Bovitch In Italy by John Paul Jones
Bovitch In Italy
John Paul Jones
Title
Bovitch In Italy
Artist
John Paul Jones
1924 - 1999 (biography)Year
1963
Technique
lithograph
Image Size
25 x 19" 1/8" image
Signature
pencil signed, lower right "J.P.J."
Edition Size
11 of 20
Annotations
numbered
Reference
Tamarind 728, page 113
Paper
white Arches
State
published
Publisher
Tamarind (chop)
Inventory ID
11125
Price
$600.00
Description
John Paul Jones weaned himself away from the geometry of his early prints because he felt that the spare imagery was wrung dry. He thus moved toward the attenuated, magical figurative work that was to become a life long focus.
Between November 5, 1962 and January 28 of 1963 Jones worked at the Tamarind Institute in Los Angeles, where he produced a series of 29 black and white abstracted lithographs, including "Bovitch in Italy".
A monumental figure emerges from the background and dominates the composition. The figure is fragmented, rubbed away and then defined, the background remaining a series of frenetic white scratches; the entire composition vibrates with intensity and emotion.