Description
A striking work in red and blue ombre with a hard-edged vertical blue line, featuring Berkowitz’s trademark luminescent color gradations. An artist’s proof inscribed by the Artist to the painter Michel Tabard. Examples of this work are held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Obj. No. 1972.91) and the Ringling Museum (Obj. No. SN8646).
Details
Medium:
Lithograph in colors
Date:
c. 1972
Signature:
Hand-signed by artist, in crayon, en recto lower right. in crayon, en recto lower right. Marked “Artist’s Proof” and inscribed by the Artist to the painter Michel Tabard en recto lower left.
Edition:
Marked “Artist’s Proof” and inscribed to the artist Michel Tabard en recto lower left. Preceding the edition of 94.
Framing:
Newly custom framed in a black painted frame behind 99% UV-blocking art glass using strictly conservation-grade materials. Particularly attractive hung with its companion piece, Dualities № 2, also available from Washington Color Gallery.
Condition:
Good condition. Some scuffs, bruised edges, small neatly-repaired tear on edge, but nevertheless presents well in frame.
Provenance:
From the collection of the artist Michel Tabard, by gift from the Artist.
Framed Size:
38 in. (h) x 29 in. (w) x 1 in. (d)
Sheet Size:
30 in. (h) x 22 in. (w)