Irving Petlin

American · 1934–2018 · Painter, Printmaker

Irving Petlin was an American artist and painter renowned for his mastery of the pastel medium and collaborations with other artists and for his work in the "series form" in… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Irving Petlin, The Family, 1983, pastel on paperThe FamilyWright · $6,350≈ £4,744≈ €5,421Sign up to see
  2. Irving Petlin, Fugue no. 12, 2010, pastel sur papier artisanalFugue no. 12Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · CHF 3,600≈ $4,375≈ £3,295≈ €3,834Sign up to see
  3. Irving Petlin, Burning Boat, 1983, pastel on paperBurning BoatRago Auctions · $3,250≈ £2,996≈ €3,348Sign up to see

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Irving Petlin was an American artist and painter renowned for his mastery of the pastel medium and collaborations with other artists and for his work in the "series form" in which he employed the raw materials of pastel, oil paint and unprimed linen, and found inspiration in the work of writers and poets including Primo Levi, Bruno Schulz, Paul Celan, Michael Palmer and Edmond Jabès.

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Born 1934, ChicagoDied 2018, MassachusettsOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q6074722 ↗ULAN 500020129 ↗

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Also known as Irving Burnell Petlin

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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