James Brown

Untitled [Self Portrait]
1988

An abstract etching of a humanoid face with multiple overlapping lines and shapes creating a complex, textured appearance. The artwork is monochromatic, primarily in black and white, and is centered on a white background with the artist's signature at the bottom right.
An abstract etching of a humanoid face with multiple overlapping lines and shapes creating a complex, textured appearance. The artwork is monochromatic, primarily in black and white, and is centered on a white background with the artist's signature at the bottom right.

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Date
1988

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 29 1/4 × 24 11/16in. (74.3 × 62.7 cm) Plate: 21 × 19in. (53.3 × 48.3 cm)

Accession number
2005.114

Edition
6/35

Publication
Printed by Spring Street Workshop, Pace Editions; published by Pace Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Robert Pearlstein

Rights and reproductions
© James Brown / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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