| Title: |
Full Sun |
| Artist: |
Hoffmann, Arnold Jr. (New York, 1915 - Springs, Long Island, 1991) |
| Date: |
c. 1960 - 1970 |
| Medium: |
Original Silkscreen (Serigraph) |
| Note: |
Arnold Hoffman Junior: A twentieth century painter, silkscreen artist
and master printer, Arnold Hoffman Junior was the son of the artist Arnold
Hoffmann (1886-1966). He studied art techniques at both the Art Students
League and at the National Academy of the Arts, under such masters as Olinsky
and Kroll. Beginning in 1940 Arnold Hoffmann Junior was a frequent exhibitor
with such national institutions as the American Water Color Society and
the Audubon Artists. |
| |
In 1942 Arnold Hoffmann Jr. joined the staff of The New York Times Magazine.
He remained with the magazine for the next thirty years and became its
art director. Upon his retirement in 1972 he founded the Screen Print Workshop
in East Hampton. There he became the master printer for such artists as
Esteban Vicente, James Brooks, Robert Dash, William King and Robert Gwathmey.
He also, of course, printed his own fine silkscreens there, including "Full
Sun". |
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Today the art of Arnold Hoffmann Jr. is included in such collections
as the Museums at Stony Brook, New York, and elsewhere. In 1995 Helen A.
Harrison authored the book, "Silkscreen: Arnold Hoffmann Jr. and the Art
of the Print". |
| Edition: |
Artist Proof Impression |
| Size: |
24 1/2 X 30 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
| |
UnMatted |
| Condition: |
Printed upon pure rag paper and with full, deckled margins as printed
by the artist around the above date. Signed and annotated "H. C." (Hors
Commerce) by the artist along the lower margin and titled by him in pencil
on the verso. Containing faint mat burning in the outer margins else a
finely printed impression and in good condition throughout. "Full Sun" represents
a prime, original example of the silkscreen art of Arnold Hoffmann Jr. |
| Price: |
Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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