ARSHILE GORKY RARE 1982 LITHOGRAPH PRINT FRAMED EXHBTN POSTER "COMPOSITION" 1936

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THIS ARSHILE GORKY AND HANS BURKHARDT RARE VINTAGE 1982 ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED EXHIBITION POSTER " COMPOSITION " 1936, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION.
THE EXHIBITION POSTER PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY THE VENERABLE JACK RUTBERG FINE ARTS INC. LOS ANGELES, CA. PRINTED IN 1982 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURAL OPENING EXHIBITION OF THE FAMOUS GALLERY. IT FEATURES A COLLABORATIVE ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY ARSHILE GORKY AND HANS BURKHARDT IN 1936 TITLED " COMPOSITION ". WHEN THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON D.C. PRESENTED A MAJOR EXHIBITION OF COLLABORATIVE ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY, THEIR MUSUEM FEATURED THE POSTER PROMOTING THE EXHIBITION.
ARSHILE GORKY ( 1904 - 1948 ) IS AN ARMENIAN AMERICAN PAINTER WHO HELD A SEMINAL INFLUENCE ON ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM. ALONG WITH MARK ROTHKO, JACKSON POLLOCK, AND WILLEM DE KOONING, GORKY IS HAILED AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AMERICAN ARTISTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. DURING THE 1930'S HE ABSORBED AND RE DEFINED EUROPEAN AVANTE GARDE SENSIBILITIES. HIS WORKS WERE OFTEN SPECULATED TO HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE SUFFERING AND LOSS EXPERIENCED IN THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE. ART WORKS BY GORKY ARE HELD IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS.
HANS GUSTAV BURKHARDT ( 1904 - 1994 ) WAS A SWISS BORN AMERICAN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST ARTIST. BURKHARDT'S PAINTINGS OF THE 1930'S ARE PART OF THE GENESIS OF AMERICAN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST IN 1937 HE MOVED TO LOS ANGELES AND REPRESENTED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BRIDGE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES IN THE MOVEMENT. HIS EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH PARALLELED, AND IN MANY WAYS WAYS ANTICIPATED, THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN NEW YORK AND EUROPE. BURKHARDT AND GORKY SHARED A STUDIO FROM 1928 TO 1937. ARTWORKS BY BURKHARDT ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLDS MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS .
THE RARE OUT OF PRINT FRAMED ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST EXHIBITION POSTER PRINT MEASURES 32 3/8" W X 24 1/2" H X 1 3/8" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH GLASS IN A MODERNIST STYLE DARK CHARCOAL BRUSHED FINISH METAL FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION.
IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY MINOR LIGHT SURFACE WEAR. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.