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Richard Pettibone — Thumb Print; Camera and Brush; Ingres, The Princess de Broglie, 1853, Detail; Scribbling; Vermeer, Woman Studying at a Virginal, 1670s, Detail; and Scribbling
Richard Pettibone

Thumb Print; Camera and Brush; Ingres, The Princess de Broglie, 1853, Detail; Scribbling; Vermeer, Woman Studying at a Virginal, 1670s, Detail; and Scribbling

1978

Richard Pettibone's *Thumb Print; Camera and Brush; Ingres, The Princess de Broglie, 1853, Detail; Scribbling; Vermeer, Woman Studying at a Virginal, 1670s, Detail; and Scribbling* is a meticulously rendered oil on canvas that brings together a playful collage of images referencing art history, artistic process, and personal mark-making. Pettibone juxtaposes miniature reproductions of canonical masterworks by Ingres and Vermeer alongside humble, gestural elements such as thumb prints and scribbles, inviting reflection on the relationship between high art and everyday creative acts. This layered composition exemplifies Pettibone's signature approach of appropriation and recontextualization, challenging notions of originality and the perceived hierarchy of images.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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Richard Pettibone, Thumb Print; Camera and Brush; Ingres, The Princess de Broglie, 1853, Detail; Scribbling; Vermeer, Woman Studying at a Virginal, 1670s, Detail; and Scribbling, 1978

Richard Pettibone's *Thumb Print; Camera and Brush; Ingres, The Princess de Broglie, 1853, Detail; Scribbling; Vermeer, Woman Studying at a Virginal, 1670s, Detail; and Scribbling* is a meticulously rendered oil on canvas that brings together a playful collage of images referencing art history, artistic process, and personal mark-making. Pettibone juxtaposes miniature reproductions of canonical masterworks by Ingres and Vermeer alongside humble, gestural elements such as thumb prints and scribbles, inviting reflection on the relationship between high art and everyday creative acts. This layered composition exemplifies Pettibone's signature approach of appropriation and recontextualization, challenging notions of originality and the perceived hierarchy of images.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1978
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodernism, 20th-Century Art, Figurative Painting, Miniature Format, Miniature Painting, Multi-Panel Format, Male Artist, Intellectual Mood, Cool Tones, Blue And Yellow Tones, Contemporary Artist, Mixed Subjects, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Oil on Canvas

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