Madonna and Child II

1989

Andres Serrano

Artist, American, born 1950

The hazy, unfocused faces of a woman and baby and their halos fill this vertical composition, which is printed in tones of tangerine orange and goldenrod yellow. The woman and child are almost cheek to cheek, with the child to the left and woman to the right. The outlines are blurred, giving the print an ethereal, otherworldly look.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver dye bleach print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Carolyn S. Alper)

  • Dimensions

    image: 101.6 x 76.2 cm (40 x 30 in.)
    framed: 114.78 × 82.87 × 1.91 cm (45 3/16 × 32 5/8 × 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2016.22.94

  • Copyright

    © Andres Serrano

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Andres Serrano, New York; Carolyn Small Alper [1927-2020], Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1991; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Both Sides of the Street: Celebrating the Corcoran's Photography Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, August 25 – December 8, 2003

2006

  • redefined: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 15, 2006 – January 2, 2007

Inscriptions

on verso, typed on label - "Stux Gallery 155 Spring Street New York / 1001012-219/0010 Fax 212/219 2243/Artist - Andres Serrano/Title 'Madonna & Child II' / Dimensions 40" x 30" / Medium cibachrome/ inventory no. 1/10/Stux/1991.46"

Wikidata ID

Q64074284

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