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Forty Flakes [preparatory drawing]

1991

Christopher Brown

Associated Names

Christopher Brown

Artist, American, born 1951

The image displays elongated, vertical lines and silhouetted forms against a textured backdrop. The figures suggest people engaged in activity on an ice rink. The lines convey motion, resembling skate trails on ice, while the dark and light shapes resemble skaters in winter attire. The setting appears to be busy with activity, reminiscent of an outdoor skating rink on a winter day.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite and colored pencils on tracing paper [preparatory drawing]
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

31.5 x 31.5 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.221
Catalogue Raisonné

[preparatory drawing]

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