Karl Schrag

Montserrat
1958

Abstract expressionist painting with dynamic brushstrokes in black, white, and earth tones, with hints of red and yellow. The composition suggests a cityscape with buildings and structures overlaid with energetic lines and shapes. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.
Abstract expressionist painting with dynamic brushstrokes in black, white, and earth tones, with hints of red and yellow. The composition suggests a cityscape with buildings and structures overlaid with energetic lines and shapes. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1958

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 38 1/16 × 26in. (96.7 × 66 cm) Mount (board): 38 1/16 × 26 × 1/4in. (96.7 × 66 × 0.6 cm)

Accession number
59.37

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Karl Schrag
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