John Tuska Watercolor Painting

Item Details

Paper
Signed

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, 1992
Watercolor and paper cut out on paper
Signed and dated to the lower right
Handwritten dedication present to the lower margin

A watercolor and paper cut out on paper by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), dated 1992. The work depicts the cut out silhouettes of multiple hearts filled with warm bleeding pigments. The piece is signed in graphite to the lower right. A handwritten dedication is included along the lower margin. The composition is presented on matting and housed in an acrylic frame.

Provenance
From the artist’s estate

Tuska was a Kentucky-based artist, born in Yukon, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his sculptures, ceramics, paper casts, inks, and watercolors. He acquired his formal education at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, New York. After serving in the U.S Navy, he became an educator at the University of Kentucky, which commissioned him to produce his first and last major works in ceramic Genesis (1969) and bronze Illumine (1995). His work can be found in multiple institutions including Museum of Arts and Science, Georgetown College, Krannert Art Museum, Palmer Art Museum, Pennsylvania State University and University of Kentucky Art Museum, among many others.

Condition

- minor wear and minor scratches throughout the acrylic frame; minor stains and minor perforations along the edges of paper.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; sheet size measures 13.25" W x 10" H.

Item #

18DCC342-075