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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 artistEdition Size: Printers Proof out of 7Year: 1991Size: 32 x 40 inchesCondition: ExcellentNotes: Serigraph with Lacquer and Oil on Arches paper.BiographyPainter 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.