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Sunset, Manhattan

In Joseph Solman&#39;s last two decades, he returned to the buildings of New York, but was now focused on exploring the contrast between the buildings and the shapes (and colors) of the sky they framed. This is a facsimile of a favorite monotype, published in a signed and numbered edition.<br><br>Monotype facsimile (edition of 100) C. 1990 15&quot;x20&quot;

$500.00

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Still Life With Pipe

A photolithograph of a painting ca. 1950, printed around the year 2000 when Solman was 90.<br><br>Painting facsimile (edition of 50)<br><br>(15in x 17in)

$400.00

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Venus of 23rd St

In the &#39;90s, Solman created a facsimile of one of his major paintings from the &#39;30s: Venus of 23rd St. (PL. 7, Joseph Solman, Abe Chanin, Crown Publishers, 1966; PL. 39. Joseph Solman, Dore Ashton et al., Da Capo, 1995; )<br><br> <br><br>Painting Facsimile (15in x 18in)

$600.00

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Tar cart with black bucket of tar (beige paper)

Solman did a very few etchings, of which this is one, using a familiar subject that began to intrigue him in the &#39;60s: the tar cart.<br><br>Etching Undated (21in x 18in)

$600.00

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Country Road

A NY street in a genre distinctly Solman-esque medium: Magic Marker.<br><br>Colored drawing<br><br>Undated (10in x 8in)

$900.00

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The Lone Motorcycle

A lone motorcycle, with Solman&#39;s typical dash of bright color<br><br>Magic Marker drawing<br><br>Undated (13 7/8in x 10 1/2in)

$875.00

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Mr. Blue Sky

A different version of the plunging NY &quot;skyline&quot; Solman became nearly obsessed with in his later years<br><br>Magic Marker drawing<br><br>Undated (13 7/8in x 10 1/2in)

$775.00

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Redwood

Solman&#39;s beloved subject: the tree, with its infinite variety of living lines. &quot;A line must always move,&quot; he said.<br><br>Wash drawing<br><br>Undated (13 7/8in x 10 1/2in)

$725.00

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Rush Hour

The Chrysler Building beckons cars in the &#39;60s, pre-Uber<br><br>Magic Marker drawing<br><br>Undated (13 7/8 x 10 1/2)

$875.00

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New Kids on the Block

An added background to give this trio of motorcycles even greater dignity.<br><br>Colored drawing<br><br>1987 (14in x 10 1/2in) $875

$875.00

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Tug

A boat on the East River, with Brooklyn (or is it Queens?) on the far shore.<br><br>Magic Marker<br><br>Undated (13 7/8in x 10 1/2in)

$675.00

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Construction in Magic Marker

An unusual city scene, in that he leaves some of the buildings deliberately unfinished for contrast.<br><br>Magic Marker and ink<br><br>Undated (13 1/2in x 17in) <br><br>

$1,050.00

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The Garbage Bag

Solman so loved the world, he endowed even the humblest subjects with dignity.<br><br>Ink and watercolor Undated (12in x 8 3/4in)

$700.00

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Bike Trio

Solman began depicting the city in the early 1930s. It wasn&#39;t until the &#39;60s that he focused on its tar carts and motorcycles.<br><br> <br><br>Ca. 1987 (15 1/2&quot;x8&quot;) $3,500<br><br> <br><br>

$3,500.00

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After Chu Ta

Here, Solman copies a Chu Ta of two birds and a blossom. Though trained in the Western tradition, he put the Chinese master in his pantheon.<br><br>(undated; ca. 1987 ) (18in x12in)

$4,000.00

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Flock in Flight

An ink drawing in the manner of Japanese sectional design. Solman uses the technique to provide a stage set for his lively protagonists. (unsigned) (undated) (24in x 18in)

$2,500.00

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Descent

A sumi on heavily textured paper. The Zen images (and poetry) considered pinnacles of mastery are often the simplest.<br><br>(undated) (16 3/4in x 12in)<br>

$3,300.00

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Twisted

A significant example from the Solman tree series. Consider them carefully, and the trees have distinct personalities<br><br>(undated, ca. 1988) (24in x 18in)<br>

$4,000.00

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Finally: A Tree With Leaves

Not all of the Solman trees were naked. (Undated) (21in x33 1/2in)

$6,000.00

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Forked

The most Zen-like of sketches, Solman didn&#39;t even sign this -- not an indication of being unfinished (Cezanne signed almost nothing for this reason) but of utter simplicity.<br>(Undated) (17 1/2in x 24in)

$4,250.00

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