R.B. Kitaj

Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London

London, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., R. B. Kitaj, Pastels and Drawings, 1980, p. 13, no. 3, illustrated
Washington, Smithsonian Institute, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Cleveland, Museum of Art, R. B. Kitaj, 1981-82, no. 67, illustrated 
London, Tate Gallery, R. B. Kitaj: A Retrospective, 1994, no. 41
Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, R. B. Kitaj: An American in Europe, 1998, no. 57, illustrated in colour

Marco Livingstone, R. B. Kitaj, London 1985, no. 224, illustrated in colour

Colour: The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration though the overall tonality is much brighter and deeper, with the illustration failing to convey the richly textured surface of the original sheet. Condition: There are tiny artist's pinholes to all four corners of the top sheet and to the lower corners of the bottom sheet. Mounted to the board on the reverse, the sheet has uneven edges and texture which is in keeping with the artist's choice of medium. There is an extremely faint undulation to the sheet and some adhesive residue visible where the two sheets join, inherent to the artist's working process.
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