TitleRed Self-Portrait
Artist
Paul Gordon Georges
(American, 1923 - 2002)
Date1967
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 59 1/2 × 47 1/2 in.
Framed: 60 × 48 × 1 1/4 in.
SubmissionNA diploma presentation, October 4, 1982
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, Gift of Jane Freilicher, accepted as artist's NA diploma presentation, October 4, 1982
Object number1982.2546
Label TextKnown for his robust figure paintings, landscapes, still lifes, and numerous self-portraits, Paul Georges studied with Fernand Léger and Hans Hofmann but ultimately rejected abstraction in favor of a painterly representational style. In 1969, he was a founder of the Alliance of Figurative Artists, a forum in which representational artists could present work, lecture, receive critical feedback, and participate in panel discussions. "Red Self-Portrait" shows the artist caught in the act of creation holding his palette and brush with a slightly startled expression on his face.
