Description
A refined abstract lithograph pencil signed, Rhuls, titled Tapa I, created during the mid-20th century when material-driven abstraction and experimental printmaking were at their height. The composition features layered vertical planes rendered in soft tonal grays, warm neutrals, and subtle earth hues, punctuated by small geometric and organic forms that evoke both architectural structure and natural texture.
The title Tapa I references traditional tapa cloth, a handmade bark textile from the Pacific Islands, and the work reflects this influence through its tactile surface, stratified forms, and weathered visual rhythm. The artist’s use of translucency and abrasion gives the print a sculptural, almost relief-like quality, characteristic of postwar American printmaking concerned with materiality and process.















