Lettrism

What is Lettrism?

Lettrism is an art form that uses letters, words, and symbols to create artwork. The movement was established in Paris in the 1940s and later gained popularity in the 1950s in America. Lettrisme is the French spelling of the movement's name, derived from the French word for letter.
Little Owl (Self Portrait)

Tracey Emin

Little Owl (Self Portrait), 2005

Limited Edition Print

Etching

GBP 7,800

Me Me

Tracey Emin

Me Me, 2014

Sculpture / Object

Plaster

GBP 4,200

I Love Pets

David Shrigley

I Love Pets, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

GBP 5,400

Untitled

Rudolf Stingel

Untitled, 2023

Limited Edition Print

Digital print on canvas

USD 5,000 - 6,000

Postponderance

Larry Rivers

Postponderance, 1960

Drawing / Watercolor

Charcoal

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Untitled (King of Clubs)

Larry Rivers

Untitled (King of Clubs), 1967

Drawing / Watercolor

Mixed Media

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Inflammatory Essays 5

Jenny Holzer

Inflammatory Essays 5, 1979-82

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 5,000 - 7,000

Golden Tales

Larry Rivers

Golden Tales, 1990

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Entablature V (Corlett 142)

Roy Lichtenstein

Entablature V (Corlett 142), 1976

Limited Edition Print

Collage

USD 12,570

Two Paintings, from the Paintings series

Roy Lichtenstein

Two Paintings, from the Paintings series, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 50,000 - 60,000

Flexible

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Flexible, 1984/2016

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

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Cabeza

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Cabeza, 1982/2005

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Illustration for 'Une Fenêtre ouverte sur Chicago' (Corlett 271)

Roy Lichtenstein

Illustration for 'Une Fenêtre ouverte sur Chicago' (Corlett 271), 1992

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 13,250

He Up and Went Downtown

Ed Ruscha

He Up and Went Downtown, 2020

Sculpture / Object

Plate

GBP 2,350

Actual Size

Ed Ruscha

Actual Size, 2024

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

GBP 2,000

Peace Fingers

Shepard Fairey

Peace Fingers, 2023

Sculpture / Object

Resin

GBP 2,400

Laser print

A laser print is created by using red, blue, and green lasers to expose photographic silver halide paper. After exposure, the paper is processed with photographic chemicals to produce an archival-quality print. This digital technology results in sharp images with highly uniform color and excellent detail.

Bay Area Figurative Art

The Bay Area Figurative Movement, which also goes by the names Bay Area Figurative School, Bay Area Figurative Art, or Bay Area Figuration, came to existence in San-Francisco Bay Area. This was in the mid-20th century, when a group of artists from the area stopped working on the then popular Abstract Expressionism for a preference to figuration in painting. The movement lasted a total of two decades during the 1950's and 1960's.

Mezzotint

Mezzotint is a printmaking technique in which a copper or steel plate is roughened to produce a solid black print. The artist smooths specific areas of the plate to create a range of tones, from deep blacks to delicate grays and whites. By varying the degree of smoothing, the artist can achieve detailed gradations of light and shadow, resulting in prints with rich, velvety textures and subtle transitions between light and dark.

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