Paradise
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
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Paradise (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Stephen Conroy: Paradise, 1992. Etching. Printer's proof, 2/2 |
| Physical description | A group of figures seated in a landscape, seen over the shoulder of a man whose ear and collar are visible at the left-hand edge. |
| Dimensions |
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| Copy number | Printer's proof, 2/2 |
| 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.584-2021 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2021 |
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