Untitled
1975
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cut lithograph in blue on Troya tissue paper over lithograph in pink and gray on Rives Roll wove paper mounted to ragboard
Dimensions
overall: 50.32 × 65.56 cm (19 13/16 × 25 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1985.47.53
Art Historical Context
Joe Goode's *Untitled* (1975) is a striking example of innovative printmaking from the vibrant Los Angeles art scene of the 1970s. Goode, a key figure in the "Cool School" alongside artists like Ed Ruscha and Billy Al Bengston, was known for his ethereal milk bottle paintings and cloud studies that blurred the lines between Pop Art and abstraction. This work, a layered lithograph, exemplifies his experimental approach to color and form during a period when printmaking flourished as an accessible medium for bold artistic ideas. The piece employs a sophisticated technique: a cut lithograph in v...