
Nurse on Trial
2005
Richard Prince's "Nurse on Trial" combines acrylic and inkjet techniques on canvas to create a provocative exploration of appropriation and image manipulation. The work exemplifies Prince's signature practice of rephotographing and altering existing images, in this case medical or nursing imagery, to interrogate questions of authenticity, ownership, and the construction of meaning in contemporary visual culture. By layering paint over printed material, Prince destabilizes the original image and forces viewers to reconsider their assumptions about source material and artistic creation.
- Medium
- acrylic and inkjet on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction
November 21, 2024
Estimate: $5,000,000 – $7,000,000
Lot 9
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