Dana Schutz - Untitled (Head of Timothy Leary), Signed (Lithograph on Heavy Art Paper)

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Dana Schutz

Untitled (Head of Timothy Leary) (2005)

11-color lithograph with woodblock elements on Rives Cover white paper

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Untitled (Head of Timothy Leary) (2005)

11-color lithograph with woodblock elements on Rives Cover white paper

This 2005 print by contemporary American artist Dana Schutz reimagines a pivotal scene from the 1996 documentary Timothy Leary's Dead, in which the radical psychologist's severed head was cryogenically preserved. Schutz transforms this macabre moment into a darkly comic meditation on legacy and spectacle, rendering Leary's disembodied head as both scientific specimen and artistic subject.

Technical Details:

- Medium: Complex 11-color lithograph incorporating woodblock printing

- Support: Heavyweight Rives Cover paper (white)

- Dimensions: 33.1 × 31 inches (84 × 78.7 cm)

- Edition: 44/55

- Production: Printed by Derrière L'Étoile Studios, New York; published by Parkett Editions, Zurich/New York

- Framing: Professionally framed in conservation-grade light wood frame with UV-filtering acrylic and archival mat

Conceptual Framework:

Schutz's characteristic painterly approach translates powerfully to printmaking in this work, where her exaggerated, almost cartoonish rendering:

- References the cult-like celebrity surrounding Leary

- Engages art historical traditions of portraiture and vanitas

Provenance & Exhibition History:

This impression bears the artist's pencil signature, date, and edition number along the lower margin. Acquired from Rago Auctions, previous owners acquired directly from the publisher.

Dana Schutz (b. 1976)

American painter known for figurative works that combine bold color, exaggerated forms, and dark humor.

Represented by:

- Petzel Gallery (New York)

- Contemporary Fine Arts (Berlin)

Key Solo Exhibitions:

- Whitney Museum of American Art (2022)

- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2017)

- Miami Art Museum (2014)

Collections:

- Museum of Modern Art, New York

- Guggenheim Museum, New York

- Tate Modern, London

- Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Schutz participated in the Venice Biennale (2017) and Carnegie International (2013). See less