- Artist
- Dieter Roth 1930–1998
- Part of
- 6 Piccadillies
- Medium
- Screenprint and lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 500 × 700 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Klaus Anschel in memory of his wife Gerty 1997
- Reference
- P11490
Technique and condition
A screenprint from a portfolio of six double-sided screenprints printed on woodpulp board, laminated on both sides with white chromolux card. Published in an edition of 150, of which this portfolio is number seventy. The screenprints were printed in collaboration with the artist in Stuttgart and Korntal, Germany with printers, Hans Peter Haas, Stuttgart, and Staid & Mayer, Korntal, assembled by Rudolf Rieser and published by the Petersburg Press, London. The structural condition of the prints is characteristic of their construction on woodpulp laminate board; each print has inherent weaknesses and will deteriorate further.
The images on the recto were all initially printed with the Piccadilly image in four colour, off-set lithography. These were then over-printed in screenprint using a range of one to twenty-six colours from stencils drawn by the artist. The verso of each print has a vignette image of the original Piccadilly scene printed in four colour, offset lithography. All six prints are based on the same image of Piccadilly Circus.
The image is made from a nine colour screenprint applied over a silver printed background. The successive layers of mainly white and yellow ink have developed a craquelure pattern over the surface. The print is in good condition, although numerous fingerprints, scuffs and scratches are visible along the border of the silver printed base. The loss visible in the top left corner probably dates from when the work was made. The image on the verso is generally in good condition, with a few brown marks visible across the surface and slight scuffing along the top edge. The woodpulp board extends beyond the laminated printed surface along the top and left edge. The print is signed, dated with the edition number inscribed below the image.
The portfolio comprises of a box made from brown corrugated board, wrapped in brown card with a colour lithograph image of Piccadilly printed on the lid. The base and wrapping are held together by clear pressure sensitive tape and staples along the base. The tape has subsequently failed and caused staining to the brown card. The box is inscribed on the verso, 'Dieter Roth 6 Piccadillies, Petersburg Press'. A wooden and wire handle is attached with string to the side.
Calvin Winner
March 1998
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