Variation [verso]

1950

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image contains various geometric shapes and lines in blue and yellow colors. The shapes include rectangles and elongated trapezoids arranged in an abstract composition. There are also whimsical line drawings that suggest paths or outlines of figures. The layering of shapes creates a complex visual effect emphasizing the contrast between solid forms and fluid lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in yellow and blue [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.213.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 287, State (trial proof)

Associated Artworks

The image shows three women in various poses against a background of abstract geometric shapes. The woman on the left is standing with her hands covering her face, wearing a long skirt and a jacket. The central woman is seated with her head tilted downward and eyes closed, while the woman on the right stands with her back partly facing the viewer, her right arm raised, possibly holding onto something. The women are dressed in modest clothing with fabric covering their heads. The background consists of abstract, geometric shapes in shades of dark and light gray.

Lamentation [recto]

Benton Spruance

1950

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

Q65221483

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