Lita Albuquerque — Scarab Island, 1990
Lita Albuquerque — Scarab Island, 1990
Lita Albuquerque — Scarab Island, 1990
Artist’s Proof Color Lithograph, Framed
This lithograph, Scarab Island (1990), is by Lita Albuquerque (b. 1946), a seminal California-based artist whose career spans more than six decades and whose work is closely associated with post–Light and Space Movement explorations of time, perception, and the cosmos.
Executed as a lithograph in colors on wove paper, the present example is an artist’s proof (A.P.), aside from an edition of unknown size. The work is signed, dated, and numbered in pencil in the lower margin, “Lita Albuquerque ’90,” and bears an unidentified blindstamp in the lower right margin corner.
The composition demonstrates Albuquerque’s interest in spatial relationships and saturated color fields, translating ideas central to her pigment-based and installation practices into print form.
About the Artist
Albuquerque was born in Santa Monica and raised in Tunisia and Paris before settling in Venice, California in the 1970s. Her return to California coincided with the aftermath of the Light and Space Movement, which emphasized the relationship between light, material, and perception. While not formally part of the movement, Albuquerque’s work engages similar concerns, expanding them to include cosmology, geological time, and humanity’s relationship to the universe. Her practice is particularly known for large-scale, site-specific installations created within the natural landscape, producing visual “maps” that can be read from above.
Artwork Details
- Artist: Lita Albuquerque (b. 1946)
- Title: Scarab Island
- Date: 1990
- Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
- Edition: Artist’s Proof (A.P.), aside from an edition of unknown size
- Signature: Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil
- Image Size: 19½ x 18¾ inches
- Sheet Size: 30 x 22 inches
- Framed Size: 31¾ x 23¾ x 2 inches
- Framing: Floated and hinged to back mat from verso, under Plexiglas
Condition
Overall good appearance. Full margins with deckled edges. Soft handling marks primarily visible in the lower margin. The sheet is well-presented and floats cleanly within the frame.