Robert Kushner
Set of Four Conch Abstract Color Lithograph With Gold Flakes
1987

Name: Set of Four Conch Abstract Color Lithograph With Gold Flakes
Brand: Robert Kushner
Price: 4400 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Set of Four CONCH V, CONCH IX, CONCH X, CONCH XI Color lithograph on handmade paper with gold flakes, 1987, three signed, dated and titled in pencil, published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco and with their blind stamp, the full sheets, framed. each sheets 24 x 17 3/4 inches each frame 28 x 22 1/4 inches Robert Kushner born 1949, Pasadena, CA is an American contemporary painter who is known especially for his involvement in Pattern and Decoration. He 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. Robert Kushner participated in the early development of the Pattern and Decoration Movement in the 1970s, and is known for championing a decorative style of painting. “I never get tired of pursuing new ideas in the realm of ornamentation,” he said. “Decoration, an abjectly pejorative dismissal for many, is a very big, somewhat defiant declaration for me.” Artisanal objects the artist discovered in his travels abroad particularly Japanese screen doors, Islamic patterns, and Uzbekistani embroideries strongly affected the development of his organic plant forms, grid-based compositions, and use of bold colors and gold leaf. He was also strongly influenced by Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe, Gustav Klimt, and the French Nabis painters. Since the 1980s, flowers and leaves have become Kushner’s signature motif.

Creator:

Robert Kushner (1949, American)

Creation Year:

1987

Dimensions:

Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)

Medium:

Handmade Paper,Lithograph,Gold Leaf

Movement & Style:

Abstract Expressionist

Period:

1980-1989