Stephen Greene

The Shadow
1950

A painting depicting a human skeleton in a seated position, with its back against a vertical wooden board. The skeleton's skull is turned to its right, showing the profile, and its left arm is detached and placed on the ground beside it. The background is a muted blue-green, with shadows suggesting a confined space.
A painting depicting a human skeleton in a seated position, with its back against a vertical wooden board. The skeleton's skull is turned to its right, showing the profile, and its left arm is detached and placed on the ground beside it. The background is a muted blue-green, with shadows suggesting a confined space.

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Date
1950

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 54 1/8 × 34 1/16in. (137.5 × 86.5 cm)

Accession number
61.16

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Dr. and Mrs. Emile Gordon Stoloff

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Stephen Greene
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