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Calavera Crystal Ball

1992

Rupert García

Associated Names

Rupert García

Artist, American, born 1941

The image displays bold, abstract shapes forming a large skull against a gray background. Above the skull, there is a colorful, abstract representation of a figure with a black hat, green clothing, and a red face obscured by a yellow handprint.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color screenprint on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Kohs)
Dimensions

sheet: 76.2 × 55.88 cm (30 × 22 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.3209
Catalogue Raisonné

García 1990, undescribed
Portfolio Title

Beyond 1992

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Kohs, Portola Valley, California; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 81/100; lower right in graphite: © rupert garcía 1992

Wikidata ID

Q77009932

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