Paul McCarthy

Santa Chocolate Shop
1997

A vibrant and abstract artwork featuring a chaotic blend of red and green scribbles, lines, and shapes on a white background. Central to the composition is a stylized, cartoon-like figure with exaggerated features, surrounded by various forms that suggest movement and energy. Text and additional marks are interspersed throughout, contributing to the overall sense of dynamism and disorder.
A vibrant and abstract artwork featuring a chaotic blend of red and green scribbles, lines, and shapes on a white background. Central to the composition is a stylized, cartoon-like figure with exaggerated features, surrounded by various forms that suggest movement and energy. Text and additional marks are interspersed throughout, contributing to the overall sense of dynamism and disorder.

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Date
1997

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 9/16 × 19 9/16in. (57.3 × 49.7 cm)

Accession number
2000.5.2

Edition
1/60 | 10 APs

Publication
Printed by Derrière l'Étoile Studios; published by Julie Sylvester Cabot; published by Whitney Museum of American Art Editions

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Published by Julie Sylvester Cabot for Whitney Museum of Art Editions, New York

Rights and reproductions
© Paul McCarthy; courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

API
artworks/12610

Part of a series:
1997 Biennial Exhibition Portfolio
4 works

This image features an abstract artwork with a yellow background and a series of intertwined blue and orange lines and shapes. The lines form various fragmented and surreal figures, some resembling human and animal body parts, eyes, and faces, in a dreamlike composition. The artwork has a playful yet chaotic feel, with elements that appear both organic and whimsical. The artist's signature and the edition number are visible at the bottom of the print.
A vibrant and abstract artwork featuring a chaotic blend of red and green scribbles, lines, and shapes on a white background. Central to the composition is a stylized, cartoon-like figure with exaggerated features, surrounded by various forms that suggest movement and energy. Text and additional marks are interspersed throughout, contributing to the overall sense of dynamism and disorder.
A black and white photograph depicting a lush, leafy tree in the foreground with a person's face partially obscured behind it. The background features a rural setting with a simple brick house and some outbuildings under a cloudy sky. The edges of the photo include the black border of the film negative.
Black and white photo of an airplane window with a blurred view of the wing and sky.

Paul McCarthy
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