Larry Poons (b. 1937)
Title: Abstract Composition
Technique: Color lithograph on paper
Sheet dimensions: 20.5 x 15.5 cm, 40 x 34 (with frame)
Signature: handwritten in pencil in lower left corner
Numbering: 143/200 (lower right corner)
Condition: very good (in elegant binding)
Abstract composition by Larry Poons, one of the leading representatives of the American avant-garde of the 1960s and 1970s.
The work is characterized by dynamic black marks scattered on a warm pinkish beige background.
The lithograph comes from a limited edition of 200 pieces and was signed by the artist's own hand.
Notes:
Larry Poons, associated with the Op-Art and Color Field Painting movements, is an established artist in the contemporary art world.
His work has been exhibited in major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Whitney Museum in New York.
The artist also appeared as one of the protagonists in Emile de Antonio's documentary Painters Painting (1972), portraying the New York art scene.
Poons also appeared as a character in the contemporary documentary film "Acquitted:A True Story About Fake Art,"(Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art, 2020), which depicts the behind-the-scenes of the largest art forgery scandal in the United States.
The film shows Poons as an elderly painter, withdrawn from artistic life, creating in the privacy of his atelier.
