Woman with Cat

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Woman with Cat

1932

Guy Maccoy (American, 1904–1981)

Guy Maccoy learned to use the screenprint technique while working for a commercial printer in New Jersey, making shower curtains and other products. Woman with Cat is the earliest known screenprint conceived as an original, limited-edition print. The semi-Cubist forms, defined by geometric planes and shown from multiple viewpoints, reveal Maccoy's interest in the stencil prints of European artists Albert Gleizes (French, 1881 - 1953) and Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881 - 1973), which inspired him to explore the artistic potential of the screenprint.

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Object Details

Title:

Woman with Cat
Abstraction, No. 1

Date:

1932

Artist:

Guy Maccoy (American, 1904–1981)

Medium:

Color screenprint

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 12 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches (31.4 x 23.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1941

Accession Number:

1941-53-171

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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