PAOLOZZI EDUARDO - P3040 - HEAD

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HEAD 1953

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 – 2005)

Details

Dimension
520 X 435 MM
Media
MONOTYPE
Accession number
P3040

Summary

The head was a constant subject for Paolozzi throughout his career but the period 1952-54 marked a particularly intense period of development. He made a series of powerful monotype head studies in 1953 which are clearly related to the small bronze head sculptures of the same year. In this work, the monotype base provided an overall surface texture which was then worked over with a variety of materials: gouache was used to depict the outline of the head, nose, mouth and eyes.

Eduardo Paolozzi Artificial Horizons and Eccentric Ladders Works on Paper 1946-1995, The British Council 1996