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Tree

1989

Whitfield Lovell

Associated Names

Whitfield Lovell

Artist, American, born 1959

The image features sinuous, intertwining lines and organic shapes that resemble tree branches reaching upwards. Human faces are incorporated into the design, seamlessly integrated among the branches like fruit. Each face is distinct, contributing to the overall complexity of the piece.

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Artwork overview

Medium

oil stick and charcoal on paper
Credit Line

Gift of the P. Bruce Marine and Donald Hardy Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 152.4 × 127 cm (60 × 50 in.)
Accession Number

2022.148.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Midtown Payson Galleries, NY); P. Bruce Marine and Donald Hardy; acquired by National Gallery of Art, 2022.

Associated Names

Philip Bruce Marine and Donald Hardy

Exhibition History

2025

Whitfield Lovell: Passages, Boca Raton Museum of Art; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock; Cincinnati Art Museum; Mint Museum Randolph, Charlotte; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, 2023-2025 (only shown in Richmond, Little Rock, Cincinnati, Charlotte, and San Antonio), pp. 64-64 (repro).

Bibliography

2023

Wije, Michèle, editor.Whitfield Lovell: Passages. Exh cat. Boca Raton Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arkansas Arts Center, Cincinnati Art Museum, Mint Museum, McNay Art Museum, 2023-2025: unnumbered reproduction, 64-64, color repro.

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