James Brooks

Rasalus

1959

Abstract painting with bold black and rust brushstrokes over muted beige and gray background.
Abstract painting with bold black and rust brushstrokes over muted beige and gray background.

James Brooks, Rasalus, 1959. Oil and house paint on canvas, overall: 65 7/8 × 69 7/8 in. (167.3 × 177.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art 59.39. © Estate of James Brooks/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY © Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

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Date
1959

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and house paint on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 65 7/8 × 69 7/8 in. (167.3 × 177.5 cm)

Accession number
59.39

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of James Brooks/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY © Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

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