Painter
Jacqueline Humphries
Jacqueline Humphries is an American abstract painter known for reflective silver surfaces that shift with movement and light, combining metallic effects with layered, scraped, and gestural paint.
Jacqueline Humphries quick facts
A concise reference for her materials, reflective surfaces, and painting approach.
| Born | 1960 · New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Paint media | Reflective metallic silver paint · Oil paint |
| Common supports | Linen · Canvas |
| Working methods | Layering, scraping, gestural marks, reflective grounds, and repeated reworking of the painted surface |
| Known for | Large abstract paintings whose silver and iridescent surfaces change with the viewer's position and surrounding light |
Sources: Whitney Museum of American Art and Whitney: Untitled (2009).