Almir Mavignier

Almir Mavignier, 1975 Original 5-Color Silkscreen Poster

1975

Gerd Leufert Title: Erebos Signed, titled, dated ‘91 and inscribed P/A in pencil (lower center) Screenprint on paper 23⅝ by 22⅜ in. / 60 by 56.8 cm. Executed in 1991, this work is an artist’s proof from an edition of 35 plus 1 artist’s proof. Provenance: Private Collection, Venezuela - Acquired from the above by the present owner - Sotheby's Auction “The first duty of the creator: restlessness,” Gerd Leufert wrote in 1985, looking back on his 30-year career as an artist, designer, museum worker, and professor of art in Venezuela.1 Bridging the worlds of commerce and culture in Caracas, Leufert’s impact on art and design owed to his interdisciplinary approach: the influence of cutting-edge developments in abstract art appeared in his graphic design, while the efficiency and bold contrast of mid-century design characterized his paintings. An immigrant born in German-controlled Lithuania at the cusp of the first World War, Leufert studied arts and design in Hannover, Mainz, and, finally, in Munich with the German typographer Fritz H...

Jesus Soto (1923-2005) Serie Madrid B, 1990 Denise Rene Editeur, Paris (with Denise Rene's blind-stamp) Screen print in heavy paper 59 x 45.3 in (150 x 115 cm) Professionally framed...

This screen print was created to celebrate the Mostly Mozart Festival in 1982. A pattern of shapes in pale pinks, greens and silver tones creates an image resembling a tapestry. The total edition size is 144 plus 18 artist proofs. It is hand signed and numbered in pencil by the artist with the blindstamp of the printer, Fine Creations, Inc., New York. This print comes directly from Lincoln Center, the publisher of the edition. Joyce Kozloff was a founder of the 1970s Pattern...

This image was created to celebrate the festival 'Live from Lincoln Center', 1990. The edition of 72 is signed and numbered. This impression h...