mostly abstract in bright colors with several fish-like elements against pink in URQ

%C2%A9 Peter Saul %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York

Policeman on W.C., 1964

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The New York Times describes Peter Saul as "an artist's artist" and "a serial offender in violations of good taste." He was inspired by 1940’s comic strip drawings and the painterly style of Expressionist artists such as William de Kooning and Max Beckmann. Saul's use of cartoons and pop-culture imagery situates him among the forefathers of Pop Art, but his pessimistic political satire sets him apart from mainstream Pop styles.

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Title
Policeman on W.C.
Artist Life
born 1934
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.17
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mostly abstract in bright colors with several fish-like elements against pink in URQ

© Peter Saul / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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