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I Don't Trust Myself When I'm Sleeping

2019

Carla Cabanas

Associated Names

Carla Cabanas

Artist, Portuguese, born 1979

The image shows a snowy landscape with two figures in the foreground. In the background, there are abstract mountain shapes and barn-like structures with snow-covered roofs. The horizon is placed in the upper third of the image. Bold outlines outline the objects and people against the beige and white snow. The color palette is minimalistic, with shades of white and beige.

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Artwork overview

Medium

chromogenic print modified with scratches
Credit Line

Shlenker Block Fund and Joseph M. Cohen Family Collection Fund
Dimensions

image/sheet: 8.89 × 13.34 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/4 in.)
framed: 48.26 × 43.18 × 3.49 cm (19 × 17 × 1 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2020.60.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Carla Cabanas, Lisbon, Portugal; NGA purchase (through Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal), 2020.

Associated Names

Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporanea

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