Marvin Israel

Untitled (Three Dogs in a Doorway)
1973

A surreal drawing depicting a wolf standing upright and casting a human-like shadow against a wall in a room with a classical chair and a draped curtain. The wolf appears to be interacting with the shadow, creating a dramatic and anthropomorphic scene.
A surreal drawing depicting a wolf standing upright and casting a human-like shadow against a wall in a room with a classical chair and a draped curtain. The wolf appears to be interacting with the shadow, creating a dramatic and anthropomorphic scene.

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Date
1973

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal, pastel and oil wash on board

Dimensions
Sheet (Sight): 52 × 40in. (132.1 × 101.6 cm)

Accession number
2006.106

Series
Untitled

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Beth Rudin DeWoody

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/27475

Marvin Israel
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