Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective

Exhibition works

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  Jay DeFeo, Untitled, c. 1953–55. Wire, pearl, and seed hung with thread, 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 x 1/4 in. (6.4 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm). Private collection. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by George Hixson

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  Jay DeFeo, Landscape with Figure, 1955. Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm). Private collection. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo, The Eyes, 1958. Graphite on paper, 42 × 84 3/4 in. (106.7 × 215.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Lannan Foundation  96.242.3  

  © 2009 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  Jay DeFeo, The Rose, 1958–66. Oil with wood and mica on canvas, 128 7/8 × 92 1/4 × 11 in. (327.3 × 234.3 × 27.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Jay DeFeo Trust and purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee and the Judith Rothschild Foundation 95.170. © 2015 The Jay DeFeo Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  Jay DeFeo, Crescent Bridge I, 1972. Synthetic polymer and mixed media on plywood, 48 × 66 1/2 in. (121.9 × 168.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from Daniel C. Benton 2002.279. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson

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  Jay DeFeo, Crescent Bridge II, 1970–72. Synthetic polymer and mixed media on plywood, 48 × 96 in. (121.9 × 243.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 2002.329. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Untitled, 1972. Gelatin silver print, 2 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (7 × 10.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Photography Committee 2010.5. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Robert Gerhardt

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  Jay DeFeo, Untitled, 1973. Collage with cut gelatin silver print, torn paper, and paint on gelatin silver print photogram, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm). San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; purchase through a gift of Robin Wright and the Accessions Committee Fund: gift of Barbara and Gerson Bakar, Shawn and Brook Byers, Jean and James E. Douglas, Jr., Pamela and Richard Kramlich, Mary and Howard Lester, and Nancy and Steven Oliver. © 2013 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Don Ross

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Untitled (Salvador Dalí’s Birthday Party), May 11, 1973. Gelatin silver print chemigram, 10 × 7 7/8 in. (25.4 × 20 cm) . Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of an anonymous donor and The Jay DeFeo Trust in honor of Kim Zorn Caputo 2005.109. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Untitled, from the Water Goggles series, 1977. Synthetic polymer, charcoal, ink, grease pencil and graphite on paper, 15 × 20 in. (38.1 × 50.8 cm). Private collection. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Summit Ridge Drive No. 2, 1980–81. Synthetic polymer with collage and tape on canvas, 75 × 83 3/4 in. (190.5 × 212.7 cm). The Jay DeFeo Trust, Berkeley. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Hawk Moon No. 2, 1983–85. Oil on canvas, 96 × 60 in. (243.8 × 152.4 cm). The Jay DeFeo Trust, Berkeley. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Reflections of Africa No. 8, 1989. Charcoal and graphite on paper, 11 5/8 × 17 1/8 in. (29.5 × 43.5 cm). The Jay DeFeo Trust, Berkeley. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Untitled, 1989. Graphite and oil pastel on paper, 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm). The Jay DeFeo Trust, Berkeley. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Blue One, 1989. Oil on linen, 16 × 12 in. (40.6 × 30.5 cm). The Jay DeFeo Trust, Berkeley. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo, Seven Pillars of Wisdom No. 3, 1989. Charcoal and metallic powder on paper, 29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm). The Jay DeFeo Trust, Berkeley. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Last Valentine, 1989. Oil on linen, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Private collection. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), Untitled (Salvador Dalí’s Birthday Party), May 11, 1973. Gelatin silver print chemigram, 10 × 7 7/8 in. (25.4 × 20 cm). The Jay DeFeo Trust, Berkeley . © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell

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  Jay DeFeo, Masquerade in Black (Loop System No. 4), 1975. Synthetic polymer and mixed media on Masonite, 96 × 96 in. (243.8 × 243.8 cm). San Francisco Arts Commission. © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ben Blackwell