Nude in the Woods by Robert Gordy

Robert Gordy

Nude in the Woods, 1970-1979

Archival Ink, Permanent Marker

32.50 x 27 in

$2,640

An original marker-and-ink painting by one of New Orleans' most iconic artists, Robert Gordy. His works are at the Met, the Whitney and other major museums around the world. He was a leading member of the Pattern and Decoration movement. Robert Gordy loved this medium (marker) and in fact most of his original works are marker and ink, not acrylic on canvas. This is classic Gordy imagery. Comes with frame and mat, but will ship without glass (inexpensive to replace). Dimensions given are framed; actual image size is 28" x 22".

Balancing a clean, formal graphic approach with creativity, wit and verve, Robert Gordy created a style of painting that is instantly recognizable to anyone even vaguely familiar with his work. Sometimes placed in a category with Keith Haring, he created images that exploited patterns and simplicity of form. He had a wonderful sense of color as well.

Robert Gordy was unusual in his frequent use of markers, pens and ink to create his images – which are so clean that they look to a contemporary eye to be machine or computer-created. He was enraptured with printmaking and produced many limited-edition print series’. Robert Gordy’s works are in museums worldwide, including the Whitney, MoMA, the Smithsonian and other top-tier institutions.