June Wayne (American, 1918-2011), Two Thousand Too Soon, 1967 Color 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.
Two Thousand Too Soon, 1967, color lithograph from aluminum in yellow-orange, light green, and reds on white Nacre paper. A warm orange field supports a dense constellation of minute linear figures and marks concentrated across the upper half of the composition, while broad translucent red and green forms sweep upward from below. The National Gallery of Art records the work as Tamarind catalogue raisonné no. 2000. Printed by Fred Genis and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in an edition of 20. Inscribed in graphite at lower right “Wayne ’67 / Tamarind Impression / Two Thousand Too Soon,” with the Tamarind and Genis blindstamps; the verso is inscribed “2000.” “Tamarind Impression” identifies this example as an impression retained by the workshop outside the regular numbered edition. Sheet measures approximately 30.5 x 19 inches. The sheet shows light overall toning and minor handling, with two remnants of old mounting tape 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.
Two Thousand Too Soon, 1967, color lithograph from aluminum in yellow-orange, light green, and reds on white Nacre paper. A warm orange field supports a dense constellation of minute linear figures and marks concentrated across the upper half of the composition, while broad translucent red and green forms sweep upward from below. The National Gallery of Art records the work as Tamarind catalogue raisonné no. 2000. Printed by Fred Genis and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in an edition of 20. Inscribed in graphite at lower right “Wayne ’67 / Tamarind Impression / Two Thousand Too Soon,” with the Tamarind and Genis blindstamps; the verso is inscribed “2000.” “Tamarind Impression” identifies this example as an impression retained by the workshop outside the regular numbered edition. Sheet measures approximately 30.5 x 19 inches. The sheet shows light overall toning and minor handling, with two remnants of old mounting tape along the upper verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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30.5 x 19 in
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