Pablo Picasso lithograph of Dove 1969

I am not a huge Picasso fan, but i do like this print. This print is very simple but very powerful at the same time. There is not a whole lot going on as it is an image of just one dove standing. There is no real motion to the image but yet it has a good eye drawing appeal to it. The dove contrasts very well against the black background and has a lot of detail, more than I am used to seeing in one of his pieces. The feathers and the head clearly make out that this is a dove and I think that is what I like most about it. It is very simple and satisfying.

Richard Parkes Bonington

This is one of my favorite lithographs I have see to date. The realism of this image and the composition give this piece a thumbs up in my book. The subtle background really makes the clock tower pop as well as the bustling crowd underneath. The detail is astonishing and has rivaled much of what I have seen today in lithography. The detail in the figures as well as the architecture gives the piece a well rounded feel. One can really capture the essence of the every day life of this town with the figures in the foreground. The clock tower is my favorite part of this piece, the detail in the stone as well as the clock itself give this composition a very good feel.

"Cradling Wheat" : Thomas Hart Benton

The curves of this image give it a surreal effect almost like an MC Escher piece. The theme of this piece is of a community harvesting wheat which is a backbreaking task to say the least. The image is very powerful and very skillfully done. Although its surreal appeal, the figures are done with great realism. The curved line scheme gives and the quality of the drawing give this piece a wonderful composition. Thomas Heart grew up in rural Missouri so his roots in images such as this were common in his life.

"City of Words" by Vito Acconci

This piece caught my attention because of the use of the vanishing point. I have always been a fan of pieces that use such direction and poise. The wording on all the buildings adds to the depth of the image. The words wrap around the buildings and feed into the dimensional aspect of the print. The print itself is very well done and if it was done by hand, it must have taken a while. The people walking in the image are brightly colored and are heavily contrasted from the black ans while background. This addition takes this piece to another level. Vito Acconci was the son of an Italian immigrant and was taught in several art institutions. He began his life as a poet and moved into other fields of art as his life progressed. It was in 1999 when he produced this work and it marks one of his finest pieces in my opinion.