Cover of the book Richard Prince: Bettie Kline
Interior spread of the book Richard Prince: Bettie Kline
Interior spread of the book Richard Prince: Bettie Kline
Interior spread of the book Richard Prince: Bettie Kline
Back cover of the book Richard Prince: Bettie Kline
Books & Magazines

Richard Prince: Bettie Kline

Regular price Regular price $400

Conceived by Richard Prince and limited to a thousand copies, this large-format artist’s book juxtaposes Irving Klaw’s photographs of 1950s pinup model Bettie Page with reproductions of artworks by Abstract Expressionist painter Franz Kline. According to Prince’s accompanying text, Klaw—the self-described “Pin-up King,” who with his sister Paula produced pinup and bondage photos of subjects including the iconic Page—maintained a studio at the New York address where Kline lived and worked. In Prince’s account, Kline would sometimes use Klaw’s models for figure studies, and Page became his secret subject and muse. The book’s unexpected pairings of Klaw’s photos of the model’s body with Kline’s expressive marks produce a frisson of surprise and extend the art historical significance of the female nude.

Publisher: Gagosian

Publication date: 2009

Contributor: Richard Prince

Printer: Shapco Printing, Minneapolis

Format: Hardcover

Dimensions: 11 1/8 × 14 1/4 inches (28.3 × 36.2 cm)

Pages: 108

Language: English

ISBN: 978-1-935263-00-5

B926A56D-9343-4B36-A50D-F91C6E78100F

This site uses cookies. View our policy.

B926A56D-9343-4B36-A50D-F91C6E78100F

Contact to Buy

By inquiring I agree to Gagosian’s Privacy Policy.

To contact us by phone, call +1 212 796 1224,
Monday–Saturday 10–6 eastern time.

B926A56D-9343-4B36-A50D-F91C6E78100F