Alfonso Ossorio

Red Star
1944

This is an illustration of a vibrant and chaotic volcanic eruption with vivid red lava flows and explosive bursts against a backdrop of swirling blue and grey skies. Surreal elements, such as a face formed by the smoke and abstract figures in the landscape, add a fantastical dimension to the scene. The artwork is rich in detail and color, with dynamic lines suggesting movement and energy.

This is an illustration of a vibrant and chaotic volcanic eruption with vivid red lava flows and explosive bursts against a backdrop of swirling blue and grey skies. Surreal elements, such as a face formed by the smoke and abstract figures in the landscape, add a fantastical dimension to the scene. The artwork is rich in detail and color, with dynamic lines suggesting movement and energy.

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Date
1944

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor, brush and ink, and pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 × 20in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)

Accession number
69.153

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/3152

Exhibitions

Signs & Symbols

June 28–Oct 28, 2012

Alfonso Ossorio
11 works in the collection

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