Chair/Chair II

1973

Richard Artschwager

Associated Names
Richard Artschwager

Artist, American, 1923 - 2013

The image shows a large chair depicted as a soft, diffused drawing towards the center-right. The color palette is primarily shades of gray on a pale background. The chair is slightly right of center, with its structure indicated through light charcoal strokes merging with the surrounding space.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 227, no. 1520.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Richard Artschwager '73; lower center in charcoal: Chair/Chair II

Markings

lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 6C

Watermarks

Strathmore Charcoal 100% Cotton Fiber U.S.A.

Wikidata ID

Q64620434

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