Ellen Phelan

Blond White Woman #6

1991

A softly blurred portrait of a woman with long hair against a blue watercolor background.
A softly blurred portrait of a woman with long hair against a blue watercolor background.

Not on view

Date
1991

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 21 1/16 × 19 7/8 in. (53.5 × 50.5 cm)

Accession number
97.20.6

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

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

API
artworks/11254

Part of a series:
Blond White Woman
9 works

Soft, blurred painting of a woman's head and shoulders with paint drips below.
A hazy, dark portrait of a woman's head and shoulders with indistinct facial features.
Blurred portrait of a woman with long hair and bare shoulders in muted grays and blues.
A soft, blurred portrait of a woman's face painted against a bright yellow background.
A loose watercolor portrait of a woman with long hair and blue eyes against a blank background.
A softly blurred portrait of a woman with long hair against a blue watercolor background.
Watercolor portrait of a woman with long pale hair and a calm expression.
A softly blurred charcoal portrait of a woman with closed eyes and bowed head.
A watercolor portrait of a woman with long hair and soft, dripping brown tones.

Ellen Phelan
30 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

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