Woman with Dog (1977) by Duane Hanson

Woman with Dog - Duane Hanson - 1977

Artwork Information

TitleWoman with Dog
ArtistDuane Hanson
Date1977
Mediumassemblage
Art MovementHyper-Realism,Photorealism
Current LocationWhitney Museum of American Art, New York City, NY, US

About Woman with Dog

The artwork titled “Woman with Dog” created by artist Duane Hanson in 1977 is a remarkable piece that exemplifies the Hyper-Realism and Photorealism movements. Created using an assemblage medium, this sculpture is part of the collection at the Whitney Museum of American Art located in New York City, NY, US.

“Woman with Dog” features a life-size scene with a seated, elderly woman in a patterned blue dress with a floral design. She is wearing glasses and appears to be deeply focused on reading a piece of paper. Beside her, a small, white, fluffy dog lies peacefully on a patterned rug, seemingly asleep. The craftsmanship is exquisite, with meticulous attention to detail that creates an uncanny illusion of real life. The textures of the woman’s clothes, the strands of her hair, and the dog’s fur are rendered with such precision that they can be easily mistaken for the real thing. The woman’s posture and expression suggest a moment of quiet contemplation or perhaps even mundane everyday life, capturing a snapshot that is both ordinary and profound in its representation of human experience. The scene evokes a sense of stillness and a poignant sense of reality, typical of Hanson’s oeuvre that often focused on detailed and realistic sculptures of people in various commonplace situations.

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