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Untitled

1987–88

Jacqueline Humphries

(American, 1960-)
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Culture
America
Medium
ink on paper
Measurements
Sheet: 24.8 x 26.5 cm (9 3/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in Memory of Toby Devan Lewis 2024.91.3
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Jacqueline Humphries has referred to her artistic practice as “my machine for thinking.”

Description

Jacqueline Humphries was one of a number of artists during the 1980s who worked to revive painting at a time when it had fallen out of favor in the New York art scene. This untitled set of drawings exemplifies the artist’s use of gestural forms to consider the legacy of Abstract Expressionist painting. Rather than improvisational brushstrokes, she presents carefully calculated and manipulated but organic forms.
A square drawing in black ink on deckled paper is dominated by a central dark gray mass. At its heart lies a concentrated cluster of yellowish-green honeycomb cells. Radiating feathered lines protrude from the core, bleeding into the fibrous surface. This organic diffusion creates a blurred texture that contrasts with the internal web, as transitions of gray and black dissipate into the off-white background, emphasizing the tactile nature of the support.

Untitled

1987–88

Jacqueline Humphries

(American, 1960-)
America

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