Singer
Artist
Nicholas "Nick" Bubash
(American, 1949 - 2021)
Printer
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
Date1998
MediumKey stone proof (black) on buff paper
DimensionsImage: 24 3/4 × 17 inches (62.87 × 43.18 cm)
Sheet: 26 1/2 × 19 inches (67.31 × 48.26 cm)
Sheet: 26 1/2 × 19 inches (67.31 × 48.26 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund and the Andrew Atterbury and Gwen Prentice Fund
Object number2024.9.11
Edition/State/ProofKey stone proof (black)
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DescriptionThis key stone proof on buff paper is printed all in black. In the center, a figure with an upside-down cello as its torso. Its proper left leg is composed of a mandolin or lute atop an indistinct something (xylophone keys?), ending in a horn with a mute(?). Its proper right leg is composed of a concertina and a tuba, ending in something that serves as a foot. The proper left arm is made of piano keys and a trumpet and the bent proper right arm is a harp. A drum serves as the head with a flat face out of which comes a streamer of notes. In the background a village with church spires. On the right side of the print, four moons and a heart with an arrow through it. On the left side, a streamer held by three birds and a broken heart.Provenance
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