1954-0002-0-CS

Accession number

1954-0002-0-CS

Title

Untitled

Description

In this realistic self-portrait, the artist poses against a dark studio backdrop, gazing at the viewer. His hair is combed back neatly and he is dressed in a blue suit and tie. The image, which was painted from a photograph, appears backlit, as a faint halo of light surrounds his head.

Categories

Self-portrait

Colour

Inscriptions

Signed in English (CHANG) and Chinese (壮) and dated "1954" at the bottom right corner of the canvas. Labelled "1954" on a piece of corrugated plastic affixed to the right side of the frame.

Year

1954

Date

Unknown

Dimensions

47.0 x 37.5

Dimensions with frame

76.7 x 67.8

Condition

Scratches. Grazing. Mould. Dust. A tear near the top right corner. A hole near the top left corner.

Medium

Oil on canvas

Current location

Collection of The Tang Chang Private Museum

Exhibition history.

“TANG CHANG THE ORIGINAL, THE ORIGINAL TANG CHANG!” Artist’s Collection of 400 Selected Self-Portraits (1954–1987) [“จ่าง แซ่ตั้ง ก็คือ จ่าง แซ่ตั้ง” ภาพใบหน้าตัวเอง 400 ชิ้น]. The Mercury Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. March 21–April 9, 2000.