Oliver Johnson

Black Velvet
1985

A black cat sits on a turquoise wooden porch, with its eyes gazing forward. The background features vertical wooden panels, some casting shadows, suggesting daylight. The artwork has a textured appearance, indicative of a painting or drawing.

A black cat sits on a turquoise wooden porch, with its eyes gazing forward. The background features vertical wooden panels, some casting shadows, suggesting daylight. The artwork has a textured appearance, indicative of a painting or drawing.

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Date
1985

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel on sandpaper

Dimensions
Sheet: 27 13/16 × 22in. (70.6 × 55.9 cm)

Accession number
96.60.35

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Charles Simon Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Oliver Johnson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Oliver Johnson
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