$520Sale Price|20% Off
James Haven Print “Three Cedars” Winter Farm Scene Signed & Numbered C1945
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pleasant winter farm scene titled 'Three Cedars' by James Haven, created around 1945. This print captures a serene winter landscape with three prominent cedar trees, a farmhouse, a...
Paper
$1,800
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, 1996, Black Musician Collage Portrait, Guitar
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Publisher - Mojo Portfolio, NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is one of the few masters of collage.
Lithograph
$1,950Sale Price|21% Off
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NJ Publisher - Mojo Portfolio, NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is ...
Lithograph
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, 1987, Black Family Portrait, Contemporary Collage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 29 x 20.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, vivid colors, hand signed in pencil by James Denmark, Certificate of Authenticity provided Edition size - 100, plus pro...
Lithograph
JUMPIN' & JIVIN' Signed Lithograph 1996, Jazz Club Scene, Band Musicians
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NJ Publisher - Mojo Portfolio, NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is ...
Lithograph
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NJ Publisher - Mojo Portfolio, NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is ...
Lithograph
Garden Romance Signed Lithograph, Collage of Black Couple in Flowers
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
NJ Publisher - Mojo Portfolio NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is one of the few masters of collage.
Lithograph
$1,800
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph 1996, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NJ Publisher - Mojo Portfolio, NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is ...
Lithograph
Unusual 19th Century Irish Waterford Glass Mirror
Located in London, GB
XXVIII and The Knight of Glin and James Peill, Irish Furniture, New Haven and London, 2007, p.269, fig. 254.
Mercury Glass, Mirror
Witch Haven
By Dana James
Located in New York, NY
Ink, dye, pigment and oil on canvas
Canvas, Dye, Ink, Oil, Pigment
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H 13 in W 15 in D 24.5 in
Antique CS Bell Crystal Metal No 2 Cast Iron Farm Dinner Bell & Upright 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
Sometime in the 1870s James Haven gave up making bells and paid a premium to put their name on C.
Iron
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY, Signed Lithograph, Multicolor Collage, African American Heritage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
The juxtaposition of bright attractive colors and collage-like shapes actively engage the viewer's eye and curiosity. James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 was raised...
Lithograph
Sunlight Through Trees
By James Dexter Havens
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original 1930's modernist oil painting by listed American artist James Dexter Havens. James Dexter Havens was born in January 13, 1900 in Rochester, New York and had a fairly u...
Canvas, Oil
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 29 x 20.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, vivid colors, hand signed in pencil by James Denmark Edition size - 100, plus proofs Year published - 1987 Printer - J...
Lithograph
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 29 x 20.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by James Denmark Edition size - 100 Year published - 1987 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida ...
Lithograph
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 29 x 20.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by James Denmark Edition size - 100 Year published - 1987 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida ...
Lithograph
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 29 x 20.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by James Denmark Edition size - 100 Year published - 1987 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida ...
Lithograph
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY, Signed Lithograph, Multicolor Collage, African American Heritage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
The juxtaposition of bright attractive colors and collage-like shapes actively engage the viewer's eye and curiosity. James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 was raised...
Lithograph
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY, Signed Lithograph, Multicolor Collage, African American Heritage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
The juxtaposition of bright attractive colors and collage-like shapes actively engage the viewer's eye and curiosity. James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 was raised...
Lithograph
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
The juxtaposition of bright attractive colors and collage-like shapes actively engage the viewer's eye and curiosity. James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 was raised...
Lithograph
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H 30.5 in W 27 in
JUMPIN' & JIVIN' Signed Original Lithograph, Colorful Collage, Music, Night Club
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is one of the few masters of collage.
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait Black Man, Guitar, Music
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 38 x 23 inches, unframed, mint condition, hand signed by James Denmark Edition size - 250 Year published - 1996 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is ...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, Black Musician, Blues Guitar
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
In HONKY TONK, Denmark's portrayal of a young black musician in bright shades of red orange, red, dark blue, light yellows, cream, tan, browns, and black creates a feeling of good t...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait Black Guitar Player, Blue Jeans
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 38 x 23 inches, unframed, mint condition, hand signed by James Denmark Edition size - 250 Year published - 1996 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is ...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 38 x 23 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed and numbered by James Denmark Edition size - 250 Year published - 1996 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Flor...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 38 x 23 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed and numbered by James Denmark Edition size - 250 Year published - 1996 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Flor...
Lithograph
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H 30.5 in W 27 in
JUMPIN' & JIVIN' Signed Lithograph, Jazz Club, Band Musicians, Color Collage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 30.5 x 27 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed and numbered by James Denmark Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Printer - JK Fine Art Editi...
Lithograph
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H 30.5 in W 27 in
JUMPIN' & JIVIN' Signed Lithograph, Night Club Scene Band Musicians, Grand Piano
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 30.5 x 27 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed and numbered by James Denmark Edition size - 250 Year published - 1996 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Fl...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 32 x 21.25 in., unframed, mint condition, pencil signed by James Denmark Edition size - 250 Year published - 1996 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 i...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 32 x 21.25 in., unframed, mint condition, pencil signed by James Denmark Edition size - 250 Year published - 1996 James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 i...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Vivid coloration and textures captivate the eye with variety - deep violet, reds, fiery orange, touches of yellow, dark black and shades of blue - a very strong impression and fine e...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in D 0.125 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Vivid coloration, watercolor patterns, and collage effect textures captivate the eye with visual variety in a striking palette of blues, greens, white, red, orange, magenta, touches ...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Vivid coloration, watercolor patterns, and collage effect textures captivate the eye with visual variety in a striking palette of blues, greens, white, red, orange, magenta, touches ...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Vivid coloration and textures captivate the eye with variety - deep violet, reds, fiery orange, touches of yellow, dark black and shades of blue - a very strong impression and fine e...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Vivid coloration, watercolor patterns, and collage effect textures captivate the eye with visual variety in a striking palette of blues, greens, white, red, orange, magenta, touches ...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Vivid coloration, watercolor patterns, and collage effect textures captivate the eye with visual variety in a striking palette of blues, greens, white, red, orange, magenta, touches ...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Vivid coloration, watercolor patterns, and collage effect textures captivate the eye with visual variety in a striking palette of blues, greens, white, red, orange, magenta, touches ...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Black Musician Portrait, Blues Guitarist, Collage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 38 x 23 inches, unframed, mint condition, hand signed and numbered by James Denmark, Certificate of Authenticity included Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published ...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Black Musician, Collage Portrait, Blues Guitar
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Publisher - Mojo Portfolio, NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is one of the few masters of collage.
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Black Musician Portrait, Blues Guitarist, Collage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 38 x 23 inches, unframed, mint condition, hand signed and numbered by James Denmark, Certificate of Authenticity included Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published ...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is one of the few masters of collage.
Lithograph
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H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 29 x 20.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by James Denmark Edition size - 100, plus proofs Year published - 1987 Printer - JK Fine Art Editions Co....
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is one of the few masters of collage.
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 23 in
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Print size - 38 x 23 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed and numbered by James Denmark Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 James Denmark, born in Winte...
Lithograph
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H 32 in W 21.25 in
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
NJ James Denmark, born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936 is one of the few masters of collage.
Lithograph
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H 24 in W 48 in
"Parisian Seine River Scene, " Mid-Century Modern Urban Cityscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Artist Unknown (20th century) Seine River Scene, Paris, France, circa 1960 Oil on canvas 24 x 48 inches Provenance: James Brown & Son Inc., New Haven, Connecticut, May 16, 1971 Priv...
Canvas, Oil
Haven
By James Lecce
Located in New York, NY
This poured and layered painting is made with acrylic polymer emulsion on canvas on panel.
Acrylic Polymer
Haven
By James Lecce
Located in New York, NY
This poured and layered acrylic polymer emulsion painting is created without the use of brushes.
Odyssey of Homer Printed by Bruce Rogers
By Bruce Rogers, Homer
Located in New York, NY
PROVENANCE: Dale Roylance with his bookplate on front paste-down along with presentation plate with gift inscription to "DR", presumably Mr. Roylance, a gift of James Barry, New Ha...
$4,850
H 38 in W 20 in
"Recitals, Signed Mixed Media Print, Abstract Color Collage Design, 38x20"
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Union City, NJ
RECITALS is mixed media limited edition print by the renowned African American artist Sam Gilliam, created using Archival Inkjet, Relief, and Stencil techniques. This vertical, rainb...
Mixed Media
POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR
Located in Portland, ME
Senghor, Leopold Sedar. POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR with illustrations by Lois Maillou Jones. Limited Editions Club, NY, 1996. Number 88 of the edition of 300 copies signed by Seg...
Screen
The House of Shango — African American artist
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Samella Sanders Lewis, 'The House of Shango', lithograph, 1992, edition 60. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '31/60' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on Arches cream ...
Lithograph
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 21.125 in
Girl in the Garden (Gelburd/Rosenberg 62), Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Romare Bearden (1911-1988) Title: Girl in the Garden (Gelburd/Rosenberg 62) Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper Edition: 33/150, plus proofs Size: 28.75 x 2...
Lithograph
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
Bearden 'School Bell Time' Serigraph African American
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of Romare Bearden's School Bell Time has been officially approved and numbered by the Bearden Foundation, with the foundation's seal printed in the lower right-hand...
Screen
$60,662Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$1,200
H 24 in W 35 in
Mexican Travelers, Modern Lithograph by Millard Sheets
By Millard Sheets
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mexican Travelers by Millard Owen Sheets, American (1907–1989) Date: Circa 1977 Lithograph on Arches paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250 Size: 24 in. x 35 in. (60.96 ...
Lithograph
$8,500
H 30 in W 22 in D 1 in
The Open Door 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: The Open Door Year: 1979 Print: Lithograph on Somerset Paper Paper size : 22'' x 30'' Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 4/175 Romare Bearden is r...
Lithograph
$2,150
H 36 in W 24 in D 1 in
Self Love 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, African Woman
By Oluwafemi Akanmu
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanie...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$3,000
H 26 in W 22 in
Lena Horne Film Broadway Star African American 20th Century Litho NYT Published
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Lena Horne Film Broadway Star African American 20th Century Litho NYT Published Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) "Lena Horne" Hand-signed Limited Edition Etching, 56/200 Sight size 14 1/2 ...
Lithograph
$9,000
H 21.5 in W 28.25 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph 1979, Figurative Abstract, Black Women, Train
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
THE CONVERSATION is an original limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. THE CONVERSATION...
Lithograph
Black Allegory (African-American Mythological Figures)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Black Mythological Scene with Figures, ca 1970's. Etching on wove paper, plate measures 17.5 x 21.5 inches on a sheet 22 x 28 inches. Unsigned and unattributed. This is an examp...
Etching
$5,800
H 33.25 in W 23.5 in
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Union City, NJ
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned African American artist Jacob Lawrence, printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival A...
Lithograph
$950Sale Price|36% Off
H 25.75 in W 19.5 in
Boy in Red Shirt original lithograph by Margaret Keane c 1980
By Margaret Keane
Located in Paonia, CO
Boy in Red Shirt is an original lithograph by Margaret Keane c. 1980. A young boy in a red shirt is seen in front of a three story building in a city on a blue sky day. An ori...
Lithograph
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.81 in W 9.375 in
Jacob Lawrence, Farmers, from Hiroshima, 1983
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite silkscreen by Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), titled Farmers, from the album Hiroshima, originates from the 1983 edition published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, ...
Screen
$7,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.5 in W 27.75 in
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
MORNING is an original limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. MORNING by the African Am...
Lithograph
James Denmark was born in Winter Haven, Florida, in 1936 and was raised in an artistic family. His grandmother, a wire sculptor and quilt artist, exposed him to color and form at an early age. He was also influenced by his grandfather, a bricklayer noted for his unique custom design molds. Denmark has a natural feeling for the improvisational medium of collage, developing his unique signature style. Utilizing brightly hand-colored papers, fabric and textures, Denmark creates compositions that reflect African American heritage and culture. Denmark has had over 60 one-man exhibitions and has participated in numerous group shows. Works of art by James Denmark are a part of well recognized private and corporate collections in the USA as well as in Mexico, South Africa, Europe, Japan and Africa, including New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Denmark has received numerous awards and recognition, including the 39th Annual Printing Industry Award given by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Living Legends Award presented by the National Urban League.
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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