Man Overboard
Bosman’s representation of a man falling headfirst into moonlit waters from the side of an ocean liner recalls a still from a motion picture or a panel of a comic book. He wears a suit and tie but is barefoot. We can only guess at the story. With expressionist cuts to the woodblock in this ambitious eight-color print, the artist depicted a moment in an unknown narrative somewhere between beginning and end.
Artwork Details
- Title: Man Overboard
- Artist: Richard Bosman (Australian-American (born India), Madras (Chennai) 1944)
- Printer: Chip Elwell
- Publisher: Brooke Alexander, Inc. (New York)
- Date: 1981
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 26 3/4 × 16 5/16 in. (67.9 × 41.4 cm)
Block: 23 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (60.5 × 38 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Brooke and Carolyn Alexander, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.1104
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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