Cabeza con Espinas (Head with Thorns)

Name/Title

Cabeza con Espinas (Head with Thorns)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 239.5

Description

This color linocut uses multiple colors and thick layers of ink to give a dimensional mix of clashing greens, purples, blacks and blues to create an abstract face. The background is carved varying line weights and pressure as if the purple is cracking. The colors of ink om top of each other either uses a reduction print or a multi-block print to give the texture of the heavy ink.

Type of Print

Linoleum engraving, Linocut

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Enrique Climent

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Ediciones Levante

Date made

circa 1951

Dimensions

Height

19-1/2 in

Width

15-1/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.