South Africa - 197? - Interrogator, from Ubu centenaire: Histoire d'un farceur criminel

1996-1997

Robert Hodgins

Associated Names
Robert Hodgins

Artist, British, 1920 - 2010

Caversham Press

Publisher, founded 1985

This is a drawing of an interrogation room setting. The artwork features a stylized figure sitting behind a desk. The figure is depicted with exaggerated features like an oval head and is wearing dark glasses and a coat. The desk displays various objects, including a blue folder or book labeled "DOSS.," a lipstick-like item, a band or ring, and a small box with a cross. There is a clock on the wall behind the figure, alongside a vertical blue textured stripe. The drawing combines line work, shading, and selective use of color, particularly black, blue, and red. The words "South Africa 197? - Interrogator" are inscribed at the bottom.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph and screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas G. Klarner

  • Dimensions

    image: 26 x 30.5 cm (10 1/4 x 12 in.)
    sheet: 34.7 x 49.8 cm (13 11/16 x 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.64.1.23

  • Series Title

    Ubu Centenaire

  • Portfolio Title

    UBU: ± 101

Associated Artworks

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The image displays a mixture of sharp and curved lines depicting an abstract humanoid figure under a showerhead with water flowing down. The scene is labeled "ACT 1 scene 1" in text at the top left corner. An abstract bird and a bowl are also present in the composition.

Act II, Scene 1, from Ubu Tells the Truth

William Kentridge, Caversham Press

1996

This is a photograph of a textual design. The image features the words "UBU centenaire" written in red ink towards the top center. Below, the text reads "Histoire d'un farceur criminel" in blue font. The design is set against an off-white background.

UBU: ± 101

William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Deborah Bell, Caversham Press

1997

The image shows a series of sweeping lines forming abstract shapes. One large, cone-like shape curves across the scene, connecting to a figure of a distorted human bending backward. In the background, a bicycle's outline and a bottle are visible among the abstract forms. The words "ACT I Scene 2" are inscribed in the upper left corner.

Act I, Scene 2, from Ubu Tells the Truth

William Kentridge, Caversham Press

1996

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Brown Gallery, Arlington, October 5, 2000); purchased by Tom Klarner, Washington, DC, 2001; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1997

  • Doepel, Rory. UBU: ± 101: William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Deborah Bell. Johannesburg, 1997: fig. 68, pages 65-66.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 14/50 Hodgins / 96; under image in blue: SOUTH AFRICA 197? - INTERROGATOR; center in plate upside down: 41 / DOSS [right side up]

Markings

BS: CC

Watermarks

FABRIANO

Wikidata ID

Q76356176

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