Wolf Kahn
WOLF KAHN "BARN AND FORSYTHIA III" SCREENPRINT, 2003
Wolf Kahn (1927-2020) was a German-born American artist acclaimed for his powerful landscapes, which masterfully combine elements of natural realism with the celebration of color embraced by the Color Field artists.
His luminous, lyrical paintings of forests and farmland combined realism with the immediacy of Abstract Expressionism. Working intuitively, Kahn refused to overthink any psychological underpinnings in his paintings. His landscapes, while grounded in the familiar, seem to exist beyond the realm of reality.
This screenprint was made to commemorate the 2003 Mostly Mozart Festival at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York. A periwinkle barn fades into a similarly-colored sky, sitting atop a yellow-green hill with a pink foreground. There is a shadowy forsythia bush in the right of the frame, rendered with frenetic brown lines and bright petals. The image showcases Kahn's ability to capture landscapes with vibrant hues and atmospheric depth. His color choices enliven the scene, resulting in an otherworldly atmosphere that teeters between abstraction and representation.
This enchanting, peaceful screenprint offers an opportunity for collectors to add a signature Kahn motif (the barn) to their collection.
Today, Kahn's work is celebrated in museums across the globe, including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), The Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), the Hirshorn Museum and the Smithsonian (Washington, DC), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Art and Industry (Hamburg), among others.
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"Barn and Forsythia III"
USA, 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, numbered 75/108, and dated in pencil, lower edge
With the blindstamp of the printer, Brand X Editions, New York
Published by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., New York
Edition: 108 (+18 APs)
34.25"H 44.25"W (sheet)
37.5"H 48"W (framed)
Framed with glass
Very good condition
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