Vintage Modernist Figurative Female Nude Ink Drawing by John Tuska
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Directory: Fine Art: Drawings: Pen: Pre 1970: Item # 1458021
Directory: Fine Art: Drawings: Pen: Pre 1970: Item # 1458021
Please refer to our stock # 1008 when inquiring.
$495.00
A vintage original modernist female nude ink drawing by John Tuska. Ink on paper signed lower right presented in archival matte and framed overall size measuring overall 19 x 25".
Biography:
John Tuska (Kentucky, 1931–1998) Tuska was a Kentucky-based artist, born in Yukon, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his sculptures, ceramics, paper casts, inks, and watercolors. He acquired his formal education at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, New York. After serving in the U.S Navy, he became an educator at the University of Kentucky, which commissioned him to produce his first and last major works in ceramic Genesis (1969) and bronze Illumine (1995). His work can be found in multiple institutions including Museum of Arts and Science, Georgetown College, Krannert Art Museum, Palmer Art Museum, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Kentucky Art Museum, among many others.
