The Trapeze Artist, 1922, from Franz Kafka: Dreams, Diaries, and Fragments

Robert Andrew ParkerWW-1994-100276

1994·Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper·Image: 30 × 22.4 cm (11 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet, folded: 50 × 69.5 cm (19 11/16 × 27 3/8 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1994
Medium: Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 30 × 22.4 cm (11 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet, folded: 50 × 69.5 cm (19 11/16 × 27 3/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Robert Andrew Parker

Artist

Robert Andrew Parker

Printmaking

Robert Andrew Parker was an American painter and printmaker whose fluid, gestural abstractions emerged from postwar modernism. Working primarily in watercolor, gouache, and lithography, he developed a distinctive approach to color field composition that balanced spontaneity with formal control. Parker's practice spanned over six decades, establishing him as a significant figure in mid-century American abstraction.

Norfolk, VA, USA

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