Brian Rice

Geometric Illusion: framed abstract sunburst landscape print in purple & blue

circa 1969

This is a rare print, #46 in an edition of 96 that Gwendolyn (Gwen) Knight created while visiting Philadelphia's Brandywine Workshop with her late husband, the artist Jacob Lawrence. It is signed, titled, and dated along the lower edge. The print itself measures 22" x 30" and is professionally framed in a contemporary dark wood frame with muted green and gold double mats under UV protective glass. Framed measurements are 29.5" x 38". This print can also be found in the permanent collections of: - Washington State Arts Commission - Telfair Museums - David Driskell Center, University of Maryland - Seattle Art Museum and many private collectors. Gwendolyn Knight was born in Barbados in 1913. When she was seven, her widowed mother entrusted her to close friends who brought her with them to the United States. In 1926, Knight moved with her foster family from their first home in St. Louis to Harlem, where her developing interest in the arts flowered in the creative atmosphere of the Harlem Renaissance. In Harlem, Knight became a daily participant in the workshop of sculptor Augusta Savage, in whom Knight found a mentor, and Savage's studio became a second home. Through Savage, Knight first came into contact with Claude McKay...

This is a one-of-a-kind original monoprint, made on a press by contemporary Japanese woman artist Kyoko Takagaki. Takagaki studied art at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, USA. ...

Porter's first color lithograph. A very good impression on Arches with strong colors. Signed and numbered 25/100 in pencil. Printed by Mourlot, New York. Published by Brooke Alexande...

Joe Goode Grey Folded Clouds - I Blue and Pink (blue sky tiles) 1971 Lithograph, Edition of 50 33 x 46 cms (13 x 18 ins) JGE007