BEN SHAHN Signed 1966 Original Color Lithograph

Description: BEN SHAHN Signed 1966 Original Color Lithograph - "Levana" This is a superb original signed and numbered limited edition color lithograph by internationally acclaimed artist BEN SHAHN (1898 - 1969), dated 1966. This rare original color lithograph is entitled "Levana" and is signed in red ink by the artist on the front lower right "Ben Shahn" and dated "1966". It is also numbered in pencil on the lower left "18/125", from the total limited edition of only 125 impressions printed on Rives BFK paper. It bears the embossed blindstamp of the printer and publisher, Gemini G.E.L., on the front lower right. It is also stamped with the Gemini copyright stamp on the verso. It measures 22" x 30" and is unframed. It is in good condition aside from slight sheet toning. CATALOGUE REFERENCE: Gemini GEL NGA Catalogue Raisonne no. 48.1. This lithograph is currently listed at Gemini G.E.L. for $6,000. Authenticity is GUARANTEED. Packing and Shipping is $40.00 within the US. Please view my eBay store for additional museum quality fine art and collectibles. Ben Shahn, American painter and graphic artist, b. Lithuania. Shahn emigrated to the United States in 1906. After working in lithography until 1930, his style crystallized in a series of 23 paintings concerning the Sacco-Vanzetti trial, among them The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti (Whitney Mus., New York City). Shahn dealt consistently with social and political themes. He developed a strong and brilliant sense of graphic design revealed in numerous posters. His painting Vacant Lot (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn.) exhibits a poetic realism, whereas his more abstract works are characterized by terse, incisive lines and a lyric intensity of color. The Blind Botanist (Wichita Art Mus.) is characteristic of his abstractions. Shahn's murals include a series for the Bronx Central Annex Post Office, New York City. From 1933 to 1938 he worked as a photographer for the Farm Security Administration, producing masterful images of impoverished rural areas and their inhabitants. His work is represented in many prestigious public and private collections including over 60 museums such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Payment I accept the following forms of payment: PayPal Shipping & Handling $40.00 USPS Priority Mail®

Price: 1500 USD

Location: Los Angeles, California

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