Alfonso Ossorio

Waiting Child
c. 1950

A vertical, abstract artwork featuring a series of loosely drawn, interconnected white lines forming spirals and shapes on a dark, mottled background with patches of yellow and pink. The composition gives the impression of primitive or tribal art with a modern twist.

A vertical, abstract artwork featuring a series of loosely drawn, interconnected white lines forming spirals and shapes on a dark, mottled background with patches of yellow and pink. The composition gives the impression of primitive or tribal art with a modern twist.

Not on view

Date
c. 1950

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and wax crayon on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 1/8 × 5 1/2in. (43.5 × 14 cm)

Accession number
74.122

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/3154

Exhibitions

Transitions at Mid-Century, Works on Paper 1945–1955

Feb 1–May 25, 2002

Alfonso Ossorio
11 works in the collection

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