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Title: Will Barnet - Youth - 1975 Offset Lithograph 16" x 11.5"

Description: "Youth" by Will Barnet, 1975 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 elegant composition by Will Barnet, titled Youth, is based on the original painting created in 1970 and reflects one of the artist’s most iconic and enduring images. The work exemplifies Barnet’s mature style, where form, color, and symbolic presence are distilled to their essential elements.

The composition presents a young woman in a black dress, poised in quiet interaction with a bird in flight, while a black cat occupies the foreground. Set against a luminous, muted orange field framed by architectural elements, the scene unfolds with a deliberate flattening of space—emphasizing Barnet’s commitment to two-dimensional structure over traditional perspective.

Barnet’s hallmark aesthetic is fully evident: precise contour lines, controlled color relationships, and a carefully balanced composition that evokes calm, introspection, and subtle narrative tension. The recurring presence of animals—particularly birds and cats—introduces symbolic layers of observation, independence, and quiet connection between the human figure and the natural world.

Following the original 1970 painting, this image was issued in various print editions over subsequent decades, contributing to its recognition as one of Barnet’s most widely collected and admired compositions.

Printed in the tradition of the pre-digital poster era, this work reflects the clarity and discipline of fine printmaking, where careful color separation and line precision were paramount.

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Will Barnet - Youth - 1975 Offset Lithograph 16" x 11.5"

Name: Will Barnet - Youth - 1975 Offset Lithograph 16\" x 11.5\"
Brand: Will Barnet
SKU: 235551624
Price: 40 USD
Availability: InStock