Ben Kamihira

The Couch
1960

Oil painting depicting a nude female figure reclining on a sofa, with a clothed male figure seated to her left, reading a small piece of paper. The room is filled with various objects including a round, patterned rug, a wooden table with a box and a tall blue vase on it, and an open book resting on a piece of furniture to the right. The color palette is dominated by earthy tones with accents of blue and green.

Oil painting depicting a nude female figure reclining on a sofa, with a clothed male figure seated to her left, reading a small piece of paper. The room is filled with various objects including a round, patterned rug, a wooden table with a box and a tall blue vase on it, and an open book resting on a piece of furniture to the right. The color palette is dominated by earthy tones with accents of blue and green.

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Date
1960

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 64 × 80in. (162.6 × 203.2 cm)

Accession number
60.49

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Sumner Foundation Purchase Award

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Ben Kamihira
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