Gallery exhibition
R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
Installation photography, R.B. Kitaj
R.B. Kitaj / 
Sandra and Me, 2002-04 / 
pastel and charcoal and oil on paper / 
30 7/8 x 22 5/8 in. (78.4 x 57.5 cm) / 
framed: 38 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (97.8 x 74.9 cm) / 
© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Self Portrait (After Weegee), 2000-03 / 
charcoal and pastel on paper with oil / 
22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm) / 
framed: 32 1/2 x 40 in. (82.6 x 101.6 cm) / 
© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Bed and Sofa (After Abram Room), 1998 / 
oil on canvas / 
24 x 72 in. (61 x 182.9 cm) / 
framed: 30 1/4 x 78 in. (76.8 x 198.1 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Movie Star, 1993 / 
oil on canvas / 
60 x 33 1/4 in. (152.4 x 84.5 cm) / 
framed: 67 x 40 1/4 in. (170.2 x 102.2 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B Kitaj / 
1906, 2007 / 
oil on canvas
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) / 
framed: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 34 x 7 cm) / 
Private collection / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Whistler vs. Ruskin, 1992 / 
oil on canvas / 
Canvas: 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm) / 
Framed: 62 1/8 x 62 1/8 x 2 in. (157.8 x 157.8 x 5.1 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj
R.B. Kitaj / 
Transference, 2004 / 
oil on canvas / 
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm) / 
framed: 38 x 38 in. (96.5 x 96.5 cm) / 
Private collection / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Los Angeles No. 29 (Me In You), 2004 / 
oil on canvas / 
48 x 23 3/4 in. (121.9 x 60.3 cm) framed: 50 x 25 1/2 in. (127 x 64.8 cm) / 
Private collection / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
The Studio Where I Died, 2005 / 
oil on canvas / 
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B Kitaj / 
Los Angeles No. 11 (Bathtub), 2002-03 / 
oil on canvas / 
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm) / 
framed: 37 3/8 x 37 3/8 in. (94.9 x 94.9 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B Kitaj / 
Los Angeles No. 24 (Nose to Nose), 2003 / 
oil on canvas / 
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm) / 
framed: 49 1/8 x 49 1/8 in. (124.8 x 124.8 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
JEWISH BARGEMAN WHIST, 2004 / 
oil on canvas / 
24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm) / 
framed: 25 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (64.8 x 65.1 cm) / 
Private collection / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj
R.B. Kitaj / 
Los Angeles No. 26 (Nose Kiss), 2003 / 
oil on canvas / 
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm) / 
framed: 37 3/4 x 37 3/4 in. (95.9 x 95.9 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Jerusalem after Bomberg, 2006 / 
oil on canvas / 
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) / 
framed: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 34 x 7 cm) / 
Private collection / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B Kitaj / 
Self-Portrait, 2007 / 
oil on canvas / 
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) / 
framed: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 34 x 7 cm) / 
Private collection / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Indigo, 2005 / 
oil on canvas / 
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Tzara after Giacometti, 2007 / 
oil on canvas / 
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) / 
framed: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 34 x 7 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Jewish Bathers, 2007 / 
oil on canvas / 
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) / 
framed: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 34 x 7 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Soutine (After His Self-Portrait), 2004 / 
oil on canvas / 
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm) / 
framed: 37 3/4 x 37 3/4 in. (95.9 x 95.9 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
XXI Self Portrait, 2002-2003 / 
oil on canvas / 
24 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (62.9 x 62.9 cm) / 
framed: 25 7/8 x 25 7/8 in. (65.7 x 65.7 cm) / 
© estate of R.B. Kitaj
R.B. Kitaj / 
Los Angeles No. 27 (Go Down), 2003-2004 / 
oil on canvas / 
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm) / 
framed: 37 x 37 in. (94 x 94 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj
R.B. Kitaj / 
The Sexist (Miss X), 1999 / 
oil on canvas / 
60 x 24 in. (152.4 x 61 cm) / 
framed: 63 3/8 x 27 1/8 in. (161 x 68.9 cm) / 
Private collection / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
SIG, 2007 / 
oil on canvas / 
18 x 12 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (45.7 x 30.8 x 3.8 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj
R.B. Kitaj / 
Envy after Giotto, 2007 / 
oil on canvas / 
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) / 
framed: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 34 x 7 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
R.B. Kitaj / 
Self-Portrait Mask, 2007 / 
oil on canvas / 
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) / 
framed: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 34 x 7 cm) / 
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© estate of R.B. Kitaj, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
10 Oct - 9 Nov 2013

artist profile

press release

L.A. Louver is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings and drawings by the late artist R.B. Kitaj (1932-2007). Including almost 30 works created between 1992-2007, this is the artist’s first exhibition in Los Angeles since his solo show R.B. Kitaj Passion and Memory at The Skirball Cultural Center in early 2008.

“I paint in a library in which the history of art and other histories intervene every day in my painting.” – R.B. Kitaj


CATALOGUE

R.B. Kitaj R.B. Kitaj
Foreword by Elizabeth East
Texts by Tracy Bartley and Dr. Eckhart J. Gillen

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