Richard Bosman, Will Foo, and others
The Fall
1982-1983
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- Artist: Richard Bosman
- Printer: Will Foo
- Printer: John Stemmer
- Publisher: Experimental Workshop
The Fall
1982-1983
Physical Qualities
Woodcut, Sheet: 1073 × 1557 mm. (42 1/4 × 61 5/16 in.)
Image: 1067 × 1452 mm. (42 × 57 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Friends of Art Fund
Object Number
1986.26
In the 1980s Richard Bosman was preoccupied with rendering frozen moments of violent, suspenseful narratives in his prints and paintings. These disturbing scenes were inspired, in part, by memories of book covers and comics that he’d read when
young. The figure mysteriously hurtling through space in The Fall is caught in limbo; the artist provides no clues about his identity, location, or action. Bosman enhances the drama of his ambiguous scenarios through his exploitation of roughly-hewn edges, bold forms, and strong contrasts of light and dark.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Woodcuts Now," 9 December 2009 - 28 March 2010.
Jan Howard, BMA, "Marking the Decades: Prints 1960-1990," February 23- April 26, 1992.
Jan Howard, BMA, "Marking the Decades: Prints 1960-1990," February 23- April 26, 1992.
'Woodcuts Now,' "BMA Today," Fall-Winter 2009, pp. 13, ill.
Signed: 1
Markings: At lower left, in graphite: "26/32"; at lower right, in graphite: "Bosman"
