Pat Steir

The Way to New Jersey
1971

An abstract artwork featuring a collage of different textures and materials on a beige background. The left side shows a dark brown square with a lighter brown silhouette and a small red flower-like detail at the bottom. The center and right portions display various geometric shapes, lines, and cutouts, some resembling birds, with a mix of translucent and opaque patches. Five circular elements, resembling eyes or holes, are aligned horizontally across the bottom. The piece has an overall architectural and schematic feel with a subtle use of color and shadow.

An abstract artwork featuring a collage of different textures and materials on a beige background. The left side shows a dark brown square with a lighter brown silhouette and a small red flower-like detail at the bottom. The center and right portions display various geometric shapes, lines, and cutouts, some resembling birds, with a mix of translucent and opaque patches. Five circular elements, resembling eyes or holes, are aligned horizontally across the bottom. The piece has an overall architectural and schematic feel with a subtle use of color and shadow.

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Date
1971

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil, fabricated chalk, graphite pencil, and oil stick on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 77 7/8 × 108 1/8in. (197.8 × 274.6 cm)

Accession number
72.16

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Philip Morris Incorporated

Rights and reproductions
© Pat Steir

API
artworks/2962

Exhibitions

Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Pollock to Today

Dec 7, 2000–Feb 10, 2002

Pat Steir
39 works in the collection

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