Impromptu

1938
(American, 1869–1949)
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Henry Keller's first work as a commercial lithographer involved printing circus posters.

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Cleveland-born artist Henry Keller frequently worked in lithography throughout his long career. Many artists collaborated with a master printer, but Keller could print his work himself; he was extremely knowledgeable about the technique after having apprenticed with a commercial lithographer for almost a decade as a young man. In prints such as this one, he combined his professional knowledge with an interest in the human figure and expressive mark making: two female nudes are reduced to simple forms and surrounded with repetitive, gestural lines that suggest Keller’s continuing interest in abstraction.
Impromptu

Impromptu

1938

Henry Keller

(American, 1869–1949)
America, Ohio, Cleveland

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