Title: |
Practice |
Artist: |
Jules, Mervin (Born, Philadelphia, 1912 - Died, 1994) |
Date: |
1963 |
Medium: |
Original Lithograph |
Publisher: |
Associated American Artists, New York |
Edition: |
Limited edition of two hundred and fifty signed and numbered impressions,
numbered 114/250. |
Note: |
Mervin Jules: An accomplished American painter, lithographer and woodcut
artist, Mervin Jules studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Jules began to exhibit his art around 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression.
Like most artists of this era, he was allowed to continue with his art
due mainly to financial support from Federal Art Projects initiated by
Roosevelt. This permitted Jules to experiment with printmaking mediums
and he was one of the first American artists (in 1938) to produce original
silkscreen prints, along with Harry Gottlieb and Louis Lozowick. During
the Second World War, Mervin Jules served with the American military forces
for a period of two years. |
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After the war, Jules began to extensively exhibit his paintings and original
prints throughout the United States. In the latter category he began to
favor lithography and the woodcut and produced a number of fine figure
studies. Portrayals of the world of music - most particularly jazz and
classical - became one of his major themes throughout the 1950's and 1960's. "Practice",
which depicts a student of the cello, is a beautiful example of his art
from this period. |
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"Practice" was published in a limited edition of 250 impressions in 1963. During this decade
the Associated American Artists, New York, commissioned Mervin Jules for his original prints. |
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Associated American Artists: "Practice" was published in a limited edition of 250
impressions in 1963. During this decade the Associated American Artists, New York, commissioned Mervin Jules for his original prints.
The Associated American Artists of New York was founded in the mid 1930's. It commissioned original graphic art from such great
masters as Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh and others. It published etchings and lithographs of no less stature
during the 1960's as contributing artists included Jack Levine, Chaim Koppelman, Joseph Margulies, James Kearns, Irwin D. Hoffman and Sidney Chafetz. |
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Today, impressions of his original woodcuts and lithographs are included
in the permanent collections of the F. Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University
of Oklahoma, the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, and the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. |
Size: |
13 X 9 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
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Price: $265.00 US |
Condition: |
Printed upon wove paper and with full margins as published aby the Associated American Artists,
New York in 1963. Signed, titled and numbered '114/250' by the artist in pencil
along the lower margin. Containing very slight light toning and the lithograph
has been backed on board by a previous owner. Else this original lithograph entitled,
"Practice" is in good condition throughout and represents a fine, original example
of the graphic art of Mervin Jules. |
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