On the Point of a Lance, Amongst Us, This Horse's Skull!

1957

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image displays a collection of angular and flowing lines, with forms that suggest various shapes. It combines these shapes into a composition. On the left, two figures are in the image; one holds a cup, while the other gestures with a hand on a flat surface. In the foreground is a form resembling a curled-up animal. In the center is a draped piece of fabric resembling a canvas, with an indistinct pattern or figure visible, overlapping with the silhouette of a person seen from behind. To the right, a post supports an animal skull. Organic forms overlap with geometric ones, resembling pathways or landscapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.200

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 383


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

Q65507704

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