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S4 by Robert Pearson McChesney
S4
Robert Pearson McChesney
Title
S4
Artist
Robert Pearson McChesney
1913 - 2008 (biography)Year
1951
Technique
color screenprint with graphite
Image Size
13 1/4 x 23 1/4" image
Signature
ink, lower right; pencil on verso
Edition Size
not stated, fewer than 10
Annotations
dated on recto after the signature; titled on verso
Reference
Paper
heavy cream wove
State
proof
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
15804
Price
$1,200.00
Description
An example from a series of prints done while teaching at the California School of Fine Arts. A detailed discussion of McChesney's printmaking can be found on page 96 of "The Stamp of Impulse" by David Acton, Worcester Museum, 2001.
The East and West Galleries in San Francisco exhibited "Duet" and the "S" series: S2, S3, S4 and S5 in August of 1951, there were 4 impressions of "S4" noted. The East and West Galleries was owned and directed by Ethel "Mrs Leonid" Gechtoff, the mother of AbEx painter Sonia Gechtoff.