Head Study
Print
1992 (printed)
1992 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Stephen Conroy (born 1964, Scotland) is renowned painter of the generation which revived figuration in the 1980s. His paintings and prints are usually portraits or self-portraits, though not always explicitly so. His work, in paint and in print, is inspired by Old Masters such as Caravaggio, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Poussin and Manet, and in the 20th century, Francis Bacon.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Head Study (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and drypoint on paper |
| Brief description | Stephen Conroy: Head Study, 1992. Etching and drypoint. Printer's proof, 2/2 |
| Physical description | Head and shoulders of a man, facing front. |
| Dimensions |
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| Copy number | Printer's proof 2/2 |
| Marks and inscriptions | PP 2/2 Conroy (in pencil) |
| Credit line | Given by Aram and Tamar Balakjian |
| Summary | Stephen Conroy (born 1964, Scotland) is renowned painter of the generation which revived figuration in the 1980s. His paintings and prints are usually portraits or self-portraits, though not always explicitly so. His work, in paint and in print, is inspired by Old Masters such as Caravaggio, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Poussin and Manet, and in the 20th century, Francis Bacon. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.580-2021 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2021 |
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