Ladder, Paris by Claire Falkenstein
Ladder, Paris
Claire Falkenstein
Title
Ladder, Paris
Artist
Year
1960
Technique
watercolor and felt tip pen
Image Size
13 1/4 x 10 1/8" image
Signature
black ink, lower right corner of the paper
Edition Size
1 of 1 unique
Annotations
inscribed "Paris" in black ink at bottom of sheet and dated in black ink 8/19/60 after the signature
Reference
Paper
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
MASC191
Price
SOLD
Description
Through the 1950s and into the '60s Claire Falkenstein focused primarily on experimental glass and metal sculpture techniques. Many of these works would appear to float, either by suspension or by a delicate, nearly improbable balance on the ground. Her drawings at this time appear to be preliminary sketches, working out how a tangle of shapes and lines would sit in a negative space, as with this drawing, done in watercolor and felt tip marker.