Robert A. Nelson - Invisible Cat Seated

Invisible Cat Seated

Robert A. Nelson's original graphite drawing entitled, Invisible Cat Seated is drawn upon white, wove paper and with full margins. It is titled, dated and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right corner. Invisible Cat Seated is simply an outstanding original example of the surrealist art creeated by the American artist, Robert Nelson.

Invisible Cat Seated

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Robert A. Nelson (Indianapolis, born, 1925)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Date	Medium	Source	-
01.-		Pie - Cake - Chops Series by Robert A. Nelson	1974	Original Hand-Coloured Pen and Ink Collage	Signed, titled, datedby Robert Nelson in pencil.
02.-		Invisible Cat Seated by Robert A. Nelson	1975	Original Graphite Drawing	Signed, titled, datedby Robert Nelson in pencil.	Sold

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Title:	Invisible Cat Seated
Artist:	Nelson, Robert A. 'Robert Nelson' (Indianapolis, born, 1925)
Date:	1975
Medium:	Original Graphite Drawing
Note:	Robert A. Nelson 'Robert Nelson': A highly respected contemporary painter, sculptor printmaker and collage artist, Robert Nelson studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (B.F.A., 1950, M.F.A., 1951). He then taught at the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the University of Manitoba, Canada, and at the University of North Dakota. He furthered his education at New York University in 1971, receiving his Education Doctorate. The following year, Robert Nelson began teaching at Cleveland State University, where he remained until in 1975. (Invisible Cat Seated was created by the artist at this time. As well as signing, dating and titling this remarkable drawing, the artist has also written, "Winter. Shaker Heights, Ohio.") Nelson then joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina and later that of Millersville University. In 1997 Millersville University granted him the rank of professor emeritus. Robert A. Nelson currently lives and works in Lakeside, Oregon.
	Nelson's art is included in the permanent collections of many major museums, such as the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, the University of Texas, the Seattle Art Museum, Ohio University, the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, DeCordova Museum, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Museum of Modern Art owns three of his lithographs and two of his collages. Nelson's work has been the subject of over one hundred and fifty one man shows in Philadelphia, Washington and elsewhere. His art has been included in prime contemporary exhibitions in Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Chicago. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Purchase Prize in the 31st National Exhibition of Boston Printmakers and was awarded the Cezanne medal from the government of France, in 1961.
	One writer has described Nelson's art as "Logic disarmed" . Or, as with Invisible Cat Seated, one could say it is illogic armed. Cats, birds, rats and other metamorphosed creatures are recurring elements in Nelson's art. In true surrealist fashion, Nelson places his creatures in fantastic settings peopled by seemingly incongruous imagery. The genius of Robert Nelson's consummate skill is clearly seen in, Invisible Cat Seated* -- an unforgettable image that is both wonderfully comical and compellingly uncomfortable. Something threatening has been yanked from our collective unconscious. At the very least, we will never view the household kitty in quite the same light again!
Reference:	* James Watrous, A Century of American Printmaking: 1880 - 1980, Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1984, pp. 295 - 297.
Size:	11 3/4 X 9 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Drawn upon white, wove paper and with full margins. This original drawing is titled, dated and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right corner. Slight mat staining along the edges of the margins, else in excellent condition throughout. Invisible Cat Seated is simply an outstanding original example of the art of Robert A. Nelson 'Robert Nelson'.
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