Human Knot

Artist Nicholas "Nick" Bubash (American, 1949 - 2021)

Publisher The Lawrence Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1979)

Date2000

MediumLithograph on Somerset soft white paper

DimensionsImage: 21 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (55.25 × 41.91 cm)
Sheet: 24 3/4 × 18 1/2 inches (62.87 × 46.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of C. Richard and Evelyn Belger

Object number2023.40.3

Edition/State/Proof20/30

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Contemporary Art

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DescriptionHuman contortionist stands on its proper right foot and calf. Its yellow shorts cover its butt on the right. The proper left leg curves to point to the left. The man’s arms wrap around his legs and his bare torso occupies the center of the image. His head has a mustache, wide-open black eyes, and a cap with animal ears and black electric sparks emanating from it. The setting is a fenced yard with blue sky in the background. A rope in equally contorted design hangs on the right. A string of objects including a hook and a small anvil (?) hang on the left.Provenance

Provenance

C. Richard Belger and Evelyn Craft Belger, Kansas City, MO;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.

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