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Precarious Situation

1949

Thomas Harry Kapsalis

Associated Names

Thomas Harry Kapsalis

Artist, American, born 1925

The image displays sharp, angular intersecting lines and shapes against a dark background. The shapes resemble familiar objects such as a crescent moon, stars, and fishhooks, intertwined in a complex arrangement. The design evokes constellation-like forms with pointed elements and curved lines creating visual tension.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: ca. 335 x ca. 387 mm
sheet: 373 x 425 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2777

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: "Precarious Situation" 2/5 in pencil, lower left; signed: t.H. Kapsalis/1949 in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76456753

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