Jacob and the Angel

1950

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image displays swirling and jagged shapes with dark and light contrasts. These shapes resemble human musculature along with dynamic lines that suggest movement and energy. The composition evokes powerful limbs in motion, possibly an arm and a leg, and fragmented figures, like a moment of frozen action. The interplay between dark and light areas adds depth and dimension, prompting viewers to perceive familiar forms within the abstraction.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in blue [separation proof]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.200

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 289, State (separation proof)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1986

  • Fine, Ruth and Robert F. Looney. The Prints of Benton Murdoch Spruance. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1986.

Wikidata ID

Q65221393

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