Clinton Adams (American, 1918-2002), Window Series IV, 1960 Color Lithograph
Clinton Adams (American, 1918–2002) was an influential American painter, printmaker, educator, and arts administrator known for his major contributions to modernist lithography and Southwestern abstraction. Closely associated with the Tamarind Lithography Workshop and later the Tamarind Institute, Adams played an important role in the revival of fine art lithography in the United States during the mid-20th century. He served as Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico and authored several important publications on lithography and printmaking. His works are held in prominent institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Norton Simon Museum.
Window Series IV, 1960, is a color lithograph printed in black and shades of gray on Rives BFK paper by Joe Funk and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. It is the fourth image in Adams’s ten-print Window Series. The composition places three pale, elongated forms within a dark rectangular opening, surrounded by a granular gray border and a lower band of block-like shapes resembling a row of small architectural openings. Inscribed in graphite “Tamarind Impression” lower left, titled “Window Series IV” lower center, and signed and dated “Clinton Adams ’60” lower right, with the Tamarind bell and Joe Funk printer’s blindstamps along the lower margin. The “Tamarind Impression” inscription identifies this as one of nine workshop-retained impressions, outside the regular edition of 18. Verso inscribed “2-70.” Sheet measures approximately 15 x 18 inches. Overall very good appearance. Light toning with a faint mat line and a few minor scattered specks to the margins. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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15 x 18 in
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Clinton Adams (American, 1918–2002) was an influential American painter, printmaker, educator, and arts administrator known for his major contributions to modernist lithography and Southwestern abstraction. Closely associated with the Tamarind Lithography Workshop and later the Tamarind Institute, Adams played an important role in the revival of fine art lithography in the United States during the mid-20th century. He served as Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico and authored several important publications on lithography and printmaking. His works are held in prominent institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Norton Simon Museum.
Window Series IV, 1960, is a color lithograph printed in black and shades of gray on Rives BFK paper by Joe Funk and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. It is the fourth image in Adams’s ten-print Window Series. The composition places three pale, elongated forms within a dark rectangular opening, surrounded by a granular gray border and a lower band of block-like shapes resembling a row of small architectural openings. Inscribed in graphite “Tamarind Impression” lower left, titled “Window Series IV” lower center, and signed and dated “Clinton Adams ’60” lower right, with the Tamarind bell and Joe Funk printer’s blindstamps along the lower margin. The “Tamarind Impression” inscription identifies this as one of nine workshop-retained impressions, outside the regular edition of 18. Verso inscribed “2-70.” Sheet measures approximately 15 x 18 inches. Overall very good appearance. Light toning with a faint mat line and a few minor scattered specks to the margins. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
Condition
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Dimensions
15 x 18 in
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