25 YEARS OF THE BROWN SISTERS

Begun in 1975, Nixon's annual group portraits of the artist's wife Bebe and her three sisters comprise his most well-known series. Collectively, they represent a distinct take on the tradition of portraiture for their rigorous simplicity in mode of conception and overall romantic beauty. Through this picture-history of the four Brown siblings, Nixon chronicles, almost methodically, slivers in time of the dramatic, ever-changing aging process by way of which familiarity and permanence may also be found.

The Brown Sisters, New Canaan,Conn. (1975)

The Brown Sisters, Brookline, Mass. (1999)

  thanks to Coudal Partners