Anabasis

1957

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

This is a painting featuring a group of figures, some on horseback, moving through a landscape. The artwork shows multiple figures within a landscape that includes horses, a dog or similar animal, and a glowing sun or celestial body in the sky. The figures are draped in cloaks of deep red and earthy tones, with an emphasis on texture and pattern in their garments. The background suggests a serene setting with a body of water or distant mountains under a moody sky. The style is reminiscent of Graham Sutherland, known for surreal and abstract interpretations of landscapes and figures. The composition creates a sense of narrative or journey, infused with mystery and a dreamlike quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in brown, buff, crimson, gray, yellow, ochre [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.217

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 391, State (trial 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

Q65507727

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