Robert Kipniss' Mezzotints, Color Lithographs, and Paintings

At 94 years old, Robert Kipniss is considered to be one of the greatest living American printmakers, with a significant body of work that can be found in over 170 museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The British Museum, London; the Albertina, Vienna; The Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, among many others. 

Born in Brooklyn in 1931, Kipniss studied English literature, art and art history at the Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio and the University of Iowa. While Kipniss has painted in oil throughout his life, he focused on stone lithography during his early career and has predominantly worked in mezzotint printmaking since the early 1990s, where he has left an indelible mark as one of the medium’s most respected practitioners. 

Kipniss has gained global recognition for work that is distinctly American; from expansive landscapes and pastoral views to dreamy still lives and quiet interior scenes. His paintings, lithographs and mezzotints are not only technically striking but also evoke a sense of familiarity and nostalgia in viewers.

Established in 2013, CK Contemporary represents the very best in contemporary American and European artists working across a broad range of styles and media. While realism and representational art has long been the focus of the gallery, we continue to showcase artists whose distinct points of view set them apart within genres as far ranging as abstraction to still-life. In addition to our international roster of contemporary artists, the gallery has developed a number of historic artist estates, primarily of mid-century American painters. Located in San Francisco's historic Union Square, the gallery is committed to new and experienced collectors who desire a skillful steward in the acquisition of paintings, drawings, and sculptures that are both timeless and unique.