THE CALM / Signed Cuba Serigraph by LISBET CORVO from the Cuban Poster Gallery

Description: To our collector, interior designer and eBay friends worldwide: In addition to this limited-edition art print, the Cuban Poster Gallery in Washington D.C. is offering a huge selection of handmade Cuban silk-screen posters, many of which work beautifully well together. To view all of the posters, please visit our eBay Store stores.ebay.com/CubanPosterGallery where new listings are regularly being posted in both the Auction and Buy It Now/Best Offer formats. The Cuban Poster Gallery appreciates your business! Our price for this graphic is $249. Here we are offering LA CALMA (The Calm), a numbered limited-edition multi-colored serigraph by Cuban artist Lisbet Corvo Alderete, a Havana-based screen-printer whose beautiful graphics can be found in collections worldwide. This serigraph -- created in 2018 -- comes from an edition of 50 copies that were made in the prestigious screen-print workshop founded by the famed Cuban artist René Portocarrero in 1984. LA CALMA measures approximately 13 x 16 inches (33 x 40 cm). The high-quality serigraph in this listing was printed on acid-free art paper and contains the dry seal of the René Portocarrero workshop in the lower left corner, certifying it is genuine. Because we have acquired more than one copy of this graphic, the number on the screen-print you receive may differ from the one in the file photo we have posted. Otherwise, the graphic you receive will be identical to the one in the photo. Overall condition of LA CALMA is good, although small imperfections are possible on this (and many) handmade Cuban screen-prints. Buy with 100 percent confidence; graphics purchased on eBay from the Cuban Poster Gallery can be returned for any reason within 30 days. Your LA CALMA serigraph by Lisbet Corvo will be shipped FREE to U.S. addresses by USPS Ground Advantage or UPS (with delivery confirmation) in a sturdy tube. For international buyers (outside of the United States), eBay will calculate the cost of shipping and any required Customs duties and taxes. TITLE: LA CALMA (The Calm) DESIGNER: Lisbet Corvo Alderete MEDIUM: Serigraph / Screen-print on acid-free art paper YEAR PRINTED: 2018 SIZE: approximately 13 by 16 inches (33 by 40 cm) SIGNED: Yes, by the artist's hand NUMBERED: Yes. Only 50 copies were made for sale to the public. ORIGIN: Havana, Cuba A few words about collecting Cuba's silk-screen movie posters, which we also offer here in our eBay Store: For more than 60 years, the Cuban Film Institute has been designing silk-screened posters for most every movie shown on the island, whether the films originated in Cuba, the United States, Brazil, Japan or Italy. In the midst of the Cold War 1960s and 1970s, many of the subtitled foreign films shown in Cuba came from the island nation's communist allies in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Vietnam and even North Korea. Unlike in the United States, where movie posters are often dominated by images of Hollywood stars, the Cubans assign a graphic artist to design an original piece of artwork for each film. These posters are widely recognized in graphic design circles as stylish works of art, handmade one color at a time and often under difficult circumstances (at various times, paint and even paper have been in short supply on the island.) Cuba's silk-screen movie posters are nothing less than museum pieces. But don't take our word for it! Examples of Cuban poster art can be found in the permanent collections of museums across the globe from the Victoria & Albert in London to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in prestigious institutions such as the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles Adding to their collectability, Cuba's movie posters are produced in relatively small numbers. Typically, a few hundred copies are made for each film, although the runs have been as low as 50. Responding to demand from collectors, the Cuban Film Institute has re-screened some of its more popular posters. That's why some posters created in the 1960s and 1970s began reappearing on the Caribbean island in the 1990s and 2000s. Further adding to their collectability, many of Cuba's vintage posters are imperiled. Although a few hundred copies may have been screened originally, relatively few have survived, due to the island's wet and humid climate, inadequate storage facilities in Havana and improper handling in Cuba and elsewhere. To us, these survivors are rare beauties, even those with obvious flaws. We are proud to have rescued hundreds of posters from almost certain extinction by storing them in an air conditioned, acid-free environment. We at the Cuban Poster Gallery offer both 1st and 2nd Edition posters to our customers on eBay and in our Washington D.C. gallery. We consider both to be collectible, and (in response to a question we often get) all of these posters were legally imported because the U.S. government exempts artwork from its economic embargo against Cuba. While the pricier originals are favored by some collectors, the re-screens are also collectible because they were made in the same Havana workshop as the originals. Note that we never sell unauthorized reproductions that have been cranked out in print shops in the U.S. and Europe. To us, these are utterly worthless as collectibles. To our eBay customers, we pledge to accurately describe the posters we list and price them fairly based on condition and scarcity. Have a question? Please don't hesitate to contact us. To view more distinctive Cuban graphics, we invite you to visit the Cuban Poster Gallery's eBay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/cubanpostergallery

Price: 249 USD

Location: Washington, District Of Columbia

End Time: 2024-08-17T18:25:44.000Z

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