Eduardo Paolozzi. Wittgenstein in New York, from the portfolio of twelve prints, As Is When: A Series of Screen Prints Based on the Life and Writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1965
Color screen print. Bequest of Richard E. Caves. © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.
Eduardo Paolozzi’s portfolio of twelve prints, As Is When, is widely considered one of the earliest and most important examples of Pop printmaking in England. Inspired by the life and ideas of the early 20th-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, Paolozzi used the medium of screen printing to translate his collages of found ephemera—pulled from pattern books, engineering drawings, photographs, and more—into shimmering, surreal compositions. The portfolio is part of a transformational bequest of more than 2,000 modern and contemporary prints from the collection of the late Richard E. Caves (1931–2019), a longtime MFA Boston supporter and passionate print collector.
Color screen print.
Bequest of Richard E. Caves. © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.