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Lorrie Goulet (American, b. 1925- ), color lithograph March 1977 exhibition poster for Kennedy Galleries (New York) show of the artist's work with image of "Dance of Spring" with modern abstracted nudes in black, blue, white, iron rust red, and yellow gracefully twisting and twirling on grey and white ground. Artist's signature within matrix at center right. Framed 30.75" x 22.75". Note: Goulet is one of America's foremost twentieth century sculptors. The artist studied under Amiee Voorhees at the Inwood Pottery Studios (1932-36), Black Mountain College, North Carolina under Josef Albers (1943-45) and served as an apprentice to sculptor Jose de Creeft who later becamer her husband. Goulet's first major solo exhibition took place in 1948 at the Clay Club Sculpture Center, New York City. During the following years exhibitions of her sculpture, drawings and lithographs took place at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the American Federation of Art as well as in international exhibitions in Algiers, Barcelona and Zagreb. During the 1970's her art was annually exhibited at the Kennedy Galleries, New York. At this time the Kennedy Galleries was also a major publisher of contemporary American prints and Dance of Spring was undoubtedly commissioned by them. Brilliantly delineating both form and movement, Lorrie Goulet's Dance of Spring emphasizes her famous sculptural elements within the lithographic medium by employing thick, curved lines and solid masses of colors. _x000 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2014-11-15
