Ronald Brooks Kitaj Prints

American, 1932-2007

Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1932, R.B. (Ronald Brooks) Kitaj is considered a key figure in European and American contemporary painting. While his work has been considered controversial, he is regarded as a master draftsman with a commitment to figurative art. His highly personal paintings and drawings reflect his deep interest in history; cultural, social and political ideologies; and issues of identity. Among his various honors are election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1982, and election to the Royal Academy in 1985 (the first American since John Singer Sargent to receive this honor.) Numerous retrospective exhibitions of his work include shows at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.; The Jewish Museum, Berlin; The Jewish Museum, London; and the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Germany. Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and Troy, New York, Kitaj joined the Merchant Marines in 1949. In 1950, between sailings, he attended classes at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York. He went on to study drawing at the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna, Austria. Kitaj moved to Oxford, England in 1957, and enrolled at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford. In 1959, Kitaj was accepted into Royal College of Art, London, where he befriended classmate David Hockney. Upon graduation from the RCA, Kitaj signed with Marlborough Fine Art, London, where he had his first solo exhibition in 1963. His art career began in earnest, and he found critical acclaim alongside commercial success. A second solo show followed at Marlborough Gallery, New York, in 1965, and he sold “The Ohio Gang” to The Museum of Modern Art. In 1969, Kitaj taught for a year at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1976, he coined the term “School of London” in an essay he wrote as curator of the polemical exhibition, “The Human Clay,” at the Hayward Gallery, London. The term, though loose, continues to define a group of stylistically diverse artists, including Kitaj, who were working in London at that time focusing on figural representation. In 1981, he spent a year in Paris, France, where he focused on drawing and use of pastel. In 1994, the Tate Gallery, London, organized a major retrospective of Kitaj’s work. Hostile and personal attacks from some critics led to what Kitaj referred to as the “Tate War.” The exhibition subsequently traveled to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Kitaj moved to Los Angeles, California, and continued to exhibit with Marlborough Fine Art and the Marlborough Gallery, New York. In 2001 the National Gallery London organized a solo exhibition of paintings: “R.B. Kitaj In the Aura of Cezanne and Other Masters.” Kitaj focused on his “late style” in his Yellow Studio in Westwood and died in 2007. His gift of his archive to the UCLA Library Special Collections was celebrated with exhibitions at the Skirball Cultural Center and UCLA’s Young Research Library.

Creator: Ronald Brooks Kitaj

R.B. Kitaj, Cutie, 17/70, Screenprint 1974

By Ronald Brooks Kitaj

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT R.B. Kitaj, Cutie 1974 Edition of 70 Signed and numbered 17/70 in pencil lower left. Unframed. CREATOR R.B. Kitaj, United Kingdom. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1974 MA...

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R.B. Kitaj, Cutie, 17/70, Screenprint 1974

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1970s "Fanfare" Screenprint by Frank Rowland

$495

H 0.25 in W 24 in D 24 in

Vintage Native Canadian "Killer Whale" Screenprint

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Dive into the essence of Native Canadian culture with this Vintage Native Canadian "Killer Whale" Art Screenprint. This 20th-century masterpiece, rendered in...

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1980s Canadian Vintage Ronald Brooks Kitaj Prints

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Vintage Native Canadian "Killer Whale" Screenprint

$316 Sale Price

$12,200

H 37.5 in W 48.5 in D 1 in

lithograph by Hervé Télémaque 1974

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Born in 1937 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Télémaque moved to New York in 1957 and entered an art scene dominated by Abstract Expressionism. In 1961, he settled permanently in Paris, whe...

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1970s French Space Age Vintage Ronald Brooks Kitaj Prints

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lithograph by Hervé Télémaque 1974

$1,500

H 22.05 in W 27.96 in D 1.19 in

Jean Michel Folon Screenprint "L Expression", 1973

Located in San Carlos, CA

Beautiful 1973 screenprint after Jean Michel Folon's "L' Expression" or " the expression". Embossed stamp in paper reads "edition Strasbourg, Claude Bollack, l' expression". This was...

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Jean Michel Folon Screenprint "L Expression", 1973

$319 Sale Price

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H 25.25 in W 19 in D 0.1 in

1980 s Vibrant Landscape Screenprint by Maro Mitrovic

Located in Dallas, TX

Bold postmodern 1980's screenprint by Marojica "Maro" Mitrovic (Croatian, b. 1950). Signed, dated, and numbered. Coordinating print available for purchase separately or as a pair.

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1980 s Vibrant Landscape Screenprint by Maro Mitrovic

$775

H 20 in W 27 in D 1 in

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R. B. Kitaj Untitled from Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror

By Ronald Brooks Kitaj

Located in Dronten, NL

Etching and aquatint: sheet diameter, circa 45.5 cm Edition of 175, signed and numbered Published in January 1984 by The Arion Press, San Francisco From the portfolio; "Self-portr...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Ronald Brooks Kitaj Prints

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R. B. Kitaj Untitled from Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror

H 0.04 in Dm 17.92 in

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