Stephen Greene

The Burial
1947

A surreal painting depicting two figures and a floating, dismembered female form. On the left, a bald figure in green clothing kneels, gazing contemplatively at his hand. In the center, the torso and legs of a woman float above a red structure, her head and arms absent. On the right, another figure stands behind a tall, green object, holding a white rod, with only the back of his bald head visible. The background is textured with shades of blue and green.

A surreal painting depicting two figures and a floating, dismembered female form. On the left, a bald figure in green clothing kneels, gazing contemplatively at his hand. In the center, the torso and legs of a woman float above a red structure, her head and arms absent. On the right, another figure stands behind a tall, green object, holding a white rod, with only the back of his bald head visible. The background is textured with shades of blue and green.

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Date
1947

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 42 × 55in. (106.7 × 139.7 cm)

Accession number
49.16

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Stephen Greene
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