Theodore Roszak

Metaphysical Structure
1933

A surreal, abstract painting featuring a central figure composed of various shapes and elements that resemble parts of a guitar and human features, set against a light background with geometric accents. The figure has a prominent central guitar body with a sound hole and strings, flanked by curvilinear forms and a tall, pointed shape at the top. The bottom of the composition includes a stylized eye-like motif and abstract shapes suggesting musical notation.

A surreal, abstract painting featuring a central figure composed of various shapes and elements that resemble parts of a guitar and human features, set against a light background with geometric accents. The figure has a prominent central guitar body with a sound hole and strings, flanked by curvilinear forms and a tall, pointed shape at the top. The bottom of the composition includes a stylized eye-like motif and abstract shapes suggesting musical notation.

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Date
1933

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Crayon, opaque watercolor, graphite, brush and ink, and pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 23 × 16 9/16in. (58.4 × 42.1 cm)

Accession number
83.33.5

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Theodore Roszak Estate

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Theodore Roszak / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Theodore Roszak
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