Untitled 1979/2007
Hand-painted unique linoleum-block print on paper
18 × 14 inches; 46 × 36 cm
Signed and dated in graphite (lower left verso): R. Gober 1979/2007
This work features hand-painted linoleum-block prints of two landscapes, each divided by an empty highway disappearing into the horizon. Gober carved the blocks in 1979 to make wallpaper for one of his earliest sculptures, Half Stone House (1979–1980), and used them again in 2007 for this work.
Detail of Half Stone House 1979–1980 Wood, stone, glass,
stainless steel, paper, paint, linoleum-block print
Private collection