Benton Murdoch Spruance

To Freedom
1952

A black and white etching depicting a surreal scene with a large, distorted figure of a person tumbling through a confined, abstract space. The figure's arms are outstretched, and its head is tucked, giving a sense of motion. In the background, there are simplified forms of buildings and a pigeon in the foreground, adding to the urban atmosphere. The artwork is signed and numbered by the artist.
A black and white etching depicting a surreal scene with a large, distorted figure of a person tumbling through a confined, abstract space. The figure's arms are outstretched, and its head is tucked, giving a sense of motion. In the background, there are simplified forms of buildings and a pigeon in the foreground, adding to the urban atmosphere. The artwork is signed and numbered by the artist.

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Date
1952

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 22 11/16in. (40.3 × 57.6 cm) Image: 14 7/16 × 19 11/16in. (36.7 × 50 cm)

Accession number
96.68.286

Edition
30/30

Publication
Printed by Benton Murdoch Spruance

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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