Red Grooms

Picasso Goes to Heaven II
1973–1976

A colorful and busy illustration featuring a large caricature of a figure in the foreground with a checkered outfit and a crown, surrounded by numerous smaller figures and faces in various styles and expressions. The scene is chaotic with elements of different art styles, including abstract and figurative representations. The text "Picasso Goes to Heaven" is written at the bottom, suggesting the central figure may represent the artist Picasso. The artwork is dated 1983 and signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
A colorful and busy illustration featuring a large caricature of a figure in the foreground with a checkered outfit and a crown, surrounded by numerous smaller figures and faces in various styles and expressions. The scene is chaotic with elements of different art styles, including abstract and figurative representations. The text "Picasso Goes to Heaven" is written at the bottom, suggesting the central figure may represent the artist Picasso. The artwork is dated 1983 and signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

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Date
1973–1976

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and stencil

Dimensions
Sheet: 28 7/8 × 30 3/8in. (73.3 × 77.2 cm) Plate: 23 13/16 × 23 9/16in. (60.5 × 59.8 cm)

Accession number
97.115

Edition
19/53

Publication
Printed by Various printers; published by Brooke Alexander, Inc.; published by Marlborough Graphics

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Marvin and Rita Ginsky

Rights and reproductions
© Red Grooms / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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