Jack Levine (1915-2010), "All Girl Band," 1972
Jack Levine
(1915-2010)
"All Girl Band," 1972
Mixed media on Arches paper laid to board
Signed lower left: J Levine; titled and dated from gallery labels affixed to the frame's backing paper
Sheet: 41 x 26 1/2 in.
Provenance:
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, NY
Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY
George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Other Notes:
Social realist painter and printmaker Jack Levine was renowned for his satirical, often darkly humorous depictions of urban life, politics, and human folly.
Born in Boston, Levine trained at the Boston Museum School, developing a style that combined robust, expressionistic brushwork with sharp social commentary. His paintings and prints frequently portray crowded city scenes, politicians, businessmen, and everyday citizens caught in morally complex or absurd situations, exposing greed, corruption, and social pretension. Drawing inspiration from European masters like Honoré Daumier and George Grosz, Levine blended realism with exaggeration to create psychologically charged, vividly colored works that remain both visually engaging and intellectually provocative, cementing his reputation as a key figure in 20th-century American figurative art.
Condition
A few artist pinholes in the upper sheet corners. Occasional smudges in the hand of the artist near the sheet edges. As mentioned, the sheet is laid to board. Not examined out of the frame.
Framed under glass: 43 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
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Jack Levine
(1915-2010)
"All Girl Band," 1972
Mixed media on Arches paper laid to board
Signed lower left: J Levine; titled and dated from gallery labels affixed to the frame's backing paper
Sheet: 41 x 26 1/2 in.
Provenance:
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, NY
Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY
George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Other Notes:
Social realist painter and printmaker Jack Levine was renowned for his satirical, often darkly humorous depictions of urban life, politics, and human folly.
Born in Boston, Levine trained at the Boston Museum School, developing a style that combined robust, expressionistic brushwork with sharp social commentary. His paintings and prints frequently portray crowded city scenes, politicians, businessmen, and everyday citizens caught in morally complex or absurd situations, exposing greed, corruption, and social pretension. Drawing inspiration from European masters like Honoré Daumier and George Grosz, Levine blended realism with exaggeration to create psychologically charged, vividly colored works that remain both visually engaging and intellectually provocative, cementing his reputation as a key figure in 20th-century American figurative art.
Condition
A few artist pinholes in the upper sheet corners. Occasional smudges in the hand of the artist near the sheet edges. As mentioned, the sheet is laid to board. Not examined out of the frame.
Framed under glass: 43 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
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