Bovitch In Egypt by John Paul Jones
Bovitch In Egypt
John Paul Jones
Title
Bovitch In Egypt
Artist
John Paul Jones
1924 - 1999 (biography)Year
1963
Technique
lithograph
Image Size
36 x 26" image
Signature
pencil signed, lower left image, "J.P.J."
Edition Size
17/20 (plus 17 various proofs)
Annotations
numbered
Reference
Tamarind 725, page 113; Jonnson 82
Paper
BFK
State
published
Publisher
Tamarind Institute, Los Angeles (chop)
Inventory ID
11127
Price
$1,200.00
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 Egypt".
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.