Condition: Used,Size: 24" W X 29 1/8" H,Artist: Kenneth Noland,Framing: Framed,Style: Mid Century Modern, Abstract, Minimalism, Modernism,Material: Paper,Theme: Art,Type: Poster,Title: " WHIRL ",Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT, BRAND NEWLY CUTSOM FRAMED, Limited Edition,Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters,Signed: No,Original/Licensed Reprint: Original,Year of Production: 1977,Country of Origin: United States THIS KENNETH NOLAND RARE VINTAGE 1977 MID CENTURY MODERNIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED EXHIBITION POSTER " WHIRL " 1960, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE EXHIBITION POSTER PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM NEW YORK, PRINTED IN 1977 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY NOLAND IN 1960 TITLED " WHIRL ", DES MOINES ART CENTER, COFFIN FINE ARTS TRUST FUND. POSTER DESIGN BY MALCOM GREAR DESIGN. KENNETH NOLAND ( 1924 - 2010 ) WAS AN AMERICAN MODERNIST PAINTER. HE WAS A PRIMARY FORCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSTWAR ABSTRACT ART AND ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN COLOR FIELD PAINTERS. HE WAS CONSIDERED AN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST IN THE 1950'S, AND AS A MINIMALIST PAINTER IN THE 1960'S. HE STUDIED BAUHAUS DESIGN AND COLOR THEORY FROM THE MODERN MASTER EDUCATOR JOSEF ALBERS. NOLAND HELPED TO ESTABLISH THE WASHINGTON COLOR SCHOOL MOVEMENT. IN 1977 HE WAS HONORED BY A MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION AT THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM IN NEW YORK, WHICH THIS EXHIBITION POSTER IS FROM. INSTEAD OF PAINTING WITH A BRUSH, NOLAND'S STYLE WAS TO STAIN THE CANVAS WITH COLOR. THIS IDEA SOUGHT TO REMOVE THE ARTIST THROUGH BRUSHSTROKES, AND MADE THE PIECE MORE ABOUT THE ART, NOT THE ARTIST. ART WORKS BY NOLAND ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT MID CENTURY MODERNIST FRAMED EXHIBITION POSTER MEASURES 24" W X 29 1/8" H X 1" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN SATIN FINISH BLACK METAL FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VERY CLEAN CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY LIGHT MINOR SURFACE WEAR. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED.