Macbeth - Act V

1938

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image shows a frontal perspective of a tall, narrow three-story building with a pitched roof and three visible windows on its front facade. The horizon is low in the composition, with swirling clouds filling the sky above. Barren, twisted trees flank the building. The brushstrokes create a sketch-like quality, emphasizing light, shadow, and texture. The color palette is monochromatic with black, white, and grey. Two vintage cars are parked near the building, and shadowy figures stand in front of it. Barren trees and ominous clouds fill the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7991

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 148

More About this Artwork

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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

Q65019172

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