False Image Postcards

1968

Christina Ramberg

Associated Names
Christina Ramberg

Artist, American, 1946 - 1995

This is a painting of a hand holding a blue wig on the left and a bald head covered by a blue wig on the right. The painting is composed of two panels. On the left side, the panel features a stylized depiction of a hand holding blue hair with black contour lines. The hair is depicted with bold black and blue lines creating depth and texture. The right panel shows a bald head with the blue hair peeking over the scalp. The background consists of small polka dots. The style is reminiscent of Roy Lichtenstein with the use of Ben-Day dots and a comic strip aesthetic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    offset photolithograph in blue and black on textured, coated card stock

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Stephen Dull

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
    image: 13.02 × 8.26 cm (5 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.157.15


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired for NGA by purchase from Roger Brown Study Collection in 2015.

Associated Names

Markings

printed on verso: false image / POST / CARD / [in box] PLACE / STAMP / HERE

Wikidata ID

Q77015902

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