R. B. Kitaj

Death Pitches a Curve (My First American Picture)
1997

A textured drawing on a yellowed paper depicting a stylized, abstract figure in motion, with a blurred sense of movement. The figure appears to be running or dancing, rendered with rough, expressive lines. The artist's signature "Kitaj" is visible at the bottom left corner.

A textured drawing on a yellowed paper depicting a stylized, abstract figure in motion, with a blurred sense of movement. The figure appears to be running or dancing, rendered with rough, expressive lines. The artist's signature "Kitaj" is visible at the bottom left corner.

Not on view

Date
1997

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 1/2 × 11 5/16in. (39.4 × 28.7 cm)

Accession number
2000.51

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/12590

R. B. Kitaj
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