George Tooker Figurative Prints

Published by the Metropolitan Opera Association and created by George Tooker in 1984, Un Ballo en Maschera is an original color lithograph measuring 22 x 30 in. (56 x 76.2 cm), unfra...

George Tooker American 1920 - 2011 Woman With A Sprig Of Laurel 1992 Color lithograph Signed George Tooker lower right AP lower left 29 from edition of 125 17 3/4" x 23 1/2" image 29" x 34" frame Published by Editions Press, San Francisco Provenance: DC Moore Gallery, New York Estate of James Hellyer, Wyndmor, PA George Tooker (American, 1920–2011) was a painter associated with the Magic Realism and Social Realism movements, and is best known for his depictions of alienation in modern city life. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied literature at Harvard University, and in 1943 studied at the Art Students League in New York under Social Realist painters Reginald Marsh and Kenneth Hayes Miller. In his early work, Tooker focused on urban loneliness and disillusionment, as in his painting The Subway (1950), which depicts office workers trapped in a maze of prison-like passageways. Similarly, his Landscape with Figures (1965) is a grid of cubicles, lit with an eerie, red glow and filled with the heads of expressionless workers. In his later work, Tooker explored more symbolic themes, drawn from biblical, mythological, and classic literature. His interest in Renaissance painters, such as Paolo Uccello and Piero della Francesca, is particularly evident in works such as Embrace of Peace II (1988) and Dark Angel...

This lithograph was created by American artist George Tooker. His subjects often are depicted naturally as in a photograph, but the images use flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, a...

Artist: George Tooker, American (1920 - 2011) Title: Window Year: 1994 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 68/175 Image Size: 23 x 19.5 inches Size: 30 x 25.5 ...

This lithograph was created by American artist George Tooker. His subjects often are depicted naturally as in a photograph, but the images use flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, a...

This lithograph was created by American artist George Tooker. His subjects often are depicted naturally as in a photograph, but the images use flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, a...

This embossed multiple on Arches was created by American artist George Tooker. His subjects often are depicted naturally as in a photograph, but the images use flat tones, an ambiguo...

Artist: George Clair Tooker, Jr., American (1920 - 2011) Title: Un Ballo en Maschera Year: 1983 Medium: Color Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: ...