Jack Levine 1963 “King Asa” Etching

A 1963 etching titled King Asa by the American artist Jack Levine (1915-2010). This etching on Japanese rice paper affixed on Arches paper features a portrait of the biblical figure King Asa, resting his head in his hand. Unframed, this piece is signed lower right and marked “Artist’s Proof” to the lower left.

Jack Levine was an American painter who specialized in satirical and social commentary regarding class systems and authority structures in the west. Levine enrolled in art classes at the Museum Fine Arts School of Boston and received free art lessons from Dr. Denman Ross of Harvard University who recognized his exceptional talent. Unlike many artists of the time period Levine did not stray from figural subject matter for abstract compositions. His work can now be found int he collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. among others. 

Measurements:

14.75” W x 20.75” H (sheet); 7.75” W x 9.75” H (plate).

Condition notes:

Minor wear to edges.

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