Portrait of Linda Nochlin and Richard Pommer
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Object Label
Best known for his large-scale, realist nudes, Philip Pearlstein created this double portrait of feminist curator, critic, and art historian Linda Nochlin and her second husband, Richard Pommer, in honor of the couple’s wedding. Here, Pearlstein challenges the conventional image of marriage by placing Nochlin in the foreground, rather than next to her husband, and depicting the casual inattention of each sitter. Pearlstein’s critique of art historical conventions was appreciated by Nochlin, whose groundbreaking scholarship reshaped the discipline.
Nochlin had a lifelong relationship with the Brooklyn Museum, beginning with childhood visits and later with exhibitions she spearheaded for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. Following Nochlin’s death, in 2017, her family gifted this painting to the collection.
Caption
Philip Pearlstein American, 1924–2022. Portrait of Linda Nochlin and Richard Pommer, 1968. Oil on canvas, 72 × 60 in. (182.9 × 152.4 cm) frame: 73 1/8 × 61 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (185.7 × 155.3 × 6.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Linda Nochlin Pommer, 2018.20.3. © artist or artist's estate
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Artist
Title
Portrait of Linda Nochlin and Richard Pommer
Date
1968
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
72 × 60 in. (182.9 × 152.4 cm) frame: 73 1/8 × 61 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (185.7 × 155.3 × 6.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Linda Nochlin Pommer
Accession Number
2018.20.3
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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