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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's upper body facing forward with a neutral expression. The individual has distinct facial features including deep-set eyes and pronounced cheekbones. They have dark, somewhat unkempt hair protruding from under a wide-brimmed hat. The person is wearing a high-collared shirt or scarf and there are sketchy shadows indicating a garment over their shoulders. The background is a plain, light-colored surface that emphasizes the central figure without any additional details.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in two greens, brown, and blue [trial proof]
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1968.24.138
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine/Looney 1986, no. 527, State (trial 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

Q65507765

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