ROBERT FRANK "MABOU PORTFOLIO"Robert Frank (19242019) was one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. Best known for his landmark book The Americans (1958), Frank transformed documentary photography through his candid, deeply personal approach to image making. Throughout his career, he continually pushed the boundaries of the medium, incorporating film, collage, text, and autobiography into his work. The Mabou Portfolio emerged after Frank and his wife, artist

Matisse-inspired dense shapes surrounded by more gestural forms and outlines

He has one of the most distinctive aesthetics in contemporary Canadian art

Although Pepper was raised and educated in New York

This screenprint was commissioned by the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts (in New York City)

According to Nevelson

His public sculptures can be found on iconic corners in Toronto

In his "Sterne" (Stars) series begun at the end of the 1980's Ruff's childhood interests and professional limitations converge

Signed "D'Arcangelo

it allows him to capture the present tense through line

was a major departure from his previous work

as well as his relentless exploration of the possibilities within abstraction

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