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VIOLIN AT DUSK - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION SERIGRAPH BY DAVID SCHLUSS

A STRIKING MODERNIST SERIGRAPH DEPICTING A STYLISED FIGURE HOLDING A VIOLIN, RENDERED IN BOLD EXPRESSIONIST STYLE WITH VIBRANT COLOUR BLOCKING AND DYNAMIC COMPOSITION. THE WORK EXEMPLIFIES LATE 20TH-CENTURY PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUE WITH SOPHISTICATED USE OF METALLIC INKS AND LAYERED COLOUR APPLICATION.

ARTIST AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: DAVID SCHLUSS
- SIGNATURE: HAND-SIGNED IN BLACK INK LOWER RIGHT
- EDITION: 156 OF 350
- MEDIUM: SERIGRAPH (SCREEN PRINT) WITH MIXED MEDIA ELEMENTS

VISUAL DESCRIPTION:
THE COMPOSITION FEATURES A CENTRAL FIGURE RENDERED IN WARM OCHRE AND CREAM TONES WITH BOLD BLACK LINEAR DEFINITION, HOLDING AN ORANGE AND YELLOW VIOLIN AT AN UPWARD ANGLE. THE FIGURE IS SET AGAINST A RICHLY TEXTURED BACKGROUND IN MAUVE, GREY, AND BURGUNDY TONES WITH ORNAMENTAL PATTERNING. A GEOMETRIC ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT IN THE RIGHT BACKGROUND FEATURES RED AND GREY RECTANGULAR FORMS WITH LINEAR CROSS-HATCHING. THE ARTIST EMPLOYS A SOPHISTICATED PALETTE OF METALLIC GOLD AND COPPER INKS THAT CATCH THE LIGHT, CREATING DIMENSIONAL DEPTH. THE TEXTURED BACKGROUND DEMONSTRATES THE ARTIST'S MASTERY OF LAYERING AND SURFACE MANIPULATION IN THE SERIGRAPHIC PROCESS.

CONDITION: EXCELLENT. VIBRANT COLOUR SATURATION WITH NO FADING. METALLIC ELEMENTS RETAIN FULL LUSTRE. NO FOXING, STAINING, OR PAPER DETERIORATION. THE WORK IS PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED IN A BLACK MOULDING WITH GILT INNER EDGE AND DOUBLE MAT PRESENTATION, UNDER GLASS. FRAME SHOWS MINOR AGE-RELATED PATINA CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL HANDLING AND DISPLAY.

DIMENSIONS:
- PRINT DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 35 X 35 CM
- FRAMED DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 55 X 55 CM

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE WORK WAS PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED AND HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PRESERVED. THE EDITION NUMBER AND SIGNATURE CONFIRM AUTHENTICITY AND LIMITED PRODUCTION STATUS.

THIS SERIGRAPH REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF LATE 20TH-CENTURY MODERNIST PRINTMAKING, COMBINING EXPRESSIONIST FIGURATION WITH DECORATIVE ABSTRACTION. THE TECHNICAL EXECUTION DEMONSTRATES SOPHISTICATED UNDERSTANDING OF COLOUR THEORY AND THE SERIGRAPHIC MEDIUM. LIMITED EDITION WORKS BY DAVID SCHLUSS HAVE DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENT COLLECTOR INTEREST IN CONTEMPORARY PRINT MARKETS.

11649+154

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia




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Auction Date:
31-Jul-2026 09:30
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