June Wayne (American, 1918-2011), Walk on the Rocks, 1963 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.
Walk on the Rocks, 1963, lithograph in deep violet-gray on cream wove paper. Three small humanoid figures appear suspended within a broad, atmospheric field, each surrounded by a halo of sprayed and granular marks that gives the figures a luminous presence. The print was made at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, printed by Jason Leese and published by Tamarind. Inscribed in graphite at lower right “Walk on the Rocks / Tam Imp / Wayne ’64,” with the Tamarind and Jason Leese chop marks. The verso is inscribed “935 A,” corresponding to Tamarind catalogue number 935A. “Tamarind impression” identifies this example as an impression retained by the workshop outside the regular numbered edition. Sheet measures approximately 30 x 22 inches. The sheet shows overall toning, more pronounced on the verso, with minor handling and 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.
Walk on the Rocks, 1963, lithograph in deep violet-gray on cream wove paper. Three small humanoid figures appear suspended within a broad, atmospheric field, each surrounded by a halo of sprayed and granular marks that gives the figures a luminous presence. The print was made at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, printed by Jason Leese and published by Tamarind. Inscribed in graphite at lower right “Walk on the Rocks / Tam Imp / Wayne ’64,” with the Tamarind and Jason Leese chop marks. The verso is inscribed “935 A,” corresponding to Tamarind catalogue number 935A. “Tamarind impression” identifies this example as an impression retained by the workshop outside the regular numbered edition. Sheet measures approximately 30 x 22 inches. The sheet shows overall toning, more pronounced on the verso, with minor handling and two remnants of old mounting tape along the upper verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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30 x 22 in
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