Richard Lindner

The Child's Dream
1952

A whimsical painting depicting a floating figure dressed in a colorful, puffy costume with a red torso, yellow shorts, and green and blue sleeves. The figure's eyes are closed, and it appears to be serenely balancing on a tightrope. Below the figure are scattered geometric toys—a green, blue, and brown drum, a red cone, and a white die—on a tan floor against a greyish-blue background. The painting has a dreamlike, surreal quality.

A whimsical painting depicting a floating figure dressed in a colorful, puffy costume with a red torso, yellow shorts, and green and blue sleeves. The figure's eyes are closed, and it appears to be serenely balancing on a tightrope. Below the figure are scattered geometric toys—a green, blue, and brown drum, a red cone, and a white die—on a tan floor against a greyish-blue background. The painting has a dreamlike, surreal quality.

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Date
1952

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 49 3/4 × 30in. (126.4 × 76.2 cm)

Accession number
61.10

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore V. Marsters

Rights and reproductions
© Richard Lindner / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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Richard Lindner
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