Robert Wilson

The CIVIL warS (a tree is best measured when it is down)
1983

A vertical composition of six black and white abstract panels, each depicting various textured landscapes and scenes, possibly mountains, fields, and forests, with a dynamic, sketch-like quality. The artwork is monochromatic with strong contrast and expressive lines, suggesting movement and natural forms.

A vertical composition of six black and white abstract panels, each depicting various textured landscapes and scenes, possibly mountains, fields, and forests, with a dynamic, sketch-like quality. The artwork is monochromatic with strong contrast and expressive lines, suggesting movement and natural forms.

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Date
1983

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and crayon on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 142 1/2 × 54in. (362 × 137.2 cm)

Accession number
97.108.16

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/11547

Exhibitions

The Draftsman's Colors: Fourteen New Acquisitions from Johns to Chong

Mar 2–July 7, 2001

Robert Wilson
4 works in the collection

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