Stock # A2991 - Sara Amatniek Hand-Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
"Totems Three"
Limited Edition
Number 24 of 25
Hand-Signed by the artist in Pencil in the lower right corner.
Titled in the lower left corner
Numbered in the bottom center margin
Print is framed and matted under glass
Frame is brushed aluminum
Print is in excellent condition.
Print is approximately 21.0" wide x 17.0" high
Frame is approximately 27.0" wide x 23.0" high x 0.75" deep
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About the Artist
Sara Berlin Amatniek
American artist
Ms. Amatniek’s works were displayed around the NYC area, as well as in Egypt, Israel and India.
They are colorful, textured prints of great detail and their production incorporates
contemporary techniques and ancient forms of printmaking.
Sara Amatniek was a feminist who strongly supported the work of her daughter Kathy,
a founding member of Redstockings of the Women’s Liberation Movement (founded in the late 1960s).
Recipient of the Red Devil Purchase award, Printmaking Council New Jersey, 1985, 1st Prize,
Graphics Miniature Art Society New Jersey, 1982,
Rembrandt Graphic Arts Purchase award, Printmaking Council New Jersey, 1986.
Member of National Association Women Artists (vice president 1983-1985, treasurer 1979-1983,
House of Heyendryk Junior award 1981).
Background
Sara Berlin Amatniek was born on February 6, 1922 in New York City and died in 1996.
Daughter of Alexander and Martha (Aranow) Berlin.
Education
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1942.
Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1952.
Career
Art teacher Music & Art High School, New York City, 1951—1954,
Port Chester (New York ) High School, 1954—1958.
Vice president Bioelectric Instruments, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 1960—1970.
Artist, printmaker, since 1970.
Works
One-woman shows include Davidson Gallery, Port Chester, 1984, Katonah Gallery, New York, 1982,
Lumen Winter Gallery, New Rochelle, New York, 1980,
Window Gallery, Nassau County Library Systems, New York, 1975,
Exhibited in group shows at Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, Hecksher Museum, Huntington, New York,
Pace College, Briarcliff, New York, Bergen County Museum, New York, Parish Art Museum, Long Island, New York,
National Academy Art, New York.
Membership
Member of National Association Women Artists
(Vice President 1983-1985, Treasurer 1979-1983, House of Heyendryk Junior award 1981).
Connections
Married Ernest Amatniek Amatniek, April 1, 1949. Children: Kathie, Joan Cindy.