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Lester Johnson
CITY VENUS Signed Lithograph, Men Women Walking, Sheath Dress, Peach Brown Pink

1980

About the Item

CITY VENUS is an original hand drawn lithograph by the NY figurative expressionist painter, Lester Johnson. Printed using hand lithography techniques on archival ARCHES paper 100% acid free, full bleed image, no margins. CITY VENUS, a street scene group portrait of men and women walking; portrays two doll-like couples drawn in an expressive watercolor style, who are walking in opposite directions, all looking over their shoulders and away, not at each other, crowded together. The two women - one dressed in a multicolored sheath dress, the other wears a black print top and beige slacks , the two men are dressed in brown pants and tee shirts. A lively 1980's city street scene, CITY VENUS so called for the central female figure whose beauty and prominence create a resemblance of a modern day goddess. Predominate colors are warm peach flesh tones, browns, and touches of yellow, purple, blue, pink and black. Print size - 28 x 21 inches, full bleed image, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by Lester Johnson Edition size - 175 Year published - 1980 As a figurative expressionist and member of the Second Generation of the New York School, painter Lester Johnson remained dedicated to the human figure as means of expression through the many stylistic changes of his oeuvre. Johnson exhibited his art at the Martha Jackson Gallery, Zabriskie Gallery, Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, and James Goodman Gallery in New York as well as having been included in group shows at the Guggenheim, The Whitney, Museum of Modern Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was elected a member to both the American Academy of Arts & Letters and the National Academy of Design. Johnson lived and worked in New York City (on the Bowery), Springs, Milford (CT), Greenwich (CT), and Southampton, NY.
  • Creator:
    Lester Johnson (1919 - 2010, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, never been framed, pencil signed PP(printers proof) aside from the edition of 175, printers chop embossed on lower corner, from the master printers private collection.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU83234897892
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