Carl Grupp: "Small Bouquet" signed AAA print

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Flowers of everlasting profound beauty: give to someone special,
your gift of love and intelligence. Exquisite draftsmanship that shows you care about quality and you know the value of a good investment. This print is almost 30 years old, yet projects eternal beauty and fine art.

Carl Grupp is professor of art at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His work is difficult to describe. The incredible draftsmanship of each print is enhanced by the somewhat surreal flavor of his subjects. Grupp explains his motivation saying, "A statement about my beliefs on drawing is like being asked to write a statement on my beliefs on life. I love drawing. I love the wonder of making marks, the simplicity, the immediacy, the limitations, the search. Drawing is like going on an adventure, sometimes peaceful and pleasant and at other times rough and scary. Drawing is like fighting a war. Drawing is like making love. Drawing is like praying. Drawing is like life itself. We create, through our marks, our own reality and illuminate our life by them."

Associated American Artists (AAA) Publishers
Smithsonian Museum from their exhibition 150 Years of Print Collecting honors AAA's history with the following statement: "Beyond an interest in historical Americana, 20th-century print collectors have sought the works of living artists, images that reflect social issues, regionalism, realism, and abstraction. The popularity of etchings increased dramatically during the 1880s and again in the 1920s, and original prints came into many homes through collectors' club exchanges and exhibitions. Literature for collectors appeared, including periodicals designed to educate wider audiences. Associated American Artists, founded in 1934, aggressively marketed current prints through department stores, exhibitions, and gallery sales, and by mail order. These changes in production and marketing methods indicate the 20th-century growth of art as an industry."

Holmes Fine Art is reviving the original American Art Market by bringing to you via eBay this rare and valuable collection at wholesale prices. Representing over hundreds of images from the Associated American Artists (AAA) dating from 1940's of the WPA period to the 1970's.
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