James BROOKS (American, 1906-1992)

Banter

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James BROOKS (American, 1906-1992)


Banter

1970
Colour Lithograph
Edition of 50 signed and numbered examples
55.9 x 76.2 cm (22 x 30 inches)

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Lithograph printed in colors, a fine, fresh impression of the only known state, printed on cream wove Arches paper, with margins, hand-signed, dated and numbered in pencil by the artist, pulled in an edition of 50 examples (this is #50 - there were more than likely proofs,) printed by Michael Knigin at Chiron Press, New York (now defunct,) published by the Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, with their blindstamp, in fine condition, unframed.

Exhibited:	New York, Joan T. Washburn Gallery. James Brooks The Graphic Works: Prints from the 1930s to the 1970s. 12 September - 14 October 1995, catalogue, no.12, (another example.) Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Art Museum. The Stamp of Impulse: Abstract Expressionist Prints. 21 April - 17 June 2001, catalogue, p. 242, no.96, illustrated in color(another example.) Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Stamp of Impulse: Abstract Expressionist Prints. 18 November 2001 - 27 January 2002, catalogue, p. 242, no.96, illustrated in color (another example.) Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum. The Stamp of Impulse: Abstract Expressionist Prints. 02 March - 12 May 2002, catalogue,         p. 242, no.96, illustrated in color (another example.) Evanston, Illinois, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University. The Stamp of Impulse: Abstract Expressionist Prints.16 January - 16 March 2003, catalogue, p.242, no.96, illustrated in color (another example.)
Note:	Banter exemplifies the style that James Brooks used in the 1970s, in which very large brushstrokes comprise a simple composition. The present print is one from a project for the Martha Jackson Gallery in 1970, when Brooks created four color lithographs in collaboration with Michael Knigin at Chiron Press in New York. The prints were not conceived as a set, and they vary in size, imagery and palette, reflecting the artist's tendency to work simultaneously in different modes. The lithographs evolved from medium-size drawings, and their imagery generally combines poured pigment, gesture and carefully placed calligraphic lines.