Bernard Bleha (American, 1939-2018), Checkerboard Square, 1965 Lithograph
Bernard Bleha (American, 1939–2018) was an artist and master lithographic printer associated with Tamarind Lithography Workshop during the revival of fine-art lithography in the United States. After leaving Tamarind, he worked with Kenneth Tyler in the Los Angeles print shop that developed into Gemini G.E.L., where he printed for leading postwar artists. His independent prints are held by the Norton Simon Museum and Amon Carter Museum of American Art, while lithographs he printed for Tamarind and Gemini G.E.L. are represented in the National Gallery of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Checkerboard Square, 1965, a lithograph on wove paper, printed by Bernard Bleha and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. The composition resembles a cabinet or television screen filled with hand-drawn checkerboard patterns, with a large circular form dominating the upper section. Inscribed “Tamarind Impression” in pencil lower left and signed “B Bleha” lower right, with the Tamarind workshop blindstamp and Bleha printer’s chop nearby. One of nine Tamarind impressions produced alongside an artist’s edition of 15, with additional artist, trial, cancellation, and bon à tirer proofs. Sheet measures approximately 16 x 11 inches. Condition: Light overall toning and minor handling wear, with two small remnants of previous mounting tape near the upper corners verso and a pencil inventory notation at upper left. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Bernard Bleha (American, 1939–2018) was an artist and master lithographic printer associated with Tamarind Lithography Workshop during the revival of fine-art lithography in the United States. After leaving Tamarind, he worked with Kenneth Tyler in the Los Angeles print shop that developed into Gemini G.E.L., where he printed for leading postwar artists. His independent prints are held by the Norton Simon Museum and Amon Carter Museum of American Art, while lithographs he printed for Tamarind and Gemini G.E.L. are represented in the National Gallery of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Checkerboard Square, 1965, a lithograph on wove paper, printed by Bernard Bleha and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. The composition resembles a cabinet or television screen filled with hand-drawn checkerboard patterns, with a large circular form dominating the upper section. Inscribed “Tamarind Impression” in pencil lower left and signed “B Bleha” lower right, with the Tamarind workshop blindstamp and Bleha printer’s chop nearby. One of nine Tamarind impressions produced alongside an artist’s edition of 15, with additional artist, trial, cancellation, and bon à tirer proofs. Sheet measures approximately 16 x 11 inches. Condition: Light overall toning and minor handling wear, with two small remnants of previous mounting tape near the upper corners verso and a pencil inventory notation at upper left. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Dimensions
16 x 11 in
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