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"Nell Blaine" by Martica Sawin
- Item Number
- 248
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 25 USD to bonz
- Number of Bids
- 3 - Bid History
Item Description
This auction item is for a mint edition, hardcopy, color version of "Nell Blaine" by Martica Sawin.
From Amazon.com:
"From Booklist
When the young poets David Lehman splendidly limns in The Last Avant-Garde arrived in New York, they all met the ebullient Nell Blaine, who was making her name with colorful abstractions that showed the influence of the famous painter-teacher Hans Hofmann in their strong geometric compositional grounding and of Leger in their bold lines. But abstract expressionism was already the biggest game in town, and Blaine soon reacted to it. Turning to landscape, portrait, still life, and genre subjects, she replaced strong outline with sculptural brushwork to define objects but kept the geometric underpinnings and the brilliant coloration of her abstractions. Thus she forged a ravishingly attractive style, gorgeously displayed here, that survived even severe crippling by polio in 1959, after which Blaine, hitherto famous for nearly running while she worked, was confined to a wheelchair and had restricted use of her right arm. Sawin tells Blaine's story and discusses her art simultaneously, with extracts from Blaine's own writing adding veracity and verve. Ray Olson
Book Description
Nell Blaine (1922-1996) was an important member of the second generation of the New York School. Her work represents a dialogue between abstract principles and her sensory-response to the visible world. "
Item Special Note
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The artist retains all reproduction and copyrights.
All images are representative of the originals and colors may not be
exact based on web representation. Actual works may be
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Donated By:
Tina Tecce
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