Decay Dance

1969

Rupert García

Associated Names
Rupert García

Artist, American, born 1941

Rupert García

Printer, American, born 1941

The image contains bold shapes and lines in bright colors. It features an abstract arrangement resembling Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in gray and yellow tones. Above this, a face with a cowboy hat is depicted in pink, white, and blue against a red background. The structured shapes and blocks of color form an abstract portrait that alludes to iconic imagery and pop art styles.
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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G23

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anne Kohs, San Francisco, California; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Resistance and Affirmation: Prints and Posters of Rupert García, Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1999-2000, no. 1

2007

  • Looking for the "There There": California Art from the Collection, 1950-2000, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007-2008

Bibliography

1990

  • García, Rupert. Rupert García: Prints and Posters, 1967-1990. California: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1990, p. 44, no. 12a.

Inscriptions

"© rupert garcia 1969" lower right margin, graphite. "Decay-Dance" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A/P" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q77009586

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