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Richard Stankiewicz
Study for Sculpture, Unique signed drawing by renowned modernist sculptor Framed

ca. 1968

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Richard Stankiewicz Study for Sculpture (Untitled), ca. 1968 Graphite on Paper Signed in graphite lower right front Frame Included: held in original vintage frame with Kulicke label (framer or record to Ab Ex artists) Unique and impressive sculptural studies on graphite paper by Abstract Expressionist sculptor Richard Stankiewicz (1922-1983) who studied in New York with Hans Hofmann. From 1959 until the end of his career Stankiewicz he was represented by the Stable Gallery, New York. Stankiewicz drawings are rarely seen on the market. This is a real find for collectors of his work, and for collectors of original drawings by 20th century sculptors. Measurements: Frame: 15 x 18 x 1 inch Artwork: 10 x 13 inches RICHARD STANKIEWICZ BIOGRAPHY Richard Stankiewicz was born in 1922 in Philadelphia, although the family soon moved to Detroit, MI. In 1940, Stankiewicz graduated from Cass Technical School where he studied mechanical drafting. The following year, he enlisted in the Navy as a Radio Operator. Stationed first in the Aleutian Islands, then Hawaii, Stankiewicz spent his downtime making his first sculptures out of animal bones and other natural materials. In 1949, Stankiewicz moved to New York and attended Hans Hofmann’s School of Fine Arts. Here he met artist Jean Follet, and the following year the two of them traveled to Paris where Stankiewicz studied at the Atelier Fernand Léger through the G.I. Bill. In 1952, Stankiewicz helped to open the Hansa Gallery in New York with other Hofmann school students, where he would exhibit regularly until the gallery’s closure in 1959. During this time he developed his method of making sculpture from welded scrap metal, rather than plaster and wire. In 1960 Stankiewicz befriended Jean Tinguely and introduced him to the Stankiewicz's scrap metal dealer. Stankiewicz exhibited widely around the world, notably included a number of exhibitions in France and Australia. In 1972 Stankiewicz joined the roster of the Zabriskie Gallery, which would represent his work until 2009. In 1979, the State University of New York in Albany organized a retrospective exhibition of Stankiewicz’s work, which then traveled to several other museums in Massachusetts and New York. Richard Stankiewicz passed away at his home in 1983. The Washburn Gallery has represented the Estate of Richard Stankiewicz since 2013, and has held a number of solo exhibitions of his work. Stankiewicz’s work is included in many Museum and Public Collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
  • Creator:
    Richard Stankiewicz (American)
  • Creation Year:
    ca. 1968
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
    Very good vintage condition; held in vintage frame. There's overall toning to paper but otherwise very good (see photos).
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1745215267802

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