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What are limited-edition prints?

In limited editions, a fixed number of prints is produced from one plate with the understanding that no further ones will be made.

1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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Composition, Cubist Lithograph by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Shaking hands, the two primary figures in the composition wear togas and carry weaponry in this composition by Pablo Picasso. Wearing ornate curved helmets and carrying shields with ...
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Late 20th Century Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

The Sword Swallower
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1968 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 119/120 Printer : Mourlot, Paris Catalog : [Sorlier 168] 71.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 28.15 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 69.00 cm. ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

David Hockney, Munich Olympics Poster - Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972
Located in Manchester, GB
David Hockney, Munich Olympics Poster - Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972 Lithographic Poster 101 x 64 cm (39.76 x 25.2 in) An original vintage poster featuring Hockney's iconic poo...
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1970s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Sun Corner /// Abstract Expressionism Helen Frankenthaler Female Post-War Modern
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Title: "Sun Corner" Portfolio: The Metropolitan Scene *Signed, dated, and numbered by Frankenthaler (inscribed into the metal) lower right Year: 1968 Medium: Original Screenprint on core-filled, baked Aluminum Panel Limited edition: 17/50, (there were also 4 artist's proofs) Printer: Sheila Marbain of Maurel Studios, New York, NY Publisher: Tanglewood Press, New York, NY Reference: "Frankenthaler: A Catalogue Raisonné - Prints 1961-1994" - Harrison No. 12, page 90-91; Berggruen No. 13; Clark No. 13 Framing: Recently framed in a white maple moulding and conservation clear glass with frame-space. All archival Framed size: 37.38" x 37.38" Sheet size: 36.13" x 36.13" Image size: approx. 32" x 32" Condition: A faint crease upper right and lower right. Some light scuffmarks and scratches to image. In otherwise very good condition with strong colors and clean white background Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Upton, MA. Comes from the 1968 "The Metropolitan Scene" portfolio of five screenprints by various artists. Printed in four colors from four screens: blue, orange-red, green, and yellow. This is the third screenprint edition Frankenthaler ever made. "The Metropolitan Scene", a portfolio of prints by Richard Anuszkiewicz, Helen Frankenthaler, Adolph Gottlieb, Nicholas Krushenick, Roy Lichtenstein, and George Segal, was commissioned for a traveling exhibition organized by the Education Department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. The museum received ten Roman-numbered copies for this purpose. Tanglewood Press then released all but Gottlieb's print in numbered editions of fifty. (Gottlieb's contract with Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY, did not permit commercial release of his print by the publisher). "Air Frame" (cat. no. 6) was Frankenthaler's first silkscreen - a medium that Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, NY did not use, although it became increasingly popular for artists' prints, both in Europe and the United States, during the sixties. Several other silkscreens followed in the next few years: "Untitled" (cat no. 11), in 1967, and "Sun Corner" (cat. no. 12) by Tanglewood Press, New York, in 1968. - "What Red Lines Can Do" (cat. nos. 22-26) is a suite of silkscreens published by Multiples, Inc., at that time directed by Rosa Esman, in 1970. - (Harrison - page 19). Biography: Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Metal

Sun in my room , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas
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2010s Pop Art More Art

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Canvas, Color

1998 Keith Haring 'World' Pop Art Framed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 9.75 x 14.75 inches ( 24.765 x 37.465 cm ) Image Size: 4.75 x 9.75 inches ( 12.065 x 24.765 cm ) Framed: Yes Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Details: Vintage Keith Haring Postcard...
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

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