DOROTHY DEHNER “WOMAN IN A TANTRUM” INK AND WATERCOLOR, 1954Dorothy Dehner (19011994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Dehner's legacy has been overshadowed for many years by her ex husband, the acclaimed sculptor David Smith. Stifled by their tumultuous relationship, Dehner only fully committed to her practice after divorcing him in 1951. This break was highly fruitful for her artistic output and reputation in the

She explored the uncanny

The result is a striking illusion of depth that simultaneously camouflages the hearts and accelerates them to the foreground of the work

Signed (rubber-stamped) and numbered

and his interest in Italy and atmospheric landscapes

While the "Exotic Birds" series is defined by blooming curves that resemble voluminous plumage of extinct or endangered species

inspired by Yves Klien

20"H 14"W (each sheet)

including lithographs

Like many of Stella's lithographs

(2/3 Printer's Proofs)

that intensifies his commanding presence

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