The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Two Women on Red Blanket, One Reading
1987
(American, 1923–2018)
printer
publisher
Sheet: 52.7 x 63.5 cm (20 3/4 x 25 in.)
Gift of Kay Kujala Deaux 2020.238
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Joy Laville originally moved to Mexico because the inexpensive cost of living allowed her to pursue an artistic career.Description
The English-born artist Joy Laville relocated to Mexico in 1956 to study art and spent the remainder of her career working there. Beginning in the 1970s, she began to develop her signature style, seen in this work, which focused on introspective images of female figures often rendered abstractly and in a restrained pastel palette. Here, Laville collaborated with a master printer from the well-known Tamarind Lithography Workshop to produce an enigmatic but provocative depiction of women.- ?-2020Kay Deaux, New York, NYSeptember 14, 2020The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- {{cite web|title=Two Women on Red Blanket, One Reading|url=false|author=Joy Laville, Beth Lovendusky, Tamarind Institute|year=1987|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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