Rose Hips

c. 1969

Art Green

Associated Names
Art Green

Artist, American, born 1941

The image displays an arrangement of lines and shapes, creating an abstract composition where curved and geometric forms intertwine. There is a central figure resembling an intricate bust with a face-like structure enclosed in flowing hair, reminiscent of a classical sculpture, along with non-traditional elements such as pipes and organic shapes. Above this, a mirrored cloud-like form contains what appears to be skeletal hands. Scattered letters, some spelling "ROSE HIP," float around the figure. At the base of the bust, a small drawing of a brick-like textured box resembling a treasure chest is depicted.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 57.15 × 40.64 cm (22 1/2 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.115.18


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery, Chicago, Illinois); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2009; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1969

  • Part 2: Chicago, Drawings by "The Hairy Who", Visual Arts Gallery, New York, 1969, no. 133.

2019

  • Hairy Who? 1966-1969, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, 2018-2019, pp. 132, 234, no. 23.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 133 [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q64536496

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