Pick-a-Back

1969

Al Blaustein

Associated Names
Al Blaustein

Artist, American, 1924 - 2004

Pratt Graphic Art Center

Publisher

The image shows three figures, each depicted with detailed features and full views. The first figure on the left is shown bent over with muscular legs and an arched back. The second figure is leaning over the central figure, with a bearded face and wavy hair. The central figure is seated and slightly reclined, with curly hair and a serene expression, wearing an open garment that exposes the torso and crossed legs. The background has a sketch-like quality with textures creating depth.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    intaglio in black on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.48 × 37.47 cm (12 × 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.88 × 51.12 cm (14 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.109.60.1

  • Portfolio Title

    Ten Prints by Ten Printmakers

Associated Artworks

See all 10 artworks
This is a photograph of a closed book with a textured grey cover. The book features the fraction "10/10" in bold, black numerals with dotted patterns on the digits. The background texture is consistent across the cover, giving the book a subtle metallic sheen appearance.

Ten Prints by Ten Printmakers

Various Artists, Al Blaustein, Luis Camnitzer, Albert Christ-Janer, Roberto De Lamonica, Michael Knigin, Stephen Poleskie, Clayton Pond, Clare Romano, Vasilios Toulis, Murray Zimiles, Pratt Graphic Art Center

1969

Fragment of a Cloud

Luis Camnitzer, Pratt Graphic Art Center

1969

The image shows a landscape view from an elevated perspective. The terrain is undulating, with hills fading into each other in the distance. The brushstrokes are expressive, creating diverse textures across the hills. The color palette is dominated by golden yellows and deep browns, giving an earthy and warm visual impression. Light and shadow play across the landscape, potentially suggesting the light of dawn or dusk.

Landforms #50

Albert Christ-Janer, Chiron Press, Pratt Graphic Art Center

1969

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Cleveland, Ohio); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2001; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Pick-a-Back 16/100; lower right in graphite: Al Blaustein

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