Description
A striking work in red and blue ombre with a hard-edged vertical blue line, featuring Berkowitz’s trademark luminescent color gradations. Inscribed by the Artist to the painter Michel Tabard. Examples of the sister to this work, Dualities № 1, 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. Inscribed to the artist Michel Tabard en recto lower left.
Edition:
Edition not noted but Dualities № 1, also inscribed to Tabard by the Artist, is marked Artist’s Proof, as this is also likely to be. 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 № 1, 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)