Mitchell Jamieson

First Communion
1948

A painting depicting a young girl in a white dress and veil standing in the foreground, surrounded by a crowd of somber-looking adult figures in dark attire. The adults have exaggerated, expressive features, and the overall tone of the artwork is dark and moody, with a sense of movement among the figures in the background. The style is reminiscent of expressionism, with rough, sketch-like lines and a limited color palette dominated by browns and blacks.

A painting depicting a young girl in a white dress and veil standing in the foreground, surrounded by a crowd of somber-looking adult figures in dark attire. The adults have exaggerated, expressive features, and the overall tone of the artwork is dark and moody, with a sense of movement among the figures in the background. The style is reminiscent of expressionism, with rough, sketch-like lines and a limited color palette dominated by browns and blacks.

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Date
1948

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and colored ink, and wax crayon on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 22 1/16in. (39.4 × 56 cm)

Accession number
49.10

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Mitchell Jamieson
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