Tony Berlant

The Muse
1982

A collage of nine square panels arranged in a 3x3 grid, each with a different texture, color, or image. The top row features a dark, textured panel with studs on the left, a cream panel with a simple line drawing in the center, and a black panel with subtle lines on the right. The middle row has a bright red panel on the left, a classical portrait of a woman in profile in the center, and a grayscale panel with varying shades on the right. The bottom row includes a vibrant yellow panel on the left, a blue panel with a geometric design in the center, and a metallic panel with raised dots on the right. The overall effect is a diverse and contrasting collection of visual elements.
A collage of nine square panels arranged in a 3x3 grid, each with a different texture, color, or image. The top row features a dark, textured panel with studs on the left, a cream panel with a simple line drawing in the center, and a black panel with subtle lines on the right. The middle row has a bright red panel on the left, a classical portrait of a woman in profile in the center, and a grayscale panel with varying shades on the right. The bottom row includes a vibrant yellow panel on the left, a blue panel with a geometric design in the center, and a metallic panel with raised dots on the right. The overall effect is a diverse and contrasting collection of visual elements.

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Date
1982

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Shaped and painted tin with steel brads on wood, with found painting

Dimensions
Overall: 52 1/2 × 42 3/4 × 2 1/8in. (133.4 × 108.6 × 5.4 cm)

Accession number
2008.67

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Altria Group, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Tony Berlant
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