Head and Bones

1980

Susan Rothenberg

Associated Names
Susan Rothenberg

Artist, American, 1945 - 2020

Aeropress

Printer

Multiples, Inc.

Publisher

The image displays a series of bold and curved lines forming an abstract composition. Two vertical shapes resembling legs or pillars are in the foreground, with a curving horizontal line between them. The central area contains layered and wavy lines, reminiscent of cascading waterfalls or an entangled horse's mane. The background has fine scratches and angular marks, suggesting a chaotic texture resembling a dense forest or rain streaks. The artwork utilizes contrast and dynamic lines to depict natural phenomena and structures abstractly.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on Rives Lightweight wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    image: 33 x 28.6 cm (13 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 64.8 x 46.4 cm (25 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.106.52

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Maxwell 1987, no. 8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; acquired 1990 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Maxwell, Rachel Robertson. Susan Rothenberg, The Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Peter Maxwell, 1987, no. 8.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 16/20; lower right in graphite: S. Rothenberg 80

Markings

embossed: [Multiples, Inc.] [Aeropress]

Wikidata ID

Q74886585

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