Self-Portrait #1 (India)

1981

Francesco Clemente

Associated Names
Francesco Clemente

Artist, Italian, born 1952

Crown Point Press

Publisher

This image features intricate and intertwined lines and shapes creating an abstract composition. The shapes resemble human body parts, such as faces and limbs, giving the impression of several people entangled. On the right, a detailed face with a prominent eye and partial nose is depicted. On the left, elements resembling facial features and abstract organic forms are interwoven, suggesting textures like hair or leaves. The composition has an abstract quality evoking human figures and natural textures, open to interpretation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching in black on Arches Satine paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 41.3 x 52.1 cm (16 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
    image: 20.3 x 15.2 cm (8 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite lower left: OKTP Francesco Clemente

Wikidata ID

Q75413342

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