ADOLPH GOTTLIEB RARE LITHOGRAPH PRINT FRAMED MODERNIST POSTER " TWO BARS " 1964

Description: THIS ADOLPH GOTTLIEB FOUNDATION VERY RARE VINTAGE 1988 ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED EXHIBITION POSTER " TWO BARS " 1964, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE MODERNIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY THE RENOWNED M. KNOEDLER & CO. NEW YORK GALLERY. PRINTED IN 1988 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE " HORIZONTAL PAINTINGS " EXHIBITION. IT FEATURES AN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY GOTTLIEB IN 1964 TITLED " TWO BARS ", COPYRIGHT A. AND E. GOTTLIEB FOUNDATION, N.Y. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADOLPH GOTTLIEB AND MID CENTURY MODERNISM FANS AND COLLECTORS BOTH AS THIS COVETED IMAGE EXHIBITION POSTER PRINT IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND. ADOLPH GOTTLIEB ( 1903 - 1974 ) WAS AN AMERICAN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTER, SCULPTOR AND PRINTMAKER OF A JEWISH BACKGROUND. HE WAS OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF EARLY ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISTS. DURING THE 1920'S - 1930'S HE FORMED LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS WITH OTHER ARTISTS INCLUDING BARNETT NEWMAN, MARK ROTHKO, AND MILTON AVERY. GOTTLIEB AND OTHER ARTISTS BECAME KNOWN AS " THE TEN ", THEY EXHIBITED THEIR WORKS TOGETHER UNTIL 1940. LATER IN THE 1950'S GOTTLIEB FORMULATED IMAGES THAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE " BURST " AND " IMAGERY LANDSCAPES ". HE CREATED THIS TYPE OF PAINTINGS FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS CAREER. THEY WERE VARIATIONS OF SIMILAR ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN DIFFERENT WAYS. THE SERIES SUGGESTS A LANGUAGE OF SIMPLIFIED LANDSCAPES WITH A SUN AND GROUND. HE WAS A MASTERFUL COLORIST WITH HIS USE OF COLOR BEING PARTICULARLY CRUCIAL. HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FIRST COLOR FIELD PAINTERS AND IS ONE OF THE FORERUNNERS OF LYRICAL ABSTRACTION. HE REMAINED ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE 1960'S, THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM AND THE WHITNEY MUSEUM IN NEW YORK COLLABORATED ON A MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF HIS ART THAT FILLED BOTH MUSEUMS. THIS REMAINS, TO DATE THE ONLY COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN THESE TWO MAJOR INSTITUTIONS. HE WAS THE FIRST ARTIST OF HIS GENERATION TO HAVE HIS ART COLLECTED BY THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ( 1946 ) AND THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM ( 1948 ). ARTWORKS BY GOTTLIEB ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MORE THAN 140 PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT FRAMED MODERNIST EXHIBITION POSTER PRINT MEASURES 30" W X 19 1/2" H X 1" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN ROSE GOLD TONE MATTE SATIN FINISH METAL FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VERY CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.

Price: 5800 USD

Location: Leawood, Kansas

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