File:Patrick Webb Sunday Brunch 2003.jpg

Patrick Webb, Sunday Brunch (oil on canvas, 36" x 32", 2003). The image illustrates a mid-career body of work by Patrick Webb from the 2000s, when he began to paint cycles of his ongoing "Punchinello" works, that transitioned the protagonist from doomed (by HIV) character to survivor. Several cycles—"Home" (2003–5), "Married Life," and "Punchinello Unloads" (both 2007–10)—place him in ordinary domestic narratives, street or work scenarios that draw from classical and modern figurative work in their sculpted faces, silhouettes, and gestures. The pictured work, from the "Home" series, depicts an intimate and comically sad domestic narrative of quiet isolation. This body of work has been publicly exhibited in prominent museums and venues, discussed widely in national art and daily press publications.

Artist Patrick Webb. Copyright held by the artist.

Patrick Webb (artist)

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating a mid-career body of work by Patrick Webb from the 2000s: his cycles of "Punchinello" paintings, which signaled his protagonist's transition from doomed (by HIV) character to survivor. Several cycles—"Home" (2003–5), "Married Life," and "Punchinello Unloads" (both 2007–10)—place him in ordinary, intimate or comically sad domestic narratives, street scenes (sometimes embodying opera characters), or heavy manual-labor scenarios. This work has been compared to that of Piero della Francesca and Balthus in its sculpted faces, rhythmic silhouettes, and choreographed gestures. Because the article is about an artist and his work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to visualize the evolution of his art, which brought ongoing recognition from art journals, daily press publications, and art institutions. Webb's work of this type and this work in particular is discussed in the article and by prominent critics cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Patrick Webb, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.