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Lot 86

Robert Blackman "Value Variation on White" (1980 Acrylic)

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Unsold

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Robert Blackman

(Missouri/ Kansas, 1936-2018)

Value Variation on White (Primary Overlap VI), 1980

Acrylic on canvas

48" x 48"

 

From the artist's Primary Overlap series, reviewed by Donald Hoffmann for the Kansas City Star. Estate stamps to the reverse. Housed in a slim white frame.

 

Robert Blackman received a Masters Degree from Pittsburg State University in 1964, trained in studio art by Bert Keeney. He taught for over thirty years at Northwest Missouri State University and Kansas City Kansas Community College. Blackman's systematic painting stems from a lifelong interest in the psychology of perception. It deals with the grid system, continuous field, spatial ambiguity, and color's natural movement.

 

Exhibition history: Robert Blackman: Jumping the Blues and Other Primaries, Bedyk Gallery (Kansas City), June 7-29, 1985. 

Condition

Very good condition, with no over-painting or touch-ups visible upon blacklight inspection. Very mild scattered soiling.

Overall Dimensions
Height: 48.00
Width: 48.00
Depth: 1.50

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