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James Strombotne, Love, 1965

Name: James Strombotne, Love, 1965
Brand: James Strombotne
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James Strombotne

Love, 1965

Lithograph with Deckled Edges. Hand Signed and titled with publisher's blind stamp.
Annotated "Bon A Tirer".

30 × 22 1/4 in

Edition BAT/1
Unframed

Examples of this work are found at the Norton Simon Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Amon Carter Museum, but other
than the present example, it hasn't been found on the market.

This is the very elusive and desirable James Strombotne lithograph, "LOVE", done at the Tamarind Institute in the mid-1960s. It is annotated Bon a Tirer print, which means "ready to print" . A Bon a Tirer print is the very first print ever done that an artist officially approves and signs - and hence is considered one of the most desirable, if not the most desirable from the edition. It is also a unique work in the edition - as there's only one "Bon a Tirer". Hand signed, titled, and dated by artist on the lower recto (front) and bears the printer's and publisher's blind stamp. Unframed and in fine condition. Provenance: Dr. Bernard " Bernie" Bleha, a master printer at Tamarind and co founder of Gemini G.E.L.
James Strombotne romantic visionary Strombotne, born in Watertown, South Dakota in 1934, was raised in Southern California. He received a fellowship from Pomona College to travel in Italy, and at age 27 was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for further study in Rome. His first one man show in Beverly Hills in 1958 was an instant success, and since then he has had over 70 solo shows, including four in New York and nine major retrospectives.

Hand-signed by artist, Hand signed, dated and annotated "Bon a Tirer" on the recto (front).

Published by: Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM (with distinctive blind stamp)