"Four Georges" #1/5 — Framed Collage, Herbert Simon Estate, 2008

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Presenting an exceptional, museum-grade 2008 mixed media grid collage titled "Four Georges" by celebrated American master sculptor, printmaker, and academic … Read more Presenting an exceptional, museum-grade 2008 mixed media grid collage titled "Four Georges" by celebrated American master sculptor, printmaker, and academic Herbert Simon (b. 1927). Boasting an ironclad lineage, this rare piece is signed, dated 2008, and numbered #1/5 directly by the artist. The work was acquired directly from the artist’s personal studio archive by the handling auction house as part of a lifetime legacy preservation release.

Spanning a perfectly symmetrical 32-inch square format, this stunning graphic work demonstrates Simon's elite late-career mastery of geometric structure and deconstructed imagery. The composition utilizes a highly stylized grid of square tiles featuring fragmented segments of Gilbert Stuart's iconic portrait of George Washington. Arranged in a mathematically precise, cascading diagonal wave, the artwork brilliantly transitions from deep, saturated blacks into rich sepia tones. It beautifully captures the intersection of historical portraiture, mathematical geometry, and late 20th-century pop-conceptualism.

Simon's immense academic pedigree—including a 23-year teaching tenure at Wilkes University, a celebrated solo career retrospective at the Everhart Museum, and permanent large-scale public installations—coupled with this pristine studio provenance, positions this piece as a high-signal fine art investment asset. A phenomenal, highly sophisticated statement piece designed to anchor a modernist library, a premium residential corridor, or an executive boardroom. Hand-signed "Four Georges", "1/5", and "2008 HBSimon" on the bottom margin. Fully housed in its original sleek metallic gallery frame and ready for immediate exhibition.

About The Herbert Simon Studio Archive: This piece belongs to an exclusive, single-provenance acquisition sourced directly from the private estate and studio archive of celebrated American sculptor and university professor Herbert Simon (1927–2017). A student of abstract expressionist titans Hans Hofmann, Robert Motherwell, and Philip Guston, Simon served as a professor at Wilkes University for over 20 years, where his work bridged the gap between the New York School and academic structuralism. His monumental public commissions are permanently installed at major regional landmarks, including the 'Facets' aluminum installation at Wilkes University, the 'Aloft' sculpture at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, and civic plazas across Pennsylvania. Spanning over fifty years of creative evolution, this collection represents a rare opportunity to acquire investment-grade art with institutional provenance. See less