"Lipstick" by George Nama, from the ”Tightrope” portfolio of linoleum cut prints published by Monument Press 1974.  The portfolio was limited to 50 copies and contained 10 prints, each depicting an ordinary household object, titled: "Clothes Pin", "Iron", "Plug", "Fan", "Lipstick", "Clothes Hanger", "Faucet", "Safety Pin", "Whistle", and "Scissors".  The linoleum cuts were printed on drtstamped Arches paper from blocks, then colored by hand with watercolor by the artist. Signed and numbered below the image.  Sheet size: 18 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches.  Excellent condition.

George Nama is an American painter, sculptor and draftsman born in Homestead, PA in 1939.  In the mid-1960s, he trained as a master printer at Atelier 17 in Paris.  Nama's work often incorporates elements of surrealism and expressionism, exploring themes of identity, mythology, and the human condition.  He is known for drawings and lithographs of common objects such as scissors, safety pins and lipstick.  His paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions, including shows at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art.  His works are in the collections of the Morgan Library, LACMA, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and others.  This untitled serigraph incorporates several elements of his style.