Artist

William Burroughs

1914–1997

15 works in the collection

Works in the collection

The Seven Deadly Sins

1991 · Prints

Gothic-style text describing the seven deadly sins printed on a decorative blue-splashed page.

"All the Seven Deadly Sins..."

1991 · Prints

Abstract blue painting with chaotic black brushstrokes and gold circular splatters.

Sloth

1991 · Prints

A decorative page of Gothic text describing the vices of sloth, envy, and avarice.

"Sloth says don't stick your neck out..."

1991 · Prints

Abstract painting with dark purple swirling frames around red and white vertical shapes on brown background.

Avarice

1991 · Prints

A page filled with dense gothic-style text discussing aliens, America, and violent imagery.

"I'm mad sick in the moon room..."

1991 · Prints

Abstract purple and black textured pattern with white scratched patches across the surface.

Anger

1991 · Prints

Gothic-style printed page titled Gluttony of the Sweets with graphic, visceral prose about apples.

"Gluttony of the Sweets, the Sugars..."

1991 · Prints

Central vertical stack of distorted white mask faces surrounded by red and gold chaotic brushstrokes.

Gluttony

1991 · Prints

A printed page with dense gothic-style paragraphs over a faint floral background.

"The red whip of Lust - "

1991 · Prints

A thick black snake-like curve winds across a red and purple abstract background with white marks.

Lust

1991 · Prints

Decorative page of dense gothic text about sin and human vices.

"The model for Sin can be seen in Virus..."

1991 · Prints

Abstract green artwork with black and white stencil shapes and a distorted computer keyboard.

Envy

1991 · Prints

Decorative gothic paragraph describing sin as a repeating, deadly cycle, printed on marbled paper.

"Sin is a stuck record..."

1991 · Prints

Abstract painting with purple background, gold scribbles, and bold black and white brush marks.

Pride

1991 · Prints