Robert Indiana "Eternal Hexagon" original serigraph
Medium: original serigraph / silkscreen. In 1964 Samuel Wagstaff, Jr. (at that time Curator of Paintings at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartfordford, Connecticut) selected ten important American artists and asked them to contribute original prints for the portfolio “Ten Works by Ten Painters”. This was issued in 1964 in an edition of 500. The publisher's blindstamp is in the margin near the bottom right corner. Not signed.
The other artists collaborating with the project were Stuart Davis, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, George Ortman, Larry Poons, Ad Reinhardt, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol.
Image size: 17 1/2 x 16 inches (445 x 408mm). Printed on wove paper with full original margins, the sheet measures 24 x 20 inches.
Condition: there is a mat stain in the margin.
Allan D'Arcangelo "Paris Review" signed numbered serigraph
Medium: original serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil 82/150. Executed in 1965 for the Paris Review (catalogue reference: Burchfield 2). The image size is 29 x 25 inches and the full sheet size is 40 x 26 inches. An iconic example of 1960's Pop Art.
Condition: there is some wear around the edges of the sheet.
In 1965 the leading Pop and Abstract artists of the era were commissioned by the Paris Review to contribute original prints. These silkscreens were published in small signed/numbered editions (of 150) and today are quite rare. Artists participating in the project included Motherwell, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Indiana, Dine, Oldenburg, Rauschenberg, D'Arcangelo, Anuszkiewicz, Frankenthaler, Katz, Kelly, Nevelson, Rosenquist and others.
Enrico Baj signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Michel Casse and published by Philippe Lebaud in a limited edition of 190 for the "Variations sur l'imaginaire" portfolio. Size: 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (370 x 275 mm). Signed in pencil by Enrico Baj.
Jasper Johns original lithograph
Medium: original offset lithograph. Printed on semi-translucent vellum-like Giama Natural paper by Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) and published in 2014 as a special insert for Art in America. Size: 15 x 10 7/8 inches (380 x 275 mm). This work was issued as a folded sheet and retains the horizontal crease. Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Mel Ramos original lithograph "Tiger Girl"
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches (408 x 290 mm). There is poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) on the back side, as issued. Not signed.
Jim Dine original lithograph, 1964
Medium: original lithograph (in two sections). Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (408 x 580 mm). There is poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) beneath the image and on verso, as issued. Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Note: This work was printed on two separate sheets which do not join together perfectly.
Claes Oldenburg original lithograph "Parade of Women"
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (408 x 580 mm). Published with a center fold and poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) on verso. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Robert Rauschenberg original lithograph "Wart"
Medium: original offset lithograph. This work is also known as "Envelope". Rauschenberg executed this interesting Pop Art classic for Art In America in 1970. It consists of one composition on the front and a different original composition on the back (see the second photo). Printed on laminated paper with a center fold. Size: 11 x 14 inches (280 x 360 mm). Not signed. This work is now scarce.
Andy Warhol lithograph, 1967
Medium: lithograph on thick, shiny paper. Created by Andy Warhol and published in 1967 by Black Star for Andy Warhol's Index Book, an absurd and revolutionary volume designed as "a children's book for hipsters". Size: 11 x 8 3/8 inches (278 x 215 mm). A classic Warhol piece of Pop Art from his Factory period, at the height of the New York psychedelic scene. Please note, this listing is for the front cover lithograph only and does not include any other lithographs from this edition.
Not signed.
Condition: this work served as the actual front cover of the Index Book so there is some wear.
Jean Dubuffet pochoir "Jardin de quitte vite"
Medium: pochoir (after the collage). Printed by Jacomet for XXe Siecle in 1957 (issue number 8) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 243 mm). Not signed. A magnificent, richly inked impression!
Condition: there is creasing near two corners of the sheet.
Roy Lichtenstein "Haystack Embossment" lithograph, 1969
Medium: lithograph with embossing (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 in raised relief and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (144 x 216 mm). Sheet size: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (162 x 238 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Andy Warhol lithograph multiple "Hunts Tomato Paste" 1967
This is a three-dimensional paper construction mounted onto a double-page photolithograph; when the folded sheet is opened the construction pops up. Created by Andy Warhol and published in 1967 by Black Star for Andy Warhol's Index Book, an absurd and revolutionary volume designed as "a children's book for hipsters". Size: 10 3/4 x 16 x 4 inches (275 x 400 x 105 mm). A classic work of Pop Art from Warhol's Factory period, at the height of the New York psychedelic scene. Not signed.
Robert Indiana original lithograph "Angel More"
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1977 on Arches paper for Robert Indiana's "Mother of Us All"
series. Image size: 18 x 14 inches. Sheet size: 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches. Not signed or numbered.
Alan Davie original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 x 22 3/4 inches (408 x 580 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center fold. Not signed.
Clayton Pond signed original serigraph "The Other Chair"
Medium: original serigraph / silkscreen. Signed in pencil by Clayton Pond. Printed in 1966 for The Artist's Proof art revue and published by the Pratt Graphic Art Center. Size: 9 x 7 1/4 inches (228 x 183 mm). This work was attached along the top edge by the publisher onto a larger support sheet. A fine impression in rich, electric color!
Claes Oldenburg original lithograph "All Kinds of Love I"
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Image size: 11 x 10 inches. There is poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) beneath the image and on the back side, as issued. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Pierre Alechinsky original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph (in two sections). Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (408 x 580 mm). There is poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) on verso, as issued.
Not signed.
Note: This work was printed on two separate sheets which do not join together perfectly.
Andy Warhol lithograph, 1967
Medium: lithograph on thick, shiny paper. Created by Andy Warhol and published in 1967 by Black Star for Andy Warhol's Index Book, an absurd and revolutionary volume designed as "a children's book for hipsters". Size: 11 x 8 3/8 inches (278 x 212 mm). A classic Warhol piece of Pop Art from his Factory period, at the height of the New York psychedelic scene. Signed in the plate, not by hand.
Condition: this work served as the actual back cover of the Index Book so there is some wear.
Javier Mariscal original lithograph, 1986
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1986 by Imprimerie Arte for the art revue Noise (issue number 4) and published by Maeght in an edition of 2000. Size: 14 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches (370 x 540 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Condition: this work was issued as a folded sheet with printed text on back. There are stitch holes along the center crease from the publisher's binding.
Roy Lichtenstein "Cathedral #6" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (217 x 144 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (238 x 162 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Cathedral #5" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (217 x 144 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (238 x 162 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Cathedral #4" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (217 x 144 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (238 x 162 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Cathedral #3" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (217 x 144 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (238 x 162 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Cathedral #2" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (217 x 144 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (238 x 162 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Cathedral #1" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (217 x 144 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (238 x 162 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Edward McKnight Kauffer serigraph
Medium: serigraph. Printed in 1936 and published in Paris by Arts et Métiers Graphiques. Image size: 7 1/2 x 6 inches (188 x 150 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Haystack #6" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (144 x 216 mm). Sheet size: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (162 x 238 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Haystack #5" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (144 x 216 mm). Sheet size: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (162 x 238 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Haystack #4" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (144 x 216 mm). Sheet size: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (162 x 238 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Haystack #3" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (144 x 216 mm). Sheet size: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (162 x 238 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Haystack #2" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (144 x 216 mm). Sheet size: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (162 x 238 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Roy Lichtenstein "Haystack #1" lithograph 1969
Medium: lithograph (after Lichtenstein). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1969 and issued by Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles (the same atelier that printed the full-size original Lichtenstein lithograph). Image size: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (144 x 216 mm). Sheet size: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (162 x 238 mm). The Gemini G.E.L. copyright inscription is printed beneath the image (the second photo shows the full sheet). Executed in homage to Claude Monet, this vintage 1969 smaller version is itself now quite scarce. Not signed.
Andy Warhol lithograph multiple "Accordian"
This is a three-dimensional paper construction mounted onto a double-page photolithograph; when the folded sheet is opened the construction pops up. Created by Andy Warhol and published in 1967 by Black Star for Andy Warhol's Index Book, an absurd and revolutionary volume designed as "a children's book for hipsters". Size: 10 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 2 inches (275 x 394 x 45 mm). A classic Warhol work of Pop Art from his Factory period, at the height of the New York psychedelic scene. Not signed.
Richard Lindner "Woman and Bird" original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed on wove paper, this original Richard Lindner lithograph was issued in 1974 for XXe Siecle (issue No. 42), published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (310 x 240 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.
Peter Klasen original lithograph "Woman and Objektiv"
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1967 by Clot, Bramsen et Georges and issued in an edition of 2500 for "Les Temps Situationistes" (The Situationist Times) -- now scarce. Size: 10 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches (273 x 213 mm). The artist's name appears in text beneath the image. Not signed.
Lourdes Castro original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1967 by Clot, Bramsen et Georges and issued in an edition of 2500 for "Les Temps Situationistes" (The Situationist Times) -- now scarce. Size: 10 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches (273 x 213 mm). The artist's name appears in text beneath the image. Not signed.
Pierre Alechinsky original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1982 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 250, dedicated in homage to Aime and Marguerite Maeght) and published in Paris by the Maeght atelier. Size: 15 x 22 inches (378 x 553 mm). There is a center fold with text on the back side, as published. Not signed.
Condition: there are stitch holes along the center crease from the publisher's binding.
Richard Lindner serigraph "Shoot"
Medium: silkscreen / serigraph (after the original). This smaller-size copy was printed in 1971 to promote the full size screenprint that was published by Ives-Sillman. Image size: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches (247 x 173 mm). Not signed.
Claes Oldenburg lithograph, 1967
Medium: lithograph. From the "In Memory of My Feelings" portfolio, printed in 1967 on Mohawk Superfine Smooth paper in a limited edition of 2500 and published in New York by The Museum of Modern Art. Not signed.
Claes Oldenburg was one of the New York artists invited to contribute original compositions in homage to poet Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) for the "In Memory of My Feelings" project in 1967. The principal image is 12 x 9 inches (303 x 227 mm) and the entire sheet size is 12 x 18 inches (303 x 455 mm). There is a fold in the middle and the poem is on one side. Since the full sheet is a bit large for our scanner, the second photo shows most but not quite all of the composition.