James Strombotne (American, b. 1934), Circus, 1965 Color Lithograph
James Strombotne is a Southern California figurative painter and printmaker associated with the postwar Claremont art community. After earning his MFA from Claremont Graduate School in 1959, he taught at the University of California, Riverside for more than four decades. His work is represented in the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Norton Simon Museum.
Circus, 1965, color lithograph from aluminum and stone in pink and blue-violet on white Arches paper. A large pink elephant dominates the composition, walking toward the right while a diminutive circus performer in a top hat follows behind carrying a broom over his shoulder. Broad blue-violet bands frame the scene above and below, with a small pink arrow at upper left and irregular wash-like passages interrupting the otherwise open background. Printed by Bernard Bleha and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in an edition of 15, with nine additional Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite at lower left “Circus Tam. Imp.” and signed and dated “Strombotne ’65” at lower right, with the Tamarind and Bleha blindstamps. The verso is inscribed “1363.” “Tam. Imp.” identifies this example as a Tamarind impression retained outside the regular numbered edition. Sheet measures approximately 26.875 x 22.75 inches. The sheet shows pronounced water staining and tide lines, particularly along the right side of the image and extensively across the verso, with additional staining and surface soiling along the lower and left verso edges. Minor handling and edge wear are also present. Despite the staining, the principal printed imagery remains clearly legible. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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James Strombotne is a Southern California figurative painter and printmaker associated with the postwar Claremont art community. After earning his MFA from Claremont Graduate School in 1959, he taught at the University of California, Riverside for more than four decades. His work is represented in the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Norton Simon Museum.
Circus, 1965, color lithograph from aluminum and stone in pink and blue-violet on white Arches paper. A large pink elephant dominates the composition, walking toward the right while a diminutive circus performer in a top hat follows behind carrying a broom over his shoulder. Broad blue-violet bands frame the scene above and below, with a small pink arrow at upper left and irregular wash-like passages interrupting the otherwise open background. Printed by Bernard Bleha and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in an edition of 15, with nine additional Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite at lower left “Circus Tam. Imp.” and signed and dated “Strombotne ’65” at lower right, with the Tamarind and Bleha blindstamps. The verso is inscribed “1363.” “Tam. Imp.” identifies this example as a Tamarind impression retained outside the regular numbered edition. Sheet measures approximately 26.875 x 22.75 inches. The sheet shows pronounced water staining and tide lines, particularly along the right side of the image and extensively across the verso, with additional staining and surface soiling along the lower and left verso edges. Minor handling and edge wear are also present. Despite the staining, the principal printed imagery remains clearly legible. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Dimensions
26.875 x 22.75 in
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