Lithograph #43 by William Samuel Schwartz
Lithograph #43
William Samuel Schwartz
Title
Lithograph #43
Artist
William Samuel Schwartz
1896 - 1977 (biography)Year
c. 1930
Technique
lithograph
Image Size
12 1/8 x 5 3/8" image
Signature
pencil, lower left, stone, lower left
Edition Size
impression number 52 from an unstated edition
Annotations
pencil inscribed verso: Litho 43 imp #52
Reference
Paper
Strathmore cream wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
14777
Price
$800.00
Description
Despite the lack of color in Schwartz’s still life of fruit, the appearance of ripeness is achieved in the heavy roundness of the fruits popping forward off of the patterned cloth beneath them. The viewer could nearly reach out and pluck a grape from its stem.
Schwartz’s work emphasized the solid, weighty existence of his subjects, grounding each person, object, or cityscape into a three dimensional world that mirrors our own but through a lens of fantasy, emphasizing contour and movement. This composition - deceptively simple - is as alive as his portraits of lounging nudes or dramatic, vibrant landscapes.