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Robert Kushner Lithograph Cupids Making Borscht#1139759

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Robert Kushner Lithograph Cupids Making Borscht#1139759
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Artist: Robert Kushner

Title: Cupids Making Borscht

Year: 1984

Medium: Lithograph

Edition: 17/80

Size: 60" x 22" (152 x 56 cm)

Frame: 63" x 25" (160 x 63.5 cm)





Robert Kushner (1949 - )




Robert Kushner, who emerged in the early 1970s as a performance artist whose costumes were as important as the performance, was a founder of the Pattern and Decoration movement of that era. In the early 1980s his primary materials were acrylic paint on unstretched fabric, but he turned away from pattern and painted the human figure from live models. In 1986 he turned to more conventional oil painting on canvas concentrating on flowers which he has continued into the present.



Kakishibu is a uniquely Japanese contribution to the world of paper. Traditionally Kakishibu is used to paper the walls of tea houses, where the desired effect combines the qualities of age, simplicity and rusticity. It is considered extremely durable and permanent. These sheets of Kakishibu were handmade from Kozo fiber in Shikoku, Japan. Originally they were white. Then coats of fermented persimmon juice were applied in layers, staining the white sheets dark. The resulting color is a rich terra cotta shade that gradually becomes darker after prolonged exposure to light. A Japanese would not apply an image to this paper as it is valued for its controlled but unexpected variations of surface and color.



Kushner painted the floral elements ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1984</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:63</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:25</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Robert Kushner Lithograph Cupids Making Borscht</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York City, USA</td></tr>
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