Elizabeth Peyton

Barack and Michelle
2008–2013

A painting depicting two individuals in a close embrace, about to kiss. The style is expressive with thick brushstrokes, and the colors are primarily earthy with highlights of red and white. Both individuals are dressed formally, one in a black suit and the other in a garment with a red accent. The background is abstract, focusing the viewer's attention on the intimate moment shared between the two figures.

A painting depicting two individuals in a close embrace, about to kiss. The style is expressive with thick brushstrokes, and the colors are primarily earthy with highlights of red and white. Both individuals are dressed formally, one in a black suit and the other in a garment with a red accent. The background is abstract, focusing the viewer's attention on the intimate moment shared between the two figures.

Not on view

Date
2008–2013

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/16 × 9 1/8in. (30.6 × 23.3 cm)

Accession number
2014.291

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Beth Swofford

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/46579

Exhibitions

America Is Hard to See

May 1–Sept 27, 2015

Elizabeth Peyton
11 works in the collection

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