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Golub, Leon

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Artwork Facts

Leon Golub

1922-2004
Head XXV
1959
lacquer on canvas
48 x 38 inches
signature bottom center
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Benwood Foundation and the 1983 Collectors' Group
1983.8
Copyright Estate of Leon Golub/ Licensed by Vaga, New York, NY, Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts.
East Wing: 1960's to Today: Contemporary Art and Studio Glass (Gallery 18)

Analysis

Leon Golub's Head is part of a series that reflects mankind tormented by repression. He called these "monster heads" and directly linked some to the conflict in Vietnam and other violent events. He also drew inspiration from ancient Greek sculptures. To create the raw canvas surface, Golub layered the paint with the brush and then scraped it off with a meat cleaver.