1994
It’s not surprising that Barbara Lynch Zinkel was a textile artist before moving on to printmaking, working out ideas of composition and color in weavings. Her geometric forms often have a very tactile presence that lifts them off the page, despite their graphic flatness.
After earning a BA in political science at UC Berkeley in the late 1960s, the American artist studied at Wayne State University, in Detroit, with Robert Kidd, who had been head of fiber arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art, the legendary Bloomfield Hills institution that became the go-to art school for mid-century modernist masters such as Charles and Ray Eames, Harry Bertoia and Florence Knoll.
Zinkel was deeply fixated on color, playing different hues off one another for a variety of dramatic effects. A 1994 silkscreen titled Burgundy Blue is one of several directly inspired by German-born color theorist — and Bauhaus educator — Josef Albers’s legendary “Homage to the Square,” a series of paintings begun in 1950 that investigate the perceptual mutations produced when colors are juxtaposed in nested squares.
But Zinkel reveals much more of her hand in her slightly imperfect geometric forms and staggered edges. The effect is refreshingly lively and personal.
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$4,500
H 26 in W 36.25 in
"Red/Blue/Black Diamond" Silkscreen Print signed by Ilya Bolotowsky
By Ilya Bolotowsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Ilya Bolotowsky's Red/Blue/Black Diamond from around 1970, immediately shows the deep influence of Piet Mondrian's New-Plasticism. Bolotowsky first saw Mondrian's paintings in the 19...
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$3,750
H 46 in W 32 in
Prismatic Polygon XXI: geometric abstract painting w/ pattern, red purple gold
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker is best known for his large-scale, site-specific installations and collector's pieces created with laser-cut vinyl, colored acrylic sheets, artist-made stencils, tape, and...
Acrylic, Archival Paper
$3,480
H 22 in W 22 in
Diamond Variation V Screen Print, Abstract Geometric, 1970s, Unframed
By Ruth Leavitt
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The work of Ruth Leavitt (1944, Saint Paul, Minnesota) employs computation to manipulate and alter abstract forms by virtually stretching, rotating and deforming them across three ax...
Screen
$3,068
H 15.56 in W 15.75 in
Rupprecht Geiger, Red on Violet: Signed Screen Print, Abstract Art
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908-2009) Red on Violet (from Hundertbuch III), 1981 Medium: Screenprint on card Dimensions: 39.5 x 40 cm Edition of 100 + XX: Hand-signed in pencil, verso...
Screen
$450
H 28 in W 27.5 in
1970's Op Art Cintique Geometric Abstract Color Gradations Silkscreen Domberger
Located in Surfside, FL
Silkscreen serigraph Op art print. Luitpold Domberger (1912-2005 ) was a pioneer of artistic screen printing in Germany. Luitpold (Poldi) Domberger...
Screen
$2,500
H 37 in W 34 in
Color School Hard Edge Geometric Silkscreen by Howard Mehring
By Howard Mehring
Located in Washington, DC
Silkscreen by Washington Color School artist Howard Mehring (1931-1978). Work is printed on thick wove paper circa 1970. Work was originally acquired from artists estate and is uns...
Archival Paper
$1,200
H 34.5 in W 28.25 in D 1 in
"Dimensions VI (I)", Abstract Geometric Serigraph in Colors, Signed
By Jack Sonenberg
Located in Astoria, NY
Jack Sonenberg (Canadian/American, 1925-2012), "Dimensions VI (I)", Serigraph in Colors, titled and numbered edition "11/50" lower left, signed in pencil lower right, silver-tone fra...
Paper, Screen
$4,000
H 25 in W 1 in D 52 in
Three Square Composition, 1978 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Larry Zox
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Larry Zox (1937-2006) Three Square Composition, 1978 Print, Silkscreen, on Arches archival paper - 1978 52 " x 25 " inches Signed in pencil and marked VIII/LV Unframed. Larry Zox i...
Screen
$2,500
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in
Max Bill Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction Signed silkscreen 7/100 Europe
By Max Bill
Located in New York, NY
Max Bill Untitled Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction, 1970 Silkscreen on wove paper 27 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches Signed, dated and numbere...
Screen
$377
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Geometries - Screen Print by Luigi Montanarini - 1970s
By Luigi Montanarini
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 50 x 46 cm. Geometries is a beautiful colored serigraph on cream-colored paper, realized in the 1970's by the Italian artist, Luigi Montanarini (1906-1998) and pub...
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Burgundy Blue, Colorful Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel inspired by the Josef Albers "Homage to the Square". Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso an...
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Imperial Red, Colorful Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel inspired by the Josef Albers "Homage to the Square". Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso an...
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Reverie, Colorful Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1992 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil...
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Sunset, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso and numbered in pe...
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Inspiration, Colorful Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, numbered in pencil, estate stamped in pen...
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Sunrise, Colorful Geometric Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: circa 1990 Medium: Screenprint, estate stamped verso and numbered...
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