Los Perdidos and Crying Woman

1981

Italo Scanga

Associated Names
Italo Scanga

Artist, American, 1932 - 2001

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image contains intersecting and overlapping lines creating various shapes across the canvas. Recognizable facial figures, with exaggerated features such as large eyes and prominent noses, emerge at the forefront. The primary figure has a gaping mouth and pronounced teeth, surrounded by more subdued expressions. A hand is reaching upward with softly pointed fingers. The composition evokes chaotic yet harmonious interplay of figures and forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on Arches Cover Buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 68 x 50.8 cm (26 3/4 x 20 in.)
    sheet: 106.7 x 75.3 cm (42 x 29 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.404

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in graphite along bottom below plate mark; lower left: OKTP; lower center: Los Perdidos and crying woman; lower right: Italo Scanga 81

Markings

blind stamp lower right: [chop of Crown Point Press] Crown Point Press / Nancy Anello

Watermarks

ARCHES FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q75416228

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