Title: |
Viaduct |
Artist: |
Sills, Joyce (Born, Washington, DC, 1940) |
Date: |
1972 |
Medium: |
Original Silkscreen |
Note: |
Joyce Sills: A contemporary American printmaker
and painter, Joyce Sills studied printmaking techniques at Smith College
(1961) and received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.
Known mainly for her fine etchings and silkscreens she has exhibited
widely both in the United States and internationally. Her graphic art
has also received many awards, including the American Color Print Society
Council Award and the DeCordova Museum Purchase Award. |
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Today the prints of Joyce Sills will be found in the following
major collections; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Library of Congress,
Washington, DC, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. |
Provenance: |
From the collection of Roger Trlak and bearing his inventory
number, 'T-1195', on a supporting sheet. Roger Trlak (1934-1975) established
the commercial art company of Martin-Trlak in Chicago. In 1972 he also
opened the RST Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona where he exhibited not
only his own large collection of mostly contemporary art but also held
important exhibitions of many modern artists. These Included such major
American and international printmakers as Joseph Hirsch, Luigi Lucioni
and Paul Wunderlich. Among Trlak's closest friends in the arts community
were Raphael Soyer, Ivan Albright and Hans Burkhardt. Their original
prints and paintings were constantly exhibited at the RST Gallery until
it was closed in 1975 due to Trlak's untimely death. |
Edition: |
Limited edition of one hundred and fifty impressions, numbered
18/150. |
Size: |
20 5/8 X 16 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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UnMatted |
Condition: |
Printed upon 'Mohawk Superfine' paper and with full margins
as published in 1972. Signed, titled, dated and numbered, '18/150' by
the artist in pencil along the lower margin. A beautifully printed, full
color impression and in excellent condition throughout. Viaduct is
superb, original example of the art of Joyce Sills. |
Price: |
Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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