Jack Levine 1967 “Lotte Lenya” Softground Etching
$650.00
A 1967 softground etching, titled Lotte Lenya, by the American artist Jack Levine (1915-2010). This piece features a portrait of the Austrian-American actress singer Lotte Lenya in three-quarters profile in green, orange, and yellow. Held in a black and gold tone wooden frame against a black mat, this piece is signed and numbered XXX/XLV to the lower edge.
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:
17.5” W x 21.5” H x 1” D (frame); 8.75” W x 11.5” H (plate).
Condition notes:
Scratches and scuffs to frame.
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