Janus
1963
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lithograph in dark brown and blue-green
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.2483
Art Historical Context
Rudy Pozzatti’s 1963 lithograph *Janus* offers a striking visual meditation on the two-faced Roman god of doorways, transitions, and time. Printed in dark brown and blue-green, the work exploits lithography’s capacity for rich, layered tones and subtle atmospheric effects, allowing the artist to suggest both solidity and mystery on a single sheet of paper. Created during a period of renewed interest in fine-art printmaking in the United States, the piece reflects Pozzatti’s skill in merging classical subject matter with modern graphic techniques. Lithography, a planographic process that lets ...
About the Artist
Rudy Pozzatti
Rudolph Otto "Rudy" Pozzatti, born on January 14, 1925, in Telluride, Colorado, to Italian immigrants Mary Mimiolla and Innocente Pozzatti, grew up in a mining town where his early passion for drawing blossomed despite limited formal instruction. A valedictorian graduate of Silverton High School in 1942, he earned a scholarship to the University of Colorado at Boulder, studying art until World War...