Jay Van Everen

Gods of Long Ago
c. 1925–1930

A colorful abstract painting featuring a profile view of a figure with a headdress, surrounded by various shapes and forms that suggest clouds, a bird, and other figures, with the artist's signature at the bottom right.
A colorful abstract painting featuring a profile view of a figure with a headdress, surrounded by various shapes and forms that suggest clouds, a bird, and other figures, with the artist's signature at the bottom right.

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Date
c. 1925–1930

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and metal leaf on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 26 × 36 5/8in. (66 × 93 cm)

Accession number
69.90

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Reed

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Jay Van Everen
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