Self-Portrait: Pivotal Motion, Small; Vertical Motion Down, Small

1983

Blythe Bohnen

Associated Names
Blythe Bohnen

Artist, American, 1940 - 2022

The image shows a blurred form featuring soft, overlapping curves and indistinct lines that create an abstract impression of a human face. The shapes are smeared horizontally, suggesting movement and lending a ghostly, liquid quality to the visage. The abstract nature of the image challenges the viewer to connect it to familiar objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Herbert and Paula Molner

  • Dimensions

    image: 48 x 37.9 cm (18 7/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 50.4 cm (15 15/16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.75.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Herbert and Paula Molner, Highland Park, IL; Gift to NGA, 1992.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Blythe Bohnen; lower left: Self-Portrait: Pivotal motion, small; Vertical motion down, small 1983

Wikidata ID

Q64145463

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