ROBERT M KULICKE: 15 WORKS FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 16, 2013
ROBERT M. KULICKE (1924 – 2007): painter, draughtsman, printmaker, frame designer, frame maker, potter, goldsmith, historian, collector, and teacher.
The show is composed of paintings, monotypes, and drawings, all of which come from private collections and have not been seen for years. They range in date from 1959 until 1997 and include still lifes of fruit such as Single Peach with Leaf (Dark Background); flowers; and crossed dollar bills, an exceedingly rare subject for which KULICKE is famous.
The exhibition will also feature Green Apple, Wedge Removed, on a Light Grey Background, which the artist painted on a breadboard; and two cloisonné enamel pear jewels; and Mirror with Reverse Oil on Plexiglass: Single Peach, executed in 1985.
KULICKE is renowned for his contributions to the field of historic and contemporary frame making, and many of the works in this exhibition were framed by the artist himself.
Born in Philadelphia in 1924, KULICKE attended the Tyler School of Art (Temple University) and the Philadelphia Museum School. In 1949, he studied in Paris with Fernand Léger. He died in 2007. Davis & Langdale Company has exclusively represented the work of KULICKE since 1974 and continues to represent the estate of the artist.
Peeled Orange with Leaf
Oil on wood panel, 7 3/16 x 6 9/16 inches
Probably painted about 1987
DLA-5683
Green Apple
Monotype and essence of oil on paper,
6 9/16 x 6 3/8 inches
Executed in 1984
DLA-5797
Multicolored Flowers in a Grey Jar Against a
Black Background
Reverse oil on plexiglass, 6 x 5 1/2 inches
Perhaps painted during the 1960s
DLA-5816
Mirror with Reverse Oil on Plexiglass: Single Peach
Mirror with reverse oil on plexiglass,
17 13/16 x 9 1/16 inches;
Reverse oil: 5 x 4 5/8 inches (sight)
Executed in 1985
DLA-5820
Peach, Pear and Apple
Pastel on grey paper, 5 7/16 x 7 13/16 inches (sight)
Executed in 1977
DLA-5822
White Tulip Roses in a Glass Jar on a Light Grey Background
Oil on prepared wood panel, 9 x 9 inches (sight)
Painted in 1997
DLA-5837
Single Yellow Pear with a Pink Blush on a Light Green
Background
Oil on masonite, 6 x 4 3/8 inches (sight)
Painted in 1995
DLA-5838
Green Apple, Wedge Removed, on a Light Grey Background
Oil on wood, 7 3/4 x 8 inches (image);
11 x 11 1/2 inches (breadboard)
Painted in 1996
DLA-5839
Two Apples, a Pear, and White Jug
Oil on unprimed canvas mounted on board, 5 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Painted in 1969
DLA-5505
Multicolored Flowers in White Vase
Oil on wood panel, 10 13/16 x 8 15/16 inches (sight)
Painted in 1959
DLA-5579
Zinnias in a White Vase
Reverse oil on plexiglass, 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (sight)
Executed in 1986
DLA-5658
Green and Yellow Pear
Essence of oil with traces of pencil on paper,
8 3/4 x7 7/8 inches (sight)
DLA-5413
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