Earl W. Stroh (1924-2005). Thracian Mode II, 1979. Two-color lithograph. Image extends to the edge of the sheet. Sheet size: 20 1/16 x 29 1/8 in. Publisher: Tamarind Institute, 1979. Collaborating printer: Stephen Britko. Edition of 18. Indicated as Proof C, l/r. Signed by the artist l/l. Publishers chop l/l. Artist chop l/r. Excellent condition.
$2,800.00
Earl Stroh is considered one of the great Taos Modernists. His work encapsulates much of what attracted artists to the extraordinary landscape of the Taos environs, which is clearly apparent in the present work. Stroh’s use of varying tones of shading and loosely defined lines successfully portray this ephemeral landscape of Northern New Mexico. Just enough visual information is given to the viewer to translate the subject of the work, but yet is still largely abstract as to open up possibilities for the imagination. A renowned perfectionist, Stroh honed his technique to create impossibly atmospheric works on paper with subtly sophisticated compositions the likes of which may be compared to ancient Taoist paintings, as well as modernist masters of the 20th century.
Stroh was born in Buffalo, New York, and studied at the Art Institute of Buffalo beginning when he was just thirteen years old. He went on to study at the Art Students League of New York, notably with Edwin Dickinson. At the University of New Mexico, he studied with Randall Davey, Lez Haas, Kenneth Adams, and Raymond Jonson. Through the University’s summer program at Taos, Stroh found his mentor in Andrew Dasburg, who encouraged the younger artist’s development toward abstraction.
Stroh’s exposure to European masterworks of modern art further enhanced his grasp of the potential of abstraction. In Paris he studied printmaking with Johnnie Friedlander, and produced a series of etchings in which he moved toward the poetic yet powerful visual expression for which he became known.
Later, Stroh was chosen several times as a guest artist at the University of New Mexico’s Tamarind Institute, where he produced a number of superb lithographic works, including the example offered here.
Earl Stroh’s artworks are held in a number of important collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, the Dallas Art Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Fort Worth Arts Center, the Harwood Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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