Kenneth Tyler (American, born 1931), Reflection, 1964 Color Lithograph
Kenneth Tyler (American, born 1931) is an American artist and master printer whose technical innovations helped transform post-war printmaking in the United States. After studying lithography with Garo Antreasian, Tyler entered the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles and became its technical director during the mid-1960s. His early prints, including Reflection, were created within Tamarind’s highly experimental environment and demonstrate his command of layered color, tonal variation, and textured lithographic surfaces. In 1965 Tyler founded Gemini Ltd., which soon developed into Gemini G.E.L., before establishing Tyler Workshop and later Tyler Graphics in New York. Through these workshops, he encouraged artists to work on a larger scale and to approach printmaking as a primary creative medium rather than a reproductive process. Tyler became one of the most influential collaborative printers of the twentieth century, working closely with leading figures in American modern art while continuing to produce his own abstract prints. His works and workshop impressions are represented in major public collections, including the National Gallery of Art, the Norton Simon Museum, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
Reflection, 1964, is a lithograph from aluminum and zinc printed in two grays, green-black, blue-green, blue, and violet on white Arches paper, printed by Kenneth Tyler and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. The composition places a blue-green, hourglass-like form within a broad violet ring and rough gray rectangular passage, surrounded by a deep, mottled field of blue, green-black, and scattered circular marks. The edition comprised 20 numbered impressions and nine Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite “Tam Imp” lower left, titled “Reflection” lower center, and signed “Kenneth Tyler” lower right, with the Tamarind bell and Tyler blindstamps along the lower edge. The “Tam Imp” inscription identifies this as a workshop-retained Tamarind impression rather than a numbered impression from the regular edition. Verso inscribed “B-30,” “1074,” and “6534.” Sheet measures approximately 13 x 20 inches. Overall very good appearance. Light toning and minor handling along the deckled sheet edges, with two old tape hinges at the upper verso. Colors remain strong and the image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Kenneth Tyler (American, born 1931) is an American artist and master printer whose technical innovations helped transform post-war printmaking in the United States. After studying lithography with Garo Antreasian, Tyler entered the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles and became its technical director during the mid-1960s. His early prints, including Reflection, were created within Tamarind’s highly experimental environment and demonstrate his command of layered color, tonal variation, and textured lithographic surfaces. In 1965 Tyler founded Gemini Ltd., which soon developed into Gemini G.E.L., before establishing Tyler Workshop and later Tyler Graphics in New York. Through these workshops, he encouraged artists to work on a larger scale and to approach printmaking as a primary creative medium rather than a reproductive process. Tyler became one of the most influential collaborative printers of the twentieth century, working closely with leading figures in American modern art while continuing to produce his own abstract prints. His works and workshop impressions are represented in major public collections, including the National Gallery of Art, the Norton Simon Museum, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
Reflection, 1964, is a lithograph from aluminum and zinc printed in two grays, green-black, blue-green, blue, and violet on white Arches paper, printed by Kenneth Tyler and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. The composition places a blue-green, hourglass-like form within a broad violet ring and rough gray rectangular passage, surrounded by a deep, mottled field of blue, green-black, and scattered circular marks. The edition comprised 20 numbered impressions and nine Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite “Tam Imp” lower left, titled “Reflection” lower center, and signed “Kenneth Tyler” lower right, with the Tamarind bell and Tyler blindstamps along the lower edge. The “Tam Imp” inscription identifies this as a workshop-retained Tamarind impression rather than a numbered impression from the regular edition. Verso inscribed “B-30,” “1074,” and “6534.” Sheet measures approximately 13 x 20 inches. Overall very good appearance. Light toning and minor handling along the deckled sheet edges, with two old tape hinges at the upper verso. Colors remain strong and the image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Dimensions
13 x 20 in
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