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Larry Rivers S/N 1990 Golden Tales Lithograph

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Larry Rivers S/N 1990 Golden Tales Lithograph
Artist: Larry RiversTitle: Golden TalesMedium: LithographDate: 1990 * Signature: Signed and numbered by artistEdition: Out of 35Size: 53 3/4" x 39 7/8"Condition: ExcellentBiography * Larry Rivers (1923-2002).  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. While Rivers's paintings can be interpreted * as a comment on the politics of the current art scene, they * also represent personal experimentation with new forms. *