By Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley
Print for The Chicago 8, from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness (Schubert, 15), 1971
Silkscreen on 100% handmade rag paper
Signed and numbered 110/150 and dated i1971 n graphite on the front also bears the printer's distinctive blind stamp
Frame included: Work is elegantly floated and framed in a handmade white wood museum frame with Tru-vue Optium acrylic glazed plexi (the highest quality).
Measurements:
Framed:
25.75 inches vertical by 19.75 inches horizontal by 2 inches
Artwork:
24 inches vertical by 18 inches horizontal
This is one of the most celebrated and coveted silkscreens Bridget Riley ever made. Not too many Bridget Riley graphic works from this period are on the market. Original Op Art three color silkscreen on 100% handmade rag paper from the early 1970s -- the most desirable and collectible era -- by internationally renowned British abstract Op artist Bridget Riley, one of the leading artists of her generation - and one of the most bankable living female artists in the world. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the lower recto from the limited edition of 150. Also, the verso lower left features printed copyright stamp of the artist, with date: Copyright © 1971 and Bridget Riley Printer's distinctive blindstamp (Kelpra Studios London)with unique inventory number, verso lower right. Riley burst onto the international art scene in the mid Sixties, after being chosen to participate in the groundbreaking “Responsive Eye” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, alongside artists like Richard Anuszkiewicz, Yaacov Agam and Victor Vasarely - announcing the the ‘arrival’ of Op Art to the world. This stunning work was proofed under the supervision of the artist and printed by hand at Kelpra Studio Ltd., London, England. "Print for Chicago 8" was created for the legendary portfolio "CONSPIRACY: the Artist as Witness", to raise money for the legal defense of the Chicago 8 (who later became the Chicago 7) a group of anti...
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1970s Op Art Bridget Riley Abstract Prints
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