The Different Print Types in Warhol’s Oeuvre The market value of a Andy Warhol print depends on many aspects — from the color and composition of a piece to its edition size and rarity. Warhol had his printers create multiple versions, picking and choosing specific editions to be used for various purposes. While Warhol would decide that one … Continued
Artists such as Ed Ruscha, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist and Larry Rivers, share a common theme in their contributions to art history. Their own generational and social landscape became the very template, which many of their prints derived from. Ed Ruscha’s Hollywood, Robert Rauschenberg’s Retroactive 1, James Rosenquest’s F-111, and of course Larry River’s Four Camels all share images of iconic symbols reflecting … Continued
The ‘lost’ series of ten copper etching plates made to produce the World War One etchings detailed in a previous article were bought on eBay, unattributed to Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, in December 2013. The vendor had acquired them earlier in the year in France, where they had been discovered in a loft. Although I didn’t know exactly what they were when … Continued
Let’s say that Chagall decides to make a lithograph one day (not likely, since he is dead, but this is just an example). He prepares the stone and delivers it to the printer. The printer prints the edition. Chagall may sign the individual prints in pencil, or he may not: that’s another issue (for more about signatures, see HERE). But … Continued
The creation of a Warhol screenprint required two major components: Warhol’s creative genius and the printer to execute the idea. Warhol employed various printing studios and individual printers as the demand for his work increased. The major printing studios and printers he used were Styria Studios Inc., Alexander Heinrici, and Rupert Jasen Smith, who did the majority of … Continued
Jazz Prints by Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was 74 when he produced his much-celebrated and idiosyncratic album Jazz, widely considered to be the greatest and most sought after illustrated book of the 20th stencils of colourful cut-outs or gouaches découpées in French, accompanied by text composed and handwritten by the artist himself. Matisse intended the … Continued
