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Harold Altman
Market with Oranges

c.1985

$1,900
£1,468.08
€1,697.24
CA$2,684.84
A$3,011.22
CHF 1,576.93
MX$36,589.30
NOK 20,024.39
SEK 18,984.53
DKK 12,669

About the Item

Artist: Harold Altman– American (1924-2003) Title: Market with Oranges Year: 1980 Medium: Etching Sight size: 17.75 x 23.75 inches. Sheet size: 22.5 x 28 inches Publisher: Lemont Editions Printer: Atelier Le Blanc. Printed on Arches paper Signature: Signed lower right Edition: 200 plus proofs. This one numbered 175/200 Condition: Good Unframed This artwork is titled "Market with Oranges". It is an original etching in colors by noted American artist Harold Altman, 1924-2003. It is signed, titled and numbered 175/200 in pencil by the artist. The print is in good condition. There is a faint 1.5 x 1.5 inch stain in the lower area of the right margin visible upon very close inspection. It is approximately 5/8 inch from the image. This is one of Altman’s most sought-after prints. About the artist. Printmaker Harold Altman was an etcher, painter, and teacher, who was born in New York City in 1924. He attended the Art Students League, 1941-42 and Cooper Union, (Graduate in Fine Arts), 1941-47, both in New York City. In 1946, he attended Black Mountain College, North Carolina and then went on to The New School, New York City 1947-49. Finishing his extensive art education at the L'Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris 1949-52. Altman settled in the central Pennsylvanian village of Lemont in 1962, where a nineteenth-century frame church serves as his studio. Approximately four months out of the year are spent working in Paris where his lithographs are printed at Atelier DesJobert. In previous years, his etchings were printed at Atelier George LeBlanc. Altman's landscapes and figurative works have been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums, both in the United States and abroad. He is represented in nearly every significant collection in the world. New York's Museum of Modern Art owns over forty Altmans while the Whitney Museum of American Art and Brooklyn Museums each have over fifty of his works in their permanent collections. His work is to be found in many significant museum collections outside of the United States, several of which are the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam, the Kunst Museum of Basel, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Copenhagen and the Bibliotheque Nationale of Paris. OVER 300 ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS (PARTIAL LISTING) Galerie Huit - Paris (1951) The Art Institute of Chicago - (1960) The Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas - Mexico City (1961) The San Francisco Museum of Art - (1961) The Santa Barbara Museum of Art - (1961) Oklahoma Art Center - (1966, 1976) The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art - Winston-Salem, NC (1976) Milwaukee Art Center - (1969) The Print Cabinet - Wilton, CT (1976) The Wustum Museum of Art - (1974) Sagot-Le Garrec - Paris (1968, 1974, 1977) Multiple Impressions - New York (1976-94) Usis Sanat Galerisi - Izmir, Turkey (1975) The National Academy of Art - Ankara, Turkey (1975) Kunsthandlung Goyert - Cologne, Germany (1979) Impressions Gallery - Boston, MA (1975, 1976, 1978, 1980) Concept Gallery - Pittsburgh, PA (1981) Galleria Prova - Tokyo, Japan (1989, 1992) AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Annual (1959) The Boston Arts Festival National Drawing Competition (1959) The Associated American Artists 25th Anniversary Exhibition (1959) The Society of American Graphic Artists Exhibition (1959, 1965, 1968) The Boston Printmakers Exhibition (1960, 1961, 1964, 1974-78) Ball State University National Drawing and Sculpture Exhibition (1958, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1968) California Society of Etchers Annual (1961) The San Francisco Art Institute 25th Annual Exhibition The John Taylor Arms Medal, Audubon Artists (1962) William and Bertha Clusmann Prize for Painting, Art Institute of Chicago (1962) The National Academy of Design Annual Exhibition (1962, 1970, 1974) Olivet College National Print Exhibition (1961, 1966, 1968) The Annual National Print Exhibition; Atlanta, GA (1971, 1976) Norfolk Museum American Drawing Biennials (1957, 1961, 1969) The Gallery of Contemporary Arts 36th Southeastern Exhibition; Winston-Salem, NC. Best in Show (1972, 1975) The Davidson National Drawing and Print Exhibition; Winston-Salem, NC (1974, 1975) The University of Colorado First National Print and Drawing Exhibition (1974) The Los Angeles Printmaking Society Third National Exhibition (1975) The Library of Congress 24th Annual Exhibition of Prints (1975, 1977) The Erie Art Center 52nd Annual Show (1975) The College of the Siskiyous National Print and Drawing Competition (1975) The Dulin Gallery of Art National Print and Drawing Competition (1976) The Western Annual Juried Exhibition of Works of Art on Paper (1976) The Second Street Gallery National Print and Drawing Exhibition; Charlottesville, VA (1976) The Hunterdon Art Center 17th National Print Exhibition (1976) The State University of New York at Fredonia National Print Exhibition (1976) The National Arts Club (NTL) Graphic Competition (1976) Arts '76; Pennsylvania State University (1976) The Fifth Biennial International Matmedia Exhibition (1975) The National Arts Club Gold Medal of Honor. Best in Show (1976)
  • Creator:
    Harold Altman (1924 - 2003, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1985
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Medium:
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  • Period:
  • Condition:
    The print is in good condition. There is a faint 1.5 x 1.5 inch stain in the lower area of the right margin visible upon very close inspection. It is approximately 5/8 inch from the image.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: PM10272021-21stDibs: LU66639041492

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