Lithograph printed in dark brown, and blue-silver on Arches white woven archival paper. Signed by the artist dated and numbered 10/20 in graphite. Printed by David Folkman (blindstamp lower middle right) and published by Tamarind Workshop (blindstamp lower middle right). Will include copy of Tamarind Lithography Workshop catalog print information. Titled: “Purple Egg” Size: 22″ X 24″(frame) 19.20″ X 21.75″(image). Condition: Print is in EXCELLENT condition bright clear colors. The frame is recent and also excellent condition (no scratches) and matches up well with image. NOTE: The frame is frosted silver and is smooth front with micro beveled sides (pictured). VIEW AN IMPRESSION OF THIS PRINT OONLINE IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THE AMON CARTER MUSEUM AND THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Kasten’s aim and underlying credo with the courses was that printmaking could equal traditional painting through creative exploration. After viewing his colorful etchings of the 1950s, art critic Alfred Frankenstein. Observed that Kasten had discovered a new softness, liquidity, and fluency of effect in the bitten plate and with this a new way of expressing the modern artist’s preoccupation with space and movement. Susan Landauer recognized Kasten in her monograph Breaking Type: The Art of Karl Kasten, with one or two exceptions’there were few examples of serious printmaking among Abstract Expressionists in New York. Kasten has also been recognized for his printing accomplishments with the 1997 Distinguished Artist award of the California Society of Printmakers, the Humanities Research Fellowship and Tamarind Lithography Fellowship. David Acton refers to Kasten succinctly as the dean of Bay Area printmaking.