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Original 1990 artwork by China Marks (b. 1942) titled “Hope and Despair Greet the New Century.”
A highly distinctive mixed-media print combining surreal figurative imagery, handwritten text, collage elements and dimensional/sculptural attachments.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has an example of this same work in its permanent collection and catalogs it as a four-color lithograph with chine collé and sculptural attachments. PAFA lists the sheet dimensions as approximately 22½ × 32½ inches.
The offered example is professionally presented under glass in a natural wood frame with a wide mat. Embossed/chop marks are visible along the lower portion of the sheet.
Artist: China Marks
Title: Hope and Despair Greet the New Century
Date: 1990
Medium: Four-color lithograph with chine collé and sculptural attachments
Style: Contemporary / Figurative / Surreal / Social Commentary
Sheet Size: Approx. 22½ × 32½” according to PAFA’s catalog entry
Framing: Framed under glass
Hanging: Wire attached
Condition: Artwork presents well overall behind glass. Frame has normal signs of age/use. Paper dust cover on the reverse has multiple tears and areas of deterioration. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition of this example.
