Will Barnet

The Silent Seasons - Summer
1967

A stylized painting depicting a woman with long dark hair seated at a table, sipping from a bowl with a large spoon. The background features abstract shapes and a bird with a green body and yellow head appears to be diving towards the table. The colors are muted with a predominance of pink, green, and grey tones. The artist's signature is visible in the upper right corner.
A stylized painting depicting a woman with long dark hair seated at a table, sipping from a bowl with a large spoon. The background features abstract shapes and a bird with a green body and yellow head appears to be diving towards the table. The colors are muted with a predominance of pink, green, and grey tones. The artist's signature is visible in the upper right corner.

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Date
1967

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil, oil stick, and graphite pencil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 43 3/8 × 33 1/8in. (110.2 × 84.1 cm)

Accession number
73.47

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Silberberg

Rights and reproductions
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/2558

Will Barnet
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