Preparatory drawing for Modern Masters Tapestries: Portrait Head

1960s-1970s

Ernest Trova

Associated Names
Ernest Trova

Artist, American, 1927 - 2009

The image shows a silhouette of a head in profile made of bold, abstract shapes and lines. Layers of color in purple, pink, mustard yellow, and deep blue form the contour of the head, resembling a cut-out representation of a face. The abstract forms create the shape of a human profile viewed from the side. The colorful layers suggest depth and dimension against an off-white background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cut-and-pasted colored paper on board with inscribed window mat and acetate overlay

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Regina Slatkin, Carole and Laura Slatkin

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.4 x 26.9 cm (13 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.58.14

  • Series Title

    Designs for Modern Masters Tapestries [1990.58.1-22]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Charles E. Slatkin [1909-1999]; gift 1990 to NGA

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right verso in graphite: ERNEST TROVA; center verso in graphite: Full Head Portrait; lower left verso in ink by unknown hand: TROVA PORTRAIT HEAD; upper verso in graphite: For the Backgroun d on this design / I suggest an off-white.

Wikidata ID

Q64559813

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