1. Willie Cole
"Pressed Iron Blossom #2", 2005
Lithograph
22.25 in x 30 in.
Edition: 36/90

2. David Bates
"Iris", 1998
Lithograph
30 in x 17.8 in.
Edition: 36/75

WILLIE COLE: This work was printed in five runs on White Rives BFK paper and features desirable deckled edges so it can be elegantly floated and framed. This print is hand signed, numbered and bears both the publisher's, TAMARIND (Tamarind Institute) chopmark as well as the chopmark of master printer Tim Higbee. A Superb impression in fine condition.

American artist Willie Cole (b.1955) is known for his work that focused on the cultures of West Africa. His upbringing by both his mother and grandmother in the 1960’s created a strong impact on his artwork, for his use of irons in his sculptures is meant to signify the domestic role of African women during this time. His fascination with African art flourished as he continued his education at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he learned to hone his artistic talents by focusing much of his attention on the culture of the Yoruba society. His work has been the subject of several one-person museum exhibitions at the following institutions: Montclair Art Museum (2006), University of Wyoming Art Museum (2006), and the Tampa Museum of Art (2004). among others. Several of his sculptures were included in “Reconfiguring an African Icon: Odes to the Mask by Modern and Contemporary Artists from Three Continents,” which opened in March 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In 2010, a survey exhibition of his work on paper (1975-2010) took place at the James Gallery of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and is currently on view at the Rowan University Art Gallery in Glassboro, NJ. Willie Cole is currently represented by Alexander and Bonin Gallery in New York.

Selected Public Collections:
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY


DAVID BATES: This work was printed on white Somerset satin paper and features desirable deckled edges so it can be elegantly floated and framed. A Superb impression in fine condition that is hand signed and numbered.

Dallas, Texas native David Bates creates works that are produced through the traditional technique of painting on canvas and panel. Throughout his career Bates has also worked with various mediums to create hand-painted bronzes, aluminum pieces and wood constructions done as free-standing sculptures and low wall reliefs. Bates’ oil paintings represent contemporary objects and subjects with art historical awareness and graphic veracity. In his distinctive, bold style David Bates uses his thick, lush painterly approach continuously throughout all of his work despite the medium. Bates is currently represented by the prestigious Berggruen Gallery.

Select Public Collections:
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY