Untitled (Van Gogh) I, 1988
Plotter drawing, ink on kraft paper (corners mounted to board)
80.0 × 61.0 cm
Unique plotter drawing (one of a pair; from a series of unknown size)
Artist’s stamp “© KAMRAN MOOJEDI” at lower right
Collection of Bre Pettis
CA.2026.235
Description
One of a pair of unique generative plotter portraits of Vincent van Gogh — the left sheet of the pair — made around 1988 and shown that year in "Artist's Images: Images of Artists by Artists" at the Security Pacific Gallery, Los Angeles, and the Nevada Institute of Contemporary Art, Reno. Stepped rectilinear linework — pure Nake vocabulary bent to portraiture — densifies into Van Gogh's face, which resolves only at a distance; each drawing in the series samples a different portrait from the same coded space, which is why the pair belongs together. Ink on kraft paper, 31.5 × 24 inches, stamped © KAMRAN MOOJEDI. No other example from the Van Gogh series is traced in public or private hands. I love these portraits: the character of the subject shines through the abstraction. Bought as a pair in June 2026; its sibling is CA.2026.236.
Sources: https://history.siggraph.org/artwork/kamran-moojedi-stephen-hawking-portrait/ · https://www.ebay.com/itm/318325593999
