Feb 26, 2009 - Sale 2171

Sale 2171 - Lot 109

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(ART.) BLACKBURN, ROBERT. Untitled. Lithograph, 22- x16 inches, paper size; 18x13 image size; registration marks and some slight discoloration to the wide margins. New York, circa 1950-1951

Additional Details

In late 1947, artist Bob Blackburn had acquired his own lithograph press, and a year later he opened the Printmaking Workshop in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. From the start, Blackburn was interested in abstraction in his printmaking, and the present piece is a good example. Provenance: a gift to the consignor''s parents from the artist.