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Karl WirsumWW-1990-037817

1990·Colored crayon with graphite and collaged crayon and graphite elements on white wove paper·Sight: 58.7 × 44.4 cm (23 1/8 × 17 1/2 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1990
Medium: Colored crayon with graphite and collaged crayon and graphite elements on white wove paper
Dimensions: Sight: 58.7 × 44.4 cm (23 1/8 × 17 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Karl Wirsum

Artist

Karl Wirsum

Drawing

Karl Wirsum was an American painter and printmaker known for his exuberant, cartoonish figuration and bold graphic surfaces. Working primarily in acrylic and ink from the 1960s onward, his compositions featured distorted human faces and bodies rendered in acid colors and thick outlines, rooted in Chicago's postwar artistic traditions. His work merged commercial graphic design sensibilities with fine art ambition, creating a visual language that anticipated aspects of later Pop and Figurative movements.

Chicago, IL, USA

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