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CONTEMPORARY STYLE

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.

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Style: Contemporary
Period: 1950s
Don Quixote Observing - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Observing is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good c...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote Galloping - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Galloping is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good c...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote Galloping - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Galloping is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good c...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote and Full-Moon - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote and full-moon is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Go...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Don Quixote in Battle - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote in Battle is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good c...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote on Chariot - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote on Chariot is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote and Sancho - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote and Sancho is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote Galloping - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Galloping is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good cond...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote Galloping - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Galloping is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good con...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good conditions....
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Chinese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good conditions. ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote in The Bed - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote in The Bed is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Image of Don Quixote - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Image of Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good condi...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Speech of Don Quixote - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Speech of Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good cond...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote On Battle - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote On Battle is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good c...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Ex Libris Helder Duarte - Woodcut by Herberto Helder - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris Helder Duarte is an Artwork realized in 1955 by Herberto Helder (1930-2015) Woodcut B./W. print on paper. The work is glued on ivory cardboard. Total dimensions: 21 x 15...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Woodcut

The Procession for Don Quixote - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
The Procession for Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limit...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote and the Women - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote and the Women is anetching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good c...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Flor y el Vejo - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Flor y el Vejo is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good conditions....
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote Wounded - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Wounded is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good condit...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote and The Animals - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote and the Animals is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Goo...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Flor y el Viejo - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Flor y el Vejo is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good conditio...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Go...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

The Arrival of Don Quixote - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
The Arrival of Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. G...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote Galloping - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Galloping is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good c...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote Leaves the Stable on his Horse - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Leaves the Stable on his Horse is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good conditions....
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote on his Deathbed - Etching and Drypoint by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote on his Deathbed is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored Japanese paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote in the Chariot - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote in the Chariot is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. They belong to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Go...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

The Meeting - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
The Meeting is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951 for the Suite Don Quixote. They belong to a limited edition of 125 spec...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote Surrounded - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote Surrounded is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good con...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belon...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. The artwork belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good condi...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

The Vision - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
The Vision is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951 for the Suite "Don Quixote". It belongs to a limited edition of 125 spec...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote and the Ghosts - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote and the Ghosts is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. It belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Goo...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

The Entrance of Don Quixote - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
The Entrance of Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. They belong to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Go...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote's Hunt - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote's Hunt is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. They belong to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good condit...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Don Quixote on his Deathbed - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote on his Deathbed is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. They belong to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Go...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Born in New York City in 1930, Ken Heyman first became interested in photography in high school. Later, during his student days at Columbia College-which were interrupted by a two-year stint in the army-his skill as a photographer grew, but still regarded photography as no more than a hobby. Then two events in college helped to direct him toward his career in photography. First, he sent off selections of his work to two national photography annuals and was pleased, indeed surprised, when both indicated they were eager to print his pictures-and did. But perhaps more important was his becoming a student of the distinguished anthropologist Margaret Mead...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Silver Gelatin

Pablo Picasso
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Silver Gelatin

Willie
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Silver Gelatin

Gerry Cranham 'Sundial Hat' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16
Located in San Rafael, CA
British dancer Rosemary Andree wearing a sunhat with a clock face design on a summer's day at the Roehampton Pool. (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Image...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Tamazunchale
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, recto; Also studio stamped, verso Vintage gelatin silver print This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Silver Gelatin

Fluids from the River by Miller Null - Original Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fluids from the river by Miller Null is a vintage photographic print on Agfa baryta paper. Print came from the work “ Riva di Pò” realized between 1956 and 1961 by famous american photographer Harold...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper

Tobacco Leaves by Miller Null - Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Tobacco Leaves by Harold Null is a vintage photographic print on baryta paper. Print came from the work “ Riva di Pò” realized between 1956 and 1961 by famous american photographer Harold Miller...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper

Fisherman with Child by Miller Null - Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fisherman with child by Miller Null is a vintage photographic print on baryta paper. Print came from the work “ Riva di Pò” realized between 1956 and 1961 by famous american photographer Harold...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper

1957 After John Farleigh 'Piccadilly Circus'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 40 x 25 inches ( 101.6 x 63.5 cm ) Image Size: 27 x 20 inches ( 68.58 x 50.8 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Additional Det...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Offset

1954 Dell Comics 'Gene Autry #92'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 10.25 x 7 inches ( 26.035 x 17.78 cm ) Image Size: 10.25 x 7 inches ( 26.035 x 17.78 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Additi...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Offset

Letter by Silvano Bozzolini - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
In the letter the italian painter Silvano Bozzolini (1911-1998) writes about a project for an exhibition to his friend Nesto Jacometti.
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Ink

Letter from Silvano Bozzolini to Nesto Jacometti - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
In the letter the painter Bozzolini (1911-1998), confirms Nesto Jacometti an invoice of 75 francs.
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Ink

Letter from Marcello Mascherini to Nesto Jacometti - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
L.T.S addressed to the collector Nesto Jacometti, on headed paper "Marcello Mascherini - Sculptor - Trieste - Via Fabio Severo 20". Trieste, 2 May ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Ink

The Flute - Lithograph on Paper by Miguel Angel Ibartz - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
The Flute is an original contemporary artwork realized by Miguel Angel Ibarz (Barcelona, 1958). Original lithograph on paper. Hand-signed Good conditions except for some stains....
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

Girls - Original Etching by Leonardo Castellani - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Girls is original etching applied on paper realized by the artist Leonardo Castellani in 1956. Hand-signed on the lower right. Dedicated to the Italian artist Mino Maccari. Good conditions. The artwork represents a group of girls...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Etching

Un Plan de Travail en Amérique Latine - Letters by Jean-Pierre Guillermet - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Un Plan de Travail en Amérique Latine (A Working Plan in Latin America) is the main content of this autograph correspondance between Jean-Pierre Guillermet and Nesto Jacometti. Com...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Ink

Autograph Card Signed by Afro Basaldella - 1958-59
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Card Signed by Afro Basaldella to the Countess Anna Laetitia.Pecci-Blunt. Rome, 1950's (1958-1959) . In 24°. In Italian. Excellent condition...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Ink

The Dance - Original China Ink Drawing by Beppe Guzzi - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Dancing is an original drawing in china ink on the paper, hand-signed by the Italian painter Beppe Guzzi. Included a passepartout: 60 x 50 cm This beautiful drawing represents a l...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Ink

Official Entertainment - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Official Entertainment is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s. Charcoal Drawing on paper Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Includes frame: 55 1...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Charcoal

The Soldier - Original Tempera by M. Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Soldier is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s. Mixed colored tempera on cardboard. Includes a contemporary gilded wooden frame: 54.5 x 3.5 x 31 Mino Mac...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Tempera

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