It’s not surprising that Barbara Lynch Zinkel was a textile artist before moving on to printmaking, working out ideas of composition and color in weavings. Her geometric forms often have a very tactile presence that lifts them off the page, despite their graphic flatness.
After earning a BA in political science at UC Berkeley in the late 1960s, the American artist studied at Wayne State University, in Detroit, with Robert Kidd, who had been head of fiber arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art, the legendary Bloomfield Hills institution that became the go-to art school for mid-century modernist masters such as Charles and Ray Eames, Harry Bertoia and Florence Knoll.
Zinkel was deeply fixated on color, playing different hues off one another for a variety of dramatic effects. A 1994 silkscreen titled Burgundy Blue is one of several directly inspired by German-born color theorist — and Bauhaus educator — Josef Albers’s legendary “Homage to the Square,” a series of paintings begun in 1950 that investigate the perceptual mutations produced when colors are juxtaposed in nested squares.
But Zinkel reveals much more of her hand in her slightly imperfect geometric forms and staggered edges. The effect is refreshingly lively and personal.
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Imperial Red, Colorful Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel inspired by the Josef Albers "Homage to the Square". Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso an...
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Astral Obelisk, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed, ...
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$600
Rainbow I, Colorful Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil...
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$1,800
Detroit Renaissance, Large Abstract Silkscreen by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil...
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$480Sale Price|20% Off
Rainbow II, Colorful Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, numbered in pencil lower left, estate stamped verso Edition: 250 Image Size...
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Shadow II, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, signed, ...
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$600
Shadows I, Colorful Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso and numbered in pe...
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Dallas, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed, ...
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Burgundy Blue, Colorful Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel inspired by the Josef Albers "Homage to the Square". Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso an...
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Reverie, Colorful Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1992 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil...
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Sunset, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso and numbered in pe...
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Homage to the Square (Summer), Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Minimalist screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, inspired by Josef Albers' iconic "Homage to the Square". Date: 1987 Medium: Scr...
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Inspiration, Colorful Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, numbered in pencil, estate stamped in pen...
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Sunrise, Colorful Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: circa 1990 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso and numbered...
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Triangles in the Air, Abstract Minimalist Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 28 x 25.5 inches Size : 32.5 ...
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$1,250
Wildwood, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, estate stamped and numbered in pencil. Date: circa 1990 Medium: Screenp...
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$2,500
H 36.63 in W 29.88 in
Homage to Barnett Newman /// Gene Davis Abstract Geometric Minimal Screenprint
By Gene Davis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Title: "Homage to Barnett Newman" *Signed and dated by Davis in pencil lower right Year: 1979 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-...
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Magic Rainbow II, Limited Edition Signed Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in San Rafael, CA
Yaacov Agam (b. 1928) Magic Rainbow II, late 20th century Screenprint in colors on wove paper LXIII/XC (edition 63/90) Signed and numbered in pencil along lower edge 13 x 15...
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$1,000
H 43 in W 35 in
"Untitled" by Peter Plagens. (Abstract, Formalist, Symbolism, Geometric, Print)
Located in New York, NY
Peter Plagens (b. 1941) received his B.F.A. from the University of Southern California and his M.F.A. from Syracuse University. He is well known for his abstract, formalist paintings...
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Constellation
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Constellation Silkscreen in colors, 1969 Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 (56/100) Condition: Excellent Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Sheet size: 20 x 20 inch...
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A Pyramid
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) is an important contributor to the 20th century's most cerebral "isms" notably minimalism and conceptual art. Many of his works were created from elaborate a...
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Diversions 1970 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Ian Tyson
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Ian Tyson Diversions XI - 1970 Screen Print 16'' x 15'' inches Edition: signed in pencil and marked 23/150 Ian Tyson, British painter, printmaker and book artist, was born in Wallas...
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Black Watch II, signed and numbered 39/150 screen print
By Gene Davis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a signature color-field composition with multiple thin colored stripes created by Gene Davis. Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Screenprint Black Watch I, II and III, 1974 ...
Archival Paper, Screen
$2,800
H 6.5 in W 6.5 in D 1 in
Richard Anusziewicz Annual Edition. Limited Ed. Op Art silkscreen on masonite
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Annual Edition, 1987-1988 Limited edition silkscreen on masonite Signed and dated by the artist lower right in pencil Frame Included (floated within a box frame)...
Masonite, Screen
$42,000
H 54.25 in W 54.25 in D 1 in
Then Came a Fire and Burnt the Stick (AXSOM 275)
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
color lithograph, linocut, and screenprint with hand-coloring collage on T.H. Saunders and hand-cut Somerset paper Edition 48 of 60 signed, dated, and numbered in pencil (sheet) 52....
Lithograph, Linocut, Screen
$64,759
H 16.93 in W 16.93 in
"Homage to the Square: Ten Works by Josef Albers" - Abstract, Set, Square
By Josef Albers
Located in Köln, DE
Set of 10 colour screenprints by Josef Albers. Edition of 250 copies on Mohawk Superfine Bristol. Sheet dimensions each: 43 x 43 cm Illustrations each: 28 x 28 cm All works labell...
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$20,000
H 23 in W 23 in
I-S LXXI b, 1971 Screenprint by Josef Albers, Abstract Art, Minimalism
By Josef Albers
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Josef Albers I-S LXXI b 1971 Screenprint 23 x 23 in. Edition of 125 Initialed in pencil, dated, numbered, and titled Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum ...
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$8,948
H 19.02 in W 15.01 in
Sheet 5 from "Hommage au carré" - Abstract, Screenprint, Square, Brown, Black
By Josef Albers
Located in Köln, DE
The present work is the fifth sheet from ‘Hommage au carré’: portfolio with 12 colour screenprints, a French foreword by Michael Seuphor, French and English annotations by Josef Albe...
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Sunset, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso and numbered in penc...
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H 30 in W 30.5 in
Burgundy Blue, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel inspired by the Josef Albers "Homage to the Square". Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso an...
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Imperial Red, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel inspired by the Josef Albers "Homage to the Square". Date: 1994 Medium: ...
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Shadow I, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil...
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Rainbow II, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil...
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Rainbow II, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil (11/250) Date: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled i...
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Rainbow I, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil (11/250) Date: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled i...
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H 32 in W 32 in
Homage to the Square (Spring), Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Minimalist screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, inspired by Josef Albers' iconic "Homage to the Square". Date: 1987 Medium: Scr...
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