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Screenprint and lithograph in colors on wove paper. Signed in orange pencil, dated and numbered. With the blindstamps of the publisher/printer, Metropolitan Opera Association/Styria Studio, New York. Madame Butterfly by Larry Rivers, created in 1978 as part of the Metropolitan Opera Fine Art I portfolio, is a striking fusion of American pop iconography and Japanese traditional portraiture. This screenprint and lithograph reinterprets the tragic heroine of Puccini’s opera with a bold, satirical twist. The geisha figure, rendered in a style reminiscent of ukiyo-e woodcuts, is adorned with oversized yellow hairpins resembling missiles or matches, set dramatically against a waving American flag. Rivers critiques themes of cultural collision, exoticism, and nationalism, offering a provocative commentary on East-West relations through a visual dialogue both humorous and unsettling.
Madame Butterfly, from Metropolitan Opera Fine Art I, 1978
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Screenprint and lithograph in colors on wove paper. Signed in orange pencil, dated and numbered. With the blindstamps of the publisher/printer, Metropolitan Opera Association/Styria Studio, New York. Madame Butterfly by Larry Rivers, created in 1978 as part of the Metropolitan Opera Fine Art I portfolio, is a striking fusion of American pop iconography and Japanese traditional portraiture. This screenprint and lithograph reinterprets the tragic heroine of Puccini’s opera with a bold, satirical twist. The geisha figure, rendered in a style reminiscent of ukiyo-e woodcuts, is adorned with oversized yellow hairpins resembling missiles or matches, set dramatically against a waving American flag. Rivers critiques themes of cultural collision, exoticism, and nationalism, offering a provocative commentary on East-West relations through a visual dialogue both humorous and unsettling.
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