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Self-Portrait, Three-Quarter View

A work made of lithograph on white wove paper.

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  • A work made of lithograph on white wove paper.

Date:

1988

Artist:

William Beckman
American, born 1942

About this artwork

Transfer lithographs are made on a sheet of prepared paper that is run through the press to attach the image to the stone or plate. The rippled effect seen throughout this print results from an incomplete transfer of the original drawing to the printing matrix. Beckman capitalized on the resulting rough surface, creating an image out-of-character from his typically sharp-focused draftsmanship.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

William Beckman

Title

Self-Portrait, Three-Quarter View

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1988

Medium

Lithograph on white wove paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 122 × 95 cm (48 1/16 × 37 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Norman and Stanley Freehling

Reference Number

1989.635.1

Extended information about this artwork

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