Joseph A. Pescenke (1942-1989) Hungarian/Swedish, (4) Artist Proof Lithograph Prints from the Opera Suite. Four framed prints depicting expressive, classical, and architectural scenes, each uniquely presented in vibrant colored matting ranging from blue and red to green.

Overall Size: 20 x 26 in. 

Sight Size: 15 x 18 1/2 in. 

Joseph A. Pecsenke (1942–1989) was a Hungarian-American artist, printmaker, theater director, actor, musician, and graphic designer whose diverse career bridged the worlds of visual art and performance. Born in Hungary, he studied at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts and worked as an illustrator, poster designer, and muralist before moving to New York in 1971. His extensive involvement in theater and opera strongly influenced his art, inspiring colorful and expressive series such as Commedia dell’Arte and Opera Suite, in which theatrical characters, musicians, elaborate costumes, and dramatic stage settings are rendered through etching, lithography, drawing, and painting. Pecsenke directed opera internationally and exhibited his artwork in Europe and the United States; his works are held in collections including the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Yale University, Princeton University, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University.

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