Various artists including Willem de Kooning, Sam Francis, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Lindner, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Henry Pearson, and Saul Steinberg - Editions & Works on Paper New York Monday, October 24, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Irwin Hollander was a master lithographer who worked closely with many of the great Abstract Expressionist painters in the 1960s to help revive fine art printing in America. An artist himself, Hollander turned to working in commercial lithography in the 1950s to make ends meet. The company he worked for allowed Hollander to use their equipment at night for his own artistic pursuits, which caught the notice of artist June Wayne. She had recently opened Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles and invited Hollander to become their first master printer – cementing his career as a fine art printer and advocate for lithography as an art form.

     

    Moving back to New York in the mid-1960s, Hollander set up his own print shop, Hollander Workshop, on the Lower East Side. Early works published in the workshop were by Leonard Baskin and Robert Motherwell, leading to the publishing of Portfolio 9 in 1967 which included works from nine artists: Willem de Kooning, Sam Francis, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Lindner, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Henry Pearson, and Saul Steinberg. Following this series, Hollander went on to work with many of these artists individually and is noted for convincing Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell that their artistic styles would be well-suited to lithography, eventually leading to a significant body of prints by both artists.

    Irwin Hollander in 1966 working on Robert Motherwell’s lithograph “Automatism B.” He persuaded many Abstract Expressionist painters to try lithography. Credit...Dedalus Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
    Irwin Hollander in 1966 working on Robert Motherwell’s lithograph “Automatism B.” He persuaded many Abstract Expressionist painters to try lithography. Photo credit Dedalus Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

     

    Irwin Hollander working with Willem de Kooning in his New York Workshop. Image courtesy of the Hollander family.
    Irwin Hollander working with Willem de Kooning in his New York Workshop. Image courtesy of the Hollander family.

     

    Irwin Hollander working with Louise Nevelson in his New York workshop. Image courtesy of the Hollander family.
    Irwin Hollander working with Louise Nevelson in his New York workshop. Image courtesy of the Hollander family.
    • Literature

      Connie Lembark L 87 (Francis); Gene Baro 85 (Nevelson); Lanier Graham 4 (de Kooning); Siri Engberg and Joan Banach 56 (Motherwell); Richard Axsom 60 (Kelly)

    • Catalogue Essay

      Including: Willem de Kooning, Clam Digger; Sam Francis, Untitled; Ellsworth Kelly, Black Form; Richard Lindner, We Are All One; Robert Motherwell, Untitled; Louise Nevelson, Dusk in August; Henry Pearson, Face and Saul Steinberg, Thirteen Colonies

Property from the Irwin Hollander Family Collection

232

Portfolio 9: eight plates (L. L87, B. 85, G. 4, E. & B. 56, A. 60)

1967
Eight lithographs in colors, on Arches, Rives BFK and Canson papers, the full sheets and with full margins, with justification, all contained in the original black linen-covered portfolio, lacking the Roy Lichtenstein.
all I. various sizes
all S. 17 x 22 in. (43.2 x 55.9 cm)
portfolio 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 7/8 in. (59.7 x 46.4 x 2.2 cm)

All signed and numbered 39/100 in pencil (there were also 20 artist's proofs in Roman numerals and 10 unnumbered artist's proofs), published by Hollander Workshop, New York (with their blindstamp).

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Estimate
$6,000 - 9,000 

Sold for $16,380

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 24 - 26 October 2022