Jay DeFeo

Untitled (Portrait of Wallace Berman)
1974

A modern abstract painting featuring bold, sweeping strokes of white and gray paint on a dark, almost black background. The central form resembles a dynamic, curved shape, giving the impression of movement within the composition.

A modern abstract painting featuring bold, sweeping strokes of white and gray paint on a dark, almost black background. The central form resembles a dynamic, curved shape, giving the impression of movement within the composition.

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Date
1974

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Acrylic and pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 24 × 17 7/8in. (61 × 45.4 cm)

Accession number
96.242.5

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Lannan Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© The Jay DeFeo Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Jay DeFeo
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