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Swelled Head II

Swelled Head II

1963
(French, 1901–1985)
Sheet: 64 x 45 cm (25 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Webel 814
Location: not on view

Description

Reports d'Assemblages (Transfer of Assemblages) Dubuffet not only worked directly on zinc lithographic plates, but also utilized lithographic transfer paper, a specially coated paper from which a design drawn with greasy lithographic crayon or ink can be transferred onto a lithographic plate. In 1961-62 Dubuffet printed some of The Phenomena plates onto transfer paper that he had cut into different shapes. The pieces were arranged to form images of distorted, yet whimsical, faces and figures. The design of each assemblage was then transferred onto a lithographic plate so that multiple impressions could be printed.
  • The Lithographs of Jean Dubuffet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 1999-February 27, 2000).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 19, 1999 - February 27, 2000. "The Lithographs of Jean Dubuffet".
  • {{cite web|title=Swelled Head II|url=false|author=Jean Dubuffet|year=1963|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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