Roy Ahlgren
Desert Icon II
c. 1968

Name: Desert Icon II
Brand: Roy Ahlgren
Price: 1512.36 AUD
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About the Item

Desert Icon II Screen print, c. 1968 Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition 100 (17/100) Printed by the artist This image is the most elaborate of three color variations of the image A masterpiece of Op Art, with strong dimensional presence Condition: Excellent Image size: 17 x 17 inches Sheet size: 20 x 20 inches REPRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING MAJOR COLLECTIONS Charles Rand Penney Collection Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York… Minneapolis Museum of Art Minneapolis, Minnesota…Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington…Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, Mississippi…Erie Art Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania…Caldwell School District, Tyler, Texas…Texas Tech University Museum, Lubbock, Texas…Minot State College, Minot, North Dakota…United States Information Agency, Washington, D.C….First National Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts…First National Bank of Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania…Mercyhurst College, Erie,Pennsylvania...Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio…Potsdam University, Potsdam, New York…Tom Jones, Bel Aire, California…President Gerald Ford, The White House Collection, Washington, D.C….Hope College, Holland, Michigan…Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts, Columbus, Georgia...Gornoslaskie Museum, Krakow, Poland…Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa…Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama, Japan...Museum of Contemporary Art, Fredrikstad, Norway…Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania…CABO Frio International Print Biennale Collection, Embragel, Brazil…Museum of Wroclaw, Poland…Museum of Silesia, Poland… Hanoi Art Association, Viet Nam…. PRIZES AND AWARDS Erie May Show, Erie Art Center, Erie, Pennsylvania, Ecclesiastical Award, 1967 Purchase Award, 1969-70…Edinboro Summer Show, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, Second Prize - Oils, 1967, First Prize – Graphics, 1969, 71, and 72…4th Annual Juried Arts National Exhibition, Tyler, Texas, Purchase Award – 1967…Associated Petroleum Industries Art Competition, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Best of Show – 1968…Bestor Plaza Art Festivals Chautauqua, New York…Honorable Mention – 1967, Best of Show Oils – 1968, First Prize Oils – 1969…Washington & Jefferson National Painting Show, Washington, Pennsylvania, Honorable Mention – 1968…Drawings USA, St. Paul Art Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, Purchase Award – 1968, "Homage to the Cross” … Unitarian Art Show, Erie, Pennsylvania, Honorable Mention – 1968…Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, Mississippi, Purchase Award – 1969…Eleventh Rhode Island Arts Festival, Providence, Rhode Island, Top award for Best Print in Show – 1969 …Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, Purchased for Permanent Collection – 1969…58th Annual Exhibition, The Art Association of Newport, Rhode Island, Honorable Mention & People's Prize for Print – 1969…Famous Artists School, Westport, Connecticut, World of Design Competition, Merit Award – 1969…Texas Tech University Museum, Colorprint USA, Purchased for Permanent Collection – 1969…National Print & Drawing Exhibitions Minot State College, Minot, North Dakota, Purchase Award – 1970…Erie Summer Festival, Erie, Pennsylvania, Honorable Mention – 1970, Purchase Award 2nd Prize – 1982, Architect’s Award – 1984, Architect’s Award – 1985…8th Norwegian International Print Biennale Invitational, 1986 Prizewinner Permanent collection, in Contemporary Museum of Art,-Fredrikstad, Norway…13th National Jury Show, Chautauqua Art Association, Chautauqua, New York…The Chautauqua Art Association Award 1970, The Paul Lindsay Sample Award – 1972…7th Annual National Print Exhibition, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, Honorable Mention – 1971…23rd Annual Exhibition, Boston Printmakers, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 2 Print Purchases – 1971…Drawings USA, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, Minnesota, Purchase Award – 1973 “EXATOPIA” Honorable Mention – 1971…Potsdam Prints, Potsdam University, New York, 1974 Purchase Award - "Great American Perspective” …Providence, Rhode Island,. Watercolor Club Annual Print and Drawing Exhibition, Special Merit Award – 1976 " Portals"…4th Miami, International Graphic Biennial, Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Miami, Florida, Merit Award – 1980 “Pulsation” Courtesy of Roy Ahlgren: Hard Edge Paintings & Op Art Serigraphs, by Bob Hagle

Creator:
Roy Ahlgren (1927 - 2011, American)
Creation Year:
c. 1968
Dimensions:
Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)
Medium:
Screen
Movement & Style:
Op Art
Period:
1960-1969
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Fairlawn, OH
Reference Number:
Seller: FA118591stDibs: LU14014955902

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