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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: 1990Signature: Signed and numbered by artistEdition: Out of 35Size: 53 3/4" x 39 7/8"Condition: ExcellentBiographyLarry 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.