31, male, artist
2002
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6 chromogenic prints
Dimensions
image/sheet (each): 19 × 19 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.) framed: 40.96 × 60.01 × 4.45 cm (16 1/8 × 23 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Cheryl Haines and Museum Purchase through support of Shifting Foundation and Jeff Keswin)
Accession Number
2015.19.4954.8
Art Historical Context
Nigel Poor's *31, male, artist* (2002) is a compelling series of six chromogenic prints, each measuring a intimate 19 × 19 cm. Chromogenic prints, a color photographic process popular in the late 20th and early 21st, produce vibrant, long-lasting images through layered dye couplers, allowing for rich tonal depth and subtle nuances ideal for portraiture. Framed together at 40.96 × 60.01 × 4.45 cm, the work invites close viewing, suggesting a multifaceted exploration of its enigmatic subject—a 31-year-old male artist—captured in this grid format. Created at the turn of the millennium, Poor's pi...