Lamentation

1950

Benton Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image displays a series of rectangular and vertical shapes arranged in a balanced yet abstract composition. On the left, a tall, dark blue rectangle contains a patch of yellow and white blocks. In the center, a simplified silhouette suggests the shape of a person's upper torso and head, defined by the dark color surrounding the outline. To the right, another vertical shape with textured layers of yellow is present. The image plays with abstract elements of architecture and human form, creating a minimalist connection to familiar objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in blue-grey and yellow [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.214

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 286, State (trial proof)

  • Series Title

    Vanities II [Fine/Looney 283,286, 288, 289, 292]

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

Q65221485

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