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Elizabeth Peyton — Louis XIV Dejeuner Age 11
Elizabeth Peyton

Louis XIV Dejeuner Age 11

1995

Elizabeth Peyton's 'Louis XIV Dejeuner Age 11' (1995) is a charcoal on paper work depicting the French monarch at a young age during his breakfast. Peyton's intimate portraiture approach brings contemporary sensibility to historical subjects through loose, expressive charcoal marks. The work exemplifies her practice of creating psychologically nuanced portraits of figures both historical and contemporary.

Medium
charcoal on paper

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

May 15, 2019

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Elizabeth Peyton, Louis XIV Dejeuner Age 11, 1995

Elizabeth Peyton's 'Louis XIV Dejeuner Age 11' (1995) is a charcoal on paper work depicting the French monarch at a young age during his breakfast. Peyton's intimate portraiture approach brings contemporary sensibility to historical subjects through loose, expressive charcoal marks. The work exemplifies her practice of creating psychologically nuanced portraits of figures both historical and contemporary.

Medium
charcoal on paper
Year
1995
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

American, Young Subject, Historical, Paper, Portrait, Charcoal, Drawing, Figurative, Contemporary, Romantic

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