Alfred Blaustein

The Tangle
1961

An etching depicting a dark, textured scene with a hunched-over figure that appears to be in distress or deep contemplation. The figure's face is obscured by its bent posture and long hair, and the hands are prominently displayed with one pointing upwards. The artwork has a somber, intense atmosphere, and there are signatures and numbering on the bottom indicating it's a limited print.
An etching depicting a dark, textured scene with a hunched-over figure that appears to be in distress or deep contemplation. The figure's face is obscured by its bent posture and long hair, and the hands are prominently displayed with one pointing upwards. The artwork has a somber, intense atmosphere, and there are signatures and numbering on the bottom indicating it's a limited print.

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Date
1961

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 27 9/16 × 20 3/8in. (70 × 51.8 cm) Plate: 23 3/4 × 17 3/4in. (60.3 × 45.1 cm)

Accession number
66.63

Edition
14/30

Publication
Printed by Letterio Calapai; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Associated American Artists

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/3637

Alfred Blaustein
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