Double Rembrandt (with steps)

1987-1991

Doug and Mike Starn

Associated Names
Doug and Mike Starn

Artist, American, born 1961

This is a photograph of an abstract assembly within a frame. The piece features a bordered structure composed of wooden pieces that diverge outwards like beams from the center. The central section hosts photographic imagery depicting a dark silhouette with a distinct headwear. The photographic elements are mounted on a background that appears stained or yellowed. Overall, the intersecting lines and textures create a complex, layered effect that draws the viewer’s eye towards the center.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver prints, ortho film, tape, wood, plexiglass, glue, and silicone

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Susan and Peter MacGill

  • Dimensions

    image: 46.36 × 42.55 cm (18 1/4 × 16 3/4 in.)
    framed: 67.31 × 64.77 × 5.08 cm (26 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.146.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017.

2022

  • The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2022, no. 110.

Inscriptions

on frame verso, upper right, signed by artists in graphite: Mike Starn / Doug Starn; by artist, top right corner in graphite: '87 - '91 / 2/50

Wikidata ID

Q64146935

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