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Larry Rivers 1991 S/N Printers Proof Duth Masters

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Larry Rivers 1991 S/N Printers Proof Duth Masters
Artist Name: Larry RiversTitle: Dutch MastersMedium: Mixed MediaSignature: Signed and numbered by artist * Edition Size: Printers Proof out of 7Year: 1991Size: 32 x 40 inchesCondition: ExcellentNotes: Serigraph with Lacquer and Oil on Arches paper.Biography * * Painter and sculptor Larry Rivers was born * in New York City in 1923. In the 1950s, he became one of the * first artists to explore the figurative style which follows * abstract expressionism. * With the use of illustrative material from * advertising and familiar paintings, Rivers produced works that * have a broader public appeal than those of pure abstraction. * His landscapes, portraits and figure studies of the early 1950s * were considered reactionary by contemporary critics because * of their realistic drawings and structure. * While Rivers's style strikes a balance between * abstract expressionism and realistic renderings, his work retains * the influence of Hoffman in its free, painterly brushwork. Tightly * drawn images float ambiguously in space with blurred images * and smears. These blurred, smudgy images were not accidental, * but part of a deliberate process. * Areas of canvas sometimes remain bare and devoid * of color. Rivers's use of these bare areas has been compared * with Cezanne's watercolor technique. The intentionally unfinished * areas emphasize the process of painting. *