Lisa Yuskavage

Socialclimber
1998

A black and white etching of a woman with an exaggerated, caricature-like expression of distress or discomfort, featuring large, swirling hair and a prominent bosom. The artwork is centered on a white paper with a handwritten title "Social Drinker" and a signature with the date '98 at the bottom. The edition number "15/25" is also handwritten on the lower left corner.
A black and white etching of a woman with an exaggerated, caricature-like expression of distress or discomfort, featuring large, swirling hair and a prominent bosom. The artwork is centered on a white paper with a handwritten title "Social Drinker" and a signature with the date '98 at the bottom. The edition number "15/25" is also handwritten on the lower left corner.

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Date
1998

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint and etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/8 × 11 1/8in. (38.4 × 28.3 cm) Plate: 5 7/8 × 4 7/8in. (14.9 × 12.4 cm)

Accession number
2003.440.3

Edition
15/25

Publication
Printed by Burnet Editions; published by Marianne Boesky

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Ann and Steven Ames

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/20982

Part of a series:
The Bad Habits
5 works

A black and white etching of a woman's profile with her hair flowing upwards, set against a dark background with light rays emanating from the top corner. The artwork is centered on a larger piece of paper with rough edges, numbered 15/25 at the bottom left, titled "Aspirée" and signed by the artist on the bottom right with the date '98.
A black and white etching of a stylized female figure with an elongated neck and a blank expression, centered on a dark background, with handwritten inscriptions below indicating the artwork's edition number and title, as well as the artist's signature and year.
A black and white etching of a woman with an exaggerated, caricature-like expression of distress or discomfort, featuring large, swirling hair and a prominent bosom. The artwork is centered on a white paper with a handwritten title "Social Drinker" and a signature with the date '98 at the bottom. The edition number "15/25" is also handwritten on the lower left corner.
A black and white artwork depicting the profile of a female figure with textured hair and visible upper body, set against a dark background. The image is centered on a white canvas with artist's signatures and edition number at the bottom.

Lisa Yuskavage
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