Karl Wirsum

Untitled
1969

A vibrant, hand-drawn portrait of a woman with exaggerated features and colorful, stylized hair in shades of purple, orange, and black. Her eyes are detailed with multiple colors, and her lips are a bright orange, all set against a plain background with the edge of notebook paper visible on the left side.

A vibrant, hand-drawn portrait of a woman with exaggerated features and colorful, stylized hair in shades of purple, orange, and black. Her eyes are detailed with multiple colors, and her lips are a bright orange, all set against a plain background with the edge of notebook paper visible on the left side.

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Date
1969

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Colored pencil and ballpoint pen on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 17 1/8 × 14 3/16in. (43.5 × 36 cm)

Accession number
2010.167

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Karl Wirsum

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Karl Wirsum
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