224. Bathers

• Posted in: Collage, People, Women

Title: Bathers (working title)
Date: 1973
Subject: Nude bodies of two headless women
Measurements: 8” W x 6” H
Materials and Techniques: Paperboard, cutouts from reproduction postcards and/or art books, masking tape
Description: Compiled images form the figures of two women from their thighs until their necks. The left arm (Paul Gauguin, French, Paris 1848-1903, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands) of the figure on the left  is extended upward, while her right arm (also Gauguin) supports her body. The hands (The Last Judgement, 1467-1471, Hans Memling, Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465-died 1494 Bruges, National Museum Gdansk) of the figure on the right are in a position of worship. Each figure is a collage of two paintings; neither figure’s arms match her body, although they are well-paired in size and position.
Signed: “Norman S. Green 73” written in pen on front lower-right corner
Note: From the Pictorial Puzzler Series. Identified as #12 on back label. Figures’ parts partially identified on back label.