Chair/Chair II
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charcoal on Strathmore Charcoal laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 48.26 × 64.14 cm (19 × 25 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of William H. G. FitzGerald, Desmond FitzGerald, and B. Francis Saul II)
Accession Number
2015.19.2698
Art Historical Context
Richard Artschwager's *Chair/Chair II* (1973) is a captivating charcoal drawing on Strathmore Charcoal laid, measuring 19 × 25¼ inches. Created during the artist's mature period in New York, this work exemplifies his fascination with everyday objects, particularly chairs, which he transformed into profound meditations on perception and representation. The title's repetition hints at duality—perhaps echoing or multiplying the humble form—rendered with Artschwager's signature precision. A key figure in the 1960s and '70s art scene, Artschwager bridged Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism. His...
About the Artist
Richard Artschwager
Richard Artschwager (1923–2013) was a singular American artist whose sculptures, paintings, and installations blurred the lines between everyday objects and high art, evoking associations with Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism. Born in Washington, D.C., to a Prussian botanist father and a Ukrainian-Jewish mother who instilled in him a love of art through her own studies at the Corcoran School...