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Richard Artschwager — Road
Richard Artschwager

Road

1969

A stark and enigmatic landscape rendered in acrylic on Celotex, Richard Artschwager's *Road* presents a receding path that draws the viewer into an ambiguous, almost photographic yet distinctly artificial space. The choice of Celotex—an industrial fiberboard material—lends the surface a unique texture that simultaneously echoes and subverts the painted image, blurring the boundary between representation and material reality. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work extends Artschwager's characteristic interrogation of the functional and aesthetic roles of everyday objects and structures.

Medium
acrylic on Celotex, in artist’s frame
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 1969.

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Richard Artschwager, Road, 1969

A stark and enigmatic landscape rendered in acrylic on Celotex, Richard Artschwager's *Road* presents a receding path that draws the viewer into an ambiguous, almost photographic yet distinctly artificial space. The choice of Celotex—an industrial fiberboard material—lends the surface a unique texture that simultaneously echoes and subverts the painted image, blurring the boundary between representation and material reality. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work extends Artschwager's characteristic interrogation of the functional and aesthetic roles of everyday objects and structures.

Medium
acrylic on Celotex, in artist’s frame
Dimensions
40 x 59.4 cm
Year
1969
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Landscape Subject, Neo-Dada, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, American Artist, Austere Mood, Late 20th Century, Acrylic Painting, Unconventional Materials

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Collected by

Hamilton Selway Gallery