Nest

1985

Audrey Niffenegger

Associated Names
Audrey Niffenegger

Artist, American, born 1963

The image depicts a person's upper body facing forward with a slight head tilt to the left. The person has sharp facial features, including a high forehead, narrow eyes, and a slightly downturned mouth. They have short dark hair styled into a circular shape with an egg in the center. The individual wears a high-collared black shirt or sweater while holding a circular dark object in one hand. The background is plain and textured in light tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.72 × 30.48 cm (18 × 12 in.)
    sheet: 60.96 × 45.72 cm (24 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.148.33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Printworks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2000; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 9/12; lower center in graphite: Nest; lower right in graphite: A.A. Niffenegger 85

Wikidata ID

Q77015497

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