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Richard Prince — Untitled
Richard Prince

Untitled

2017

This work combines collage and offset lithography to create a layered composition featuring library catalog labels stacked over a repetitive background of portrait faces. A simple line drawing of a figure appears on the right side, rendered with minimalist features and a vacant expression. The catalog labels reference iconic cultural works and figures including musicians and filmmakers, creating a dialogue between high art, popular culture, and institutional systems of classification. The juxtaposition of the impersonal cataloging system with the expressive portraits suggests themes of identity, archival practice, and the commodification of cultural products.

Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions

Notes

Lot 298 in EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary on Artsy (May 19, 2026). Edition of 150.

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EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary

May 19, 2026

Lot 298

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Richard Prince, Untitled, 2017

This work combines collage and offset lithography to create a layered composition featuring library catalog labels stacked over a repetitive background of portrait faces. A simple line drawing of a figure appears on the right side, rendered with minimalist features and a vacant expression. The catalog labels reference iconic cultural works and figures including musicians and filmmakers, creating a dialogue between high art, popular culture, and institutional systems of classification. The juxtaposition of the impersonal cataloging system with the expressive portraits suggests themes of identity, archival practice, and the commodification of cultural products.

Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions
31.5 x 31.5 cm
Year
2017
Edition
of 150
Seen at
EHC Fine Art Auction, Unknown

Related themes

Consumer Culture, Cultural Commentary, Institutional Critique, Library Aesthetics, Visual Language, Mixed Media, Archival Practice, Conceptual Art, Postmodern, Collage, Face Imagery, Appropriation Art, Pop Art, Contemporary Printmaking, Identity Politics, Text Based Art, Repetition, Portrait, Found Objects, Music History

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