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Robert Kushner uses a variety of techniques to produce his work. For his paintings, he applies gold, silver and patinated copper leaf, as well as paint, to add dimension, color and texture to his pieces. Kushner also makes collages out of fabric and paper. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Robert Kushner art.
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Seraphina II
By Robert Kushner
Located in New York, NY
Robert Kushner is an American contemporary painter who is known especially for his involvement in Pattern and Decoration and has been called "a founder" of that artistic movement. In addition to painting, Kushner creates installations in a variety of mediums, from large-scale public mosaics to delicate paintings on antique book pages.
Kushner draws from a unique range of influences, including Islamic and European textiles, Henri Matisse, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Demuth, Pierre Bonnard, Tawaraya Sotatsu, Ito Jakuchu, Qi Baishi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sweet Pea II
By Robert Kushner
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph with metallic leaf, Edition 30
Kushner's use of rich color harmonies and bold, fluid drawing, mark his belief in the importance of beauty in our lives. Kushner ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Robert Kushner, abstraction for the Paris Review Lithograph hand signed 142//200
By Robert Kushner
Located in New York, NY
Robert Kushner
Paris Review, 1982
Lithograph with Deckled Edges.
Hand signed and numbered 142/200 by the artist on the front
30 × 44 inches
Unframed
This work was part of a series o...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sukkos, Judaica Fruit, Print Pattern & Decoration Lithograph Robert Kushner Art
By Robert Kushner
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Kushner, born in 1949, in California, lives in New York, and is a painter and sculptor. He gained attention in the early seventies as a performance artist, using food, fabric ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Color
Pink Plumeria IV
By Robert Kushner
Located in Lyons, CO
Color monotype with collaged antique paper.
Robert Kushner is a painter and a sculptor. He gained attention in the early seventies as a performance ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Monotype
"Rondo"
By Robert Kushner
Located in Lyons, CO
The artist describes this work as follows:
“In Rondo I hope to evoke spring and summer in Italy. A simple glass of wild poppies, gathered in a morning walk. A fresh lemon yellow lem...
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Lithograph


