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"Frida" ( contemporary colorful portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary colorful portrait named "Frida" depicts a woman with red flowers in her hair. She wears blue-green earrings and holds her hand against her chest. She has a thoughtf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Paper
Black Flowers w Rainbow Colors
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
Created in 2006 in a very elaborate editioning process by two incredible NYC not for profits who work with artists to make amazing creations. The black flowers are a Screenprint don...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment, Screen
'Costume Design for Look Homeward, Angel', Anthony Perkins, Broadway, Hollywood
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'DJ' and dated 1957. Titled, 'Look Homeward, Angel' and 'Eugene Grant, Anthony Perkins'. Inscribed with costume designer notes and bearing costumer's fabric swatches. Costumes for this production were undertaken by Motley Design Group (Margaret Harris, Audrey Sophia Harris and Elizabeth Montgomery).
Premiering on November 28, 1957 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, 'Look Homeward, Angel' ran for a total of 564 performances, closing on April 4, 1959. Directed by George Roy Hill, written by Ketti Frings, and based on Thomas Wolfe's 1929 largely autobiographical novel of the same title, the cast starred Jo Van Fleet and Anthony Perkins. Ketti Frings won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. The production received Tony Award nominations for Best Play; Best Actor in a Play (Hugh Griffith...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Fabric, India Ink, Graphite
Hawkweed, Metallic Silver Botanical Drawing, Black Paper
By Margot Glass
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate botanical drawing is made with graphite on painted black paper. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a dandelion gone to seed, its leaves and buds are ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Rick Owens Hollywood show. From the Fashion series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rick Owens Hollywood show, 2024 by Manuel Santelices
From the Fashion series
Graffito pencil and gouache on paper
Image size: 15 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
The artist have covered t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Gouache
Marie Laurencin Graphite Drawing, Female Portrait
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Graceful original graphite drawing by Marie Laurencin (1885-1956).
Signed lower right with initials "M.L."
Marie Laurencin, intimate of Braque, Picasso, Matisse and Appollinaire, wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Kya Banaye, Kahaan Banaye?. What shall we make and where shall we make it.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From the covid diaries series
Watercolour on paper mix media
Overall size: 32 in H x 12 in W
Individual Size: 16 in H x 12 in W
Unframed
*The coloured squares on the paper are wate...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Red Clover, Botanical Wildflower Plant Leaves, Flowers, Brown Walnut Ink
By Margot Glass
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate botanical drawing is made with handmade walnut ink on Arches 100% cotton heavyweight paper. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a wild red clover, its...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Raphael Soyer Original Lithograph/Watercolor, 1955, "The Dancer"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Raphael Soyer Original Lithograph - Watercolor added by the artist's hand, 1955
The image measures 13" H x 8 ½" W. Frame measures: 23 1/4"H x 18" W
Signed lower right in pencil bene...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
John Sennhauser Geometric Abstract Pen and Ink Drawing, 1944
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original pen and ink drawing by New York Abstract Artist, John Sennhauser (1907-1978)
Signed lower right "J. Sennhauser" and dated '44.
Titled and dated on the verso: "Line in Motion...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Abraham Walkowitz Delightful Original Watercolor, circa 1920s, Isadora Duncan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original pen and ink with watercolor by American Modernist Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965)
Depicting one of his favorite subjects, Isadora Duncan, the “Mother of Modern Dance.”
In exce...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Woodland Scene with Red Apple, Watercolour Painting by Peter Potworowski
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Woodland Scene with Red Apple, Watercolour Painting by Peter Potworowski
Additional information:
Medium: Watercolour
22 x 16.5 cm
8 5/8 x 6 1/2 in
Tadeusz Piotr (Peter) Potworowski...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portico with Figure and Scooter, Pencil Drawing by Michael Andrews
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Portico with Figure and Scooter, Pencil Drawing by Michael Andrews
Additional information:
Medium: Pencil drawing
23.5 x 16.5 cm
9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in
Michael Andrews was born into a de...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Italian Painter Amadeo Simonetti Orientalist Watercolor, 1900
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This wonderful watercolor on board by Amedeo Simonetti (1874-1922) is
signed lower left “A. Simonetti - Roma, 1900.”
Measures 22 by 14 7/8 in. Frame measures 27 3/4 by 20 3/8 in.
The...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint
Large Blue vortex waves on paper
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
This work on paper is a vortex of waves attempting to capture the tumultuous energy of the ocean. Lightness is present implying a playfulness.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Pipes, 20 (Studies for Lighting a Pipe) Pencil Drawing by Keith Vaughan, 1946c
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Pipes, 20 (Studies for Lighting a Pipe) Pencil Drawing by Keith Vaughan, 1946 Circa
Additional information:
Medium: Pencil Drawing
10 1/8 x 8 1/8 in
25.7 x 20.5 cm
Titled; stamped w...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Roof Garden in Snow (Holland Park Road), Painting by Guy Malet, circa 1950
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Roof Garden in Snow (Holland Park Road), Painting by Guy Malet 1900-1973, circa 1950
Additional information:
Medium: Watercolour
48.3 x 34.5 cm
19 x 13 5/8 in
Provenance
Estate of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John signed original watercolour drawing of cave people, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This drawing is accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send a few rough sketches hoping t...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cave people, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman couple, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British, 20th C
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
purple rain two with metallics work on paper
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
This is a painting on paper from 2019 exploring the theme of Purple Rain. Making literal song titles or lines from songs is a sometime point of departure for making a work.
This wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
pink purple Multi Boobs two 16x20 inch Watercolor Painting
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
This is a painting from 2019 in the ongoing series of anthropomorphized shapes using the dispersed watercolor pigment technique.
Painted on Arches Watercolor paper, this unique wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
pink purple Multi Boobs one 16x20 inch Watercolor Painting
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
This is a painting from 2019 in the ongoing series of anthropomorphized shapes using the dispersed watercolor pigment technique.
Painted on Arches Watercolor paper, this unique wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Red poppies and daisies in a vase" ( modern expressive floral painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful floral artwork "Red poppies and daisies in a vase " is full of vivid colors ( red, yellow, green, blue, purple) which are my tools of expression.
I explore th...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Provence, always in my heart "(seaside, vineyards, mountains, nature painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive landscape artwork "Provence, always in my heart" is full of vivid colors which are my tools of expression to celebrate my love to the south of France....
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Montrose Harbour Lock Gates (The Dutch Boat) by Douglas Swan, 1950s Circa
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Montrose Harbour Lock Gates (The Dutch Boat) by Douglas Swan, 1950s Circa
Additional information:
Medium: Gouache, Ink and Pastel
56.5 x 36.5 cm
22 1/4...
Category
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Monsieur Jules Elite Peony - line drawing woman figure with flower
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with ink and watercolor on watercolor paper 300g. The work is 11 by 15 inches in size framed with a glass on mat board in white color wit...
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Dandelion with Two Buds, Metallic Gold Botanical Drawing, Black Paper
By Margot Glass
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate botanical drawing is made with 14 karat gold on painted black paper. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a dandelion gone to seed, its leaves and buds...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Sails Furled, Pencil Drawing by Prunella Clough
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Sails Furled, Pencil Drawing by Prunella Clough
Additional information:
Medium: Pencil drawing
41 x 24.5 cm
16 1/8 x 9 5/8 in
Prunella Clough was an English painter, draughtsman an...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Girl with flowers. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a girl holding flowers. Painting is monochromatic in blue.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Jumping - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Jumping is a charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Ju...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Menacing - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Menacing is a pen drawing Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Paper
Soldier - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Soldier is an ink and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
Duel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Duel is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1935.
Monogrammed on the lower margin.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
CONVOY
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on 10.5 x 7.5 inch paper mounted on 14 x 11 inch paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Frame size approx 20 x 17 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condit...
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Iris VIII, Original art work with pencil, Floral, Flower, Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
This drawing is one in a series of botanical line drawings depicting the seasonal flowers of English gardens and the countryside.
Size: H:29.7 cm x W:21 cm
Additional Information:
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow.
Circa 1860.
Signature below right, partially visible.
Size with frame 59cm x 49cm
Size without frame 33cm x 24cm
The portrait depicts a young girl with an elegant hairstyle, her hair carefully tied back. Dressed in the fashion of the 1860s, her light lilac dress reflects the synthetic aniline colors, a novelty in fashion at the time.
A black bow at the neck and slightly black straps accentuate her attire.
Represented at mid-length, with a mysterious and melancholic gaze, suggesting a mourning endured over a year ago.
The portrait, executed in pastels, chalks, and charcoals on paper, highlights the mastery and speed of the artist's execution.
Framed in a vintage oval frame...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Paper, Crayon, Carbon Pencil
The Sphinx original blue ultramarine Neo Mythology by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Sphinx"
The Sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.
See this drawing
Part of "Neo Mythology" series. Part of "Wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Paper
Angle with Flowers - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Angle with Flowers is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Ink drawing on paper.
Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
SOLITARY
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on 10.5 x 7.5 inch paper mounted on 14 x 11 inch paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Frame size approx 20 x 17 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condit...
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
GATHERING
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on 10.5 x 8 inch paper mounted on 14 x 10.87 inch paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Frame size approx 20 x 17 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condi...
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Original signed drawing in book, Two Flowers with heart, inscribed in Japanese
Located in New York, NY
Takashi Murakami
Untitled signed original drawing of Two Flowers with heart doodle, 2021
Original marker drawing done on title page and bound in hardback monograph with purple boards...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Unique signed drawing (Two Flowers) for the Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas
Located in New York, NY
Takashi Murakami
Unique drawing (Two Flowers) created for the Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2018
Original drawing done in marker, and bound on title page of hardback monograph...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
GATHERING
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original crayon drawing on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Artwork size 11 x 8 inches. Frame size approx 17 x 14 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certifica...
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Two Worlds Festival - Spoleto - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Two Worlds Festival - Spoleto is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960 ca.
Drawing pwatercolor on paper, with another drawing in pen on the rear
Good conditions ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Coral Sharm Peony - line drawing woman figure with flower
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with ink and watercolor on watercolor paper 300g. The work is 11 by 15 inches in size framed (gold) with a glass on a double mat board in...
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Yellow Landscape, Original Art on Paper , One of a kind
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Original Art on Fabriano Rosaspina Paper
50x70 cm
2023
The use of natural materials such as mineral oxide powder connects the work to a dimension of respect for the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
LA DULCE AQUA VITA
Located in Aventura, FL
Carborundum etching on hand made paper. Hand signed lower front by Roberto Matta. Edition 111/125. Published by Nordstamp.
Artwork is in overall excellent condition. Certificate...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Surrealist Gouache, 'Kerouac, Orlovsky and Burroughs, The Beat Generation'
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 20th century watercolour and gouache on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right.
Carruthers at one period in his painting became quite interested in the classical period of Greek and Roman architecture.
He liked to juxtapose modern and classical images to show that although thousands of years may pass we remain the same with the same habits, hopes and desires. Here the artist is sending a postcard back in time. Classical nudes lay on rocks to the bottom of the image whilst people in the postcard are also similarly lying in the sun. The contrast that hits the viewer is the beauty of the sculptures compared to the figures on the beach. Have we lost something over the thousands of years for all our advancement and technology?
The postcard is annotated 'Jack Kerouac 35, William Burroughs 43, Tangier beach March-April... Ginsberg.'
In fact the postcard depicted in this painting is a painted version of a photograph taken on Tanger beach in 1957. Jack Kerouac is centre with Peter Orlovsky to his left and Burroughs lying on the sand watching to the right. At that time Jack Kerouac was helping Burroughs type up his novel 'Naked Lunch'. The photo was taken by Allen Ginsberg.
These three people were authors and founder members of the Beat...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Crayon, Paper
Composition in Blue (mid century modern Abstract Expressionist signed/N, Unique
By Hans Hofmann
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann
Composition in Blue, 1952
Color silkscreen with unique hand painted gouache additions
Hand signed and numbered 76/120 on the front in ink
(each example is a unique variant with hand painting)
Published by Esther Gentle and 167 Gallery, New York
Frame included
Dazzling mid century modern (1952) mixed media silkscreen and gouache by Hans Hofmann - one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century. The gouache additions are done by hand, making each work in this series absolutely unique. A superb impression of this extremely scarce, early print with strong colors.
According to Reba and Dave Williams (Reba and Dave Williams, American Screenprints, New York, 1987, page 32), Hofmann was persuaded to make this print by Esther Gentle (who later married Abraham Rattner), his student at the time, who was starting to publish screenprints reproducing well-known artists' paintings. Unlike other screenprints by Abstract Expressionist artists, Hofmann's is an original work which does not reproduce a painting.
An unusual feature of Composition in Blue is that the blue background varies; the artist authorized different color mixtures and strengths for each example in the printing of this particular silkscreen (Williams, page 32).
Measurements:
Work: 16⅞ by 15 inches
Framed: 24⅝ by 21¼ inches
HANS HOFMANN
(1880-1966)
Hans Hofmann (1880–1966) is one of the most important figures of postwar American art. Celebrated for his exuberant, color-filled canvases, and renowned as an influential teacher for generations of artists—first in his native Germany, then in New York and Provincetown—Hofmann played a pivotal role in the development of Abstract Expressionism.
Between 1900 and 1930, Hofmann’s early studies, decades of painting, and schools of art took him to Munich, to Paris, then back to Munich. By 1933, and for the next four decades, he lived in New York and in Provincetown. Hofmann’s evolution from foremost modern art teacher to pivotal modern artist brought him into contact with many of the foremost artists, critics, and dealers of the twentieth century: Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Wassily Kandinsky, Sonia and Robert Delaunay, Betty Parsons, Peggy Guggenheim, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, and many others. His successful career was shepherded by the postwar modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Screen, Graphite
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