Lee Gatch

Summer Tundra
1962

An abstract artwork featuring textured layers with a dominant brown and beige color scheme. The central area has a mottled appearance with various shades of gray, resembling a stone surface. Surrounding this are borders with a more uniform brown tone, and the top left corner includes a piece of brown material with geometric lines and small, circular greenish accents. The overall effect is reminiscent of an archaeological find or an ancient wall with remnants of past decorations.

An abstract artwork featuring textured layers with a dominant brown and beige color scheme. The central area has a mottled appearance with various shades of gray, resembling a stone surface. Surrounding this are borders with a more uniform brown tone, and the top left corner includes a piece of brown material with geometric lines and small, circular greenish accents. The overall effect is reminiscent of an archaeological find or an ancient wall with remnants of past decorations.

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Date
1962

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Sandstone, sand, cut and stained canvas, oil, and graphite on plywood

Dimensions
Overall: 48 × 35 13/16in. (121.9 × 91 cm)

Accession number
63.5

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Lee Gatch
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