Self-Portrait, Three-Quarter View

Prints and Drawings

1988

William Beckman
American, born 1942

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.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: William Beckman
Title: Self-Portrait, Three-Quarter View
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 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

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