Hank Laventhol
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Hank Laventhol | |
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Born | Henry Lee Laventhol December 21, 1927 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | February 21, 2001 Somers, New York, U.S. | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painting, Graphics, Sculpture |
Movement | surrealism |
Hank Laventhol (1927–2001) was an American painter and master print maker who made his career in Europe. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Laventhol graduated Yale University with a BA in Fine Arts. He did post graduate studies at Columbia University and went into business in New York City. At the age of 32, he left for Europe to pursue additional studies in art. He attended the
Laventhol’s work is in corporate and private collections, museums and libraries, including
Besides painting and sculpting in multiple media, Laventhol published editions of etchings and color aquatints, a demanding and precise process that provided him with a variety of color and texture, unrivaled by any other etching technique. He owned two etching presses and pulled his own prints. Publishers include Associated American Artists, New York Graphic Society, Original Print Collectors Group Ltd., Pierre Chave, France and George Visat, Paris, who also published graphic editions of, among others, René Magritte, Man Ray, Roberto Matta.
Critics called Laventhol a
References
- Benezit, E. (1976). Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Graphic Artists/French Edition. Edition Publisol. ISBN 2-7000-0149-4.
- Visat, Georges (1973). Editions de Georges Visat, Le Miroir aux Alouettes.