William Zorach

The Roof Playground
1917

A vibrant, expressionist painting from 1917 by Zorach depicting a colorful urban scene with abstracted buildings and figures. Two central human figures dance or frolic with a white dog on a curved structure, surrounded by a patchwork of houses in bold colors with a backdrop of a blue sky and a leafless tree. The brushwork is textured and the forms are simplified and geometric.

A vibrant, expressionist painting from 1917 by Zorach depicting a colorful urban scene with abstracted buildings and figures. Two central human figures dance or frolic with a white dog on a curved structure, surrounded by a patchwork of houses in bold colors with a backdrop of a blue sky and a leafless tree. The brushwork is textured and the forms are simplified and geometric.

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Date
1917

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 28 3/4 × 23 3/4in. (73 × 60.3 cm)

Accession number
71.231

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Altschul

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/3395

Exhibitions

Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century

Feb 25, 2000–May 20, 2006

William Zorach
26 works in the collection

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