Larry Rivers

Washington Crossing the Delaware
1960

Abstract expressionist painting with a blend of bold and muted colors, featuring broad brushstrokes, scribbles, and what appears to be fragmented figures and shapes. The composition is dominated by earthy tones, with splashes of red and orange, and has a dynamic, somewhat chaotic feel.

Abstract expressionist painting with a blend of bold and muted colors, featuring broad brushstrokes, scribbles, and what appears to be fragmented figures and shapes. The composition is dominated by earthy tones, with splashes of red and orange, and has a dynamic, somewhat chaotic feel.

Not on view

Date
1960

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and oil stick on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 84 3/8 × 108 3/8in. (214.3 × 275.3 cm)

Accession number
80.27

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Larry Rivers / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/10

Exhibitions

Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900–1960

Apr 28, 2017–June 2, 2019
De Kooning to Today: Highlights from the Permanent Collection (2nd floor–Oct 2002)

Oct 9, 2002–Mar 1, 2003

Larry Rivers
22 works in the collection

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