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Back View of a Man

Print
1994 (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
TitleBack View of a Man (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Stephen Conroy: Back View of a Man, 1994. Etching. Trial proof.
Physical description
Back view of man in a dark overcoat, seen in silhouette against a window.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 30cm
  • Plate width: 15cm
  • Sheet height: 51cm
  • Sheet width: 33.8cm
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.586-2021

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Record createdOctober 7, 2021
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