Arkansas - Figurative Prints

This is a rare print, #46 in an edition of 96 that Gwendolyn (Gwen) Knight created while visiting Philadelphia's Brandywine Workshop with her late husband, the artist Jacob Lawrence. It is signed, titled, and dated along the lower edge. The print itself measures 22" x 30" and is professionally framed in a contemporary dark wood frame with muted green and gold double mats under UV protective glass. Framed measurements are 29.5" x 38". This print can also be found in the permanent collections of: - Washington State Arts Commission - Telfair Museums - David Driskell Center, University of Maryland - Seattle Art Museum and many private collectors. Gwendolyn Knight was born in Barbados in 1913. When she was seven, her widowed mother entrusted her to close friends who brought her with them to the United States. In 1926, Knight moved with her foster family from their first home in St. Louis to Harlem, where her developing interest in the arts flowered in the creative atmosphere of the Harlem Renaissance. In Harlem, Knight became a daily participant in the workshop of sculptor Augusta Savage, in whom Knight found a mentor, and Savage's studio became a second home. Through Savage, Knight first came into contact with Claude McKay...

This abstract figural limited edition print by Ned Martin features a warm palette. Two women stand together, one with her eyes covered by a white cloth and holding a small gold plate...

This abstracted portrait limited edition print by Ned Martin partially captures a nude female figure laying on the ground next to a black and white cat. The ground is abstracted in t...

This abstract figural limited edition print by Ned Martin features a warm palette. Two women stand together, one with her eyes covered by a white cloth and holding a small gold plate...

This abstracted portrait limited edition print by Ned Martin partially captures a nude female figure laying on the ground next to a black and white cat. The ground is abstracted in t...

This abstracted portrait limited edition print by Ned Martin partially captures a nude female figure laying on the ground next to a black and white cat. The ground is abstracted in t...

This abstract figural limited edition print by Ned Martin features a warm palette. Two women stand together, one with her eyes covered by a white cloth and holding a small gold plate...

This abstract figural limited edition print by Ned Martin features a warm palette. Two women stand together, one with her eyes covered by a white cloth and holding a small gold plate...

This abstracted portrait limited edition print by Ned Martin partially captures a nude female figure laying on the ground next to a black and white cat. The ground is abstracted in t...

This abstracted portrait limited edition print by Ned Martin partially captures a nude female figure laying on the ground next to a black and white cat. The ground is abstracted in t...

This abstract figural limited edition print by Ned Martin features a warm palette. Two women stand together, one with her eyes covered by a white cloth and holding a small gold plate...