Arthur Secunda (American, 1927-2022), Confrontation II, 1970 Color Lithograph
Arthur Secunda (American, 1927–2022) was an internationally recognized painter, printmaker, sculptor, collagist, and educator whose career extended across more than seven decades. Following service as a staff artist in the United States Air Force, Secunda studied at New York University and the Art Students League before continuing his training in Paris, Rome, and Mexico. He became known for his inventive approach to lithography and other printmaking processes, producing works that range from expressive figuration to bold abstraction and stylized landscape imagery. Secunda collaborated with major American print workshops, including Tamarind Lithography Workshop and Gemini Ltd., and his works are held in prominent institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, and National Gallery of Australia.
Confrontation II, 1970, lithograph from aluminum in gray on buff Arches paper. Two opposing groups of pale gray, repeated figures advance toward one another across the otherwise unprinted buff sheet. Printed by David Trowbridge and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in an edition of 20, with nine additional Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite at lower left “Confrontation II, Tamarind imp” and signed “Arthur Secunda” at lower right, with the Tamarind and Trowbridge blindstamps. The verso is inscribed “2859 State II,” corresponding to Tamarind catalogue raisonné number 2859 II. “Tamarind impression” identifies this example as an impression retained by the workshop outside the regular numbered edition. Sheet measures approximately 30 x 19 inches. The sheet shows light overall toning with minor handling and several remnants of old mounting tape along the upper verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Arthur Secunda (American, 1927–2022) was an internationally recognized painter, printmaker, sculptor, collagist, and educator whose career extended across more than seven decades. Following service as a staff artist in the United States Air Force, Secunda studied at New York University and the Art Students League before continuing his training in Paris, Rome, and Mexico. He became known for his inventive approach to lithography and other printmaking processes, producing works that range from expressive figuration to bold abstraction and stylized landscape imagery. Secunda collaborated with major American print workshops, including Tamarind Lithography Workshop and Gemini Ltd., and his works are held in prominent institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, and National Gallery of Australia.
Confrontation II, 1970, lithograph from aluminum in gray on buff Arches paper. Two opposing groups of pale gray, repeated figures advance toward one another across the otherwise unprinted buff sheet. Printed by David Trowbridge and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in an edition of 20, with nine additional Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite at lower left “Confrontation II, Tamarind imp” and signed “Arthur Secunda” at lower right, with the Tamarind and Trowbridge blindstamps. The verso is inscribed “2859 State II,” corresponding to Tamarind catalogue raisonné number 2859 II. “Tamarind impression” identifies this example as an impression retained by the workshop outside the regular numbered edition. Sheet measures approximately 30 x 19 inches. The sheet shows light overall toning with minor handling and several remnants of old mounting tape along the upper verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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30 x 19 in
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