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Title: Will Barnet - Seventh Season - 1976 Offset Lithograph 16" x 11.5"

Description: "Seventh Season" by Will Barnet, 1976 Unsigned Offset Lithograph. Paper size is 16 x 11.5 inches, with an image size of 13.75 x 10.5 inches. The Offset Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A: Mint. Additional details: This refined and contemplative composition by Will Barnet, titled Seventh Season, exemplifies the artist’s mature style—balanced, introspective, and distilled to essential form.

The image presents a seated female figure in quiet reflection before a chessboard, her posture composed and inward-looking. A white cat rests above on a windowsill, observing the scene, while a hand enters from the right to move a chess piece, introducing a subtle narrative tension. The composition unfolds between interior and exterior space, framed by a window that reveals a stark tree against a deep blue ground.

Barnet’s hallmark aesthetic is fully evident: clean, precise contour lines, flat planes of harmonious color, and a carefully structured composition that emphasizes two-dimensional design over traditional perspective. The chessboard suggests themes of strategy, time, and contemplation, while the cat adds a symbolic layer of observation and quiet detachment.

This image has achieved broader recognition through its use on the cover of a widely circulated publication, further contributing to its status as one of Barnet’s most recognizable and sought-after compositions.

Printed using traditional techniques of the pre-digital poster era, this work reflects the craftsmanship and clarity associated with fine printmaking of the period.

A highly collectible example of Barnet’s work, appealing to collectors of American modernist prints and refined figurative imagery.

Framing available upon request.
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A: Mint

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Will Barnet - Seventh Season - 1976 Offset Lithograph 16" x 11.5"

Name: Will Barnet - Seventh Season - 1976 Offset Lithograph 16\" x 11.5\"
Brand: Will Barnet
SKU: 235551596
Price: 40 USD
Availability: InStock