Ulfert Wilke Prints and Multiples

Calligraphy Lithograph, 1969 Edition: 260 Signed in script by the artist (see photo) Signed with initials and dated by the artist (see photo) Publication for the Print Club of Cleveland, No. 47 for 1969 Printer: Hollander Workshop, New York, with their chopstamp (see photo) Ulfert Wilke (1907–1987) was an internationally recognized painter, calligrapher and art collector connected to the abstract expressionism movement. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1938. He is best known for his large canvas paintings and highly detailed lithographs that were inspired by calligraphic writing. Wilke was deeply intrigued by the written language, and much of his work was derived from his abstract interpretation of the shapes, colors and meanings of writing that he found in all languages and forms, including the poetry and ancient engravings...