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Knox Martin Art

American, b. 1923

Knox Martin is an American painter, sculptor and muralist. Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, he studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1946–50. He is one of the leading members of the New York School of artists and writers. He lives and works in New York City.

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Flowers, Pop Art Screenprint by Knox Martin
By Knox Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist:Knox Martin, American (1923 - ) Title: Flowers 8 Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen on Heavy Hand-Made Paper, signed in pencil Paper Size: 42 x 30 inches Printed by American Atelier...
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1980s American Modern Knox Martin Art

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Screen

Untitled
By Knox Martin
Located in Kansas City, MO
Knox Martin Untitled Offset lithograph Year: 1977 Size: 21 x 14 in Edition: 1,500 Signed in the plate Publisher: HMK Fine Arts, New York COA provided Ref.: 924802-924 Knox Martin (born February 12, 1923) is an American painter, sculptor and muralist. Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, he studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1946 till 1950. He is one of the leading members of the New York School of artists and writers. He lives and works in New York City. Collections: Martin's work is included in the collections of Whitney Museum of American Art,[15] Museum of Modern Art,[16] Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,[17] Art Students League of New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, National Academy of Design,[18] National Arts Club, New York University, Addison Gallery of American Art, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Baltimore Museum of Art, Berkeley Art Museum, Blanton Museum of Art, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Chrysler Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Denver Art Museum, Hand Art Center, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Heckscher Museum of Art, Hofstra University Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art,[19] Ithaca Museum, Lowe Art Museum, George Washington University, Montclair Art Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Arts,[20] Newark Museum, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Portland Art Museum, Provincetown Art Association and Museum,[21] Reading Public Museum, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Springfield Art Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[22] Toledo Museum of Art, University of Kentucky Art...
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1970s Modern Knox Martin Art

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Lithograph

Untitled
Untitled
$198 Sale Price
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Nude, 1959, Ink and Watercolor, Figure, Mid-Century, American
By Knox Martin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1923, Knox Martin moved with his family to New York City in 1927. He attended The Art Students League of New York from 1946 to 1950 under the GI Bil...
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20th Century American Modern Knox Martin Art

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Ink, Watercolor

Alice In Wonderland: Hookah Smoking Caterpillar, Hand signed Etching, Erotica
By Knox Martin
Located in Union City, NJ
Alice In Wonderland:Hookah Smoking Caterpillar is an original hand made etching by the American abstract painter Knox Martin. Printed in black ink on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free. Erotic fantastical interpretation of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, where Alice first meets the Catepillar while he is sitting on a mushroom smoking a hookah. He helps her by advising her to eat from the mushroom if she wants to change her size. Print size- 18" x 15", Image size - 8.25" x 6.75" Edition size - 50 About the artist- Knox Martin (1923-2022) was an esteemed New York School painter. Knox Martin was born in 1923 in Barranquilla, Colombia. He was the son of the aviator, painter, and poet William Knox Martin, the first man to fly over the Andes mountains. After serving in World War II, Knox Martin attended the Art Students League of New York on the G.I. Bill from 1946-1950, where he studied with Harry Sternberg, Vaclav Vytlacil, Will Barnet, and Morris Kantor. In 1954, Knox Martin's friend Franz Kline placed a painting of his in the Stable Gallery Annual. Charles Egan of the renowned Charles Egan Gallery saw Knox Martin's painting at the Stable Gallery and asked Martin to show his work in a one-man show for the tenth anniversary of the Egan Gallery. Since then, Knox Martin was a celebrated painter, sculptor and muralist. Knox Martin had an extensive exhibition record and his work is in museum, corporate and private collections worldwide. His two best-known murals in NYC are Venus and Woman with Bicycle...
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1970s Contemporary Knox Martin Art

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Etching

Diamond, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Knox Martin
By Knox Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Knox Martin, American (1923 - ) Title: Diamond Year: circa 1979 Medium: Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Size: 22 in. x...
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1970s Abstract Knox Martin Art

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Screen

"Flowers 3" Red Silkscreen by Knox Martin
By Knox Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Knox Martin, American (1923 - ) Title: Flowers 3 Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen on Heavy Hand-Made Paper, signed in pencil Edition: 300, HC Paper Size: 42 x 30 inches Print...
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1980s Modern Knox Martin Art

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Screen

"Untitled" Knox Martin, Abstract Expressionism, Purple, Yellow, Black
By Knox Martin
Located in New York, NY
Knox Martin (1923 - 2022) Untitled Signed to lower edge Acrylic and gold foil on canvas 9 x 9 inches Knox Martin (1923-2022) was an esteemed New York School painter. Knox Martin was born in 1923 in Barranquilla, Colombia. He was the son of the aviator, painter, and poet William Knox Martin, the first man to fly over the Andes Mountains. After serving in World War II, Knox Martin attended the Art Students League of New York on the G.I. Bill from 1946-1950, where he studied with Harry Sternberg, Vaclav Vytlacil, Will Barnet, and Morris Kantor. In 1954, Knox Martin's friend Franz Kline placed a painting of his in the Stable Gallery Annual. Charles Egan of the renowned Charles Egan Gallery saw Knox Martin's painting at the Stable Gallery and asked Martin to show his work in a one-man show for the tenth anniversary of the Egan Gallery. Since then, Knox Martin was a celebrated painter, sculptor and muralist. Knox Martin had an extensive exhibition record and his work is in museum, corporate and private collections worldwide. His two best-known murals in NYC are Venus and Woman with Bicycle...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Knox Martin Art

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Gold, Foil

Alice in Wonderland, etching with hand coloring in watercolor signed unique var.
By Knox Martin
Located in New York, NY
Knox Martin Alice in Wonderland, ca. 1972 Etching with hand-coloring in watercolor on wove paper Hand signed and annotated "AP" on lower front (a unique variant) Frame included (held...
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1970s Post-War Knox Martin Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil, Etching

MERRY COMPANY III(after Hals) Signed Lithograph Expressionist Abstract Portrait
By Knox Martin
Located in Union City, NJ
MERRY COMPANY III is an original hand drawn stone lithograph by the American abstract painter Knox Martin. MERRY COMPANY III was hand printed from a lith...
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1970s Contemporary Knox Martin Art

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Lithograph

Alice In Wonderland: CHESHIRE CAT Signed Etching, Grinning Cat, Erotic Drawing
By Knox Martin
Located in Union City, NJ
Alice In Wonderland: CHESHIRE CAT is an original hand made etching by the American abstract painter Knox Martin. Printed in black ink on archival printmak...
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1970s Contemporary Knox Martin Art

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Etching

ALICE IN WONDERLAND WHITE RABBIT Hand signed Etching, Female Portrait, Erotica
By Knox Martin
Located in Union City, NJ
Alice In Wonderland:White Rabbit is an original hand made etching by the American abstract painter Knox Martin. Printed in black ink on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free. Erotic fantastical interpretation of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, when Alice grows and gets stuck in the Rabbit's house. Print size- 18" x 15", unframed, excellent condition, hand signed in pencil by Knox Martin Image size - 8.25" x 6.75" Edition size - 50, plus proofs About the artist- Knox Martin (1923-2022) was an esteemed New York School painter. Knox Martin was born in 1923 in Barranquilla, Colombia. He was the son of the aviator, painter, and poet William Knox Martin, the first man to fly over the Andes mountains. After serving in World War II, Knox Martin attended the Art Students League of New York on the G.I. Bill from 1946-1950, where he studied with Harry Sternberg, Vaclav Vytlacil, Will Barnet, and Morris Kantor. In 1954, Knox Martin's friend Franz Kline placed a painting of his in the Stable Gallery Annual. Charles Egan of the renowned Charles Egan Gallery saw Knox Martin's painting at the Stable Gallery and asked Martin to show his work in a one-man show for the tenth anniversary of the Egan Gallery. Since then, Knox Martin was a celebrated painter, sculptor and muralist. Knox Martin had an extensive exhibition record and his work is in museum, corporate and private collections worldwide. His two best-known murals in NYC are Venus and Woman with Bicycle...
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1970s Contemporary Knox Martin Art

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Etching

MERRY COMPANY IV(after Hals) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Black White Portrait
By Knox Martin
Located in Union City, NJ
MERRY COMPANY IV is an original hand drawn stone lithograph by the American abstract painter Knox Martin. Hand printed from a lithography stone in rich b...
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1970s Contemporary Knox Martin Art

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Lithograph

Pulitzer Prize Winner Norman Mailer Portrait Etching Line Drawing
By Knox Martin
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed. Numbered line etching Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film-maker, actor, and libera...
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1970s American Modern Knox Martin Art

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Etching

FACE TO FACE Signed Stone Lithograph, Abstract Expressionist, New York School
By Knox Martin
Located in Union City, NJ
FACE TO FACE is an original hand drawn stone lithograph by the American abstract painter Knox Martin. Printed by hand from a lithography stone in rich black ink on archival Arches pr...
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1970s Contemporary Knox Martin Art

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Lithograph

"Flowers 4" Silkscreen by Knox Martin
By Knox Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist:Knox Martin, American (1923 - ) Title: Flowers 4 Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen on Heavy Hand-Made Paper, signed in pencil Edition: 300 / HC Paper Size: 42 x 30 inches Prin...
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1980s American Modern Knox Martin Art

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Screen

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"Artist: Knox Martin Title: ""Flowers 3"" Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen print, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: HC Measure: 40" If a print is signed Hors d’Commerce or HC, it means this print was destined for promotional use, most commonly as a sample for galleries or dealers. KNOX MARTIN 1923 - 2022 Hollis Taggart is saddened to share that celebrated artist Knox Martin died on May 15, at the age of 99. Martin’s career spanned nearly seven decades and he continued to create new abstract paintings into 2022. Some of his most recent works were included in the 2022 solo exhibition, Knox Martin: Garden of Time at the gallery. Martin is survived by his children, Olivia and Jon Martin. Hollis Taggart will oversee the artist’s estate in collaboration with his family. Over the course of his illustrious career, Martin engaged with the conceptual and aesthetic underpinnings of a wide range of artistic movements, from Cubism to Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. His use of bright swaths of color, precise architectural lines, and organic forms that reference the female body resulted in energetic and vibrant compositions and captured a visual vocabulary that was entirely his own. “Knox was a towering figure in the New York art world for many decades, and he touched the lives of many artists and collectors over the years. He was active until the very end, even sketching florals on paper until his final breaths. We will miss Knox; and we celebrate a long and illustrious career and a life well lived,” said Hollis Taggart. After serving in WWII, Martin enrolled in the Art Students League of New York, where he studied from 1946 to 1950, alongside Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, and Al Held, and later became an instructor. Despite the popularity of Abstract Expressionism, Martin’s early work of the 1950s challenged the stylistic drippings and splatters of his contemporaries. At this time, he began a singular exploration of figures and objects that would become a fundamental part of his oeuvre. His vision earned him his first solo exhibition at the influential Charles Egan Gallery in 1954, and established him as a recognized member of New York’s inner art and social circles of the time. A mentor and contemporary to many well-recognized artists, Rauschenberg once said of Martin, “You are my mentor. For years I have always asked, what would Knox think of my paintings?” Influenced by the work of Cezanne, Goya, Matisse, Picasso, and de Kooning, Martin’s early paintingswere textural explorations, rendered predominantly in black and white and through the use of bold brushstrokes and geometric lines—as seen in Susanna and the Elders (1953). In an early review, The New York Times categorized this work as containing a “particular intensity, both visceral and sensational.” In the 1960s and 1970s, Martin began a thematic and aesthetic evolution, best exemplified throughhis newfound use of color and a growing interest in the female form, which he juxtaposed with geometric patterns and other organic shapes. As seen in Razberri Breasts (c. 1970), Woman with Folded Hands (1973), Reclining Woman (1975), and Carmen Seated (1975), the female form is captured within circular, triangular, disked, and squared configurations of geometry. Clasped hands, crossed arms, bent knees, and faces appear within all four corners of the canvases, creating a sensation of the body being locked in a moment of stillness within the surface plane. These paintings were exhibited in the 1972 Whitney Annual at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and in the Bonino, Ingber, Jack and I. Jankovsky galleries in New York between 1970 and 1978. With shades of blues, pinks, blacks, yellows, reds, greens, and whites, in combination with dots, flecks, arcs, ripples, and stripes, Martin was simultaneously able to create a sense of rhythm and stillness that exuded both playfulness and quietude. Art critic Arthur Danto...
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Bicycle
By Knox Martin
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This artwork titled "Bicycle" 1979 is an original color lithograph by Colombian/American artist Knox Martin, b.1923. It is hand signed and numbered 199/300 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 30.35 x 12.35 inches, sheet size is 35.5 x 21.15 inches, It is in excellent condition, it has a small reference tag in the back. The colors are fresh and bright, has never been framed. About the artist: New York School artist Knox Martin was born in Barranquilla, Colombia to an American aviator father - the first man to ever pilot an aircraft over the Andes - and a Colombian mother. His family moved to Salem, Virginia and later to New York City when he was 5 years old. Knox Martin served in the Coast Guard in WWII on a sub-chaser, part of a rescue flotilla at Omaha Beach in Normandy. He attended The Art Students League of New York from 1946 to 1950 under the GI Bill. At the League he studied with Harry Sternberg, Vaclav Vytlacil, Will Barnet and Morris Kantor. There he met fellow students Susan Weil...
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1980s American Modern Knox Martin Art

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Artist: Knox Martin, American (1923 - ) Title: Flower III Year: 1979 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 37 Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm)
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Pop Art Abstract Lithograph Silkscreen Abstract Geometric
By Knox Martin
Located in Surfside, FL
Bright abstract geometric pop art print, similar in manner to Roy Lichtenstein. Signed. Numbered Lithograph or Serigraph Knox Martin (born February 12, 1923) is an American painter,...
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1970s American Modern Knox Martin Art

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Pulitzer Prize Winner Norman Mailer Portrait Etching Line Drawing
By Knox Martin
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed. Numbered line etching Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film-maker, actor, and libera...
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"Red Roses in the Artist's Room", Silkscreen by Knox Martin
By Knox Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Knox Martin, Colombian/American (1923 - ) Title: Red Roses in the Artist's Room Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen on Heavy Hand-Made Paper, signed in pencil Edition: 300 Paper...
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1980s American Modern Knox Martin Art

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Flowering Cactus, Painting by Knox Martin
By Knox Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Knox Martin, American (1923 - ) Title: Flowering Cactus Year: circa 1975 Medium: Acrylic on Paper mounted to Canvas Size: 13 in. x 14 in. (33.02 cm x 35.56 cm) Fram Size: 19...
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Red Roses in the Artist's Room, Painting by Knox Martin
By Knox Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Knox Martin, American (1923 - ) Title: Red Roses in the Artist's Room Year: circa 1975 Medium: Acrylic on Paper mounted to Canvas Size: 18 x 14 inches Frame: 20 x 16 inches
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