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David Byrd • Catalogue Raisonné

Catalogue entry

P89
1/2 (half) Door
1985
Oil on canvas
33 x 27 in. (83.8 x 68.6 cm)
Signed and dated lower left pencil: BYRD

Portrait of Ann, who I dated for 2 years and she wanted me to be Catholic so it ended. A nurse. Bottom right not right.. —DB

Private collection
Photo: Tom Gorman; © 2013
Provenance
David Byrd Estate
Greg Kucera Gallery
Private collection
Exhibitions
2013 Greg Kucera Gallery
Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, David Byrd Introduction: A Life of Observation, April 4–May 18, 2013.
2021 Greg Kucera Gallery
Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, David Byrd: Montrose VA, 1958-1988, October 14–November 20, 2021.
Literature
Samels 2013a
Samels, Zoë. "The Medium of Memory: David Byrd at Greg Kucera Gallery." Seattle: Greg Kucera Gallery.
Kiley 2021
Kiley, Brendan. "Greg Kucera, leading force in Seattle art world, leaves for his castle in France." The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA), October 29, 2021.
Cozzolino 2024
Cozzolino, Robert. "The Limits of Empathy." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné, by Jody Isaacson and Jessica Farrell. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate, 2024, fig 16.
Related Work
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Record last updated September 16, 2024. Please note the catalogue is an evolving project and continually updated with new information that best reflects David Byrd's legacy.
Citation: Isaacson, Jody and Jessica Farrell. "1/2 (half) Door, 1985 (P89)." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate. www.davidbyrdcatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=86 (accessed on September 29, 2026).