Will: Shar-Pei (I)

1985

Peter Hujar

Associated Names
Peter Hujar

Artist, American, 1934 - 1987

The image shows a Shar-Pei dog seated on a draped fabric. The dog is facing slightly to the left, showing a side profile view of its face and upper body. The dog has distinctive wrinkled skin, a broad snout, and a slightly open mouth. Its coat is short and smooth, black and white in color, emphasizing the deep wrinkles on its body. The background is plain with a gradient effect from light at the bottom to slightly darker at the top, isolating the dog as the main focus.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.2 × 37.4 cm (14 5/8 × 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 × 40.2 cm (19 7/8 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.180.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Peter Hujar Archive, New York; NGA purchase (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Peter Hujar; lower left: Will Dog / Feb 1985 / 1065 9-8 / ED 2/3; estate stamp, lower right corner in blue ink: FROM THE ESTATE #; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: EPH 57A-7 / PH.0791.Y

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