksy in London.
The Philadelphia-based Cornbread — aka Darryl McCray — is considered the first modern graffiti artist. He began tagging his name around the city in the 1960s. Graffiti art later flourished in New York City in the 1970s. There, young artists used spray paint and markers to create tags and large-scale graphic works, with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring both developing their distinctive styles through the graffiti scene, which would evolve into street art. Artists such as Tracy 168 and Lady Pink pioneered the Wild Style of complex graffiti writing in the 1980s, pushing the movement forward.
Because of its unsanctioned, improvisational and frequently covert nature, street art involves a range of techniques and aesthetics. Some street artists use quick and effective stenciling, whereas others wheat-paste posters, commandeer video projectors or freehand draw elaborate illustrations and murals. Shepard Fairey made his mark with street art stickers before designing the iconic “Hope” poster for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
While the origins of street art are rooted in a strictly noncommercial creative act that confronted political issues, sexuality and more for a general audience of passersby, the art form has moved inside the galleries over the years. Today, just as Basquiat and Haring took their works from Manhattan’s Lower East Side alleyways into Soho galleries, artists including KAWS, Barry McGee and Osgemeos are in demand with collectors of fine art.
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Banksy "Cut and Run" Rat Poster Street Urban Art
By Banksy
Located in Draper, UT
Banksy "CUT AND RUN" Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: Thick Stock Glossy Size: 16.5 X 23.4 Materials Thick glossy paper Size 23 2/5 × 16 1/2 in 59.4 × 41.9 cm Rarity Open editi...
Lithograph
$1,250
Shepard Fairey "Sub-Standard" Silkscreen Print Street Contemporary Art Dove
Located in Draper, UT
"This print is a comment on the relationship between corporate greed, fossil fuels, and the warming of the planet and collapsing ecosystems. Standard operating, pushed by players lik...
Screen
$750
Shepard Faiery AK-47 Silkscreen Letterpress Print Contemporary Street Art War
Located in Draper, UT
Letterpress on thick cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges. 13 × 10 in 33 × 25.4 cm Edition of 450 Part of a limited edition set "Inspired by Vietnam War protesters who would...
Screen
$1,750
Shepard Fairey Damaged Icon Screenprint Obey Giant Face Contemporary Street Art
Located in Draper, UT
Obey Giant Edition Details: Year: 2018 Class: Art Print Status: Official Released: 12/10/18 Run: 409/450 Technique: Screen Print Paper: Fine Art Cream Speckle Tone With Gold Metallic...
Screen
$1,100
Shepard Fairey Burn Baby Burn Letterpress Stencil Screenprint Contemporary Art
Located in Draper, UT
"Inspired by the aesthetics of 'live fast - die young' rock 'n' roll, is a critique of some harmful habits we are addicted to. Not just the harmful effects of burning fossil fuels, b...
Screen
$1,250
Shepard Fairey "Sub-Standard" Silkscreen Print Street Contemporary Art Dove
Located in Draper, UT
"This print is a comment on the relationship between corporate greed, fossil fuels, and the warming of the planet and collapsing ecosystems. Standard operating, pushed by players like Standard Oil and its many offshoots, should be redefined as sub-standard. If we want to maintain the standard of health our planet needs to avoid catastrophe, we can't allow big oil to put profits before the planet and profits before people (as well as many other threatened species). Keep in mind that big oil, which is already very profitable, is subsidized by you, the taxpayer, for up to $50 billion per year. In contrast, renewable energy sources are subsidized for only a quarter of that amount. We need to push for change." -Shepard Fairey A portion of proceeds from this print went to Greenpeace USA. Materials: Fine Art Paper with Gold Metallic Inks Size: 24 × 12 in 61 × 30.5 cm Rarity: Limited edition Medium: Print Condition: Print is in pristine condition and has been stored flat since purchase. Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Hand signed and numbered by the artist in pencil, Shepard Fairey. Certificate of authenticity Included (issued by gallery) Publisher: Obey Giant Studio...
Screen
$1,750
Shepard Fairey Opt- Art Icon Screenprint Aqua Contemporary Street Art Obey Giant
Located in Draper, UT
In the early ’90s, I fell in love with ’60s psychedelic posters from artists like San Francisco’s Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, and Rick Griffin...
Screen
$3,991
JR, In the Container Wall - Lithograph, Urban Art, Street Art, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983) In the container wall, Le Havre, France, 2014, 2020 Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper Dimensions: 49.8 × 69.9 cm (19 3/5 × 27 1/2 in) Edition of 180: Ha...
Lithograph
$2,582
JR // Giants, Kikito // Lithograph, Street Art, Urban Art, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983) Giants, Kikito, September 6, 2017, 7.27 p.m., Tecate, Mexico - U.S.A., 2017, 2020 Medium : 14 colors lithograph on wove paper Dimensions : 36 x 46 cm (14.2 x 18....
Lithograph
Law Physics Shepard Fairey Letterpress Edition Red & Black
Located in Draper, UT
Year: 2015 Class: Art Print Status: Official Run: 3/200 Technique: Letterpress Size: 10 X 13
Screen
$1,450
Sadistic Dog Walker Shepard Fairey Red Edition Street Contemporary Art Obey Dog
Located in Draper, UT
"I’ve made several images over the years addressing police brutality, and I think humor and absurdity help make such a heavy topic more digestible. There is a violent history of poli...
Screen
$1,450
Sadistic Dog Walker Shepard Fairey Blue Edition Street Contemporary Art Obey Pop
Located in Draper, UT
A major figure of the contemporary street art movement, Shepard Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s with his “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” campaign, which distributed poster...
Screen
$1,250
Shepard Fairey "Downward Trajectory" Fine Art Screen Print Contemporary Art
Located in Draper, UT
Facing the Giant: Three Decades of Dissent and New Works Manufacturer Obey Giant Edition Details Year: 2019 Class: Art Print Status: Official Released: 12/21/19 Run: 169/500 Techniq...
Screen
$1,750
Shepard Fairey Fine Art Screenprint Op-Art Icon Aqua Gradient Street Pop 90s Art
Located in Draper, UT
In the early ’90s, I fell in love with ’60s psychedelic posters from artists like San Francisco’s Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, and Rick Griffin...
Screen
Pejac Mini Print H2O Water Lottery Ticket Mint Street Art Urban Moon Man Street
By Pejac
Located in Draper, UT
Pejac creates provocative and humorous street art. Like the installations of street artist Banksy, Pejac’s irreverent site-specific works often employ trompe-l’œil techniques and cle...
Screen
$199Sale Price|65% Off
Straker
Located in Kansas City, MO
Albrecht Fuchs Straker Giclée on paper Year: 2018 Signed by hand and inscribed Edition: e.a. Size: 14.6 × 19.5 on 23.8 × 18.3 inches COA provided Albrecht Fuchs, born in 1964 in Bie...
Giclée
$3,404
Shepard Fairey, Parlor Pattern, 2 Silkscreens, Street Art, Urban Art, Signed
Located in Hamburg, DE
Shepard Fairey (American, b. 1970) Parlor Pattern, 2010 Medium: Set of 2 screenprints on paper Dimensions: each 61 × 45.7 cm (24 × 18 in) Edition of 85: each hand-signed and numbered...
Screen
$1,250
Shepard Fairey Obey Printing Press Screenprint Stencil Letterpress Pop & Street
Located in Draper, UT
Letterpress on cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges. Obey publishing chop in lower left corner. Manufacturer: Obey Giant Edition Details: Year: 2018 Class: Fine Art Print Stat...
Screen
$4,226
JR – Un Groupe Posant Dans Une Barque Amarrée Sur La Plage – Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983) Un groupe posant dans une barque amarrée sur la plage revu par JR, Marseille vers 1930, 2013 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Dimensions : 70 x 100 cm (27.5 x 39...
Lithograph
JR, Los Surcos de la Ciudad - Lithograph, Signed Print, Street Art, Urban Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, born 1983) Los Surcos de la Ciudad, Marino Saura Oton, Cartagena, Espagne, 2021 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Dimensions: 48 x 36 cm (18.9 x 14.2 in) Edition of 250: H...
Lithograph
Positano Bath (Amalfi Coast)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Positano Bath from the Amalfi Coast collection is a serigraph on paper with an image size 16 x 18 inches, signed 'McKnight' lower right and numbered lower left. Framed in a contempor...
Paper, Screen
Gatsby Girl 1984, Hand Drawn Lithograph, Art Deco Portrait, 29.25x20"
Located in Union City, NJ
GATSBY GIRL 1984 is an original hand drawn lithographic poster printed on archival printmaking paper 100% acid free created by the artist Gustave Kaitz, American Art Deco Master 1913...
Lithograph
$998
H 40 in W 28.5 in D 0.05 in
Original Freedom from Want 1943 vintage poster. Thanksgiving
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: FREEDOM FROM WANT, Ours to fight for ... Original. Artist: Normal Rockwell. Archival linen backed in fine condition, ready to frame. Note: All US Go...
Offset
N115, 110x88cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
2021, 110x88 cm
Canvas, Color
$2,430
H 27 in W 27 in
BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES Lithograph Piano Bar Cocktails, Singing, British Humor
By Beryl Cook
Located in Union City, NJ
BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is a hand drawn, pencil signed limited edition lithograph by the well known and loved British artist and humorist, Beryl Cook(1926-2008). Printed in 1986 using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES presents a humorous piano bar scene depicting a lively group of night club patrons enjoying their cocktails as they enthusiastically sing along with the debonair piano player giving the viewer a true feeling of merriment in this quintessential Beryl Cook image. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is a warm, colorful interior scene printed in shades of golden brown, black, red, blue, lavender, purple, green, orange, pink, peach, gray, and beige. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is one of Beryl Cook's most loved images - the edition is SOLD OUT, this is a rare unsigned printers proof aside from the numbered edition from the master printers private collection, stamped legend on verso with provenance information. Print size - 27 x 27 inches, UNSIGNED Printers Proof, unframed, excellent condition Edition size - 300 plus proofs Year published - 1990, printed at JK Fine Art Editions Co. NYC Beryl Cook's unique artistic humor documented familiar social situations...
Lithograph
Points of Departure: Mary's Turn, by Peter Milton
By Peter Milton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Peter Milton’s Mary’s Turn reimagines a scene where Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas engage in a game of billiards, reflecting their real-life friendship and rivalry. Cassatt leans forwa...
Engraving, Etching
$1,800
H 38 in W 23 in
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, 1996, Black Musician Collage Portrait, Guitar
Located in Union City, NJ
HONKY TONK is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist James Denmark printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somers...
Lithograph
$950
H 33.25 in W 24.75 in D 0.05 in
Original Perlach Maccaroni - Spaghetti vintage poster pasta
By Richard Roth
Located in Spokane, WA
An original vintage poster of Perlach Macaroni Spaghetti created by Richard Roth for the German pasta brand, Perlach in the 1940s 1. The poster features an anthropomorphic pasta man...
Lithograph
N118, 110x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
2021, 110x80 cm
Canvas, Color
N140, 110x88cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
2021, 110x88 cm
Canvas, Color
$6,975
H 18.5 in W 13.38 in
N. Lambert Seigneur de Thorigny: 17th C. Engraved Portrait After Largillière
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 17th century engraving entitled "Messire Nicolas Lambert Seigneur de Thorigny, Conseiller du Roy" by Pierre Drevet after a painting by Noicolas de Largillière, published in Paris in 1698. This portrait depicts a three-quarter length view of Nicolas Lambert de Thorigny, who is dressed in elaborate robes and collar of a wealthy Parisian nobleman of the time. He is seated directed to the left and looking directly at the viewer. He is holding an inscribed note in his right hand. A magnificent billowing curtain is in the background. Lambert's coat of arms is shown in the center of the lower inscription area. In the inscription area is lettered with title, production detail: "Nic. Largilliere pinxit" and "Petr. Drevet sculpsit", and publication detail: "Se vend a Paris chez Drevet rüe du Foin au coin du College de Maître Gervais". Nicolas Lambert, Seigneur de Thorigny (1600-1664), was a French nobleman and military commander who lived in the 17th century. He served in the French army during the Thirty Years' War, a conflict that took place from 1618 to 1648 and involved many European powers. Lambert fought in several battles during the war and rose to the rank of colonel. After the war, Lambert returned to France and became involved in politics. He served as a member of the Estates General, a legislative body that advised the king, and as a governor of several provinces. He was a counsellor and confidant of King Louis XIV. He had the title of Président de la Chambre des Comptes. He also became a member of the French Academy of Sciences, a prestigious institution that promotes scientific research and scholarship. Lambert was known for his military expertise, his intelligence, and his commitment to public service. He iInherited the Hôtel Lambert in Paris from his brother Jean Baptiste in 1644 and hired some of the most prominent artists of the time, including Charles Le Brun to decorate and furnish the building. This beautiful old master engraving was created with impressive detailed technique. It is printed on laid, chain-linked paper. The sheet measures 18.5" high and 13.38" wide. The sheet is adhered to an archival backing paper at the top. There is a faint horizontal center fold and mild discoloration in the inscription area and in the upper margin on the right, with mild wrinkling here. The print is otherwise in very good condition, considering its age. This engraving is so rare, that no comparable prints could be identified for sale online. It is currently only listed in museum collections, including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The British Museum, The Louvre, The Riksmuseum, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Fitzwilliam Museum at the U. of Cambridge, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Harvard Art Museums, The Finnish National Museum, The Philadelphia Museum. It is shown in the Metropolitan Museum's Cataloque of French paintings entitled: "French Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, published in 2018, page 36. The page is included in the photos. Nicolas de Largillière (1656-1746) was a French portrait painter who achieved great success and acclaim during the late Baroque and Rococo periods. He was born in Paris and trained under the painter Antoine Goubeau. He studied in Antwerp and London before returning to France. While in England he was a favorite painter of King Charles II and King James II of England...
Engraving
$40,000
H 35.25 in W 47.75 in
Electric Chair (F.&S. II.82) - Pop Art Screenprint, 1971
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The original image that Warhol used to make his "Electric Chair" works came from a press photo from Sing Sing prison in New York from 1953. The work is part of Warhol's "Death and Di...
Paper, Screen
Banksy "Cut and Run" Rat Poster Street Urban Art
By Banksy
Located in Draper, UT
Banksy "CUT AND RUN" Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: Thick Stock Glossy Size: 16.5 X 23.4 Materials Thick glossy paper Size 23 2/5 × 16 1/2 in 59.4 ×...
Lithograph
Sold
H 24 in W 12 in
Shepard Fairey "Sub-Standard" Silkscreen Print Street Contemporary Art Dove
Located in Draper, UT
"This print is a comment on the relationship between corporate greed, fossil fuels, and the warming of the planet and collapsing ecosystems. Standard operating, pushed by players lik...
Screen
Sold
H 32 in W 8 in D 1 in
DENIAL Supreme Gucci Smash Up Pill Invert Edition of 50 Contemporary Street Art
By Denial
Located in Draper, UT
Supreme Gucci Smash Up Pill Invert Edition of 50. Limited Edition Skateboard deck collaboration with 1xRUN. 8 x 32 Inches Archival pigment print transfer on Cold-Pressed Steep Natura...
Wood, Maple
Banksy "Cut and Run" Rat Poster Street Urban Art
By Banksy
Located in Draper, UT
Banksy "CUT AND RUN" Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: Thick Stock Glossy Size: 16.5 X 23.4 Materials Thick glossy paper Size 23 2/5 × 16 1/2 in 59.4 ×...
Lithograph
Sold
H 16.53 in W 11.96 in
Banksy Walled Off Hotel Visit Historic Palestine Stamped with C.O.A. Street Art
By Banksy
Located in Draper, UT
The artwork was personally obtained by me when I visited the Walled Off Hotel. It has a stamp in the lower left corner that reads, "The Walled Off Hotel". Comes with Certificate of Authenticity from the Hotel which also has a stamp on it. The verso of the print is also a stamp which cannot be seen from the front of the print. The print is in pristine condition and has been stored flat since my arrival back from the Hotel. Also has four crisp corners and is in near mint/mint condition. Banksy’s career—filled with art world pranks and political activism—has produced a variety of posters showcasing the street artist’s wry sense of humor. Commissioned by Greenpeace to protest global deforestation, Banksy’s early poster Save or Delete (2002) features blindfolded characters from Disney’s The Jungle Book standing amidst a devastated landscape. In 2005, Banksy pranked The Museum of Modern Art by secretly installing a painting of a Tesco Value soup can (a spoof on Andy Warhol’s famous silkscreens of Campbell’s Soup Cans) in one of its galleries—a hoax that went unnoticed by the museum’s staff for six days and inspired a series of Tesco Value soup can posters years later. Collectible Banksy posters also include promotional prints for his exhibition “Barely Legal...
Lithograph
"Visit Historic Palestine" Banksy The Walled Off Hotel 2019
By Banksy
Located in Draper, UT
The artwork was personally obtained by me when I visited the Walled Off Hotel. It has a stamp in the lower left corner that reads, "The Walled Off Hotel". Comes with Certificate of Authenticity from the Hotel which also has a stamp on it. The verso of the print is also a stamp which cannot be seen from the front of the print. The print is in pristine condition and has been stored flat since my arrival back from the Hotel. Also has four crisp corners and is in near mint/mint condition. Banksy’s career—filled with art world pranks and political activism—has produced a variety of posters showcasing the street artist’s wry sense of humor. Commissioned by Greenpeace to protest global deforestation, Banksy’s early poster Save or Delete (2002) features blindfolded characters from Disney’s The Jungle Book standing amidst a devastated landscape. In 2005, Banksy pranked The Museum of Modern Art by secretly installing a painting of a Tesco Value soup can (a spoof on Andy Warhol’s famous silkscreens of Campbell’s Soup Cans) in one of its galleries—a hoax that went unnoticed by the museum’s staff for six days and inspired a series of Tesco Value soup can posters years later. Collectible Banksy posters...
Lithograph
Sold
H 24.02 in W 17.72 in
Shepard Fairey, John Lewis – Good Trouble: Screenprint, Street Art, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Shepard Fairey (US American, b. 1970) John Lewis – Good Trouble, 2020 Medium: Screenprint on paper Dimensions: 61 × 45 cm (24 × 17 7/10 in) Edition of 550...
Photogravure, Screen
NOTICE
By Banksy
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Offset lithograph (sticker) 4.72 x 5.71 in (12.0 x 14.5 cm) Created in a limited quantity (exact number in circulation is unknown). A highly sought after and now very rare piece of...
Lithograph
"Visit Historic Palestine"
By Banksy
Located in Draper, UT
The artwork was personally obtained by me when I visited the Walled Off Hotel. It has a stamp in the lower left corner that reads, "The Walled Off Hotel". Comes with Certificate of Authenticity from the Hotel which also has a stamp on it. The verso of the print is also a stamp which cannot be seen from the front of the print. The print is in pristine condition and has been stored flat since my arrival back from the Hotel. Also has four crisp corners and is in near mint/mint condition. Banksy’s career—filled with art world pranks and political activism—has produced a variety of posters showcasing the street artist’s wry sense of humor. Commissioned by Greenpeace to protest global deforestation, Banksy’s early poster Save or Delete (2002) features blindfolded characters from Disney’s The Jungle Book standing amidst a devastated landscape. In 2005, Banksy pranked The Museum of Modern Art by secretly installing a painting of a Tesco Value soup can (a spoof on Andy Warhol’s famous silkscreens of Campbell’s Soup Cans) in one of its galleries—a hoax that went unnoticed by the museum’s staff for six days and inspired a series of Tesco Value soup can posters years later. Collectible Banksy posters...
Lithograph
"Visit Historic Palestine"
By Banksy
Located in Draper, UT
The artwork was personally obtained by me when I visited the Walled Off Hotel. It has a stamp in the lower left corner that reads, "The Walled Off Hotel". Comes with Certificate of Authenticity from the Hotel which also has a stamp on it. The verso of the print is also a stamp which cannot be seen from the front of the print. The print is in pristine condition and has been stored flat since my arrival back from the Hotel. Also has four crisp corners and is in near mint/mint condition. Banksy’s career—filled with art world pranks and political activism—has produced a variety of posters showcasing the street artist’s wry sense of humor. Commissioned by Greenpeace to protest global deforestation, Banksy’s early poster Save or Delete (2002) features blindfolded characters from Disney’s The Jungle Book standing amidst a devastated landscape. In 2005, Banksy pranked The Museum of Modern Art by secretly installing a painting of a Tesco Value soup can (a spoof on Andy Warhol’s famous silkscreens of Campbell’s Soup Cans) in one of its galleries—a hoax that went unnoticed by the museum’s staff for six days and inspired a series of Tesco Value soup can posters years later. Collectible Banksy posters...
Lithograph
Sold
H 25 in W 18 in
Floral Harmony (Light Blue Yin/Yang), Set of Silkscreens, Street Art, Obey Giant
Located in Hamburg, DE
Shepard Fairey (American, b. 1970) Floral Harmony (Light Blue Yin/Yang), 2020 Medium: 2 screenprints on paper Dimensions: each 24 x 18 in (61 x 46 cm) Edition of 100: Each hand signe...
Screen
Law Physics Shepard Fairey Letterpress Edition Red & Black
Located in Draper, UT
Edition Details Year: 2015 Class: Art Print Status: Official Run: 200 Technique: Letterpress Size: 10 X 13
Screen