Abraham Rattner

The Emperor
1944

A vividly colored expressionist painting depicting a regal figure adorned with a crown and royal attire. The artwork features a stylized portrait with exaggerated features, intense eyes, and a mix of geometric and organic shapes creating a rich, textured background. The use of dark reds, oranges, and contrasting blues and greens gives the painting a dramatic and commanding presence.

A vividly colored expressionist painting depicting a regal figure adorned with a crown and royal attire. The artwork features a stylized portrait with exaggerated features, intense eyes, and a mix of geometric and organic shapes creating a rich, textured background. The use of dark reds, oranges, and contrasting blues and greens gives the painting a dramatic and commanding presence.

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Date
1944

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 28 13/16 × 23 11/16in. (73.2 × 60.2 cm)

Accession number
45.6

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Abraham Rattner
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