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Aftermath of War

Philip Evergood

Framed size: 16 in. (h) x 17.5 in. (w)

$700.00

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Dark, Somber, and Gallows Humor, Etching, Evergood, Figurative, Intaglio Print, Post-War Twentieth Century, Prints & Multiples, Social Commentary and History, Unframed

About the work

To Philip Evergood, art was a means of social commentary. He observed the world around him and his community, and he spoke through his art of that world. He was keenly aware of the challenges of modern life.

In the middle of the Twentieth Century, art had very much moved away from social commentary. In fact, it was the movement toward abstraction and toward art as a means of portraying beauty unconnected to things or people or events that caused Leonard Baskin to speak with deep regret that art had become an act of cowardice.

There is no cowardice to be found in Evergood’s work. In fact, to modern eyes, works like Aftermath of War may seem unsubtle. But when made, this work was a bold and poignant statement. Sadly, it is as important a message today as it was when Evergood drew it more than five decades ago.

This work is inscribed in pencil, en recto lower left, “To Ziuta Gerst / with love / March 1963”.

When this work arrived in our shop, it had a gallery sticker from the Maria Antoville Gallery en verso. This is an interesting bit of history. In the early 1950s, Maria and Anthony Antoville opened an art gallery, the Henri Antoville Gallery, on Madison Avenue between 63rd and 64th Streets. After Anthony’s death in 1954, Maria changed the name of the art gallery to the Maria Antoville Gallery. It was located at the Gallery 63. We have retained the gallery sticker from the Maria Antoville Gallery.

This work is unframed but professional framing is available at discounted cost with little delay. Please select from the framing options or contact us if you wish to discuss the framing of the work. We frame exclusively with conservation-grade materials and put the work behind 99% UV-filtering art glass or Plexiglass.

Attributes	Value
Medium	Etching
Date	1960-1970
Framing	Custom framed and matted using conservation materials
Condition	Very Good Condition
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Signed and titled by the artist en recto on bottom
Type	Modern Print-Makers, Old Etchings
First, Please Choose Your Framing Option:	No Frame, Black-Stained Ash (Small), Clear Natural Ash (Small), Clear Natural Maple (Small), Waxed Cherry (Small), Waxed Mahogany (Small), Waxed Walnut (Small)

Medium:

Etching and drypoint on wove paper.

Date:

Ca. 1963.

Signature:

Hand-signed in pencil by the artist en recto lower left. Inscribed by the artist in pencil en recto bottom, “To Ziuta Gerst / with love / March 1963”. Titled in pencil by the artist en recto lower left “Aftermath” (full title from Lippard).

Edition:

As is typical of Evergood’s work (see Lippard), no stated edition, but reported to be pulled in an edition of 150 impressions.

Framing:

Condition:

Very Good condition, with modest age toning.

Framed Size:

16 in. (h) x 17.5 in. (w)

Sight Size:

8.25 in. (h) x 10 in. (w)

Provenance:

Bearing the gallery sticker from the Maria Antoville Gallery. Apparently acquired directly from the artist by Brouka and Ziuta Gerst, and by descent to its most recent owner.

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