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Melanie Sherman
Fifty Gestures, No. 1 - Large Edition (China Ink, Calligraphy, 20% OFF)

2026

$270
$34020% Off
£206.18
£258.6520% Off
€247.08
€309.9320% Off
CA$388.77
CA$484.8420% Off
A$400.81
A$497.1420% Off
CHF 225.78
CHF 283.8120% Off
MX$5,128.92
MX$6,443.1020% Off
NOK 2,605.26
NOK 3,224.4720% Off
SEK 2,724.95
SEK 3,393.3720% Off
DKK 1,847.52
DKK 2,316.2720% Off

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Melanie Sherman Fifty Gestures, No. 1 - Large Edition (China Ink, Calligraphy, Sumi Style, Minimal) 2026 China Ink on Premium Paper Paper Size: 14 x 17 inches (35.56 x 43.18 cm) Matted Size: 19.75 x 27.5 inches (50.17 x 69.85 cm) Signed verso COA provided *Could come framed in a simple white or black frame made from composite wood with regular plex. Additional cost is $75 USD. Please inquire. A gestural, calligraphic form rendered in a single sweeping stroke of black China ink, this work belongs to a 50-piece series exploring rhythm, restraint, and the immediacy of the hand. The mark's dense, saturated core is framed by a feathered, dry-brush edge where the ink runs thin — a visible record of pressure, speed, and gesture captured in one continuous motion. Each work in the series shares this same immediacy of mark-making while remaining wholly unique — no two gestures repeat. Collected individually or in groups, the series rewards both singular focus and serial display. Melanie Sherman is a German-born, Midwest–based artist. Her work is held in numerous museums, corporate and prominent private collections around the world. Best known for porcelain work referencing 18th-century European ornamentation and traditional Asian decorating techniques, she extends that same precision and eye for pattern into her works on paper, exploring gesture and mark-making in ink. gestural ink drawing, black china ink, abstract calligraphic form, works on paper, contemporary ink art, sumi-style gesture, hand-brushed abstraction, minimalist ink composition, single-stroke drawing, archival paper artwork, framed original drawing, signed contemporary artwork, monochrome gestural art contemporary American artist, female contemporary artist, ink and drawing artist, ceramic and works-on-paper artist, gestural abstraction, contemporary works on paper, emerging contemporary artist, Kansas City artist, mixed-media visual artist, collectible original artwork, contemporary drawing collector, abstract mark-making artist, studio-based practice, contemporary American drawing, original signed artwork
  • Creator:
    Melanie Sherman (1974, American, German)
  • Creation Year:
    2026
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    Kansas City, MO
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU608318552592

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