Menu

Portraits Obscured

July 20–September 12, 1998
980 Madison Avenue, New York

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Spermatozoon), 1983 Acrylic and oilstick on canvas, 66 × 60 inches (167.6 × 152.4 cm)

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Spermatozoon), 1983

Acrylic and oilstick on canvas, 66 × 60 inches (167.6 × 152.4 cm)

Francesco Clemente, Stupa, 1991 Mixed media, 5 panels: 142 ⅞ × 38 ½ inches overall (362.9 × 97.8 cm)

Francesco Clemente, Stupa, 1991

Mixed media, 5 panels: 142 ⅞ × 38 ½ inches overall (362.9 × 97.8 cm)

Willem de Kooning, Woman on a Sign I, 1967 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 47 ⅝ × 35 ¾ inches (121 × 90.8 cm)

Willem de Kooning, Woman on a Sign I, 1967

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 47 ⅝ × 35 ¾ inches (121 × 90.8 cm)

Anselm Kiefer, Wege VI, 1978 Oil and wood-cut on canvas, 4 panels: 130 ½ × 108 ½ inches (331.5 × 275.6 cm)

Anselm Kiefer, Wege VI, 1978

Oil and wood-cut on canvas, 4 panels: 130 ½ × 108 ½ inches (331.5 × 275.6 cm)

Pablo Picasso, Femme aux Bras Croises, 1960 Oil on canvas, 39 ⅜ × 32 inches (100 × 81.3 cm)

Pablo Picasso, Femme aux Bras Croises, 1960

Oil on canvas, 39 ⅜ × 32 inches (100 × 81.3 cm)

Andy Warhol, Self Portrait (Camouflage), 1986 Synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, 80 × 80 inches (203.2 × 203.2 cm)

Andy Warhol, Self Portrait (Camouflage), 1986

Synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, 80 × 80 inches (203.2 × 203.2 cm)

About

Gagosian is pleased to present our summer show, entitled Portraits Obscured. The exhibition will feature paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente, Willem de Kooning, Anselm Kiefer, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol, as well as a sculpture by David Smith.

Installation view of the exhibition "Friends and Relations: Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, Michael Andrews"

Friends and Relations: Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, Michael Andrews

Join Jake Auerbach, Richard Calvocoressi, Bella Freud, Martin Gayford, and Florence Hallett as they discuss the work and legacy of four era-defining artists. Friends and Relations: Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, Michael Andrews, recently on view at Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill, London, elucidated the connections between their respective practices, and featured some of the artists’ portraits of one another.

Michael Govan and Anselm Kiefer

In Conversation
Anselm Kiefer and Michael Govan

On the occasion of his exhibition Anselm Kiefer: Exodus at Gagosian at Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles, the artist spoke with Michael Govan about his works that elaborate on themes of loss, history, and redemption.

Anna Weyant’s Two Eileens (2022) on the cover of Gagosian Quarterly, Winter 2022

Now available
Gagosian Quarterly Winter 2022

The Winter 2022 issue of Gagosian Quarterly is now available, featuring Anna Weyant’s Two Eileens (2022) on its cover.

Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Questionnaire: Anselm Kiefer

Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Questionnaire: Anselm Kiefer

In this ongoing series, curator Hans Ulrich Obrist has devised a set of thirty-seven questions that invite artists, authors, musicians, and other visionaries to address key elements of their lives and creative practices. Respondents make a selection from the larger questionnaire and reply in as many or as few words as they desire. For the fourth installment, we are honored to present the artist Anselm Kiefer.

Black and white image of Bruce Bernard, Lucian Freud Standing on His Head, with Daughter Bella, 1983

Bruce Bernard: Portraits of Friends

Virginia Verran details the photographer’s friendships with the London painters.

Timothy Behrens, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, andMichael Andrews (left to right) at Wheeler's restaurant in Soho,London, 1963. Photo: © John Deakin/John Deakin Archive/BridgemanImages

Frank Auerbach: Artist Friends

In this candid interview with Richard Calvocoressi, the painter Frank Auerbach reminisces on his friendships with Michael Andrews, Francis Bacon, and Lucian Freud. The two spoke during the planning of the exhibition Friends and Relations, a show that examines the interconnected lives and art practices of this group of London painters.