Harold Weston

Tensions

1960

Tangled teal outlines trace intertwined human figures and limbs against a deep red and purple background.
Tangled teal outlines trace intertwined human figures and limbs against a deep red and purple background.

Harold Weston, Tensions, 1960. Oil on canvas, overall: 36 3/16 × 47 15/16 in. (91.9 × 121.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the National Council on the Arts and Government, and friends of the artist 61.27

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Not on view

Date
1960

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 36 3/16 × 47 15/16 in. (91.9 × 121.8 cm)

Accession number
61.27

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the National Council on the Arts and Government, and friends of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

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artworks/3304



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