Artist: Stanley J. Krupa Title: "Venture One" Year: 20th Century Medium: Artist’s Proof (A.P.) - Original Silkscreen on Paper Stanley J. Krupa’s A Step Backward (1987) is an example of the artist’s abstract expressionist style, combining strong linear movement with layered tonal washes. Stanley J. Krupa was a well-known Mohawk Valley artist whose work was influenced by Abstract Expressionism and painters like Mark Rothko and Arshile Gorky. His paintings explore color, movement, and emotion in a bold yet thoughtful style. This original abstract silkscreen print features a lively mix of geometric and curved shapes in red, olive green, teal, navy, black, and muted blue on a white background. Bold arcs and straight lines create a sense of movement and energy, typical of modernist abstraction. Printed on heavy paper with deckled edges, the piece has a handmade feel. It’s pencil-signed and titled along the lower margin.