Fascinating color lithograph by the master Enrico Baj (Milan, 1924 - Vergiate, 2003), central figure of the Italian avant-garde and founder of the Nuclear Movement.
The work, entitled "Bust of a woman with a hat", perfectly embodies the artist's aesthetic: a clever mix of irony, surrealism and social criticism. The female subject is rendered with Baj's typical stylized shapes, enriched by visual textures that recall his famous collages of trimmings and fabrics.
"The work belongs to the famous 'Ladies' cycle, in which Baj explores the universe of the nobility and the bourgeoisie with irony and sarcasm, transforming the classic portrait into a play of forms and visual suggestions typical of his Pataphysical aesthetic."