Flag from the set Five Studies from an Endless Film

1994

Christopher Brown

Associated Names
Christopher Brown

Artist, American, born 1951

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Renée Bott

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

This is a painting featuring a vehicle with a flag on it and a hand pointing upward. The scene shows an automobile with visible headlights, front badge, and an American flag attached to its front. The background consists of green and yellow hues blending into each other, creating a vintage ambiance. There is a partial view of another person in uniform, their details blurred or obscured, contrasting with the clear design of the car. The painting is in the style of Gerhard Richter.
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On View

East Building Concourse, Galleries

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color softground etching and spitbite aquatint with scraping and burnishing on Lana Royal White paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.1 x 25.1 cm (9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 45.7 x 43.2 cm (18 x 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.55

  • Series Title

    Five Studies from an Endless Film

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark; lower left: OKTP; lower right: Christopher Brown 1994

Markings

blind stamp lower right: Crown Point Press / Renee Bott [chop of Crown Point Press]; stamped in gray lower right verso: Zapruder Film: Copyright 1967 / c/o James Lorin Silverberg, Esq. / Washington D.C. / All rights reserved

Wikidata ID

Q75416124

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