John Tuska Hand-Painted Mixed Media Hand Fan

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, 1988
Ink wash and colored pencil on paper hand fan with wood handle
Signed and dated to the lower right

An ink wash and colored pencil mixed media painting on paper hand fan with a wood handle by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), dated 1988. The piece depicts the delineated silhouettes of multiple male nude figures rendered in different poses and accented with a blue colored pencil background. The piece is signed and dated in ink to the right margin of the composition. This hand fan is presented unframed.

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 toning and minor stains throughout the paper; minor wear throughout wood handle; minor tears to lower edges of paper, visible through the verso of hand fan.

Dimensions

- measures the open hand fan.

Item #

18DCC342-082