William Kolliker

Lovers #2

William Kolliker’s "Lovers #2" is an original lithograph created him in 1973. During the early 1970’s, the El Paso artist, William Augustin Kolliker created both etchings and lithographs. Published in a very small edition of twenty-five signed impressions, "Lovers #2" is a fine, original example of the graphic art created by the American artist, William Kolliker.

Lovers #2

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Title:	Lovers #2
Artist:	Kolliker, William Augustin 'William Kolliker' (Bern, Switzerland, 1905 - El Paso, Texas, 1995)
Date:	1973
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Publisher:	Copperstone Press, El Paso
Note:	William Augustin Kolliker 'William Kolliker': A twentieth century Texas painter, printmaker and illustrator, William Kolliker moved from his native country of Switzerland to New York City at the age of sixteen. He began working as an illustrator for such newspapers as the New York American, the Baltimore News & American and the New York Evening Graphic while completing his art studies at the Art Students League of New York and at the National Academy of Design. Later, William Kolliker assumed the post of art director and editor of The American Weekly, and remained in that position for a period of twenty-five years.
	William Kolliker moved to El Paso, Texas, around 1955, first accepting the post of art director of White & Shuford Advertising. By 1970, however, he had resigned to dedicate all his efforts to creative painting and printmaking. William Kolliker was a regular exhibitor at the Annual Texas Artists Exhibition and was an influential art instructor at the El Paso Museum of Art. In 1963 the city of El Paso presented William Kolliker with its Conquistador Award.
	Along with his considerable work as an artist, William Kolliker was an avid collector of Pre-Columbian art and artifacts. His collection is now housed at the International Museum of Art, El Paso.
Edition:	Limited Edition of Twenty-Five Impressions numbered, '17/25'.
	UnMatted
Size:	26 X 18 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
Buy Now	Price: $495.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon fine, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in El Paso in 1973. Bearing the publisher’s blindstamp in the lower right margin. Signed, titled and numbered, ‘17/25’, by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. A fine, full color impression and in excellent condition throughout. "Lovers #2" represents a prime, original example of the Texas art of William Kolliker.
Subject:	William Kolliker, William Augustin Kolliker, Lovers #2, original lithograph, Texas art, El Paso artist, The American Weekly, Pre-Columbian art, El Paso Museum of Art, Conquistador Award.
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