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William SteenUntitled lithograph, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio, signed/numbered 38/501988
1988
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William Steen
Untitled, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio, 1988
Lithograph on paper with deckled edges
Hand signed, numbered 38/50 and dated on lower front with printer's and publisher's blindstamp.
20 1/5 × 15 inches
Unframed
Hand signed, numbered and dated on lower front with printer's and publisher's blindstamp.
This powerful limited edition lithograph by William Steen was published in 1988 as part of the Art Against Aids portfolio, numbered 38/50.
Superb provenance as it is was acquired from the original Art Against AIDS Portfolio published in Houston, Texas. This will be the first time the work will be removed from the portfolio. The late 1980s was the height of the AIDS epidemic, and this was one of many efforts by the creative community to raise funds to assist in fighting this deadly scourge that disproportionately affected the artistic community.
William Steen 1949-2008
William Steen, artist, collector, curator, and mystic, died of pancreatic cancer on December 20 in New York, where he has lived since 2001. Long time framer at the Menil Collection, the soft-spoken Steen is remembered in Houston where he had his first exhibition of paintings in 1978 at the Roberto Molina Gallery. In 1984 Steen made his first of several trips to India, photographing thousands of Tibetan Buddhist ritual paintings. A champion of outsider art, in 2000 he tangled with the Houston Police over the grafitti mural he comissioned for the walls of the reclaimed Sterling Cleaners building, his home/studio in Houston’s East End. A memorial service will be held at the Rothko chapel at 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 25.
Provenance
Art Against AIDS Portfolio, numbered 38/50
Publisher
Little Egypt Enterprises, Houston, TX
- Creator:William Steen (1949 - 2008, American)
- Creation Year:1988
- Dimensions:Height: 20.2 in (51.31 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1745214222712
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