Catalpa Maiden about to Touch Herself

MarisolWW-1973-078890

1973·Color lithograph on gray handmade wove paper·Image/sheet: 102 × 72 cm (40 3/16 × 28 3/8 in.)

<p>Although Marisol made this print almost ten years after <em>The Kiss</em>, she was still involved in self-portraiture and erotic themes. Here, the title refers to the catalpa tree in the Grosmans' yard, the leaves of which the artist used to create stencils of her arms, hands, and lips.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1973
Medium: Color lithograph on gray handmade wove paper
Dimensions: Image/sheet: 102 × 72 cm (40 3/16 × 28 3/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Marisol

Artist

Marisol

Sculpture

Marisol Escobar, otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor born in Paris, who lived and worked in New York City. She became world-famous in the mid-1960s, but lapsed into relative obscurity within a decade. She continued to create her artworks and returned to the limelight in the early 21st century, capped by a 2014 major retrospective show organized by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The largest retrospective of Marisol's artwork, Marisol: A Retrospective has been organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and curated by Cathleen Chaffee for these museums: the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art . Although it was supplemented by loans from international museums and private collections, the exhibition drew largely on artwork and archival material Marisol left to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum as a bequest upon her death.

Paris, France

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