
Saturn Stamps (R. 28)
Saturn Stamps is an offset lithograph by Latvian-American artist Vija Celmins featuring repeated images of Saturn stamps arranged across the composition. The work explores themes of repetition and mechanical reproduction through the medium of printmaking.
- Medium
- Offset lithograph, on wove paper, the full sheet.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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April 20, 2021
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Andy Warhol
American · b. 1928

Warhol similarly used repeated imagery and mechanical reproduction in prints like his stamp series and grid compositions, exploring seriality and the flattening of iconic images through printmaking techniques that closely mirror Celmins's approach in Saturn Stamps.

Ed Ruscha
American · b. 1937

Ruscha shares Celmins's interest in conceptual printmaking and the deadpan reproduction of mundane or found imagery, often using offset lithography to present repeated or catalogued subjects with a cool, detached minimalist sensibility.

Mel Bochner
American · b. 1940

Bochner's conceptual prints frequently investigate repetition, measurement, and the systematic arrangement of elements across a sheet, aligning closely with the conceptual and minimalist strategies Celmins employs in organizing repeated stamp imagery through printmaking.
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