BEAUTY – Jaume Plensa (2006)

Part of the Serie Anónimos, this lithograph by Jaume Plensa features the soft, steady gaze of a woman emerging from a veil of ink. The word BEAUTY, printed across her forehead, sits not as a compliment but as a provocation — blurred by vertical streaks that dissolve its clarity. Her headscarf, striped like a flag or shroud, gives the portrait a political and cultural resonance that complicates the word’s presence.

Technical Sheet
Title: BEAUTY
Artist / Author: Jaume Plensa
Date: 2006
Edition: Open edition (Serie Anónimos)
Signed: No (studio-printed credit verso or on mount)
Technique / Printing Method: Offset lithography
Medium / Materials: Ink on translucent vegetal paper
Dimensions: 30 × 22 cm (image), 39 × 28 cm (mounted)
Condition: Excellent