Figure Lying on Rug, from the portfolio "Six Lithographs Drawn from Life"

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Figure Lying on Rug, from the portfolio "Six Lithographs Drawn from Life"

Artist Philip Pearlstein (American, 1924 - 2022)

Printer Robert Rogers

Assistant Jerry Raidinger

Publisher Landfall Press, Inc.

Place of OriginNova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Date1970

Dimensions30 x 22 in.

MediumColor lithograph printed on Arches White Cover paper

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineFrederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund

Object number

1971.153

Not on View

Label TextPhilip 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.Exhibition HistoryTMA Persistent Realities, Contemporary Prints: Sept. 2, - Nov. 12, 1979