Norman Lewis 1909-1979
Untitled Abstract Composition, 1955, c.
Ink on paper
19 x 25 in.
48.3 x 63.5 cm
48.3 x 63.5 cm
© Norman Lewis, Courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, NY
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Abstract inkwash drawing with drybrush technique. Paper watermark "Guarro", (ref. a Spanish papermaker, Guarro Casas.)
Provenance
Swann Auction 2303Exhibitions
"American Duet: Jazz and Abstract Art", Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art. Dates: Nov 15, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026"Figures & Projections: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Kutztown University. Dates: Oct 28, 2021 - Dec 12, 2021
"Afrocosmologies", Wadsworth Atheneum. Dates: 19/10/2019-20/01/2020. Location: Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "
An Essential Presence: The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Allentown Art Museum. Dates: Jun 2, 2019 - Jan 9, 2020
"Constructing Identity: Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Portland Art Museum. Dates: Jan 28, 2017 - Jun 18, 2017
Publications
1. Dan Haxall, PhD, (2019), "An Essential Presence: The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Allentown Art Museum - An Essential Presence, Catalog, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA, https://www.academia.edu/39108270/An_Essential_Presence_The_Petrucci_Family_Foundation_Collection_of_African_American_Art_Allentown_Allentown_Art_Museum_2019_ 2. Berrisford Boothe, Moe Brooker, Brian Ferriso, James G. Petrucci, (2017), "Constructing Identity: Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art", Portland Art Museum – Constructing Identity, Catalog, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Gretchen DykstraRelated artists
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