Original Signed Lithographs, Etchings, Aquatints, Linocuts & Posters

Georgetown Frame Shoppe has been a leading fine art dealer in Washington DC since 1989, specializing in works on paper. Our collection of Modern and Contemporary lithographs, etchings and linocuts emphasizes such artists as Pierre Auguste Renoir, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, Francisco Goya, Roy Lichtenstein, Bernard Buffet and a few other well known artists. Please feel free to contact us by phone or email to receive prices on some of our feature artists if the price is not listed.

Original Signed Peter Max Paintings & Lithographs

Peter max was born in 1937, in Berlin, Germany. His Family moved a number of times before finally settling down in the United States in 1953. Peter Max was trained in New York at the Art Students League, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts. Apparently he adopted the name "Max" from fellow students and aspiring artist, Max Oppenheimin. After completing his studies, Peter Max opened a design studio and gained international success as a designer for books, posters and product advertisements. In an effort to spend more time on his own personal artistic career, Peter Max closed his studio in 1964. It was following this transition that he began to produce his own signature silkscreens and lithographs, characterized by his use of bright colors and painterly mark making.

Peter Max's work, which he called "up art," was a part of the psychedelic movement in graphic design. His work was extraordinarily influential and highly imitated in advertising design during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Pictured above is an original Peter Max mixed media and acrylic painting on paper. This work, titled "Sunrise Sail," is the fulfillment of Max's aesthetic vision, embracing the design potential of the graphic arts, while stepping outside of its formal restrictions to explore a more psychedelic and imaginative aesthetic. Georgetown Frame Shoppe has sold this piece, but we encourage you to click on the link above to view other Peter Max artwork we have available.

Original Henri Matisse Lithographs

Henri Matisse's images of dancers and of human figures in general, convey expressive form first and the particular details of anatomy secondarily. Matisse extended this principle into other fields; his bronze sculptures, drawings and works in etching and lithography, reveal the same expressive contours seen in his paintings. Although intellectually sophisticated, Matisse always emphasized the importance of instinct and intuition in the production of a work of art. He felt that an artist did not have complete control over color and form; instead, colors, shapes and lines would come to dictate to the sensitive artist how they might be employed in relation to one another. He often emphasized his joy in abandoning himself to the play of the forces of color and design. He explained the rhythmic but distorted forms of many of his figures in terms of them working out of a total pictorial harmony.

This lovely original Henri Matisse portrait, L'Eveil, is from the portfolio Poesies Antillaises, published by Mourlot in 1972. Georgetown Frame Shoppe not only has this lithograph, but all of the original lithographs from this portfolio. We invite everyone to view this inspiring work on our website.

Original Andy Warhol Screenprint Northwest Coast Mask

Georgetown Frame Shoppe has just acquired Andy Warhol's spectacular original screenprint, Plains Indian Shield.This screenprint belongs to his 1986 Cowboys and Indians portfolio published by Gaultney, Klineman Art, Inc., New York. Printed on Lenox Museum Board, this work measures 36" x 36". With its vivid colors and bold composition, this original Andy Warhol screenprint stands out as one of his most iconic works. We invite you to have a look on our website where we have the entire portfolio available for viewing. If you have any questions concerning this work or any others, please contact our gallery.

Archival Custom Picture Framing

Georgetown Frame Shoppe also specializes in custom archival framing. Our framing studio is located above our gallery, allowing us to professionally handle and frame your artwork in a timely manner and using 100% conservation material. With our high quality 100% acid free Crescent and Bainbridge mats, hand wrapped silk and linen mats, and a variety of glass types (Plexiglass, UV, Non-glare and Museum.) We also offer a large selection of high quality gilded and antique finished molding, to enhance any work of art to its fullest potential once framed.

Let us come to you! We also offer professional Art consulting and picture hanging services for your home, gallery or office in Maryland, DC and Virginia. We will assist you in determining the perfect placement for your favorite artwork, award, diploma or mirror. Please contact us any time for a free quote.

Georgetown Frame Shoppe readily 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.

Original hand Signed Pablo Picasso Linocuts

Picasso began making linocuts while working in the south of France on the famous Vallauris Chapel at a time recalled by many as the 20th century renaissance of art during the post-war years. Originally he intended to employ the technique for simply the creation of posters for exhibitions at Vallauris, but became inspired to develop his interest further. Picasso worked closely with printer Hidalgo Arnera creating hundreds of prints. Pictured above is Picasso's Bulls in Vallauris. This original Picasso linocut is hand signed in crayon in the bottom right hand corner and numbered 183/198, published in 1957, by Arnera, Vallauris. This linocut measures 36" x 24" unframed.

Marc Chagall Color Etchings Des Mauvais Sujets

Des Mauvais Sujets is the first suite of color etchings Marc Chagall created without the use of pochoir. This suite was completed in 1958. Des Mauvais Sujets illustrates the psychological drama played out within an artist, between his identity and that of what he creates. De Mauvais Sujets was issued in an edition of 10 portfolios on Japon Nacré, signed and numbered from A/J to J/J, 112 portfolios printed on velin d'Arches, each of which were numbered. In addition, there were 16 portfolios hors commerce for collaborators in the production numbered from I-XVI, and 25 portfolios for the artist lettered from A to Y. Pictured above is etching number III, from the Des Mauvais Sujets portfolio. This work is from the edition of 112, published by Les Bibliophiles de l'Union Françcaise in Paris. The color etchings were printed by Jacques Frélaut and Roger Lacourière.

Original Pierre-Auguste Renoir Etchings

Pictured above is the original Pierre-Auguste Renoir lithograph titled La Pierre aux Trois Croquis (Second State), one of twelve lithographs from Renoir's Douze Lithographies suite. This original Renoir lithograph is signed in the stone, and was published circa 1904, in an edition of 950 printed on Vellum paper. Reference: Delteil 41. We are currently offering this work for $7,500 archivally framed. To view more lithographs from this suite, as well as other lovely original lithographs and etchings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, please visit our website or feel free to contact our gallery.