Skin Diver

1973

Theodore Roszak

Associated Names
Theodore Roszak

Artist, American, 1907 - 1981

The image depicts swirling lines and shapes creating an abstract form. In the center is a large circular shape resembling an eye with a reflective surface, surrounded by wrinkled textures suggesting the appearance of an open mouth with jagged lines hinting at teeth. Below is another eye, with twisting lines above and below that could evoke the impression of tentacles or roots. The right side of the image features sharp, pointed shapes resembling feathers or scales.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 203, no. 1366.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Theodore Roszak '73; upper left verso in black ink: Skin Diver - / Ink Drawing -

Markings

stamped upper right verso in black ink: Theodore Roszak / One St. Lukes Pl. / New York, N. Y. 10014 / Theodore Roszak [signature]

Wikidata ID

Q64633082

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