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Ben Shahn

Associated Names

Ben Shahn

Artist, American, born Russia (now Lithuania), 1898 - 1969

The image depicts horizontal, uneven strokes and muted colors with soft outlines rising from a pale background. The artwork has an abstract quality, with blended hues of blue, pink, and green creating a dreamy atmosphere. These colors and lines form shapes resembling a distant landscape or the interplay of light and color in a sunset. The tones suggest forms like a misty horizon or changes in the evening sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gouache
Credit Line

Gift of Modern Master Tapestries in memory of Charles E. Slatkin
Dimensions

overall: 24.3 x 20.1 cm (9 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1983.111.2

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Ben Shahn

Wikidata ID

Q64537193

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