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Ibram Lassaw, Framed Pencil Signed Limited Edition Abstract Lithograph, 1970

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Ibram Lassaw (Egyptian/American, 1913-2003), a striking monochrome lithograph, untitled, from Peace Portfolio I, pencil signed and dated "Lassaw, 1970", and numbered "67/175", with a blindstamp. Framed under glass with a complementary black metal frame. About the Artist: Ibram Lassaw came from Egypt to New York as a child. He studied at the Clay Club from 1926 to 1930, and at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in New York in 1930 and 1931. Yet he was haunted by the work of Jacques Villon, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and Wassily Kandinsky that he saw in an exhibition of Katherine Dreier's famed Société Anonyme collection at the Brooklyn Museum in the winter of 1926-27. His turn to abstraction in the early 1930s began with Constructivist drawings. Lassaw's early abstract sculptures, which were modeled in clay and then cast in plaster, explored biomorphic shape and open form. Since that time, whether in constructions of metal and Plexiglas or in his brazed and welded pieces, the interpenetration of form in space has remained one of his abiding concerns. During the mid 1930s, Lassaw worked briefly for the Public Works of Art Project cleaning sculptural monuments around New York City. He subsequently joined the WPA as a teacher and sculptor until he was drafted into the army in 1942. During World War II, Lassaw had learned to weld, and in 1951, when he sold his first piece of sculpture, he bought oxyacetylene welding equipment. With sculpture such as The Hyades (1951), Lassaw found methods and materials that integrated biomorphic and geometric form while satisfying his need to work freely and intuitively. Lassaw was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists. It was not until Samuel Kootz had seen his work at the Whitney that Lassaw had his first solo exhibition (1951). In the following years, Lassaw emerged as one of the most provocative and significant artists of the century. Dimensions: 20.75"h x 25.5 (sight) 21.25"h x 26.25"w (frame) Condition: Good, no visible condition issues, not examined out of frame
  • Creator:
    Ibram Lassaw (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.25 in (53.98 cm)Width: 26.25 in (66.68 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1970
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Morristown, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5990240721602

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