Bernard Reder

Untitled (Seated, wasp-waist woman, large exotic bird at left)
c. 1948–1950

A dark, textured artwork depicting two fantastical creatures with bird-like features against a black background. The creature on the left appears to have a long beak and plumage, while the one on the right has a more pronounced humanoid form with wings and clawed feet. Both are rendered with strokes of white and green, giving them an eerie luminescence.
A dark, textured artwork depicting two fantastical creatures with bird-like features against a black background. The creature on the left appears to have a long beak and plumage, while the one on the right has a more pronounced humanoid form with wings and clawed feet. Both are rendered with strokes of white and green, giving them an eerie luminescence.

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Date
c. 1948–1950

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen, brush and ink, and opaque watercolor on prepared board

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 × 26 3/4in. (55.9 × 67.9 cm)

Accession number
2003.127

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Kathrin Perutz

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/13467

Bernard Reder
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