June Wayne (American, 1918-2011), Study for a Messenger V, 1955 Lithograph
June Wayne (American, 1918–2011) was a highly influential American printmaker, painter, designer, author, and educator best known for founding the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles in 1960, an institution widely credited with revitalizing fine art lithography in the United States during the postwar era. A pioneering figure in modern American printmaking, Wayne collaborated with generations of artists and master printers while helping elevate lithography to a major contemporary fine art medium. Her works are held in prominent institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the Norton Simon Museum.
Study for a Messenger V, 1955, lithograph in black ink on cream wove paper, from Wayne’s Justice series. Five elongated, shrouded forms stand across a grainy, atmospheric field, each distinguished by a different webbed, faceted, or striated texture, while a pale airborne form appears above them against a dark, densely speckled passage. Numbered “32/35” and titled “Study for a Messenger V” in graphite at lower left; signed and dated “June C. Wayne Jan 55” at lower right, with Wayne’s embossed mushroom chop near the edition number. Sheet measures approximately 28.5 x 22.25 inches. The sheet shows overall toning with a visible mat line, minor handling and edge wear, scattered marks and discoloration on the verso, and several old tape remnants along the upper verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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June Wayne (American, 1918–2011) was a highly influential American printmaker, painter, designer, author, and educator best known for founding the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles in 1960, an institution widely credited with revitalizing fine art lithography in the United States during the postwar era. A pioneering figure in modern American printmaking, Wayne collaborated with generations of artists and master printers while helping elevate lithography to a major contemporary fine art medium. Her works are held in prominent institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the Norton Simon Museum.
Study for a Messenger V, 1955, lithograph in black ink on cream wove paper, from Wayne’s Justice series. Five elongated, shrouded forms stand across a grainy, atmospheric field, each distinguished by a different webbed, faceted, or striated texture, while a pale airborne form appears above them against a dark, densely speckled passage. Numbered “32/35” and titled “Study for a Messenger V” in graphite at lower left; signed and dated “June C. Wayne Jan 55” at lower right, with Wayne’s embossed mushroom chop near the edition number. Sheet measures approximately 28.5 x 22.25 inches. The sheet shows overall toning with a visible mat line, minor handling and edge wear, scattered marks and discoloration on the verso, and several old tape remnants along the upper verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Dimensions
28.5 x 22.25 in
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