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Don Bachardy

Don Bachardy

Artist

WA-00016925

Painting

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

24

Works in Collection

43

Assets Indexed

5

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0

Publications Referenced

60%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ277103

Field Verification (5 fields)

0 cross-verified · 5 single-source

Birth yearWikidata· 70%
LocationWikidata· 70%
NationalityWikidata· 70%
Primary mediumWikidata· 70%
Profile imageWikidata· 70%

Source Registry (2)

Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/don-bachardy
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Don Bachardy is an American painter whose practice centers on portraiture and figurative work executed in charcoal, ink, and acrylic. His approach prioritizes psychological presence through meticulous attention to physiognomy and gesture, employing a direct observational method that eschews stylization in favor of acute perceptual accuracy. Based in Los Angeles, Bachardy has sustained a decades-long engagement with the human face as a site of emotional and formal complexity.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art

Canonical record

Artworks (24)

Rick Luce 01- 10 -03 1

2003 · watercolor

Sheet: 56.8 x 76.4 cm (22 3/8 x 30 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Wayne Shimabukuro 04-14-84 1

1984 · graphite and ink wash

Sheet: 73.7 x 58.6 cm (29 x 23 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colacello, Bob 06-05-82 I

1982 · Graphite on paper

Sheet: 29 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. (74 × 59.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1981 · Brush and black ink and wash on paper

23 13/16 in. × 19 in. (60.5 × 48.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Armisted Maupin 4-25-79 1

1979 · graphite and ink wash

Image: 73.8 x 58.7 cm (29 1/16 x 23 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Christopher Isherwood 06-21-79

1979 · graphite and ink wash

Image: 61 x 48.3 cm (24 x 19 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Miles White

1978 · Pen and black ink, with brush and black ink, on cream wove paper

73.8 × 58.7 cm (29 1/16 × 23 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lynda Benglis

1978 · Pen and brush and black ink on cream wove paper

73.7 × 58.7 cm (29 1/16 × 23 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

William Burroughs

1978 · Brush and ink and wash on paper

29 1/16 × 23 1/16 in. (73.8 × 58.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Christopher Isherwood

1976 · Graphite and black ink wash on paper

24 in. × 18 7/8 in. (60.9 × 47.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Baldwin, Gordon 02-26-74 I

1974 · Graphite on paper

Sheet: 29 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. (74 × 59.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Edith Head

1973 · Graphite, with brush and black ink, on cream wove paper

74 × 58.5 cm (29 3/16 × 23 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Anias Nin 10-01-73 1

1973 · graphite and ink wash

Image: 73.8 x 58.6 cm (29 1/16 x 23 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

D'Allesandro, Joe 07-04-71 I

1971 · Graphite on paper

Sheet: 29 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. (74 × 59.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Darling, Candy 11-06-71 II

1971 · Graphite on paper

Sheet: 29 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. (74 × 59.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Morrissey, Paul 07-04-71 I

1971 · Graphite on paper

Sheet: 29 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. (74 × 59.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Warhol, Andy 01-29-70 III

1970 · Graphite on paper

Sheet: 29 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. (74 × 59.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Geldzahler, Henry 10-28-69 II

1969 · Graphite on paper

Sheet: 29 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. (74 × 59.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Larry Bell

1967 · Graphite and brush and black ink on cream wove paper

74 × 58.8 cm (29 3/16 × 23 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Peter Schlesinger

Peter Schlesinger

1967 · Graphite, with brush and black ink, on cream wove paper

73.7 × 59 cm (29 1/16 × 23 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1967 · Graphite and ink wash on paper

29 1/16 × 23 1/8 in. (73.8 × 58.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

James Baldwin

1964 · Graphite and brush and black ink on cream wove paper

76.5 × 56 cm (30 1/8 × 22 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait

1962 · Brush and black ink, with pen and black ink, on cream wove paper

71.2 × 50.5 cm (28 1/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Christopher Isherwood

Christopher Isherwood

1962 · Pen and black ink, with brush and black ink, on cream wove paper

58.8 × 73.8 cm (23 3/16 × 29 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (5)

24 published of 25 catalogued · 9 with image

Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img
Whitney
7 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published
The Met
4 published
+ 1 more source · 1 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Armisted Maupin 4-25-79 1
1979 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Rick Luce 01- 10 -03 1
2003 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Christopher Isherwood 06-21-79
1979 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Anias Nin 10-01-73 1
1973 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Wayne Shimabukuro 04-14-84 1
1984 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artwork: Peter Alexander (1998)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Self Portrait (2023)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Peter Alexander (1977)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Jane Russell (2009)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Two Works

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

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James Baldwin (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

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