Untitled

Artist Robert Alan Bechtle (American, 1932–2020)

Date1968

Mediumlithograph

Dimensions76.2 x 55.9 cm (30 x 22 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund

Terms

Object number1974.115

Label TextA California native, Bechtle studied graphic design before shifting to painting and printmaking in the early 1960s. Here, he offers an unadulterated example of middle-class, suburban California. Reflective of his tightly-controlled Realism, this informal portrait of Bechtle and his family emerged from a series of frank depictions of families, cars, and the neighborhood surrounding his studio. This print is closely related to a painting from the same year, ’61 Pontiac, in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The source for both works was a snapshot taken before the family traded in their car.ProvenanceWilliam W. Struve, East Haddam, Connecticut

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