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Master of the Pequod

1967

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names

Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image shows a portrait of a person from the chest up, facing forward with a slightly downward gaze. The facial features are abstract and partially obscured by shadows. The person is wearing a tall hat that blends into the outlines of their coat, which has a high collar. A scarf or neckerchief wraps around the neck. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in green [separation proof]
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1968.24.133
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine/Looney 1986, no. 527, 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

Q65507760

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