Robert Beck

Untitled ("The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child" Ed. by Ruth S. Eissler, et al.)
2007

This image features a collage of various sketches and text elements on a paper background. The top right corner includes a drawing of a figure with a conical hat, possibly a woman, next to a small sketch of a bird in a cage. Below, there's a large, detailed sketch of a rose. The center of the image is dominated by abstract shapes and lines, with a window-like square and a chair-like form. Handwritten text is scattered throughout, including a poem about a duckling named Sunny Jim at the bottom, and a note saying "For Cock Robin" at the top. The image has a dated and annotated feel, with "Nov. '57" written at the bottom left, suggesting it may be from November 1957.
This image features a collage of various sketches and text elements on a paper background. The top right corner includes a drawing of a figure with a conical hat, possibly a woman, next to a small sketch of a bird in a cage. Below, there's a large, detailed sketch of a rose. The center of the image is dominated by abstract shapes and lines, with a window-like square and a chair-like form. Handwritten text is scattered throughout, including a poem about a duckling named Sunny Jim at the bottom, and a note saying "For Cock Robin" at the top. The image has a dated and annotated feel, with "Nov. '57" written at the bottom left, suggesting it may be from November 1957.

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Date
2007

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Acrylic, charcoal, fabricated chalk, graphite pencil, typewriter ink, and latent fingerprint powder on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)

Accession number
2008.35

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Ann and Steven Ames

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Robert Beck
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