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Claude Lafortune 8e centenaire de la naissance de François d'Assise ("Fais de moi un artisan de paix), 1982 Offset lithograph poster 23 1/2 × 12 3/4 inches unframed (unsigned) This rare vintage Canadian poster was published on the occasion of the 8th century birth of Saint Francis of Assisi (8e centenaire de la naissance de Francois d'Assise) on 1982. About Claude Lafortune: Claude Lafortune was born on July 5, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor and art director, known for IXE-13 (1972), Pop Citrouille (1979) and Le carnaval des animaux (1978). He was previously married to Suzanne Côté. He died on April 19, 2020 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. As a graduate of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, Lafortune collaborated on many graphic design projects before he became famous for his paper art. He had an exhibit devoted to his paper art work—titled Colle, papier, ciseaux—at the Musée des cultures du monde in Nicolet, Quebec. The exhibition has traveled to Longueuil, Montreal, Terrebonne, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Lachine, Chicoutimi, Bonaventure, La Malbaie...

LESTER JOHNSON 1982 NYC Vintage Art Exhibition Poster Print Size - 
25.25 x 29.5 inches, unframed, excellent condition, unsigned Image size - 18.5 x 23 inches Year published - 1982 GROUP WALKING is a vintage fine art exhibition poster by the American expressionist painter LESTER JOHNSON. It was created in 1982 in conjunction with the gallery exhibition of Johnson's paintings at Gimpel and Weitzenhoffer Gallery NYC. GROUP WALKING was printed in color offset lithography on high quality 80 lb. satin finish paper in soft pastel shades of pale peach, orange, pink, brown, green, muted navy blue, gray, black and white. GROUP WALKING is a modern figurative portrait depicting four fashionable women with auburn hair dressed in multicolored print sheath dresses and one young man wearing a navy blue Yankees cap smoking his cigarette in the background as they pass each other on a city street. As a figurative expressionist and member of the Second Generation of the New York School, painter Lester Johnson(1919-2010) 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...