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1974 Paula Cooper Gallery Lowell Nesbitt Signed Poster
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USD 1,300.00 |
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USD 1,300.00 |
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Friday, July 04, 2008 |
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Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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Eastern Long Island |
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For your consideration is a original Paula Cooper Gallery Serigraph Poster from the1974 "Encounter" artists benefit sale April 2,3,4, 1974. This mod retro poster is hand signed by artist in pencil on lower left L Nesbitt 1978 To June and Larry Brockman. The lower right has "Paula Cooper Gallery 155 Wooster Street New York City". I believe this is his early red poppy with bold red coloring with amazing detail. Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) was a graduate of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and also attended the Royal College of Art in London, where he worked in stained glass & etching. In 1964, the Corcoran Gallery or Art in Washington gave him one of his first museum exhibitions, and by the mid 1970's he had decided to leave the museum a bequest of more than $1 million. Nesbitt was frequently grouped with the Photo Realists, but his images were more interpretatively distorted, somewhat loosely painted and boldly abbreviated. He had many subjects despite such variety, Mr. Nesbitt was best known for gargantuan images or irises, roses, lilies and other flowers, which he often depicted in close up so that their petals seemed to fill the canvas. Dramatic, implicitly sexual and a little ominous, they earned the artist a popularity with the general public that tended to overshadow his reputation within the art world. In 1980, the United States Postal Service issued four stamps based on Mr. Nesbitt's floral paintings. He also served as the official artist for the space flights of Apollo 9 and Apollo 13. The Paula Cooper Gallery was the first art gallery to open in the New Yorks Soho district in 1968. The gallery hosted benefits to raise money for the Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. Many famous artists included in shows were Lowell Nesbitt, Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Robert Mangold and many more. The gallery remained focus in the last 40 years mostly on conceptual and minimal art. The gallery also hosts dance performances, concerts, music symposia, poetry readings, book receptions and much more. The gallery moved to Chelsea in 1996 with a second exhibition on 21st street in 1999. This rare poster measures 30" x 40" with most likely the original metal over wood frame. The poster is under plexiglass and will be shipped this way to protect image. I would recommend to put image under glass with a new frame to protect investment. The frame has scratches from years of handling. The poster has on lower left corner Lowell Nesbitt 1974, right lower corner Printed by Seri-Arts Inc.. The lower left corner has a 2" yellow stain otherwise in excellent condition with no rips or tears. Winner to pay S&H.
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