Nathan Oliveira

Bather I
1959

An expressive, abstract painting depicting a figure hunched over in a contemplative or sorrowful pose against a backdrop of broad, muted brushstrokes in shades of blue and green, suggesting a simple horizon line where sky meets sea or land. The figure's features are indistinct, rendered in a flurry of dynamic, thickly applied colors, emphasizing the emotional rather than literal representation.

An expressive, abstract painting depicting a figure hunched over in a contemplative or sorrowful pose against a backdrop of broad, muted brushstrokes in shades of blue and green, suggesting a simple horizon line where sky meets sea or land. The figure's features are indistinct, rendered in a flurry of dynamic, thickly applied colors, emphasizing the emotional rather than literal representation.

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Date
1959

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 52 3/8 × 44 3/4in. (133 × 113.7 cm)

Accession number
66.7

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Iola S. Haverstick

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1850

Nathan Oliveira
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