George Morrison

Landscape
1950

This is an abstract expressionist painting with a vibrant mix of red, blue, yellow, and black colors. The composition is divided into two main sections with the upper part featuring a large, bird-like shape in blue and yellow hues, and the lower section depicting geometric shapes resembling architectural forms in red and black. The painting has a textured appearance with visible brushstrokes and splatters. The artist's name, George Morrison, and the year 1950 are inscribed at the bottom right, with the word "Landscape" and an edition number, 5/25, at the bottom left.

This is an abstract expressionist painting with a vibrant mix of red, blue, yellow, and black colors. The composition is divided into two main sections with the upper part featuring a large, bird-like shape in blue and yellow hues, and the lower section depicting geometric shapes resembling architectural forms in red and black. The painting has a textured appearance with visible brushstrokes and splatters. The artist's name, George Morrison, and the year 1950 are inscribed at the bottom right, with the word "Landscape" and an edition number, 5/25, at the bottom left.

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Date
1950

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 13 1/4 × 16 1/2in. (33.7 × 41.9 cm) Image (sight): 12 3/4 × 16 1/4in. (32.4 × 41.3 cm)

Accession number
2014.315

Edition
5/13

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Henry and Mildred Kitt

Rights and reproductions
© Briand Morrison

API
artworks/44793

George Morrison
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