Jack Tworkov, a literate man uncertain whether to become a poet or painter. Tworkov became an Abstract Expressionist who is known for that style modified with gridlike restraint of forms and low-key color. Tworkov was also an art educator. From 1963–69, Tworkov was Chair of the Art Department at Yale University and he also held teaching positions at Queens College, 1948–51; Black Mountain College, summer of 1952; Pratt Institute, 1955–58; 1972 and American Academy in Rome. Except for temporary periods, Tworkov lived primarily in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts. At Yale, where Tworkov was Visiting Professor of Art from 1961–63 and Department Chair from 1963–69, he was stirred by questions of the interrelationship of psychology, education, political history and art creativity and as a result, instigated cross-disciplinary study. Among the future 'big-name' artists Tworkov mentored were Jennifer Bartlet, Robert Mangold, Chuck Close and Nancy Graves. Tworkov was born in Biala, Poland, and at the age of 13 immigrated to New York City wherein 1928, he became a US citizen. Tworkov studied at Columbia University from 1920–23, majoring in English. Tworkov left Columbia to attend the National Academy of Design from 1923–25 and 1925–26 at the Art Students League. During this period, Tworkov did landscapes, still lifes, portraits and figure studies that show the influence of European modernism, especially the paintings of Paul Cezanne. From 1935–41, Tworkov worked in the Easel Division of the WPA Federal Art Project and by the 1940s was deeply involved in Abstract Expressionism with work characterized by broad, spontaneous brush strokes. Tworkov loved the camaraderie of painting, especially with Karl Knaths, Franz Kline and Willem DeKooning, the latter with whom he had an adjoining studio from 1948–53. However, in the early 1940s, his career like that of so many was interrupted by military service, which he served as a tool designer. In 1958, Tworkov established a permanent studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts and worked there from May to November until he died in 1977. In 1963, as Chair of the Yale Art Department, Tworkov became close to Josef Albers whose Geometric Abstraction influenced his style of small, measured brush strokes. Tworkov was determined to subvert his individuality into a coherent, measured system, which meant he was much less spontaneous than most of his peer Abstract Expressionists.
$550
Limited Edition Art 1982 Chicago Navy Pier Abstract Poster geometric abstraction
By Jack Tworkov
Located in New York, NY
Jack Tworkov Art 1982 Chicago Navy Pier Poster, 1981 Limited Edition of 1500 Four color limited edition offset lithograph poster on 300 gram Dove 500 white a...
Lithograph, Offset
Price Upon Request
TL#6
By Jack Tworkov
Located in Missouri, MO
Jack Tworkov "TL#6" 1978 Lithograph Edition 103/250 (aside from 15 artist's proofs) Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Printed at Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM by Bil...
Still In The Game
Located in Miami, FL
Yoon Hyup Still In The Game, 2022 Hand signed and numbered by the artist 17 colour hand printed screen print on Lambeth Drawing Cartridge 370gsm 33.50 x 25.2...
Archival Pigment
$308
H 14.57 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
Untitled - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985
By Willem de Kooning
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an offset and lithograph print realized on Fabriano Paper after a drawing by Willem De Kooning of 1958. Signed o the plate on the lower. The print suite was realized i...
Lithograph, Offset
$900
H 24.07 in W 36 in
Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration) Poster
By Lee Krasner
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Lee Krasner (American, 1908-1984) Title: "Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration)" *Signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lo...
Lithograph, Offset
$255Sale Price|40% Off
H 15 in W 11 in
Alexander Calder lithograph derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1971 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preseved. Unsigned from an edition of u...
Lithograph, Offset
untitled (Paper Piece 3)
By Richard Hunt
Located in New York, NY
Richard Hunt untitled (Paper Piece 3) 1978 published in an edition of 50, of which, this is number 37. Edition designated in pencil lower left corner recto. Sign "R Hunt...
Paper
$296
H 14.57 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
Untitled- Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985
By Willem de Kooning
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an offset and lithograph print realized on Fabriano Paper after a drawing by Willem De Kooning of 1950. The print suite was realized in 1985 in a limited edition of 2500...
Lithograph, Offset
$10,196
H 19.69 in W 22.05 in D 1.58 in
Artist Motivation - Mandela, Former South African President, Inspirational Words
By Nelson Mandela
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, Artist's Motivation, Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as a way of leaving a legacy for his family. He spent time with an art tutor and learnt to draw. In 2002, when creating the The Motivation print, he told Anna and Laura from Belgravia Gallery of his desire to become a full time artist when he retired. This artwork is a handwritten Artist’s Motivation by Nelson Mandela and reads: “Today when I look at Robben Island I see it as a celebration of the struggle and a symbol of the finest qualities of the human spirit, rather than as a monument to the brutal tyranny and oppression of apartheid. Robben Island is a place where courage endured in the face of endless hardship, a place where people kept on believing when it seemed their dreams were hopeless and a place where wisdom and determination overcame fear and human frailty. It is true that Robben Island was once a place of darkness, but out of that darkness has come a wonderful brightness, a light so powerful that it could not be hidden behind prison walls, held back by prison bars...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder lithograph (derrière le miroir)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preseved. Unsigned from an edition of u...
Lithograph, Offset
$600
H 39.13 in W 25.13 in
Untitled (SF-229P) (Fondation Maeght) Poster /// Sam Francis Abstract Expression
By Sam Francis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) Title: "Untitled (SF-229P) (Fondation Maeght)" Year: 1983 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on light wove paper Limited ...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,200
H 8.5 in W 11.13 in
Frankenthaler: Gateway (Catalog) (Signed) /// Helen Abstract Expressionist Art
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Title: "Frankenthaler: Gateway (Catalog)" Series: (after) Gateway *Dedicated and signed by Frankenthaler in ink lower right ...
Lithograph, Offset
untitled
By Richard Hunt
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph printed in two blacks published in an edition of 43.
Lithograph
Mary Mary
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) is one of the most revered abstract painters of the 20th century, and one of the most successful and collected female artists of all time. She was a ...
Lithograph, Offset, Screen
KTL, Geometric Abstract by Jack Tworkov
By Jack Tworkov
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original geometric silkscreen by Russian/American artist, Jack Tworkov. It is signed and numbered 80/150 in pencil.
Screen
TL #7
By Jack Tworkov
Located in Missouri, MO
Jack Tworkov (1900-182) "TL #7" 1978 Silkscreen Ed. 86/125 Signed, Dated, Titled and Numbered Jack Tworkov (8/15/1900 - 9/4/1982) A literate man uncertain whether to become a poet ...
Screen