Boris Margo

The Sea
1949

This is an abstract artwork featuring a textured blue background that resembles water with wavy patterns. A crescent-shaped yellow and red object, possibly representing the moon or sun, is in the upper left corner. Shadowy, surreal figures and shapes that appear to be floating or submerged are depicted in black and white in the foreground, with one prominent elongated shape stretching towards the top right corner. The image has a dreamlike, otherworldly quality. There are signatures and possibly edition numbers at the bottom of the print.

This is an abstract artwork featuring a textured blue background that resembles water with wavy patterns. A crescent-shaped yellow and red object, possibly representing the moon or sun, is in the upper left corner. Shadowy, surreal figures and shapes that appear to be floating or submerged are depicted in black and white in the foreground, with one prominent elongated shape stretching towards the top right corner. The image has a dreamlike, otherworldly quality. There are signatures and possibly edition numbers at the bottom of the print.

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Date
1949

Classification
Prints

Medium
Cellocut

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 18in. (50.2 × 45.7 cm) Image: 16 9/16 × 16 9/16in. (42 × 42.1 cm)

Accession number
2002.545

Edition
5/10

Publication
Printed by Boris Margo

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Stanley Zimiles

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Boris Margo
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