Lead Pipe Sunday #2 (recto)

1997

Art Spiegelman

Associated Names
Art Spiegelman

Artist, American, born Sweden, 1948

The image depicts various elongated and bulbous shapes creating an abstract composition. A cylindrical figure with a circular face and a small top hat is central, a yellow lightning bolt cuts across the sky, papers flutter above, and a man resembling Rodin's "The Thinker" sits in contemplation. The figures are in a green and gray color palette in a surreal landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on folded Rives BFK buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    image: 49.85 x 70.49 cm (19 5/8 x 27 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 57.94 x 78.42 cm (22 13/16 x 30 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.7.1.a

Associated Artworks

This is an image with a colorful illustration featuring a comic strip and dynamic graphic design. On the right side, there is a comic strip titled "Derby Dugan" with several panels showing colorful characters and various scenarios in vibrant blues, yellows, and greens. On the left side, there is a graphic image of a hat layered in different colors set against a background of multicolored abstract shapes with the word "CRASH!" at the bottom. The artwork combines comic storytelling with bold, abstract elements for a lively visual experience.

Derby Dugan (verso)

Art Spiegelman

1997

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Tandem Press, Madison, WI; purchased by NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Inscriptions

lower right in black crayon: Art Spiegelman; upper right verso in black crayon: (Lead Pipe Sunday #2); lower center of verso in black crayon: 39/50

Markings

lower left: chop mark

Wikidata ID

Q76557874

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