Street Fighting
Print
1987 (made)
1987 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Fritz Blumenthal (1913-2002) was born in Mainz, Germany, before moving to America. His chosen style was abstract impressionism, and his chosen medium the monoprint (a print in which no two prints are identical). In 'Street Fighting', the spontaneous effects of the monoprint process give the composition an emotional charge: the block-like forms of the firing squad are silhouetted against the yellow town square and the brown verticals of trees beyond, a splash of red pigment explodes like gunfire to the left.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Street Fighting (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour monoprint in oil |
| Brief description | Colour monoprint in oil, 'Street Fighting', by Fritz Blumenthal, United States, possibly New York, 1987 |
| Physical description | Colour monoprint in oil; block-like forms (a firing squad) silhouetted against a yellow square. Brown verticals represent the trees beyond and a splash of red pigment explodes like gunfire. Printed on sheet of black paper, currently in signed mount. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Stephanie Blumenthal |
| Production | The backboard that accompanies the monotype has a title on the reverse written in felt tip - "Oh what a lovely war" monoprint' and the signature of the artist with below #150. There is a circular stamp in the bottom righthand corner 'Zollamt Stgt. Flughafan' |
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| Summary | Fritz Blumenthal (1913-2002) was born in Mainz, Germany, before moving to America. His chosen style was abstract impressionism, and his chosen medium the monoprint (a print in which no two prints are identical). In 'Street Fighting', the spontaneous effects of the monoprint process give the composition an emotional charge: the block-like forms of the firing squad are silhouetted against the yellow town square and the brown verticals of trees beyond, a splash of red pigment explodes like gunfire to the left. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.156-2003 |
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| Record created | July 21, 2004 |
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