Karl Zerbe

Study for "Good Angel Tenanted"

1957

A vibrant abstract painting featuring a collage of shapes and colors that form a fragmented, cubist-style representation of figures and faces. Dominant colors include red, green, and orange, with touches of purple and white, creating a bold and dynamic composition. The artwork is signed at the bottom left.

A vibrant abstract painting featuring a collage of shapes and colors that form a fragmented, cubist-style representation of figures and faces. Dominant colors include red, green, and orange, with touches of purple and white, creating a bold and dynamic composition. The artwork is signed at the bottom left.

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Date
1957

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Polymer tempera on paper mounted on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 48 1/16 × 26 1/8in. (122.1 × 66.4 cm)

Accession number
58.28

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/3385

Exhibitions

Karl Zerbe

Feb 7–Mar 11, 1962

Karl Zerbe
2 works in the collection, 23 exhibitions

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