Cecily Brown

Black Painting 2
2002

A painting depicting a reclining figure with indistinct features, rendered in broad, expressive brushstrokes of white, beige, and peach against a dark, almost black background with chaotic white and blue strokes suggesting movement or turmoil. The figure's form is highlighted by the contrast with the surrounding darkness, creating a sense of isolation or introspection.
A painting depicting a reclining figure with indistinct features, rendered in broad, expressive brushstrokes of white, beige, and peach against a dark, almost black background with chaotic white and blue strokes suggesting movement or turmoil. The figure's form is highlighted by the contrast with the surrounding darkness, creating a sense of isolation or introspection.

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Date
2002

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 90 1/8 × 78 1/16in. (228.9 × 198.3 cm)

Accession number
2003.304

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Melva Bucksbaum, Raymond J. Learsy, and the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/19340

Cecily Brown
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