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Pontchartrain [preparatory drawing for panel B]

1997

Robert Colescott

Associated Names

Robert Colescott

Artist, American, 1925 - 2009

The image shows a series of delicate, abstract lines sketched in a minimalistic style. The prominent feature is a shape resembling a human mouth, drawn with curved, closed lines that create an outline similar to lips. Above and around the mouth, faint lines suggest the form of a face, though they remain abstract, with fragments that could be interpreted as an eye and loosely connected features. The sparse and unfinished look of the drawing evokes the preliminary stages of portrait sketches.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pencil and pen on both sides of glassine [preparatory drawing for panel B]
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

47 x 31 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.255
Catalogue Raisonné

[preparatory drawing for panel B]

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