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Michael Knigin Signed Artist Proof Flower Perfect Lass

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Michael Knigin Signed Artist Proof Flower Perfect Lass
This flower print has the modern stylings this artist is known for. * * * Artist: Michael Knigin * Signature: "Knigin" in pencil, lower right * Title: "Perfect Lass" * Medium: Lithograph on rag paper * Year: 1999 * Edition: Unnumbered artist proof, marked in pencil lower left "A.P." * Sheet size: 20 1/2 x 25 inches * Condition: Very good; crease along left edge, minor smudges, and wrinkle lower margin * * * Biography: * * Michael Knigin (1942 - 2011) graduated from Temple University in 1966, where he'd been awarded a Ford Foundation Grant to study lithography. He soon began teaching at the Pratt Graphic Center in Manhattan, where he established a lithography workshop. A year and a half later he opened his own art publishing company, called Chiron Press. He also helped start a lithography workshop in Israel. His contribution to art is considered significant, and his works can be seen in many institutions, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Carnegie Mellon Institute, and The Library of Congress.