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Sleeping Family
1990 · Oil on canvas
64 1/2 x 84 in. (163.8 x 213.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Vincent Desiderio
Artist
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PaintingPhotography
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2
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6
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1
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Vincent Desiderio is an American painter known for large-scale figural compositions that combine photorealistic technique with dreamlike spatial distortion. Working primarily in oil on canvas, his densely populated scenes layer multiple perspectives and temporal moments within single compositions, creating a visual complexity that resists straightforward narrative. His practice engages with postwar American painting traditions while employing photography as a primary source material.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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- MoMA1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
- The Met1 published
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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