Ellen Phelan

(Untitled)
1993–1996

A monochromatic artwork depicting the profile of a person's face and upper body shrouded in shadows against a black background, with the artist's signature and a possible edition number on the white border below the image.
A monochromatic artwork depicting the profile of a person's face and upper body shrouded in shadows against a black background, with the artist's signature and a possible edition number on the white border below the image.

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Date
1993–1996

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 18 15/16 × 15 1/2in. (48.1 × 39.4 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 × 7 15/16in. (24.9 × 20.2 cm)

Accession number
96.197.7

Edition
40/75 | 15 APs, 1 BAT

Publication
Printed by Fine Art Printing, Ltd.; published by Parasol Press, Ltd.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Ruth and Richard Shack

Rights and reproductions
© Ellen Phelan / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/11025

Part of a series:
Six Couples
12 works

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A piece of artwork featuring a grid of numbers from 0 to 133, with each row containing a sequence of numbers that are sequentially flipped or rotated, creating a pattern of normal and altered digits. The numbers are in red ink, and the artist's signature is in the bottom right corner.
A black and white etching depicting a dramatic landscape with a vast, cloud-filled sky and a dark, open field below. The clouds appear tumultuous and textured, while the field has a pathway or road curving through it. The artwork is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.
A pencil sketch of a dense cluster of tree branches without leaves, presented on a square piece of paper with a wide border. The artwork is signed and numbered at the bottom, indicating it's part of a limited series.
A minimalist abstract print featuring two overlapping geometric shapes with textured patterns on a white background. The left shape is a speckled beige rectangle with a curved line cutting through it, and the right shape is a textured purple oval. The print is numbered and signed by the artist at the bottom.
A black and white abstract print featuring a vertical composition with torn and rough edges, consisting of a series of black rectangular shapes on a textured off-white paper. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom.
A grayscale abstract artwork featuring a large square with a smaller, centered square within it, creating a sense of depth through varying shades of black and gray. The piece is bordered by a white margin, and there appears to be a signature at the bottom right corner.
A black and white etching featuring an abstract pattern resembling a distorted figure-eight or infinity symbol in the center, surrounded by a field of irregular, blotchy shapes. The artwork is signed and dated in the bottom right corner, with a small colorful postage stamp depicting a butterfly in the bottom left corner, next to handwritten text.
A monochromatic artwork depicting the profile of a person's face and upper body shrouded in shadows against a black background, with the artist's signature and a possible edition number on the white border below the image.

Ellen Phelan
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