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Artist
Elizabeth Peyton
b. 1965, Danbury, Connecticut, USA · American · Based in New York, USA
- BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York (1987)
- Painting
- Oil on Wood Panel
- Monotypes
- Intimate Portraiture
Elizabeth Peyton became known in the 1990s for intimate, small-scale portraits of friends, lovers, musicians, artists and historical figures. Working from photographs, reproductions and direct observation, she compresses celebrity and private affection into a personal figurative language.
Painting; drawing; printmaking
Gallery Representation
Objects
Artist Films
Virtual Studio Visits: Klaus Biesenbach in Conversation with Elizabeth Peyton
The Museum of Contemporary Art63 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1995Kurt Cobain
- 2000John & Jackie
- 2003Nick with His Eyes Shut
- 1999Prince Eagle
- 1991Napoleon
- 2006Georgia O’Keeffe After Stieglitz 1918
- 1997Matthew Smoking
- 1997Craig
- 1999Ben Drawing
- 1998David Hockney, Powis Terrace
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo