WILLIAM WEGMAN (b. 1943),
'Self-Portrait (Batty in the Frame)', 1990's/2018
SIGNED Color Photograph
Archival Pigment Print on 100% cotton rag paper with a luster finish
Dimensions: 10" x 8" sheet
Edition size: 100. SIGNED by the artist, titled and numbered '02/100' on accompanying Certificate of Authenticity
Excellent condition with no visible defects, never framed or displayed (shown is a framed example)
Self Portrait is based on an original 20x24 Polaroid photo created by Bill in the 1990s. The photo features his oft-photographed and much beloved Weimaraner Batty
"Weimaraners have good balance. From a lifetime of being carried and placed on pedestals of all shapes and sizes, boxes, bikes, tractors, and chairs, my dogs have learned to wait and settle into position. But of all my dogs, past and present, Batty (the dog in this picture) was the most flexible and blase about posing. It was not uncommon for Batty to fall asleep while posing. In this case, she stayed awake."
-- William Wegman
William Wegman was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1943. He graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, in 1965 with a BFA in painting, then enrolled in the Masters's painting and printmaking program at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, receiving an MFA in 1967. After teaching at various universities, Wegman's interests in areas beyond painting ultimately led him to photography and the infant medium of video. While living in Long Beach, California, Wegman acquired Man Ray, the dog with whom he began a fruitful twelve-year collaboration. Man Ray became a central figure in Wegman's photography and videos, known in the art world and beyond for his endearing deadpan presence. In 1972, Wegman and Man Ray moved to New York. In 1986, a new dog, Fay Ray, came into Wegman's life, and soon thereafter another famous collaboration began, marked by Wegman's use of the Polaroid 20x24 camera. With the birth of Fay's litter in 1989 and her daughter's litter in 1995, Wegman's cast grew
Wegman's photographs, videos, paintings, and drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally. A retrospective of Wegman's work traveled to museums throughout Europe and the United States, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. His most recent exhibitions have gone to Japan, Sweden, and the Orange County Museum of Art in California. Wegman lives in New York and Maine.

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