Bidspirit auction | Arthur Secunda: High Rise

Arthur Secunda: High Rise - Arthur Secunda (American, b. 1927): High Rise, 1980. Limited Edition Silkscreen, signed and numbered (178/250) below, unframed. Verso is stamped London Arts 1980 and has an inventory number written in pencil. Known for his brilliant collages and striking graphics, Secunda has mastered all types of printmaking, even making his own paper in France and Japan. His impressive body of work includes painting, mixed media, polyester assemblage, ceramics and welded sculpture. His studies began at the Detroit Art Institute as a teenager, and continued in New York at the Art Students League and New York University. After a stint in the Air Force as an artist, he then studied, thanks to the GI bill, in Mexico, Paris and Italy, with many great artists and teachers, beginning a lifelong propensity for travel-- living and working in other countries. For decades, he maintained studios in Paris and LA. 30 x 22 inches paper. Private collection, Chicago.