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Figure Lying on Rug, from the portfolio "Six Lithographs Drawn from Life"
Artist: Philip Pearlstein (American, 1924 - 2022)
Publisher: Landfall Press, Inc.
Date: 1970
Dimensions:
30 x 22 in.
Medium: Color lithograph printed on Arches White Cover paper
Place of Origin: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Frederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund
Object number: 1971.153
Label Text:Philip Pearlstein consistently approaches the human body with an attitude of cool detachment. This work displays his analytic treatment of the female form in which an unknown model rests on her back. She averts her gaze while the artist depicts her voyeuristically from above with a strong contour line. The regular pattern of the rug acts as a foil to the model’s flesh and its receding plane contrasts with the volumetric elements of her form. The carpet’s bright decorative design adds an expressive note to Pearlstein’s skillful composition.
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