Copperhead #44

1990, printed 2010-2011

Moyra Davey

Associated Names
Moyra Davey

Artist, Canadian, born 1958

The image shows an embossed, textured surface resembling the profile of a man's face and upper shoulders. The man's face is turned to the side, showing a prominent forehead, nose, lips, and chin. His hair appears short, formed by the varying texture and coloration of the surface. The entire figure is coated with a rough texture that appears granular and earth-toned, with hints of reddish hues highlighting certain areas like around the lips and below the nose. There is no visible clothing or additional accessories on the figure, and the image is entirely filled with this textured pattern and coloration, providing an abstract interpretation of a human profile against a similarly textured and colored background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 61 x 45.9 cm (24 x 18 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.9.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Murray Guy, New York); NGA purchase, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired with the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2015, no. 63.

Wikidata ID

Q64158334

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