{"product_id":"jack-levine-geisha-with-attendant-facing-east-c-1970","title":"Jack Levine “Geisha with Attendant” — Facing East, c. 1970","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn evocative work by noted American artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJack Levine (1915–2010)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e depicting a Japanese geisha accompanied by an attendant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated circa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as part of Levine’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFacing East\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, the composition reflects the artist’s fascination with Japanese culture following his travels in Japan. The figures are rendered with Levine’s characteristically expressive, fluid handling, combining delicate color with loosely drawn black lines against a muted ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephototypie and pochoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, reproducing Levine’s original gouache, watercolor, and crayon composition. The handwritten-style inscription at lower right reads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Geisha with Attendant.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJack Levine was an important American Social Realist painter and printmaker whose works are represented in major museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Art Institute of Chicago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly appealing work for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese-inspired art, American modernism, works on paper, and Japonisme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jack Levine (American, 1915–2010)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeisha with Attendant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFacing East\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Circa 1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Phototypie and pochoir after gouache, watercolor, and black crayon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 12 × 16 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good vintage condition; minor age-related characteristics may be present. Please refer to photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFraming:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcquired from a private Massachusetts estate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I Ching Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48223519506484,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/4242\/7700\/files\/810EAD3A-7B6C-4323-99DE-98F06C6BA731.png?v=1787440097","url":"https:\/\/ichingantiques.com\/products\/jack-levine-geisha-with-attendant-facing-east-c-1970","provider":"I Ching Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}