James Strombotne (American, b. 1934), March, Recognitions XI, 1968 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.
March (Recognitions XI), 1968, color lithograph from aluminum and stone in pink, red, gold, and brown inks on Copperplate Deluxe paper, from the Recognitions portfolio. Three stacked red-toned vignettes at left depict a kissing couple, a reclining nude woman, and a standing figure, while two larger nude women shown from different angles occupy adjoining gold-brown panels at right. Printed by David Folkman and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in an edition of 20, with nine additional Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite along the lower margin “March,” “Tam. Imp.,” and signed and dated “Strombotne ’68,” with the Tamarind and Folkman blindstamps. “Tam. Imp.” identifies this impression as a Tamarind impression retained by the workshop outside the numbered edition. Verso inscribed “2232” and “Copperplate Deluxe,” corresponding to Tamarind catalogue raisonné no. 2232. Sheet measures approximately 26 x 20 inches; image measures approximately 23 x 16.5 inches. The sheet shows light toning with minor handling. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
Condition
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Dimensions
26 x 20 in
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.
March (Recognitions XI), 1968, color lithograph from aluminum and stone in pink, red, gold, and brown inks on Copperplate Deluxe paper, from the Recognitions portfolio. Three stacked red-toned vignettes at left depict a kissing couple, a reclining nude woman, and a standing figure, while two larger nude women shown from different angles occupy adjoining gold-brown panels at right. Printed by David Folkman and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in an edition of 20, with nine additional Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite along the lower margin “March,” “Tam. Imp.,” and signed and dated “Strombotne ’68,” with the Tamarind and Folkman blindstamps. “Tam. Imp.” identifies this impression as a Tamarind impression retained by the workshop outside the numbered edition. Verso inscribed “2232” and “Copperplate Deluxe,” corresponding to Tamarind catalogue raisonné no. 2232. Sheet measures approximately 26 x 20 inches; image measures approximately 23 x 16.5 inches. The sheet shows light toning with minor handling. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
Condition
Please review the photos for a complete understanding of condition.
Dimensions
26 x 20 in
