Sasson Soffer

The First Moment
1961

A wide, abstract painting with a blend of deep blues and purples creating a textured, layered effect that gives the impression of a chaotic, yet harmonious, underwater scene or a night sky filled with nebulous forms.

A wide, abstract painting with a blend of deep blues and purples creating a textured, layered effect that gives the impression of a chaotic, yet harmonious, underwater scene or a night sky filled with nebulous forms.

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Date
1961

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Encaustic on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 48 × 96in. (121.9 × 243.8 cm)

Accession number
62.13

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Ford Foundation Purchase Program

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Sasson Soffer
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