Tom Burckhardt

Ex Libris

2012

ALAN SHIELDS Peace of the Rock, 1974 Mixed Media Aquatint & Silkscreen Signed and numbered 14/20 in graphite pencil recto Frame included: held in original vintage frame Measurements...

Robert Motherwell Pull Out All Flags (Engberg, Banach 263), 1980 Aquatint and etching in colors, on German Etching paper, with full margins Hand-signed by artist, Pencil signed and n...

Stanley WIlliam (Bill) Hayter Meduse, 1958 High Viscosity Etching & Engraving Pencil signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 50 (10/50) on th...

Miro showcases his skilled handling of carborundum in this marvelous work. This particular piece features more of the rich and beautiful texture than any of his other prints, evident...

Frank Stella’s Guifà e la Beretta Rossa, (Guifà and the Red Cap), 1989, is a captivating etching made of bold colors and large-scale geometric forms. This artwork was made in collaboration with well-known print maker Kenneth Tyler. In the upper left of the image, rainbow hues of violet, blue, green and yellow decorate the paper. These colors contrast beautifully against the bold, inky strokes which color the background. Additionally, columns, pillars and cones are layered on top of one another as if in a collage. The shapes vary from perfect circles to abstract forms. Viewed in combination, the imagery dances before the viewer, inviting the imagination to construct its own interpretations. This series of mechanical shapes and 3-D composition are reminiscent of Stella’s relief paintings from the early 1980s. For an artist like Stella, experimenting with color, form and dimension is key. He proves to viewers he cannot be confined to a specific artistic genre or movement. Therefore, Stella's abstract works retain a timelessness which will transcend expectations of abstract art. Above all, this large-scale work is an exceptional example of Stella’s later period and his iconic artistic style. The artist is a master of both painting and print. Oftentimes, Stella’s prints...

This aquatint is hand-signed by Sam Francis (California, 1923- California, 1994) in pencil in the lower right and is a unique color trial proof aside from the edition of 30. Francis...

Frank Stella challenges the narrative possibilities of abstraction in this tribute to the literary work “Moby-Dick”. Rather than plainly depicting scenes of the novel, Stella instead...

Chuck Close Self Portrait, 2012 is hand-signed by Chuck Close (Washington, 1940 - New York, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin and is ...

ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013 Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese) Title: Canto Pisan, 1972 Technique: Complete Suite of Eight Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etchings and Aquatints ...

This original etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin and dated in pencil next to the signature '693’ [1968]. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 114, at the lower left margin. This etching and aquatint was printed by Imprimerie Arte, Paris and published in a limited edition of 114 signed and numbered impressions by Jean-Robert Arnaud, Paris. Note: This subject is one of ten published in the folio ‘La peau des choses’ [The Skin of Things] in 1968. The folio also included works by Huguette-Arthur Bertrand, Cesar, Émile Gilioli, James Guitet...