Jim Nutt

Be Careful!
1974

A sketch on tan paper featuring a surreal scene with various characters: a central figure with an elongated face and a skirt, a muscular figure with a distorted face to the left, a small figure of a cat in the foreground, and a partial figure with a prominent eye on the right. The background suggests a room with striped flooring and a small window. The drawing style is reminiscent of early 20th-century European art, with a focus on exaggerated features and a dreamlike atmosphere.

A sketch on tan paper featuring a surreal scene with various characters: a central figure with an elongated face and a skirt, a muscular figure with a distorted face to the left, a small figure of a cat in the foreground, and a partial figure with a prominent eye on the right. The background suggests a room with striped flooring and a small window. The drawing style is reminiscent of early 20th-century European art, with a focus on exaggerated features and a dreamlike atmosphere.

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Date
1974

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 13 1/2in. (35.2 × 34.3 cm)

Accession number
2005.139

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jack Shear

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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