
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
May 17, 2017
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