Sloppy Barroom Kiss

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Sloppy Barroom Kiss

Artist Nicole Eisenman (American, born 1965)

Date2012

Dimensions18 × 18 in. (45.7 × 45.7 cm)

MediumTwo-color lithograph (from stone)

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineWilliam J. Hitchcock Fund in memory of Grace J. Hitchcock

Object number

2017.27

Not on View

DescriptionKnown for her emotive works deeply rooted in art history’s visual language, Nicole Eisenman ceased painting in 2012 to devote herself entirely to printmaking for eight months. The lithographs she created during this period, such as Sloppy Barroom Kiss, combine her exploration of current popular culture with the style and innovative printmaking techniques developed by German Expressionist artists such as Edvard Munch and Max Beckmann. Here, Eisenman’s homage to Munch effectively translates his themes of death and sexuality into a comedic scene of night drinking in a NYC hipster bar and fits into her larger body of work that explores bar encounters and dinner scenes.

Published ReferencesHirsch, Faye, "Nicole Eisenman's Year of Printing Prolifically," in Art In Print, Vol. 2, No. 5, January-February 2013, http://artinprint.org/article/nicole-eisenmans-yearof-printing-prolifically/.