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Andy Warhol created this original "portrait" of a giant panda in 1983 as part of a portfolio of ten screenprints he called Endangered Species. Giant Panda (II.295) is an original screenprint on Lenox Museum Board and is hand signed by Andy Warhol. Warhol was commissioned to produce the series by a pair of New York art dealers after numerous conversations concerning ecological issues such as beach erosion. Warhol referred to his subjects as "animals in make-up," contrasting the dynamism of vivid color and frenetic line with the natural grace and humble pride of the animals themselves. Giant Panda is numbered 117/150 and hand signed by Andy Warhol. The screenprint was printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York, and published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York. It measures
38 by 38 inches unframed. $35,000
Cancer is an original lithograph on Arches script paper from the celebrated series Signs of the Zodiac by Salvador Dali. The portfolio contains text by Nicolas Sokoloff and twelve original lithographs by Dali, each illustrating one of the zodiac signs re-imagined in Dali's signature Surrealist style. The prints' bold and vivid imagery make the traditional astrological iconography both recognizable and unexpectedly novel. Published in 1967 by Leon Amiel, this lithograph is numbered 97/250 and has been hand signed by Salvador Dali. It measures approximately 29 1/2 by 22 inches unframed. $1,500
Dali, the famous Spanish surrealist, is considered to be one of the masters of twentieth-century art. His artwork displays a meticulous academic technique that is contradicted by depictions of hallucinatory characters in an unreal "dream" space. He described his art as "hand-painted dream photographs" and defined his artistic process as a "spontaneous method of original knowledge based upon the interpretive-critical association of delirious phenomena."
 In 1967, Joan Miro produced a series of 18 color lithographs to accompany his poem, Le Lezard aux Plumes d'Or (The Lizard with the Golden Feathers), including the original lithograph pictured here. Shortly after the plates were printed, Miro and his publisher, Louis Broder, discovered that flaws in the paper's manufacture had caused slight inconsistencies in the colors, and ultimately decided to cancel the printing. Miro then proceeded to create an entirely new series of 15 lithographs which were published in 1971 under the same name. However, after Broder's death, proofs of the original set surfaced in small editions on parchment and Japon paper; their relative rarity makes the initial series especially desirable. This beautiful impression on parchment from the original Le Lezard aux Plumes d'Or (Maeght 515) is numbered 6/20 and hand signed by Joan Miro. It measures approximately 20 by 14 inches unframed. $7,500
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Frame Shoppe also specializes in custom archival framing. Our framing
studio is located directly above our gallery, which allows us to design and frame your artwork quickly, safely, and professionally. We use high quality, conservation materials. Our mats, whether rag, linen, or hand wrapped silk, are all 100% acid free. We also offer six types of glazing material, including
Plexiglas, UV glass, non-glare glass, and Museum Glass. Our large selection of high quality wood, metal, and finished-corner mouldings
will enhance any work of art. Feel free to call us for a free price quote or advice on
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Georgetown Frame Shoppe frames a diverse selection of fine art, photographs, textiles, and memorabilia to suit anyone's home, office, or gallery. We pride ourselves with keeping up to date on the latest framing techniques and contemporary styles of molding and matting, finding new and innovative ways to make your artwork look unique and polished. Please do not hesitate to call us for a free price quote or advise on how to make your artwork look its very best.
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Georgetown Frame Shoppe, established in 1989 in Washington, DC, is a leading fine art print dealer. We specialize in buying
and selling works on paper by Contemporary
and Modern Masters. Our collection of lithographs, etchings
and linocuts emphasizes artists such as Pierre Auguste Renoir, Henri Matisse,
Andy Warhol, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, Joan Miro, Alexander
Calder, Francisco Goya, Roy Lichtenstein, and Bernard Buffet. Please feel free to call or email us for further information and pricing.
Nu accoudé (Plate VIII) is an original aquatint from the series Sable Mouvant by Pablo Picasso. Sable Mouvant (Quicksand) was the final composition of the poet Pierre Reverdy, and it was upon his death that his friend Picasso agreed to illustrate a posthumous edition of the haunting poem. The ten aquatints that comprise the series were selected from a large series of prints exploring the theme of the artist and model--a favorite subject of Picasso's. This original aquatint was printed by Atelier Crommelynck, Paris, on Rives wove paper in 1966. It measures approximately 15 by 10 3/4 inches framed and 27 by 23 inches framed. $3,500 framed
L'Enfant Au Biscuit (Child With a Biscuit) is an original five-color lithograph by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. This sweet portrait of a baby in a bonnet is of Renoir's second son, Jean, who was between four and five years old at the time. The lithograph, which was printed in 1899 in its five-color state on Arches Wove paper, is from an edition of 100, which includes multiple states in varying pigments. It measures 29 by 24 inches framed. $15,000 framed
Renoir, already a celebrated painter by 1890, turned his attention to printmaking at the urging of friends, publishers, and colleagues who foresaw how desirable prints by such a master would prove. During the following fourteen years, Renoir created most of his approximately fifty published graphic works, many of which have become icons of fin du siecle imagery. Almost half of Renoir's graphic oeuvre was published by the famed publisher and art dealer Ambroise Vollard.
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