Manuel Ayaso

Along the Cape
1962

This is an etching with a dark, ominous atmosphere, depicting a central figure of a child holding a skull, illuminated by a beam of light from above. Surrounding the child are additional skulls and a cat to the left, with a figure wearing a top hat in the lower left corner, seemingly in motion. The background and foreground are shrouded in darkness, with faint outlines of figures and faces emerging from the shadows. The artwork has a haunting, surreal quality, with a blend of detailed and sketch-like elements. Handwritten inscriptions are visible at the bottom of the image.

This is an etching with a dark, ominous atmosphere, depicting a central figure of a child holding a skull, illuminated by a beam of light from above. Surrounding the child are additional skulls and a cat to the left, with a figure wearing a top hat in the lower left corner, seemingly in motion. The background and foreground are shrouded in darkness, with faint outlines of figures and faces emerging from the shadows. The artwork has a haunting, surreal quality, with a blend of detailed and sketch-like elements. Handwritten inscriptions are visible at the bottom of the image.

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Date
1962

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 13 11/16in. (42.2 × 34.8 cm)

Accession number
62.50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Juliana Force Purchase Award

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Manuel Ayaso
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