Judith

1950

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image contains a mix of soft and angular lines that evoke a sense of movement in an abstract form. A central figure resembling a washed-out human body outline, potentially an arm and shoulder, is paired with vertical rectangular shapes reminiscent of draped fabric or curtains. Adjacent to this is a configuration of intersecting sharp lines forming a star-like pattern, resembling crumpled paper or light passing through glass. The piece utilizes negative space and textures to hint at an abstract human silhouette within an indistinct environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in sienna [separation proof]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.192

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 288, State (separation proof)


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

Q65221321

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