Art + Design Part 1 
9 April 2020
Art + Design Part 1 
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Will Barnet 1911–2012

The Book (from the 1776 USA 1976: Bicentennial Prints portfolio)

1975
screenprint in colors on white wove paper 26 h × 18 w in (66 × 46 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,000
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Sheet measures: 29.75 h x 22 w inches
Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower margin ‘XI/XII The Book Will Barnet 1975’. This work is number 11 from the gift edition of 12 aside from the edition of 75 printed by Fine Creations, Inc., New York and published by Special Projects Group, Chicago.
An example of this work is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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An interview from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art with Will Barnet about his use of color and composition and the importance of New England light.

Color is extremely important to me. But I'm not a colorist in the usual sense because my colors are not realistic. They have to be used in relationship to the mood of the painting.

Will Barnet

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