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Untitled (Surreal Abstraction)

1936

Thomas Brownell Eldred

Associated Names

Thomas Brownell Eldred

Artist, American, 1903 - 1993

The image displays flowing lines and curved shapes intersecting on the canvas in an abstract composition. The shapes appear to create a human figure with long, wavy hair, surrounded by smaller faces and limbs in a surreal landscape. The swirling forms in the background suggest movement, like waves or wind, and the varied lines and textures add depth, evoking familiar objects such as textiles or body contours.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

Image: 230 x 328 mm
Sheet: 318 x 480 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.375

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, 4/8; on verso (by unknown hand), 15266; Signed: lower right, Eldred; lower left (stone), ELDRED-36

Wikidata ID

Q76440733

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