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  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works
    Apr. 23, 2025

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works

    Est: $100 - $200

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works. Each Framed. Sizes: 1) 11.75'' x 16'', 30 x 41 cm (plate); 22.5'' x 26.25'', 57 x 67 cm (frame); 2) 23.75'' x 34'', 60 x 86 cm (plate); 31.25'' x 41.25'', 79 x 105 cm (frame). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) 2 Works
    Dec. 17, 2024

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) 2 Works

    Est: $200 - $400

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) 2 Works. Untitled, mixed media. Framed. Property from the Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography:Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Large Paintings
    Dec. 17, 2024

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Large Paintings

    Est: $400 - $800

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Large Paintings. Size: 1) 59'' x 39.5'', 150 x 100 cm (stretcher); 61'' x 40.5'', 155 x 103 cm (frame); 2) 72'' x 48'', 183 x 122 cm (stretcher); 73'' x 49'', 185 x 124 cm (frame).. Provenance: Property from the Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography: Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010)
    Dec. 17, 2024

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010)

    Est: $150 - $300

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) Painting. Size: 26'' x 32'', 66 x 81 cm (stretcher); 27'' x 33'', 69 x 84 cm (frame).Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography:Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • "Sun Dance" Color Intaglio by Marvin Lowe
    Sep. 20, 2024

    "Sun Dance" Color Intaglio by Marvin Lowe

    Est: $200 - $400

    Color intaglio titled "Sun Dance" by Marvin Lowe (AM 1927-2010) - hand titled LL, marked "A/P" LC, and signed LR. Visible art measures approx. 32" W x 22" H in wood frame measuring approx. 39.75 W x 30.5" H OD. Matting has some foxing and some warping LR.

    Keystone Auctions LLC
  • MARVIN LOWE - BLOOMINGTON II
    May. 02, 2024

    MARVIN LOWE - BLOOMINGTON II

    Est: $200 - $400

    Lot 152 Marvin Lowe American (1922-2010) Bloomington II (1969) silkscreen signed in pencil lower right, editioned 8/20 plate (approximate): 45 1/2 x 26 1/4 inches frame dimensions: 50 x 30 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches, metal frame with glazing Provenance: From a Private New York Collection Benjamin Galleries, Chicago, IL label affixed to verso

    Capsule Gallery Auction
  • MARVIN LOWE - BLOOMINGTON II
    Feb. 28, 2024

    MARVIN LOWE - BLOOMINGTON II

    Est: $200 - $400

    Lot 310 Marvin Lowe American (1922-2010) Bloomington II (1969) silkscreen signed in pencil lower right, editioned 8/20 plate (approximate): 45 1/2 x 26 1/4 inches frame dimensions: 50 x 30 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches, metal frame with glazing Provenance: From a Private New York Collection Benjamin Galleries, Chicago, IL label affixed to verso

    Capsule Gallery Auction
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works
    Feb. 07, 2024

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works

    Est: $75 - $150

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works. 1) "Sun-Dance," lithograph, signed, titled and numbered: 7/17. Framed. Size: 32'' x 41.5'', 81 x 105 cm (sight); 24'' x 34'', 61 x 86 cm (frame); 2) Three Acrobats," lithograph, signed, titled and numbered: 11/20. Framed. Size: 11.5'' x 9'', 29 x 23 cm (sight); 26'' x 22'', 66 x 56 cm (frame). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography: Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works
    Dec. 18, 2023

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works

    Est: $150 - $300

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works. 1) "Exodus," 1967, lithograph on paper, signed, titled, dated and numbered: 2/25. Framed. Size: 20.75'' x 27.75'', 53 x 70 cm (sight); 29'' x 35.75'', 74 x 91 cm (frame); 2) Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) "Man, Woman and Silver Arrow," silkscreen, signed, titled, numbered 4/30, and inscribed: "To Bob & Jean." Framed. Size: 30.75'' x 23.25'', 78 x 59 cm (sight); 40.5'' x 32'', 103 x 81 cm (frame). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography:Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works
    Dec. 18, 2023

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works

    Est: $150 - $300

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works. 1) "Self Portrait," lithograph, signed, titled and numbered: 25/30. Framed. Size: 36.5'' x 24.5'', 93 x 62 cm (sight); 41'' x 29'', 104 x 74 cm (frame); 2) "Oriental Girl With Red Hat," lithograph, signed, titled, numbered 5/30. Size: 23'' x 18'', 58 x 46 cm (image); 33'' x 27'', 84 x 69 cm (frame). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography: Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) 2 Works
    Dec. 18, 2023

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) 2 Works

    Est: $150 - $300

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) 2 Works. 1) "Voodoo of the Western World," 1972, artist's proof, signed and dated, framed. Size: 25'' x 25'', 64 x 64 cm (sight); 33'' x 33'', 84 x 84 cm (frame). 2) "Eight and One-Half Little Flowers," 1974, signed, dated, inscribed and numbered: 1/20. Framed. Size: 24.75'' x 24.75'', 63 x 63 cm (sight); 32'' x 32'', 81 x 81 cm (frame). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography: Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works
    Dec. 18, 2023

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works

    Est: $150 - $300

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) 2 Works. 1) "Bloomington III," 1970, screenprint, signed, dated, numbered 13/25, titled, framed. Size: 57.5'' x 36'', 146 x 91 cm (sheet); 59.5'' x 38'', 151 x 97 cm (frame). 2) Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) "Little Red Brother," 1971, lithograph, signed, titled, dated, and numbered: 9/20. Framed. Size: 43.5'' x 32.75'', 110 x 83 cm (sight); 44'' x 34'', 112 x 86 cm (frame). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography: Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) Untitled Mixed Media
    Dec. 18, 2023

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) Untitled Mixed Media

    Est: $150 - $300

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) Untitled, mixed media. Size: 12'' x 15.5'', 30 x 39 cm (sight); 22.5'' x 25.5'', 57 x 65 cm (frame). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography: Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) "Allegorical Heads"
    Dec. 18, 2023

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) "Allegorical Heads"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1922-2010) "Allegorical Heads," oil on canvas, signed. Size: 60'' x 42'', 152 x 107 cm (stretcher); 60.5'' x 42.5'', 154 x 108 cm (frame). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection. Artist Biography: Marvin Lowe, printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 19, 1922. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960.

    Material Culture
  • Marvin Lowe, Indiana (1922-2010), Behind the Screen: Dusk, 1973, intaglio print, 26"H x 29"W (sight) 33"H x 36"W (frame)
    May. 18, 2023

    Marvin Lowe, Indiana (1922-2010), Behind the Screen: Dusk, 1973, intaglio print, 26"H x 29"W (sight) 33"H x 36"W (frame)

    Est: $140 - $250

    Marvin Lowe Indiana, (1922-2010) Behind the Screen: Dusk, 1973 intaglio print Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, and numbered 2/19 lower center.

    Ripley Auctions
  • MARVIN LOWE - BLOOMINGTON II
    Feb. 16, 2023

    MARVIN LOWE - BLOOMINGTON II

    Est: $200 - $400

    Lot 106 Marvin Lowe American (1922-2010) Bloomington II (1969) silkscreen signed in pencil lower right, editioned 8/20 plate (approximate): 45 1/2 x 26 1/4 inches frame dimensions: 50 x 30 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches, metal frame with glazing Provenance: From a Cape Cod collection Benjamin Galleries, Chicago, IL label affixed to verso

    Capsule Gallery Auction
  • Marvin Lowe, Indiana (1922-2010), untitled abstract, 1970, oil on paper, 16 7/8"H x 31 7/8"W, 18 1/2"H x 33 1/2"W (frame)
    Jul. 23, 2022

    Marvin Lowe, Indiana (1922-2010), untitled abstract, 1970, oil on paper, 16 7/8"H x 31 7/8"W, 18 1/2"H x 33 1/2"W (frame)

    Est: $300 - $500

    Marvin Lowe Indiana, (1922-2010) untitled abstract, 1970 oil on paper signed and dated lower right. Bloom Magazine biography: owe was a true renaissance man, a Juilliard trained jazz saxophonist, who also received a MFA in printmaking at the University of Iowa, under the direction of world famous Mauricio Lasansky. Lowe taught at Berea College in Kentucky and at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. Lowe came to Indiana University in 1967, where he and Rudy Pozzatti worked together building the IU Printmaking Workshop. Joined by Wendy Calman in 1976, they spent the next fifteen years creating the most successful and highest-ranked printmaking program in the United States. Marvin Lowe retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe's works have been shown in over two hundred national and international exhibitions, and can be found in eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, most notably the British Museum, the Japan Print Association (Tokyo), the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Smithsonian Institution, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Museum. He had over fifty solo exhibitions and received more than thirty awards; among them a National Endowment for the Arts Artist's Fellowship and a Ford Foundation grant.

    Ripley Auctions
  • Marvin Lowe
    Aug. 29, 2021

    Marvin Lowe

    Est: $200 - $400

    CO2 Cap 30" x 30", Mixed Media Abstract, Authenticity Verso, dated '87

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • Marvin Lowe
    Aug. 29, 2021

    Marvin Lowe

    Est: $300 - $600

    Mathematical Fly Abstract 40" x 43", Mixed Media, Initialed Middle Right, dated '80

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) Red Limit, 1978
    Jul. 29, 2021

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) Red Limit, 1978

    Est: $150 - $250

    Marvin Lowe (American, 1927-2010) Red Limit, 1978 acrylic and canvas on cardboard signed Marvin Lowe, titled and dated (verso) 26 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches. Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

    Hindman
  • Marvin Lowe, Indiana (b.1927), Steam, 1981, lithograph, collage, mixed media diptych on folded paper, 40 1/2"H x 44 1/2"W
    Nov. 07, 2020

    Marvin Lowe, Indiana (b.1927), Steam, 1981, lithograph, collage, mixed media diptych on folded paper, 40 1/2"H x 44 1/2"W

    Est: $200 - $400

    Marvin Lowe (b.1927) Steam, 1981 lithograph, collage, mixed media diptych on folded paper pencil signed and numbered 6/14. Echo Press, Bloomington, IN. 40 1/2"H x 44 1/2"W

    Ripley Auctions
  • Marvin Lowe, (Indiana, b.1927), ""Stearn"" 1981, lithograph, collage, mixed media diptych on folded paper, pencil signed and numbered 6/14. Echo Press, Bloomington, IN.
    Jun. 14, 2020

    Marvin Lowe, (Indiana, b.1927), ""Stearn"" 1981, lithograph, collage, mixed media diptych on folded paper, pencil signed and numbered 6/14. Echo Press, Bloomington, IN.

    Est: $300 - $500

    Marvin Lowe, (Indiana, b.1927), ""Stearn"" 1981, lithograph, collage, mixed media diptych on folded paper, pencil signed and numbered 6/14. Echo Press, Bloomington, IN. 40 1/2"H x 44 1/2"W

    Ripley Auctions
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Sep. 28, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Aug. 31, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Jul. 31, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe, Limited Edition Etching, "Night"
    Jun. 29, 2019

    Marvin Lowe, Limited Edition Etching, "Night"

    Est: $200 - $400

    Marving Lowe (American, 1922-2010), Colored Etching, "Night," #3/30. Two figures, woman with man in top hat. Mounted under glass with mat in black & silver molding frame. Artist label verso. 36.5" x 24" W (site), 41.5" x 29.75" W (frame, overall)

    Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Jun. 22, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Jun. 08, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    May. 11, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Apr. 13, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Mar. 05, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Feb. 14, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Jan. 05, 2019

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Dec. 01, 2018

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Nov. 03, 2018

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Oct. 13, 2018

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Sep. 15, 2018

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Aug. 25, 2018

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowes work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Aug. 04, 2018

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artistês Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Loweês work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]
    Jul. 11, 2018

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010]

    Est: $400 - $600

    Marvin Lowe (1922-2010] American printmaker, musician, and educator was born in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where his focus was on math and physics and during these formative years he learned to play the saxophone and developed a deep affinity for jazz. During World War II, Lowe play tenor saxophone in Artie Shaw's navy band, as well as in the band on the battleship USS Arkansas. After his discharge from the Navy, he played in the big bands led by Raymond Scott, Woody Herman, and Bobby Sherwood. Lowe studied musical composition at the Juilliard School and earned his B.A. degree in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1955. While he continued to support his family by playing in jazz clubs, he began to focus on drawing. With the encouragement of Larry Rivers, Lowe applied to the printmaking program at the University of Iowa, where he studied for four years under Mauricio Lasansky and earned his M.F.A. in 1960. His teaching and professional career as a visual artist began at Berea College in Kentucky and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. In 1967 he joined the faculty at Indiana University at Bloomington where he teamed with Rudy Pozzatti and later with Wendy Calman to build the Printmaking Workshop, which earned an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. He retired from teaching in 1991. Lowe received a National Endowment for the Arts Artist’s Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant. His prints and mixed media paintings were included in over two hundred national and international exhibitions. Lowe’s work is represented in over eighty permanent museum, university, and corporate collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, etc. Offered here is a major original color mixed technique intaglio with serigraphy , pencil signed, lower right , pencil titled, dated, and editioned 11/30, 1972, on heavy cream wove paper, 23 3/4 x 24 3/8" image size. A small light area of sun-toning at bottom edge will not show when framed. The title is Voodoo of the Western World.

    East Coast Books
  • Marvin Lowe, (American / Indiana, 1922-2010), mixed media with collage, 30 1/4"H x 29 3/4"W (sight), 36 3/4"H x 35 1/2"W (frame)
    Jun. 30, 2018

    Marvin Lowe, (American / Indiana, 1922-2010), mixed media with collage, 30 1/4"H x 29 3/4"W (sight), 36 3/4"H x 35 1/2"W (frame)

    Est: $200 - $400

    Marvin Lowe (American / Indiana, 1922-2010) mixed media with collage signed. 30 1/4"H x 29 3/4"W (sight), 36 3/4"H x 35 1/2"W (frame)

    Ripley Auctions
  • Marvin Lowe, (American / Indiana, 1922-2010), "Plan Series V, No. 62", 1979, mixed media with collage, 29 3/4"H x 30 1/4"W (sight),...
    Jun. 30, 2018

    Marvin Lowe, (American / Indiana, 1922-2010), "Plan Series V, No. 62", 1979, mixed media with collage, 29 3/4"H x 30 1/4"W (sight),...

    Est: $200 - $400

    Marvin Lowe (American / Indiana, 1922-2010) "Plan Series V, No. 62", 1979 mixed media with collage signed. 29 3/4"H x 30 1/4"W (sight), 36 1/4"H 36"W (frame)

    Ripley Auctions
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