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b. 1931 -

Contemporary artist Robert Kipniss works in oils, lithographs, pastels, and mezzotints. He is known for his rendering of trees, cottage-style exteriors and interiors, and countrysides. Robert Kipniss' paintings in oils are nearly colorless, focusing on light and shadow and portraying each subject in stark contrasts that make the entire piece somber, sometimes lonely, evoking deeper reflection.

He creates depth while also reducing foreshortening, yielding scenes that seemingly float. Each part of artist Robert Kipness' work has equal billing. Despite solitary trees dominating his canvases, they’re never the focal point of his work.

Robert Kipniss' prints for sale include hand-signed, limited-edition, and artist proof lithos and mezzotints. He has held more than 200 one-man exhibits, and some of his landscapes are exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. If you're interested in other eclectic and traditional landscape prints for sale, browse Invaluable.

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            • Robert Kipniss Lithograph "Hidden Pathway"
              Jan. 11, 2025

              Robert Kipniss Lithograph "Hidden Pathway"

              Est: $150 - $300

              Robert Kipniss Monochromatic Lithograph "Hidden Pathway." Landscape print pencil signed and numbered 116/120 in the lower margin by the artist Robert Kipniss (American born 1931.) In a black frame. From the collection of a prominent US Corporation. Dimensions are 30.5 in h x 25.5 in w x 1.25 in d. Condition is good with some wear to frame. Please call or email for a detailed condition report.

              Public Sale Auction House
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, HILLSIDE PLACE, LITHOGRAPH
              Jan. 01, 2025

              ROBERT KIPNISS, HILLSIDE PLACE, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $900 - $1,200

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Hillside Place Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 12/25 Image Size: 19.5 x 14.25 inches Size: 29.5 x 22 in. (74.93 x 55.88 cm)

              RoGallery
            • ROBERT KIPNISS (American, born 1931) Billiards Table (38 1/4 x 48 in. (97.2 x 121.9 cm)framed 39 1/4 x 49 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (100.0 x 125.1 x 3.5 cm))
              Dec. 11, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS (American, born 1931) Billiards Table (38 1/4 x 48 in. (97.2 x 121.9 cm)framed 39 1/4 x 49 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (100.0 x 125.1 x 3.5 cm))

              Est: $4,000 - $6,000

              ROBERT KIPNISS (American, born 1931) Billiards Table signed 'Kipniss' (lower left); with labels from Bill Hodges, New York, Gallery and Heritage Auctions, Dallas (affixed to the stretcher and hanging wire) oil on canvas 38 1/4 x 48 in. (97.2 x 121.9 cm) framed 39 1/4 x 49 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (100.0 x 125.1 x 3.5 cm)

              Bonhams
            • ROBERT KIPNESS (B. 1931) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
              Dec. 07, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNESS (B. 1931) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $200 - $250

              Robert Kipniss (New York, Born 1931) Rooftop Fragments The color lithograph, numbered 124 in an edition of 175 prints, is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right. This print is a nice impression with better than average color. Image measures 13.5 x 15 with a framed size of 24 x 24.25 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

              Dirk Soulis Auctions
            • 2 Robert Kipniss (American, 1931- ) lithographs
              Dec. 07, 2024

              2 Robert Kipniss (American, 1931- ) lithographs

              Est: $150 - $250

              Essence III & From Central Park 2 lithographs in color, both signed and numbered 148/175 & 105/120 in pencil.  4 x 3";   8 x 6"

              Rachel Davis Fine Arts
            • Robert Kipniss
              Dec. 05, 2024

              Robert Kipniss

              Est: $600 - $800

              American, b. 1931 Landscape with Houses, circa 1980 Signed Kipniss (lr) Graphite on paper Sheet 11 1/2 x 14 (29.2 x 35.6cm) Provenance: The River Gallery, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York (Framed 16 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches) Overall in good condition with slight yellow discoloration along the extreme edges, caused by mat rub.

              DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
            • Robert Kipniss
              Dec. 05, 2024

              Robert Kipniss

              Est: $700 - $900

              American, b. 1931 Landscape with Houses, circa 1980 Signed Kipniss (lr) Graphite on paper Sheet 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (44.5 x 31.8cm) Provenance: The River Gallery, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York (Framed 25 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches) Overall in good condition with slight yellow discoloration along the extreme edges, caused by mat rub.

              DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
            • ROBERT KIPNISS ?AUGUST SHADOWS? LITHOGRAPH
              Nov. 17, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS ?AUGUST SHADOWS? LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $300 - $500

              KIPNISS, Robert, (American, b. 1931): ?August Shadows?, Lithograph, pencil signed lower right, numbered 111/250 lower left, framed, 18? x 20.5?. Bears a Merrill Chase Galleries label verso.

              Burchard Galleries Inc
            • Robert Kipriss, Backyard VII. Lithograph
              Nov. 14, 2024

              Robert Kipriss, Backyard VII. Lithograph

              Est: $100 - $200

              Robert Kipniss - American, b. 1931 Backyard VII, 1982 Lithograph, sized H 6 7/8 W 4 7/8 inches. Signed in pencil lower right Kipniss Edition lower left 142/175. On a wide acid-free mat and silver-toned wooden frame, measuring H 25.5 x W 23.5 inches Provenance: Gallery label back, the work was purchased from Park West Galleries.  This small print appears to be in good condition overall; some staining to the glass.

              Dallas Auction Gallery
            • Robert Kipniss, Woman Sleeping
              Nov. 14, 2024

              Robert Kipniss, Woman Sleeping

              Est: $1,200 - $1,800

              Robert Kipniss Woman Sleeping oil on Masonite 8 h x 9 w in (20 x 23 cm) Provenance: The Contemporaries, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

              Rago Arts and Auction Center
            • ROBERT KIPNISS (B. 1931, AMERICAN) Untitled, (#6).
              Nov. 12, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS (B. 1931, AMERICAN) Untitled, (#6).

              Est: $2,000 - $3,000

              ROBERT KIPNISS (B. 1931, AMERICAN) Untitled, (#6). Oil on canvas. Signed, Kipniss, lower left. Inscribed, #6, on stretcher. 1016x915 mm; 40x36 inches.

              Swann Auction Galleries
            • Robert Kipniss, Hillside Landscape
              Oct. 22, 2024

              Robert Kipniss, Hillside Landscape

              Est: $4,000 - $6,000

              Robert Kipniss Hillside Landscape oil on canvas 34 h x 40.125 w in (86 x 102 cm) Signed to lower right 'Kipniss'. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

              Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, EVENING WALK, LITHOGRAPH
              Oct. 10, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, EVENING WALK, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $1,100 - $1,500

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Evening Walk Year: circa 1981 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 67/175 Size: 5 x 6.25 in. (12.7 x 15.875 cm) Frame Size: 13.5 x 14.5 inches

              RoGallery
            • "Hillside Place", Lithograph by Robert Kipniss.
              Oct. 05, 2024

              "Hillside Place", Lithograph by Robert Kipniss.

              Est: $150 - $300

              Artist(s): Robert Kipniss (America, b. 1931) Medium: Lithograph Signature(s): Pencil signed and numbered (68/150) in lower margin. Paperwork: N/A Damage: Good overall condition. Measurement(s): 20 1/2" x 15" (sight), 29 1/2" x 24" (frame) In-house shipping is available. Please see our website regarding our in-house shipping procedures.

              Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, TUAL, MEZZOTINT
              Sep. 19, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, TUAL, MEZZOTINT

              Est: $900 - $1,200

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Tual Year: circa 1980 Medium: Mezzotint, signed and titled in pencil Edition: Trial Proof Image Size: 14.75 x 11.75 inches Frame Size: 22 x 19 inches

              RoGallery
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, MORNING VIEW III, LITHOGRAPH
              Sep. 19, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, MORNING VIEW III, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $550 - $650

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Morning View III Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 178/260 Image Size: 9 x 13.5 inches Frame Size: 18 x 22 inches Description: A lone tree stands by a low wall in this pastoral landscape by American artist Robert Kipniss. Kipniss is known for his rather moody graphic works-- using simple shapes and dark shading. Here, the houses are rendered within basic forms, and the overall palette is shadowy despite it being early morning.

              RoGallery
            • Kipniss, Robert (geb. 1931 in New York)
              Sep. 19, 2024

              Kipniss, Robert (geb. 1931 in New York)

              Est: €120 - €144

              "Bare Trees" Lithographie auf Bütten. Ca. 35,3×25 cm. Sign., dat. 1970, betit. u. num. 14/90. Erworben bei: S.K.H. Gallery, Great Barrington, MA, (o.J.). Unter Glas gerahmt. (60450)

              Leo Spik
            • Robert Kipniss (American, b.1931) 'The Sill' Acrylic on Canvas
              Sep. 15, 2024

              Robert Kipniss (American, b.1931) 'The Sill' Acrylic on Canvas

              Est: $1,500 - $2,000

              Robert Kipniss (American, b.1931) 'The Sill' Acrylic on Canvas Undated, signed lower right, pencil signed again and inscribed verso, a view of a building and trees through a window, in a linen lined wood frame retaining a Merrill Chase gallery label verso, accompanied by Merrill Chase COA, a dated 1976 bill of sale and a signed 1996 exhibition brochure Property from: a Private Collector, St. Joseph, Michigan Category: Fine Art > Paintings Estimated Sale Time: 11:53 am CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Last modified: September 10, 2024, 2:57 pm

              Leonard Auction
            • Robert Kipniss, Untitled, Building on Landscape with Trees, Lithograph
              Aug. 13, 2024

              Robert Kipniss, Untitled, Building on Landscape with Trees, Lithograph

              Est: $200 - $300

              Robert Kipniss (American, b. 1931) Untitled, house on landscape with trees, 1980 Lithograph, sized 16 x 12 inches. Signed in pencil lower right Kipniss Editioned lower left 240/260. On a  tan linen mat and silver metal wooden frame measuring H 23.5 W 19 in. It is assumed this work was purchased from Park West Galleries. The labels on verso refer to the care of the work, and to Framemakers and Conservators showroom at the Carlyle Hotel in NYC. The work is in good condition.

              Dallas Auction Gallery
            • Robert Kipriss, Backyard VII. Lithograph
              Aug. 13, 2024

              Robert Kipriss, Backyard VII. Lithograph

              Est: $200 - $300

              Robert Kipniss (American, b. 1931) Backyard VII, 1982 Lithograph, sized H 6 7/8 W 4 7/8 inches. S igned in pencil lower right Kipniss Editioned lower left 142/175. On a wide acid-free mat and silver toned wooden frame, measuring H 25.5 W 23.5 in Provenance: gallery label back, the work was purchased from Park West Galleries.  This small print appears to be in good condition overall; some staining to the glass.

              Dallas Auction Gallery
            • ROBERT KIPNISS SIGNED SCARCE BACKYARD IV LITHO
              Jul. 28, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS SIGNED SCARCE BACKYARD IV LITHO

              Est: $750 - $850

              Robert Kipniss (american, b 1931) limited edition lithograph. "Backyard IV" Pencil signed and numbered by the artist. #37 of and edition of only 90. Purchased at and with COA from the Merrill Chase Gallery in Chicago. Professionally framed. In frame 25.5"x28"x1.5". Weight 12 lbs Robert Kipniss, painter and printmaker, was born in New York City in 1931. Kipniss studied at the Art Students League in 1947, Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, 1948-50, and the University of Iowa, receiving a BA degree in English literature in 1952, and an MFA in painting and art history in 1954. In his career, Robert Kipniss has had over 200 One-man Shows since the first in New York in 1951. Recent Group Shows include; the Royal Academy, London, Royal Academy Summer Show, 2001, The British Museum, London, Recent Acquisitions, 2000 and the National Academy of Design, New York, Treasures Revealed: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century American Works on Paper, 1999. An exhibition of his work, Seen in Solitude: Robert Kipniss Prints from the James F. White Collection, was selected to reopen the New Orleans Museum of Art in 2006. Robert Kipniss is represented in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, The British Museum, London, the Albertina, Vienna, Austria, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London (diploma piece); the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Morgan Library, New York, among others. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1980, and to the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London in 1998. He has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of American Graphic Artists and The Artists Fellowship. He has also received the Speicher-Hassam Purchase Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, as well as Honorary Doctorates from Wittenberg University and Illinois College.

              Charleston Estate Services Auctions & Appraisals
            • Lot: Sgd. Kipniss Litho & Sgd. Chalnoux Etching.
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Lot: Sgd. Kipniss Litho & Sgd. Chalnoux Etching.

              Est: $100 - $200

              Robert Kipniss (American, born 1931). This lot includes a pencil signed Robert Kipniss lithograph, numbered 190 / 250. This litho is in good overall condition in a contemporary frame (some scratches). It has a writeup about the artist en verso by Merrill Chase Galleries. Image size of the litho is 10" x 13 1/2". Its frame measures 18" x 20". Also included is a Christine Chalnoux whimsical colored etching of animals. The etching is pencil signed lower right and numbered 36 / 150 lower left. The etching is in good overall condition, but its painted white frame has wear and scratches. The etching measures 10" x 13 1/2", while its frame measures 16" x 19". In-house shipping is available. Please see our website regarding our in-house shipping procedures.

              Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
            • Robert Kipniss (American b. 1931), Farmhouse in a Field, Etching, Signed l.r. and numbered 23/175 l.l., Frame: 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (59.7 x 59.7 cm.)
              Jul. 09, 2024

              Robert Kipniss (American b. 1931), Farmhouse in a Field, Etching, Signed l.r. and numbered 23/175 l.l., Frame: 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (59.7 x 59.7 cm.)

              Est: $50 - $100

              Robert Kipniss (American b. 1931), Farmhouse in a Field, Etching, Signed l.r. and numbered 23/175 l.l.,

              Weschler's
            • Robert Kipniss (American b. 1931), The Lone Bush, Etching, Signed l.r. and numbered 159/175 l.l., Frame: 15 x 14 1/4 in. (38.1 x 36.2 cm.)
              Jul. 09, 2024

              Robert Kipniss (American b. 1931), The Lone Bush, Etching, Signed l.r. and numbered 159/175 l.l., Frame: 15 x 14 1/4 in. (38.1 x 36.2 cm.)

              Est: $30 - $50

              Robert Kipniss (American b. 1931), The Lone Bush, Etching, Signed l.r. and numbered 159/175 l.l.,

              Weschler's
            • ROBERT KIPNESS, MEZZOTINT, WINDOW AND CHAIR.
              Jul. 01, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNESS, MEZZOTINT, WINDOW AND CHAIR.

              Est: $300 - $500

              Robert Kipniss (b.1931) black ink mezzotint, Window and Chair, pencil signed Kipness and numbered 109/150 in margin. Image 4.5” x 3.5, Overall in frame 15.5” x 13.5”.

              William Smith Auctions
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, ANOTHER SUMMER, LITHOGRAPH
              Jul. 01, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, ANOTHER SUMMER, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $1,100 - $1,500

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Another Summer Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 119/175 Size: 6.5 x 5.5 in. (16.51 x 13.97 cm) Frame Size: 13 x 11.25 inches

              RoGallery
            • KIPNISS, Robert (American, b. 1931) Window together with Co...
              Jun. 26, 2024

              KIPNISS, Robert (American, b. 1931) Window together with Co...

              Est: $300 - $500

              KIPNISS, Robert (American, b. 1931) Window together with Cotton Ball Trees Center. Two works. 1980. Signed and numbered lower margin. Edition: 25/90. Color lithographs on paper. Window. Edition: 25/90. Sight: 16 ½ x 16. Frame (glass): 25 x 25” Comes with C.O.A. from Merrill Chase Galleries; Cotton. Edition: A.P. 10/15. Sight: 11 ½ x 16”. Frame (glass): 20 x 24”. Not examined out of frame.

              Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
            • Robert Kipniss Neighbors Serigraph
              Jun. 08, 2024

              Robert Kipniss Neighbors Serigraph

              Est: $150 - $200

              28 1/2" by 29 1/2" framed.

              Davis Brothers Auction
            • Robert Kipniss Orange Curtains Serigraph
              Jun. 08, 2024

              Robert Kipniss Orange Curtains Serigraph

              Est: $200 - $300

              26" by 35 1/2" framed. Title is Window with Orange Curtain.

              Davis Brothers Auction
            • ROBERT KIPNESS (B 1931) PENCIL SIGNED LITHO & MEZZOTINT
              Jun. 06, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNESS (B 1931) PENCIL SIGNED LITHO & MEZZOTINT

              Est: $200 - $300

              Robert Kipniss (New York, Born 1931) 1. Pencil signed lithograph numbered 197 in an edition of 260 prints signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right. 2. Pencil signed mezzotint titled Lucille signed by the artist in pencil lower right front and numbered 92 from the edition of 120. Lithograph measures 13.5 x 10 on a 18 x 13.25 inch sheet with an overall frame size of 21 x 17 inches. Mezzotint measures 7 x 7.75 with a framed size of 20 x 19.5 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

              Dirk Soulis Auctions
            • Robert Kipniss, Vista
              May. 30, 2024

              Robert Kipniss, Vista

              Est: $4,000 - $6,000

              Robert Kipniss Vista c. 1980 acrylic on canvas 34 h x 39.75 w in (86 x 101 cm) Signed to lower right 'Kipniss'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

              Wright
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, SMALL FIELDS, LITHOGRAPH
              May. 28, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, SMALL FIELDS, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $1,000 - $1,300

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Small Fields Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 139/250 Size: 4 x 3.25 in. (10.16 x 8.255 cm) Frame Size: 11.25 x 9.5 inches

              RoGallery
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, CIRCULAR FENCE, LITHOGRAPH
              May. 28, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, CIRCULAR FENCE, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $800 - $1,000

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Circular Fence Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: Trial Proof Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm) Frame Size: 17 x 20.5 inches

              RoGallery
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, FACADES, LITHOGRAPH
              May. 28, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, FACADES, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $550 - $750

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Facades Year: 1989 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: 120, dedicated Image Size: 14 x 14 inches Size: 17 in. x 17 in. (43.18 cm x 43.18 cm)

              RoGallery
            • TWO ROBERT KIPNISS MEZZOTINTS
              May. 19, 2024

              TWO ROBERT KIPNISS MEZZOTINTS

              Est: $400 - $600

              KIPNISS, Robert, (American, b. 1931): Two Mezzotints/Cream Wove Paper: 1) "Upstate", 5.875" x 4.75", signed in pencil lower right, marked Artist Proof V/X, fine custom framing, 21.25" x 19.5", sold with Park West Certificate of Authenticity and a 2011 appraisal for $2,175; 2) "Interior with Shade and Vase", 7" x 7.5", signed in pencil lower right, numbered 43/60 lower left, framed, 25.5" x 26.25", sold with Park West Certificate of Authenticity and a 2011 appraisal for $2,650.

              Burchard Galleries Inc
            • Robert Kipniss Sgd Afternoon Shadows Lithograph
              May. 15, 2024

              Robert Kipniss Sgd Afternoon Shadows Lithograph

              Est: $50 - $100

              Signed on lower margin Kipniss 52/90 Depicts green toned field with greens and a house and hills. Framed in a green toned carved wooden frame with hatching patterns carved into the edges, and white, pink and green toned mat boards, approx 28 x 23 inches window measures 19 x 14 inches. Appears to be a lithograph, possibly a silkscreen. Moderate wearing to frame edges and corners. Robert Kipniss signed artwork, signed lithograph, wall art, art, fine art print, print, home accessories, home decor, interior design. 12 Art wall

              The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.
            • Robert Kipniss, "Landscape with Window & Chair"
              May. 07, 2024

              Robert Kipniss, "Landscape with Window & Chair"

              Est: $100 - $200

              Robert Kipniss (American, born 1931), monochromatic mezzotint, numbered "143/150" l.l., signed in pencil "Kipniss" l.r., 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" image size, 5 1/2" x 7" sheet size.

              Old Kinderhook Auction Company
            • ROBERT KIPNISS (AMERICAN, b. 1931).
              May. 05, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS (AMERICAN, b. 1931).

              Est: $1,000 - $1,500

              'Tree with Clouds'. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. From a New Jersey collection. Dimensions: 34" h x 40" w. Frame: 35" h x 41" w.

              Clarke Auction Gallery
            • Robert Kipniss, New York (B.1931), interior scene with window view, lithograph, 17 1/8"H x 17 7/8"W, (sight), 25"H x 25"W (frame)
              Apr. 27, 2024

              Robert Kipniss, New York (B.1931), interior scene with window view, lithograph, 17 1/8"H x 17 7/8"W, (sight), 25"H x 25"W (frame)

              Est: $250 - $400

              Robert Kipniss New York, (B.1931) interior scene with window view lithograph Pencil signed lower right, numbered 60/90 lower left. Biography from the Archives of askART: Robert Kipniss, painter and printmaker, was born in New York City in 1931. He creates essentially monochromatic*, stylized vistas with natural and architectural elements intended to evoke an elegiac, nearly surrealistic mood in haunting, silent landscapes; the melancholy of nostalgia. Trees, in mid and far-distance, form clusters or act as misty individuals containing a haunted, indefinable presence, witnesses to the foreground drama of more specific shape, form and detail, often a close-up tree. Kipniss studied at the Art Students League* in 1947; Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, 1948-50; and the University of Iowa, receiving a BA degree in English literature in 1952, and an MFA in painting and art history in 1954. The artist employs a meticulous technique combining a multiplicity of specific strokes, whether with brush, pencil or print-maker's needle and burin*, to create the essence of his generalized, non-specific forms. Light and darkness are clearly Kipniss' compositionally constructive elements. They also exist as contestants in the emotional drama at the heart of each work of art. The contrast, and sometimes combat, between these two opposites, symbolically represent with blackness -- ideas of threat, fear, trouble, evil; with whiteness safety, redemption, fulfillment and good. In Kipniss' 1995 mezzotint*, Clear Vase and Landscape, with a foreground image of precisely leafy stalks, the vase holding them, nearly invisible in its transparency, suggests an almost Salvador Dali-like surrealist device. This central image dominates but seems to invite association with, and commentary from, the surrounding clumps and individual round-topped, yet cedar-like trees. His mezzzotint, For Stella," 1997, depicts a gently twisting, curving, pale and smoothly-barked foreground, leafless tree limb or trunk, like a female human body, suggesting weakness, fatigue, an inability to deal with the staccato background screen of textured bush that seems to uncomfortably impinge upon it. This print is arguably a metaphor for a delicate soul struggling to overcome the prickly difficulties of domineering life. The classic mezzotint process, invented in the middle of the 17th Century, is the reverse of most of the other print-making media, since the artist works from a black ground to increasingly lighter areas. The copper plate is first roughened by a "rocker," creating a burr over the entire surface (the more burr left intact, the more ink it holds, the darker the final finished print). The artist, Robert Kipniss, in this instance, gradually burnishes, smoothes down the burr in varying degrees to produce the gradations of lights and darks of the final design. The deepest darks in the final picture are those areas on the plate that have been little touched after the initial roughening. Mezzotint relies on shade and tone rather than outline for its effect, which fits the Kipniss style of atmospheric* masses of value. A recent oil painting by Robert Kipniss, Hillside Silhouettes, 2001, 40 x 29, is somewhat more complex in composition than many, with four cubically-constructed houses each set in their own zones, seemingly unrelated to one another, with receding hills and similarly isolated, increasingly misty trees beyond. In his career, Robert Kipniss has had over 40 one-man shows since the first in New York in 1951, including an important retrospective exhibition at the Associated American Artist Gallery, New York in 1977. Many of these one-man exhibitions have been mounted by over 50 museums in the United States, South America and Europe, including the Chicago Art Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modem Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Library of Congress and British Museum in London. Robert Kipniss is represented in the permanent collections of the institutions above, among many others, as well as the Philadelphia Museum of Art; New York Public Library; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Detroit Art Institute; Yale University Museum; National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Portland Art Museum; and the New Orleans Museum of Art. He was elected to the National Academy of Design* in 1980, and to the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London in 1998 Robert Kipniss can be referenced in numerous publications, including Who's Who in American Art from the 1950s to the present, and multiple reviews in periodicals like Art News, Art in America and Art Forum. There are also three important catalogues raisonne published on his work. SOURCES http://www.redfern-gallery.co.uk/pages/artistinfo/212.html http://gasoftware.freeyellow.com/def.htm http://www.weinstein.com/kipniss/images.html http://parkwestgallery.acmeinfo.com/pwg0Info/bios/kipniss.htm

              Ripley Auctions
            • ROBERT KIPNISS, UNTITLED (FARM WITH TREES), LITHOGRAPH AND SIGNED
              Apr. 27, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, UNTITLED (FARM WITH TREES), LITHOGRAPH AND SIGNED

              Est: $750 - $850

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Untitled (Farm with Trees) Medium: Lithograph, signed and signed in pencil Edition: 77/100 Size: 18 x 14.5 in. (45.72 x 36.83 cm) Frame Size: 23.25 x 19.75 inches Description: Working almost entirely in black and gray tones against white backgrounds, the artworks by Robert Kipniss exude a haunting and lonely quality to them, as though all of the people have only just vanished moments ago and have left everything behind them, perfectly intact and ready for the fog to roll in. This simple landscape print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.

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            • ROBERT KIPNISS, BACKYARD VII, LITHOGRAPH
              Apr. 27, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, BACKYARD VII, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $1,100 - $1,500

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Backyard VII Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 39/175 Size: 7 x 5 in. (17.78 x 12.7 cm) Frame Size: 13.75 x 11.25 inches

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            • ROBERT KIPNISS, SHACK WITH TREE IN FRONT, LITHOGRAPH
              Apr. 27, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS, SHACK WITH TREE IN FRONT, LITHOGRAPH

              Est: $700 - $900

              Artist: Robert Kipniss, American (1931 - ) Title: Shack with Tree in Front Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 47/90 Image Size: 14 x 10 inches Frame Size: 23 x 18 inches

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            • Robert Kipness Signed A. P. Lithograph Window Sill
              Apr. 25, 2024

              Robert Kipness Signed A. P. Lithograph Window Sill

              Est: $200 - $300

              Robert Kipniss, American Born 1931, Signed Artists Proof Lithograph of Window Sill Still Life. Framed measures 24 inches x 24 inches, art measures 17 inches x 17 inches.

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            • Robert Kipniss (American/New York, b. 1931)
              Apr. 19, 2024

              Robert Kipniss (American/New York, b. 1931)

              Est: $1,000 - $1,500

              Robert Kipniss (American/New York, b. 1931), "Composition, Upstate", 2000, mezzotint, pencil-signed and inscribed "artist proof" lower margin, folding fan blind stamp visible; together with "Pages from a Sketchbook #1", 2003 and "Pages from a Sketchbook #4", 2005, 2 drypoints, each pencil-signed and numbered "29/60" and "6/50" respectively lower margin, each with "Lana" and ram's head watermark visible, one with "CCP" blind stamp visible, 7 in. x 9 1/2 in. to 9 3/8 in. x 10 3/8 in., framed alike, overall 17 3/8 in. x 1 in. to 19 5/8 in. x 19 7/8 in. x 1 in., accompanied by Piersol, Daniel. Seen in Solitude: Robert Kipniss Prints from the James F. White Collection. Singapore: Imago Group for the New Orleans Museum of Art, 2005. (4 pcs.)

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            • Robert Kipniss Sgd Green Field Lmt Ed Lithograph
              Apr. 17, 2024

              Robert Kipniss Sgd Green Field Lmt Ed Lithograph

              Est: $50 - $150

              Depicting a grass field with some free standing trees. Signed on margin Kipniss, 61/120. Appears to be a lithograph, possibly a silk screen. Framed in a silver toned metal frame with gray mat board, approx 19 x 23 inches and window measles 14 x 18 inches. Moderate wearing to frame and moderate bucking and creasing to paper. Robert Kipniss signed lithograph, signed lithograph, nature decor, wall art, framed art, art, home decor, signed artwork ,framed artwork. 12 Art wall Robert Kipniss is an American painter and printmaker. His mature paintings, lithographs, mezzotints, and drypoints share stylistic characteristics and subject matter and typically depict trees seen close up or at varying distances in fields. Other works show one or more houses in a landscape or town setting. Wikipedia Born: 1931 (age 93 years), New York, NY

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            • ROBERT KIPNISS (NEW YORK) LITHOGRAPH, TREES
              Apr. 15, 2024

              ROBERT KIPNISS (NEW YORK) LITHOGRAPH, TREES

              Est: -

              ROBERT KIPNISS (NEW YORK) LITHOGRAPH, TREES

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            • Robert Kipniss Signed & Numbered Lithograph
              Mar. 30, 2024

              Robert Kipniss Signed & Numbered Lithograph

              Est: -

              Titled: Morning Sun. Frame is in good condition. Frame measures approximately 21in x 17.25in. Image measures approximately 13in x 9.75in. COA on verso. Signed in the lower right and numbered 176/250 in the lower left. TM4433 SA

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            • Robert Kipniss Signed & Numbered Lithograph
              Mar. 30, 2024

              Robert Kipniss Signed & Numbered Lithograph

              Est: -

              Titled: Souvenirs. Frame is in good condition. Frame measures approximately 22.5in x 18.5in. Image measures approximately 13.5in x 9.75in. COA on verso. Signed in the lower right corner and numbered 44/150 in the lower left corner. TM4433 SA

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