Untitled 1971 Lithograph by Fritz Wotruba From "Flight" Portfolio

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Fritz Wotruba made this lithograph for "Flight", a deluxe portfolio comprising 11 lithographs and one screenprint in colors, by different … Read more Fritz Wotruba made this lithograph for "Flight", a deluxe portfolio comprising 11 lithographs and one screenprint in colors, by different artists, including Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Adolph Gottlieb, Wilfred Lam, Joan Miro, Robert Motherwell and Fritz Wotruba. The portfolio was for the benefit of and published by the International Rescue Committee in 1971. Wotruba's abstract contribution, actually created in 1969, presents a strong anti-war message combined with the compassion of a Pietà. Image size: 21 1/2 x 16 inches; printed on Waterleaf paper by J.E. Wolfensberger, Zurich. Signed and numbered.

The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, it provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster. It focuses mainly on health, education, economic wellbeing, and safety, and currently provides relief efforts in over 40 countries.

Fritz Wotruba (1907 - 1975), was an Austrian sculptor and print maker. He was considered one of the most notable Austrian sculptors of the 20th century. In his work, he increasingly dissolves figurative components in favor of geometrical abstraction with the shape of the cube as the basic form. See less