Artist: Adolph Gottlieb Title: Untitled, 1974 Exhibition poster for Gottlieb's show at the Hokin Gallery, Florida. Condition: Near Mint Edition Size: 1000 Image Size: 18.5 x 23.25 inches Paper Size: 19.75 x 28.5 inches Medium: Offset Lithograph Year: 1974 Adolph Gottlieb was a staunch defender of the avant-garde as is demonstrated in his groundbreaking Pictographs. Gottlieb believed that new imagery was required in order to respond to the contemporary and subjective experience of the viewer. Rejecting traditional narratives, Gottlieb drew images and materials from many diverse sources, discretely arranging each image in individual compartments on the canvas. Without a clear syntax or narrative, Gottlieb intended for the arrangement of the images and their meaning to communicate and connect with an idea or feeling that already resided within the viewer. Gottlieb employed increasingly abstract symbols and continued to work toward universal meaning during his mature period. The goal of his later works was to use the simplest form in order to convey the complexity of life, exploring the emotional effects of colors and of space directly on the canvas.