Fallen Angel: Vanity of Disagreement

1949

Benton Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image displays a person from the waist up, kneeling on one knee. The individual faces downwards with a profile view, featuring short, dark hair. They wear a red garment covering their upper body and draping over their knee. Large white wings, with darker accents, are detailed on their back, and one hand holds the wings. The background consists of swirling tones of yellow and darker hues. No other objects or jewelry are visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4-color lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.183

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 276

  • Series Title

    Vanity I: Vanity of the Mind [Fine/Looney 275-7,279,281]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1968

  • L'Incisione Europea dal XV al XX Secolo, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Turin, Italy, 1968. no. 330, repro.

Bibliography

1986

  • Fine, Ruth and Robert F. Looney. The Prints of Benton Murdoch Spruance. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1986.

Wikidata ID

Q65221230

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