George Tooker (AMERICAN, 1920-2011)
Voice
Lithograph on wove paper
1977
Signed in pencil, lower right
Numbered 57/125 in pencil, lower left
Dimensions: 11 x 9 3/4 inches (27.9 x 24.6 cm)
Full margins
Framed
Published by Editions Press, San Francisco
Garver 3
In overall good condition with minor wear in margins
A record value for this print was reached at Christie's, New York at $2,600
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This lithograph was constructed on wove paper in 1977. It depicts what is potentially the same person on opposite sides of a wall. One person is attempting to speak and the other attempting to listen, yet neither seems to be able to communicate. This piece represents the difficulties in communication that modern man experiences. The wall represents the barrier which man must overcome if he wishes to hear or be heard.

The lithograph is in overall good condition. It is framed and signed in pencil in the lower right hand corner of the piece. It is also numbered, 57/125 in the lower left hand corner. The dimensions of the piece are 11 x 9 ¾ inches.

George Tooker (AMERICAN, 1920-2011)

George Clair Tooker Jr. was born on Aug. 5, 1920, in Brooklyn and grew up on Long Island, in Bellport, where he studied painting with a local artist. For his parents, he attended Harvard after attending Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass where he studied English but continued to draw and do watercolor. At the Art Students League, New York, he met the painters Paul Cadmus and Reginald Marsh who later introduced him to Jared French. Known for Symbolism and Surrealist Realism Tooker spent his summers on the beaches and winters in the city, all in New York. His magical imagery was coming from his personal experiences with his partner William Christopher and group of friends later known as “the Circle”. He lived out the rest of his life enjoying Spain and is survived by his sister in Brooklyn.