AL HIRSCHFELD, GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN, EXTREMELY RARE HAND SIGNED ETCHING,1981 For Sale
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AL HIRSCHFELD, GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN, EXTREMELY RARE HAND SIGNED ETCHING,1981 :
$2700.00
AL HIRSCHFELD WAS KNOWN AS THE LINE KING BECAUSE HE HAD THE ABILITY TO COMPRESS INTO A FEW SLASHING LINES THE QUINTESSENCE OF HIS SUBJECT.FOR HIM SIMPLICITY WAS THE HALLMARK OF BEAUTY AND HE TRANSFORMED CARICATURE INTO A NOBLE CRAFT THAT DELIGHTS OUR EYES AND MAKES US SMILE. FOR OVER 75 YEARS HIS FANS ENJOYED HIS DRAWINGS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES.
Albert Hirschfeld (1903-2003) Hand-Signed Extremely Rare Vintage 1981 Limited Edition Etching On Arches Paper:George & Ira Gershwin,\"HIRSCHFELD\", lower right, \"7/150\", lower left, both in pencil, image size 9 1/2 x 12 3/8, paper size 20 x 15,hand-pulled 1981,by theAmerican caricaturist best known for his black and white portraits of celebrities and Broadway stars.Hestarted young and continued drawing to the end of his life, thuschronicling nearly all the major entertainment figures of the 20th century.His art style is unique, and he is considered to beone of the most important figures in contemporary caricaturehaving influenced countless cartoonists. Hirschfeld\'s caricatures are almost always drawings of pure line with simple black ink on white paper with little to no shading or crosshatching. His drawings always manage to capture a likeness using the minimum number of lines.Hirschfeld started young and continued drawing to the end of his life, thus chronicling nearly all the major entertainment figures of the 20th century.Al Hirschfeld\'s fine art has been exhibited in major museums around the world and can be found in some of the most prestigious public and private collections worldwide.Please note this is an original vintage 1981, hand-signed etching and is currently being displayed on the publisher\'s website as being sold out at $9000 each. It was one of the rarest Hirschfeld Etchings offered by the publisher.This etching was produced, with the highest quality, byGeorge J. Goodstadt Fine Art Publishers.They have earned a reputation in the art world for professionalism and a degree of excellence in lithographic printmaking. They commissioned Pen and Ink drawings and published many Limited Edition Lithographs and Etchings of Al Hirschfeld’s work from 1975 until 2002 and are offered exclusively by them. Each etching in the edition was hand-pulled on heavy 100% acid free Arches paper and is hand-signed by Al Hirschfeld.This wonderful hand-signed and numbered Hirschfeld etching remains bright and fresh, with a tiny split on lower left edge that is easily matted out. #11980
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