Mariana Depetris

Encaustic Artwork --"O"

2005

Ronald B. (R.B.) Kitaj Nancy and Jim Dine, or O'Neill accuses Faulkner of lack of loyalty and support (Kinsman 40), 1970 16 Color Silkscreen with collage and coating on different wove papers Hand signed and numbered in pencil 29/70 on the front. The back (which is framed) bears the Kelpra Studio blindstamp Frame included: held in the original vintage metal frame Very rare stateside. Other editions of this work are in the permanent collections of major institutions like the British museum, which has the following explanation: "The artist Jim Dine and his wife Nancy were close to Kitaj and his family, especially after the death of Elsi, Kitaj's first wife in 1969. They sometimes stayed with the Dines at their farm in Vermont during Kitaj's second teaching sojourn in the United States. Dine and Kitaj held a joint show at the Cincinnati Museum of Art in 1973. In the catalogue both artists contributed an insightful 'essay' on each other with Dine stressing Kitaj's obsession with all things American and baseball-related...' The alternate title, "O'Neill accuses Faulkner of lack of loyalty and support" can be seen on the artwork itself, and clearly is some kind of inside joke among friends. By the way -- do you see the way the colored dots are placed over the figures? Kitaj was doing this well before Baldessari who made it famous; that's how pioneering he was at the time. Referenced in the catalogue raisonne of Kitaj's prints, Kinsman, 40 Published and printed by Chris Prater of Kelpra Studio, Kentish Town, United Kingdom Ronald Brooks (RB) Kitaj Biography R.B. (Ronald Brooks) Kitaj was born in 1932 in Cleveland Ohio. One of the most prominent painters of his time, particularly in England where he spent some four decades spanning the late 1950s through the late 1990s, Kitaj is considered a key figure in European and American contemporary painting. While his work has been considered controversial, he is regarded as a master draughtsman with a commitment to figurative art. His highly personal paintings and drawings reflect his deep interest in history; cultural, social and political ideologies; and issues of identity. Part of an extraordinary cohort who emerged from the Royal College of Art circa 1960, which included Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield, and David Hockney, Kitaj was immediately pegged as one of its leading figures. The London Times greeted his first solo show in 1963 as a long-awaited and galvanizing event: “Mr. R.B. Kitaj’s first exhibition, now that it has at last taken place, puts the whole ‘new wave’ of figurative painting in this country during the last two or three years into perspective.” In 1976, KItaj curated the exhibition The Human Clay, and in the essay he wrote for it he proposed the existence of a “School of London”—a label which stuck to a group of painters that includes Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud, Leon Kossoff, Michael Andrews...

Otherness No. 2 Collograph 8.75 x 8.75 framed

Otherness No. 3 Collograph 8.75 x 8.75 framed

Otherness No. 1 Collograph 8.75 x 8.75 framed

Otherness No. 5 Collograph 8.75 x 8.75 framed

Otherness No. 6 Collograph 8.75 x 8.75 framed

Otherness No. 4 Collograph 8.75 x 8.75 framed

Merz, Albert - Monotype IV- 1984 Swiss artist Albert Merz is known for his powerful monotypes that merge abstraction and archetypal imagery, creating striking, one-of-a-kind works o...

**FALL SUPER SALE TIL OCT. 13TH - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** It took 40 years but it finally happened: the ABBA pop art homages by Oliveira right on time for the group reunion, new albu...

**FALL SUPER SALE TIL OCT. 13TH - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** **IMPORTANT** This is a limited edition print on canvas. It will arrive rolled inside a tube** It took 40 years but it finally happened: the ABBA pop art homage by Oliveira right on time for the group reunion, new album and virtual show. The colorful stripes and dots symbolizes all the music and happiness they still bringing to the world. ABBA is Oliveira's favorite group of all times. Only 30 prints is available for two sizes only: 48X60 and 36X48. **NOTE** The piece on the room wall is 36X48. This is for 48X60 print which will be larger than that. If you wish the smaller size of 36X48 please request it. ***The Swedish Flag...