Title: |
Carnival |
Artist: |
Kleinholz, Frank (Brooklyn, New York, 1901 - Miami, Florida, 1987) |
Date: |
1955 |
Medium: |
Original Etching & Drypoint |
Note: |
Frank Kleinholz: Born into a poor family, much of
Frank Kleinholz's youth was spent selling newspapers and running errands
for local businesses. At age 23 he graduated from Fordham Law School and
was admitted to the bar. Kleinholz first turned to art after the age of
thirty and studied painting under Sol Wilson and print making under Yasuo
Kuniyoshi. His first group exhibition took place in 1941 at the Carnegie
Institute and his first solo exhibition took place at the Associated American
Artists, New York, in 1942. For the following forty years he gained a
large national reputation with showings at the Brooklyn Museum, the Worcester
Art Institute, the Chicago Art Institute and the prestigious National
Academy of Design. |
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In 1951, Frank Kleinholz assumed the position of Instructor
of Fine Arts, Hofstra College. Two years later, however, McCarthyism was
at its height and Kleinholz was blacklisted from various shows and forced
to resign his post. After the dark days of McCarthyism ended Kleinholz
again resumed his career and solo exhibitions of his paintings and graphics
took place in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The artist moved to Perrine, Florida, in 1967. |
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Today the art of Frank Kleinholz is included in the following
collections: the University of Wyoming Art Museum, The Newark Museum,
the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York,
the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami and the Smithsonian Institute,
Washington. |
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As an original printmaker, Kleinholz's art changed considerably
during his career. His first prints were mostly etchings and aquatints
which reflected the influence of the Depression era and the World Wars.
He was both an associate and friend of Reginald Marsh and Philip Evergood,
and like these artists he often explored social themes within his art.
His original prints were intensely personal in nature and tending towards
either Realism or Expressionism. Such is the case with this original example.
Most prints from this era were printed by the artist himself and published
in small editions of less than thirty impressions. |
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Later in his career Frank Kleinholz turned to lithography and
silk-screening. His style moved more towards Social Realism and focused
upon family relationships and the role of humanity within the urban environment.
Both his early and later forms of art are held in equally high esteem. |
Edition: |
Limited Edition of twenty-five impressions, Numbered 25/25. |
Raisonne: |
Sylvan Cole, Jr., Kleinholz Graphics, Catalogue Raisonne,
1940-1975, Coral Gables, Florida, University of Miami Press, 1975. |
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Catalogue #54, First and only state as published in the
limited edition of twenty-five impressions plus five artist's proofs. |
Size: |
11 X 8 (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: $325.00 US |
Condition: |
Printed upon fine, hand-made paper bearing the 'Rives' watermark
and with wide margins as printed by the artist in 1955. Containing slight
matte staining from a previous framing and a horizontal scratch mark along
the lower margin, else a strong printing and in fine condition throughout.
Signed, titled and numbered, '24/25' by the artist in pencil. Carnival
is an exceptional example of the graphic art of Frank Kleinholz. |
Subject: |
Frank Kleinholz, Carnival, original etching, New York and
Brooklyn art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American
Art, New York, the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami and the Smithsonian
Institute, Washington. |
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