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William TolliverGOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage1987
1987
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GOING TO CHURCH was the very first limited edition print created by the self-taught African American artist William Tolliver (b.1951-2000) in 1987. GOING TO CHURCH is an original hand drawn lithograph (not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival printmaking paper 100% acid free, using hand lithography techniques.
William Tolliver 's recognizable artistic style freely combines the colors of Chagall with the solid compositional principles of Cezanne and the mood and forms reminiscent of Modigliani and Picasso. GOING TO CHURCH depicts a Southern Landscape with a group of black country folk - three females clothed in long dresses, and two youths wearing blue jeans, all walking on their way to religious services. The black textured drawing background defines the composition's frame and outlines the rural landscape, trees, and sky with the procession of human figures in the foreground; a rainbow of multicolors creating a vibrant, almost stained-glass visual effect .
GOING TO CHURCH is an impressive large horizontal landscape lithograph.
Print Size – 27.25” x 39.5” unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by William Tolliver.
Image Size – 22.5” x 36.25”
Edition size - 350
Year published - 1987
Printer - JK Fine Art Editions Co., NY
William Tolliver, born in 1951 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the second oldest of fourteen children. Though he lacked a formal education and grew up impoverished, he went on to teach himself art through books he found in the library and those brought to him by his mother. His mother, who loved to draw, encouraged his painting after she noticed his talent. Using inexpensive oil pastels and watercolor sets, painter William Tolliver recreated his everyday environment growing up in Mississippi.
Tolliver was a versatile artist who handled figure studies, portraits, human interest situations, landscapes, and semi-abstracts equally well. His mastery of color, harmony, and design is unmatched in the art world. He used every painterly medium and a diversity of styles, all of which are polished and bear the distinctive stamp of his personality. His works are reminiscent rather than message oriented, often reflecting experiences from his Mississippi childhood. Recurrent themes in Tolliver's art are people working and living -- stevedores, farmers, cotton pickers, women embracing their children, and people playing musical instruments. Tolliver’s works evoke compassion with an underlying sense of expressive emotion. “I could draw on a lot of sad and depressing things from my life, but I’d rather emphasize the positive.”
- Creator:William Tolliver (1951 - 2000, American)
- Creation Year:1987
- Dimensions:Height: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)Width: 39.5 in (100.33 cm)
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- Condition:Excellent condition, unframed, vivid colors, pencil signed, titled, inscribed P.P.(Printers Proof) aside from edition of 350. Printers chop mark embossed on lower left from the master printers private collection, Certificate of Authenticity provided.
- Gallery Location:Union City, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU832310855712
William Tolliver
William Tolliver, born in 1951, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, is the second oldest of 14 children. His recognizable artistic style freely combines the colors of Chagall with the solid compositional principles of Cezanne and the mood and forms reminiscent of Modigliani and Picasso.
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