Rare limited edition, signed & numbered, Manfred Schwartz, Celestial
Manfred Schwartz "Celestial" Hand-pulled lithograph on Arches paper Limited edition number 19 / 75 Image 17.25" x 25.25", Full sheet 20" x 27.75", Frame 28.75" x 37.25". Created at the Mourlot Studio in Paris France in 1969 Excellent condition.
Manfred Schwartz, Polish born American (1909 - 1970). In the decade preceding Manfred Schwartz' death, he created an impressive body of work. It was Henri Matisse who suggested to Manfred Schwartz that he go to the beautiful coastal town of Étretat, France for the light. There, Manfred was inspired to create images of the land, sea, and sky. He noticed everything, the unique shapes and colors in the pebbles, the way the sunlight traveled across the beach and created new shadows throughout the day.
Near the end of Manfred's life, he turned his gaze upward toward the heavens. His last series of lithographs are images of the cosmos. He titled the series Celestial. He created Celestial in two color variations, the first in soft neutral tones of black, gray and white, as if a gossamer veil obscured the planets, and the second alive with blue, purple and teal colors. He titled his last image. The image presents a powerful, looming dark planet Earth floating above smaller constellations in dusky brown atmosphere. Manfred Schwartz is listed in the Archives of American Art in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. Manfred Schwartz Museum, Gallery, University, and Public Space Exhibitions Albert Landry Gallery, New York City, NY (1962, 1963). Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY (1945) Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, AR (permanent collection). Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Brooklyn Museum, New York City, NY. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH.Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Durand Ruel, Paris, France (1946, 1947, 1949). Frick Collection, New York City, NY. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA.
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE. Knoedler Gallery, New York City, NY (1974, 1978). L'Enfant Galerie, Washington, DC (2024) Lilienfeld Gallery, New York City, NY (1940, 1941, 1942, 1943) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY. Modern Art Gallery, Boca Raton, FL (1995, 1996) Museé Cantini, Marseille, France. Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY. Nepenthe Gallery, Alexandria, VA (2023) New School for Social Research Art Center, New York City, NY. New York Public Library, New York City, NY.
Otto Gerson Gallery, New York City, NY (1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958) Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA. Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI.
Guggenheim Museum, New York City, NY. Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, Syracuse, NY. Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel University of Minnesota University Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Whitney Museum, New York City, NY. Weintraub Gallery, New York City, NY (1984). World Art Gallery, Ladera Ranch, CA (2006, 2007, 2008).