Roy Schnackenberg

The Motorcycle
1966

A surreal painting featuring a silhouette of a person in black riding a vintage motorcycle with a large number 7 on it. To the left, a green parrot is perched on a tightrope, speaking in a speech bubble with a face inside. On the right, a woman appears to be pulling her face off like a mask, revealing a bare chest underneath. Above the motorcycle rider, another speech bubble contains a landscape scene. The right edge of the canvas has a red and white striped pattern resembling a barbershop pole.

A surreal painting featuring a silhouette of a person in black riding a vintage motorcycle with a large number 7 on it. To the left, a green parrot is perched on a tightrope, speaking in a speech bubble with a face inside. On the right, a woman appears to be pulling her face off like a mask, revealing a bare chest underneath. Above the motorcycle rider, another speech bubble contains a landscape scene. The right edge of the canvas has a red and white striped pattern resembling a barbershop pole.

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Date
1966

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas and plywood

Dimensions
Overall: 64 9/16 × 74 1/8 × 9 3/4in. (164 × 188.3 × 24.8 cm)

Accession number
67.42

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Roy Schnackenberg
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