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Katherine Bernhardt — Swimmers, from Greenpeace 50 Years Print Portfolio
Katherine Bernhardt

Swimmers, from Greenpeace 50 Years Print Portfolio

Katherine Bernhardt's "Swimmers" is a vibrant lithograph created for the Greenpeace 50 Years Print Portfolio that celebrates both the medium's capacity for bold color and the artist's characteristic embrace of playful figuration. Printed on Somerset Velvet paper, the work demonstrates the rich chromatic possibilities of color lithography while depicting figures in water, a subject that aligns with Greenpeace's environmental mission. Bernhardt's expressive approach to the swimmers conveys movement and vitality, merging artistic technique with thematic relevance to ocean conservation.

Medium
Lithograph in colours, on Somerset Velvet paper, the full sheet.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 23, 2025

Lot 221

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Katherine Bernhardt, Swimmers, from Greenpeace 50 Years Print Portfolio

Katherine Bernhardt's "Swimmers" is a vibrant lithograph created for the Greenpeace 50 Years Print Portfolio that celebrates both the medium's capacity for bold color and the artist's characteristic embrace of playful figuration. Printed on Somerset Velvet paper, the work demonstrates the rich chromatic possibilities of color lithography while depicting figures in water, a subject that aligns with Greenpeace's environmental mission. Bernhardt's expressive approach to the swimmers conveys movement and vitality, merging artistic technique with thematic relevance to ocean conservation.

Medium
Lithograph in colours, on Somerset Velvet paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Vibrant Aesthetic, Environmental activism, Mixed Media, Print Portfolio, American Artist, 21st Century, Marine Life, Acrylic Painting, Contemporary

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