James Brooks

Number 27, 1950
1950

An abstract expressionist painting featuring a chaotic tangle of black and gray brushstrokes on a brown background, suggesting movement and energy. The artist's signature is visible in the corner.
An abstract expressionist painting featuring a chaotic tangle of black and gray brushstrokes on a brown background, suggesting movement and energy. The artist's signature is visible in the corner.

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Date
1950

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 37 9/16 × 46 5/8in. (95.4 × 118.4 cm)

Accession number
53.32

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger

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

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