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Abstract expressionism

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dr. Livingstone Collage / Fahlstrom, Oyvind., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-13091-13386
Scope and Contents

This print consists of densely packed brown and black images with occasional white highlights and appears almost like a giant doodle. The word R.A.T. in small letters in the center lower 1/3 is the only verbal reference. The print was part of nine other prints by Fahlstrom that were published by multipla editions. *WEB 1998: Sharon Avery-Fahlström. The correct title is "Dr. Livingstone Collage." Sackner: corrected. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Opera / Fahlstrom, Oyvind., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-13108-13405
Scope and Contents

The loose sheet contains a text by Fahlstrom explaining this series of prints. The black and white prints, each numbered on the right side, are presented in a horizontal, scroll-like fashion. The dark, somber, abstract-expressionist thematic forms depicted in the prints are combined with letters & letter-like characters. Based on a prior work of 1952, Opera might have served as a scenic backdrop for the Wagnerian Ring operas. *WEB 1998: Sharon Avery-Fahlström. This silkscreen print is realized in ten panels with wallpaper-like margins which permit an overlapping installation. The concept was to install the work in a continuous line. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968