Daniel Rasmusson

Death Comes for the Hero
1937

A dynamic, expressive ink drawing depicting a mythological scene where a muscular male figure is struggling against a large, dark bird-like creature with expansive wings. The man appears to be in a defensive position, with one arm raised, while the creature looms over him, its wings and feathers rendered with vigorous, sweeping strokes. The background is abstract and dark, suggesting a tumultuous atmosphere. The artwork is signed in the bottom right corner.

A dynamic, expressive ink drawing depicting a mythological scene where a muscular male figure is struggling against a large, dark bird-like creature with expansive wings. The man appears to be in a defensive position, with one arm raised, while the creature looms over him, its wings and feathers rendered with vigorous, sweeping strokes. The background is abstract and dark, suggesting a tumultuous atmosphere. The artwork is signed in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1937

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and brush and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 × 11 7/8in. (22.9 × 30.2 cm)

Accession number
37.34

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1970

Daniel Rasmusson
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