JULES OLITSKI "ORANGE G" SILKSCREEN, 1970 Art Resale In the early 1940's Siskind

In the early 1940's Siskind drifted away from social depictions preferring to focus on textures and shapes

Today these drawings are paradigms of his creative genius and his ability to convey complex images with a stylish simplicity

By the end of the decade Town received international accolades for these works and had become one of the most admired artists in Canada

utilizing an incredible range of mediums and techniques throughout his career

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JULES OLITSKI "ORANGE G" SILKSCREEN, 1970 Art Resale In the early 1940's SiskindJules Olitski (1922 2007) is one of the most collected and accomplished artists associated with the color field movement, if not 20th century American abstraction. Possibly one of the most "demanding" abstract artists appreciating Olitski is not always easy. Some people at first glance dismiss his work from this period as simply being a mass of color. But Olitski asks you to get up close to the work, to lose yourself in the color, to consider how it's