ROBERT PREUSSER WORKS ON PAPER
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ROBERT PREUSSER WORKS ON PAPER This show is a collection works on paper by the Texas Modernist, Robert Ormerod Preusser (Am. 1919-1992). These works were created by Preusser during his time of study at the New Bauhaus School of Design in Chicago, under Laszlo Maholy-Nagy in 1939. The drawings are on period woven paper letterhead, some signed, double sided, or with color. At the young age of 18, Preusser was far from green at this point in his career, he was one of a select few Texas artists to have gained national recognition through national shows and exhibitions. Many of the works on paper in this show represent Preusser’s exploration and experimentation in art, partly influenced by his observation of the Constructivist movement which was an innovative movement coined by Ben Nicholas and Russian Sculptor Naum Gabo; in which the ideal is loosely described: “sees and values Art only as a creative act.” Preusser was one of the budding Texas artist to embraced contemporary international movements in art. Traditionally trained in Houston under Olla McNeal Davidson, Davidson saw his advanced artistic abilities. He had a keen perception on the relationship between scientific and creative worlds; the result is art that is not Robert Preusser | Works on Paper
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pidgeon holed into a singular idea. These complete drawings and sketches are works of art that give us a glimpse into the birlliant creativity and aesthetic of this important Texas and American artist.
ROBERT PREUSSER | WORKS ON PAPER Opening Reception: May 11, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Exhibition: May 11 – June 1, 2016 2613 Fairmount | Dallas, TX 214-720-4044 info@daviddike.com
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WORKS ON PAPER
1 Circles & Hash Marks ink & colored pencil 8 1/2 x 11 $4,500
2 Tubular Space ink & colored pencil 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $4,500
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3 Triangles, Circles, Lines ink & colored pencil 8 ½ x 11 $4,500
4 Boxes, Lines, Circles ink & colored pencil 11 x 8 ½ $4,500
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5 Organic Shapes Line Drawing ink & colored pencil 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $4,500
6 Geometric Line Drawing ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
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7 Geometric Line Drawing blue ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower left: Preusser $1,500
8 Line Drawing ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
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9 Organic Abstraction graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
10 Line Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
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11 Angular Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
12 Study for Yellow & Red ink & graphite on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
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13 Organic Abstraction pen and ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
14 Organic Shapes & Strait Lines blue ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
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15 Tubular shapes & Lines ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
16 Angular Drawing ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
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17 Tubular Drawing ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
18 Angular Drawing ink on yellow paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
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19 Organic Shapes; Chicago 41-42 graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
20 Angular Drawing ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
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21 Connected Dots ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
22 Organic Shapes and Line Drawing graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
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23 Abstraction blue ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
24 Lines ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
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25 Circles and Squiggles ink on pale yellow paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
26 Rectangles & Boxes ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
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27 Organic Shapes, Dots, Lines ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
28 Organic Shapes, Dots, Lines graphite on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
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29 Abstraction ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
30 Squares, Windows & Line Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
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31 Shadows & Triangles graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower right: Preusser $1,250
32 Curved Lines, Dots Shading ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 signed lower left: Preusser $1,250
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33 Organic lines ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2 estate stamped lower right $1,250
34 Tubular Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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35 Faces ink & ink wash on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $2,000
36 Abstraction graphite on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser $1,500
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37 Line Abstraction ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
38 Landscape and Cabin, 1937 ink & ink wash on paper 11 x 8 1/2 signed lower right: Preusser 37 $2,000
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39 Organic lines ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
40 Lines ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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41 Circles & Lines ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
42 Study for Color Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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43 Line Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
44 Line Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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45 Lines, Dots and Shading ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
46 Circles & Lines Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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47 Lines and Shading Drawing ink & ink wash on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
48 Line Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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49 Line Drawing with Shading blue ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
50 Study for Color Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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51 Line Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
52 Organic Shapes and Line Drawing graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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53 Line Drawing with Shading ink on grey paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
54 Line Drawing ink on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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55 Elliptical Drawing graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
56 Study with Face, Triangles, Circles, Lines graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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57 Seahorse & Fish Study graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
58 3 Donts graphite on paper 8 1/2 x 11 $1,250
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PAINTINGS 59 Linear Relief, 1968 mixed media on board 29 1/2 x 16 $3,000
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60 Quiet Zone, 1966 mixed media on board 12 3/4 x 18 $1,500
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61 Carborundum 2 mixed media on board 24 x 18 signed lower right: Preusser $5,000
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62 Untitled, 1985 oil on canvas 32 x 20 $8,000
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63 Untitled mixed media on board 24 x 18 $4,000
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64 Germination, 1965 mixed media on canvas 46 x 20 signed lower right & on verso: Preusser $6,500
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65 Polyurethane Relief #26, 1974 polyurethane 36 x 28 $3,500
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66 Artic Region, 1985-90 mixed media on canvas 50 x 24 $6,500
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67 Carborundum #1, 1967 mixed media on board 24 x 18 signed lower right: Preusser $5,000
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68 Improvisation, 1937 ink & watercolor on paper 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 signed lower middle: Robert Preusser 1937 $7,500
69 Untitled, 1937 casein on paper 13 2/4 x 19 signed lower middle: Robert Preusser 1937 $6,000
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70 Polyurethane Relief #24, 1974 polyurethane 40 x 40 $10,000
Essay, art photography and catalogue by: Anne Kelly, ISA AM, Gallery Directory. Essay materials derived from book by: Katie Robinson Edwards, PhD: Midcentury Modern Art in Texas, Š 2014, UT Press.
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