Jules Olitski (1922-2007) is one of the most collected and accomplished artists associated with the color-field movement, if not 20th-century American abstraction. 

Lately, we have been eagerly seeking his works - whether in exhibitions or private collections.

Possibly one of the most "demanding" abstract artists - appreciating Olitski is not always easy. 

Some people on first glance dismiss his work from this period as simply being a mass of color. 

But Olitski asks you to get up close to the work, to loose yourself in the color, to consider how its created and contained on the picture plane and think about the conventions and strategies used by his contemporaries and forefathers active in abstraction. 

In 1970 Olitski had a major creative/technical breakthrough. He began spraying the paint on his canvases, creating works that were highly innovative and nuanced while continuing his tradition of (seemingly) monochromatic artworks.

This lithograph from 1970 is a paradigm of Olitski. Unlike some of his contemporaries, associated with the color field painting, Olitksi only completed a small number of multiples.  

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"Graphic Suite: Pale Blue II"

Signed, numbered AP 12 and dated '70 by the artist.

Lithograph

USA, 1970

35"H 26"W (work)

Very good condition.