Audrey Flack

Skull and Roses
1983, printed 1984

A vibrant still life photograph featuring a human skull adorned with colorful flowers on its right side. A lit blue candle is mounted on top of a clear bottle in front of the skull. Various artist supplies, including paint tubes and a watercolor palette, are scattered around the composition. The background consists of a gradient of saturated colors, and the image includes handwritten signatures and the title "Skull and Roses" at the bottom.
A vibrant still life photograph featuring a human skull adorned with colorful flowers on its right side. A lit blue candle is mounted on top of a clear bottle in front of the skull. Various artist supplies, including paint tubes and a watercolor palette, are scattered around the composition. The background consists of a gradient of saturated colors, and the image includes handwritten signatures and the title "Skull and Roses" at the bottom.

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Date
1983, printed 1984

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Dye transfer print mounted on paperboard

Dimensions
Mount: 20 × 24in. (50.8 × 61 cm) Sheet: 19 5/8 × 23 5/8in. (49.8 × 60 cm) Image: 14 11/16 × 22 7/16in. (37.3 × 57 cm)

Accession number
93.116.12

Edition
4/50 | 10 APs, 4 TPs

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Singer

Rights and reproductions
© Audrey Flack

API
artworks/8522

Part of a series:

12 Photographs - 1973 to 1983

14 works

A black and white image displaying a text document titled "AUDREY FLACK: 12 PHOTOGRAPHS 1973 to 1983," listing titles, years, film types, and image sizes of photographs. Below the list, there's a paragraph explaining the photography and printing process, the limited edition nature of the prints, and the paper type used. The document is signed by Audrey Flack and indicates that this portfolio is number 41 out of 50. The address of Prestige Art Ltd. is provided at the bottom.
A scanned page from a publication featuring an article titled "AUDREY FLACK'S PHOTOGRAPHS: AN APPRECIATION" by Gene Thornton. The text discusses the relationship between Audrey Flack's photography and her paintings, comparing the techniques and effects used in both mediums. The layout includes two columns of text with a clean, academic format.
A still life photograph featuring a variety of fruits such as apples, grapes, pears, and oranges arranged on a table with a lit candle, a silver goblet, and a blue and white ceramic vase. In the foreground, there's a color checker card and two signatures.
A vibrant still life photograph featuring a human skull adorned with colorful flowers on its right side. A lit blue candle is mounted on top of a clear bottle in front of the skull. Various artist supplies, including paint tubes and a watercolor palette, are scattered around the composition. The background consists of a gradient of saturated colors, and the image includes handwritten signatures and the title "Skull and Roses" at the bottom.
A vibrant still life composition featuring an assortment of objects including a bright red rose, a slice of lemon, a green-faced wristwatch, various pieces of jewelry with colorful gemstones, a silver pocket watch, and decorative glassware on a turquoise background. There are also signatures at the bottom of the image.
A vibrant still life photograph featuring a colorful bouquet of artificial flowers in a decorative vase, with a lit candle to the left and a small ornate box to the right. In the foreground, there's a piece of paper with musical notes, a dice, and scattered berries on a patterned fabric. The image is signed at the bottom by the artist.
A vibrant still life photograph featuring an assortment of objects including colorful artificial flowers, fruit, a butterfly, a bird figurine, clocks, a skull, dice, and draped fabric, all set against a red background. The image includes handwritten signatures and the phrase "Time to Save" at the bottom.
A vibrant collage featuring a variety of objects and images, including portraits of Albert Einstein and a bearded man, a religious figure, multiple roses, a pear, a butterfly, an orange, an apple, a candle, a watercolor paint set with brushes, and a tube of paint, all arranged against a rainbow gradient background. The artwork is signed at the bottom.
A still life composition featuring a classical bust of a woman adorned with a string of pearls and a red rose in her hair, surrounded by an assortment of objects including a silver pitcher, a pair of dice, sheet music, a lace fabric, a green pear, and a hand mirror reflecting the bust's profile. The image has signatures at the bottom that read "Greek Muse" and "Audrey Flack."
A vibrant and eclectic still life photograph featuring a mix of objects including a human skull, a string of red beads, a tarot card labeled "Wheel of Fortune," a compact mirror, a lipstick, a calendar, and a photograph of a woman framed by a decorative border. The items are arranged against a backdrop of reflective surfaces and richly colored fabrics, creating a sense of opulence and mystery. The image is signed at the bottom with the text "Wheel of Fortune" and a signature that appears to read "Catherine Opie."

Audrey Flack
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