Blues Women

THOMAS SCHÜTTE (B. 1954)

Blues Women

signed, numbered and dated in pencil 'Thomas Schutte 2018 21/35' (lower margin)

color etching and letterpress on paper, in four parts

each: 35 3/4 x 27 3/4 inches (90.8 x 70.5 cm)

each framed: 38 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches (98.4 x 78.1 cm)

Executed in 2018. This work is number 21 from an edition of 35 plus 10 artist's proofs.

Published by the artist.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

LITERATURE:

Thomas Schütte: Genealogies, exh. cat., Venice, Pinault Collection, 2025, p. 258, cat. 86 (another example illustrated).

NOTES:

Born in Oldenburg, Germany in 1954, Thomas Schütte is a prominent contemporary artist renowned for his diverse practice encompassing sculpture, architecture, drawing and printmaking. Educated at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under influential figures like Gerhard Richter, Schütte’s work critically engages with themes of cultural memory, the human condition and the role of art in society. His 2018 print series, Blues Women, pays homage to legendary blues singers Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Mamie Smith through a suite of four color etchings, each capturing the emotive power and enduring legacy of these iconic women.