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Dahlias-Study in Lavender by Dorothea Litzinger
Dahlias-Study in Lavender
Dorothea Litzinger
Title
Dahlias-Study in Lavender
Artist
Dorothea Litzinger
1889 - 1925 (biography)Year
1917
Technique
color monotype, printed with oil based ink
Image Size
16 x 9" image
Signature
pencil, lower left, within image
Edition Size
1 of 1 unique
Annotations
dated "1917", lower left, after signature.
Reference
Paper
fine Japanese paper which has been relined with fine Japanese paper.
State
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
11342
Price
$1,000.00
Description
A rare, beautifully printed early American monotype from 1917, this impression with the label from "The Ehrich Galleries / "Old Masters" / 707 Fifth Avenue - New York / 'Dahlias - Study in Lavender' / Monotype by Dorthea M. Litzinger."
Known primarily for her floral paintings, Litzinger approached this motoytype in the same spirit, using a brush to apply oil based ink to the matrix and then printing the resultant "painting", creating a unique print, a monotype, that is a reverse of the drawn image.
There is a spontaneity in a monotype that can only be achieved when the matrix is printed. It is a medium that has attracted many painters over the years, perhaps an effort to lose a little control and accept what can be accidental.