Nico + Flowers (Nico Muhly)

The Drawing Center is pleased to present Nico + Flowers (Nico Muhly), a limited edition print by renowned artist Elizabeth Peyton. Co-published with Specific Object, Peyton's linocut was created at the legendary Two Palms Press in SoHo and depicts Nico Muhly, an American composer who sat for Peyton this spring, at the start of the global pandemic. Printed in rich purple ink, the bust-length portrait is a quintessential example of Peyton’s deft draftsmanship and admiring eye.

Elizabeth Peyton is one of the most important artists to have emerged from New York over the past two decades. Beginning her career in the mid 1990s with small portraits of various historical figures and artists she admired, Peyton developed an immediately recognizable signature style. A prolific painter and masterful printmaker, Peyton is adept at a host of techniques including monotypes, etchings, linocuts, and woodcuts.

The Drawing Center's limited editions are generously donated by artists and provide critical support for all that the organization does—from groundbreaking exhibitions and publications, to education and community initiatives.

If you would like to order a print and pick it up directly from The Drawing Center, please email vnewton@drawingcenter.org. This print is excluded from Member discounts.