Reuben Kadish

Study for A Dissertation on Alchemy
1937

A colored pencil drawing of a stylized human hand with exaggerated, rounded fingers gently holding a bright, glowing orb. The background is divided into two textures, with a rough blue texture on the right and a softer yellow-orange gradient on the left. The overall effect is warm and surreal.
A colored pencil drawing of a stylized human hand with exaggerated, rounded fingers gently holding a bright, glowing orb. The background is divided into two textures, with a rough blue texture on the right and a softer yellow-orange gradient on the left. The overall effect is warm and surreal.

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Date
1937

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Oil pastel and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 24 3/8 × 16 3/8in. (61.9 × 41.6 cm)

Accession number
2010.49

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee, Candace Barasch, Laurie Tisch, Martin de M. Hale, Jr., and Michael Straus

Rights and reproductions
© Reuben Kadish Art Foundation, New York

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