Calibrate:
hard and softground etching, aquatint, engraving
29.5 h x 32.5 w inches.
Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘19/30 N.S. Graves '81’. This work is number 19 from the edition of 30 published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York.
Ruis:
lithograph, etching, aquatint, engraving and pochoir with pastel on paper
31.5 h x 25.5 w inches.
Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘AP 6/10 N.S. Graves '77’. This work is number 6 from 10 artist's proofs apart from the numbered edition of 33 published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York.
provenance: James W. Hyams Collection
exhibited: Collecting Prints: Selections from the Collection of James W. Hyams, 2016, Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia
literature: Tyler 210:NG9 and 207:NG6
The James W. Hyams Collection
James W. Hyams started collecting art in 1967 when he was a student in college. The first work Hyams purchased—Vegetable Soup Can from Campbell’s Soup I by Andy Warhol—was paid for in installments and hung in his dorm room. A few years later, he purchased his second work by Warhol and from there collecting became a way of life.
Over the years, Hyams has amassed a stunning collection of prints from 1960s to the present day. From Warhol to Hirst, or Lichtenstein to Doig, his collection is about as contemporary as it gets. Focusing on works that he likes by influential artists, his collection of more than 400 prints is an exceptional survey of the most important art movements of the second half of the 20th century and the start of the 21st century.
Generous with his collection, Hyams has loaned many works to galleries and universities, sharing his collection with a public audience. Further, his pieces are proudly on display in his home, his acclaimed interior widely published.
I don't buy pieces that I don't like. But I do have a purpose in my collection. I am interested in buying key artists from the period.
James W. Hyams