St. Michel Claw

1985-1991

Doug and Mike Starn

Associated Names
Doug and Mike Starn

Artist, American, born 1961

The image displays an abstract composition with rectangular arrangement, featuring two dark, translucent sheets overlaying each other with a vertical orange stripe in the center. The darker sections reveal texture and lines resembling a large animal’s paw. The orange stripe provides a pop of color and divides the composition symmetrically. The piece is enclosed within a textured frame, resembling a framed photograph or artwork.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print, tape, plexiglass, glue, and wood

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Susan and Peter MacGill

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.61 × 39.05 cm (13 5/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
    framed: 55.88 × 67.31 × 3.81 cm (22 × 26 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.146.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan and Peter MacGill, New York; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on print verso, signed by artists, lower center in graphite: Mike Starn / Doug Starn; by artist, left center in graphite: '85 - '91 / 10/50

Wikidata ID

Q64146934

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