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Richard Pettibone — Brice Marden and Robert Morris
Richard Pettibone

Brice Marden and Robert Morris

1975

Richard Pettibone's *Brice Marden and Robert Morris* is a characteristically intimate appropriation work in which the artist reproduces and miniaturizes the visual language of his contemporaries, collapsing the boundary between homage and critique. By placing these two distinct artistic identities side by side at a diminutive scale, Pettibone invites reflection on authorship, originality, and the nature of influence within the Minimalist and Post-Minimalist movements. The work exemplifies his lifelong practice of recontextualizing canonical art, transforming familiar imagery into something both reverent and quietly subversive.

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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Richard Pettibone, Brice Marden and Robert Morris, 1975

Richard Pettibone's *Brice Marden and Robert Morris* is a characteristically intimate appropriation work in which the artist reproduces and miniaturizes the visual language of his contemporaries, collapsing the boundary between homage and critique. By placing these two distinct artistic identities side by side at a diminutive scale, Pettibone invites reflection on authorship, originality, and the nature of influence within the Minimalist and Post-Minimalist movements. The work exemplifies his lifelong practice of recontextualizing canonical art, transforming familiar imagery into something both reverent and quietly subversive.

Year
1975
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodernism, Figurative Reference, 20th Century, Small Scale, Homage Work, Minimal, Conceptual, Minimalist Aesthetic, Minimalist, Male Artist, 1970s, American, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Minimalist Influence, Portraiture, Contemporary Artist, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Pop Art, Late 20th Century, Portrait, Appropriation, Monochromatic, Neutral Tones, Text-Based Art, Figurative, Black and White, Contemporary, Artists

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