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NELL BLAINE Two color linoleum cuts.
Untitled. 227x178 mm; 9x7 inches, full margins. Signed and dated in ink, lower left * Untitled. 150x205 mm; 6x8 inches, full margins. Signed in ink, lower right. Both 1947. Both an edition of 300. Published by Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York. From Poems. Very good impressions of these scarce, early prints.
Provenance: The artist, New York; Dilys Evans, New York; thence by descent to the current owner, private collection, New Mexico.
Blaine (1922-1996) became the youngest member of the American Abstract Artists group in 1944 at the age of 22. Known for creating colorful works in a carefree, lighthearted manner and her strong personality, she thrived in the New York art scene of the 1940s.
Poems was the first published book of poetry by Kenneth Koch and included seven poems employing the technique of literary Surrealism that sparked critical debate over his work. The poems were accompanied by nine prints by Blaine.
