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Copperhead #77

1990, printed 2010-2011

Moyra Davey

Associated Names

Moyra Davey

Artist, Canadian, born 1958

The image displays intricate, overlapping lines and jagged shapes against a textured surface. The abstract artwork uses a palette of earthy, russet tones. The arrangement of lines and shadows can be compared to a human face or fossil-like impression. The interplay of light and shadow enhances depth and complexity, keeping an abstract allure.

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Artwork overview

Medium

chromogenic print
Credit Line

Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Dimensions

image: 61 x 45.8 cm (24 x 18 1/16 in.)
sheet: 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2012.9.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Murray Guy

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. 55.

Wikidata ID

Q64158343

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