Carroll Dunham

Color Message C
1985–1986

A vibrant abstract artwork featuring a variety of brushstrokes and color splashes on a textured canvas. The composition includes bold horizontal green lines at the top, a series of vertical stripes in primary colors, and dynamic swirls of blue, red, and yellow in the center, with a prominent red brushstroke sweeping across the bottom. The piece has a raw, expressive quality, with visible drips and splatters of paint throughout, and the edges of the canvas are irregular, suggesting a hand-torn finish.
A vibrant abstract artwork featuring a variety of brushstrokes and color splashes on a textured canvas. The composition includes bold horizontal green lines at the top, a series of vertical stripes in primary colors, and dynamic swirls of blue, red, and yellow in the center, with a prominent red brushstroke sweeping across the bottom. The piece has a raw, expressive quality, with visible drips and splatters of paint throughout, and the edges of the canvas are irregular, suggesting a hand-torn finish.

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Date
1985–1986

Classification
Prints

Medium
Color lithograph on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 3/16 × 8 3/4in. (33.5 × 22.2 cm) Plate (Irregular): 13 3/16 × 8 3/4in. (33.5 × 22.2 cm)

Accession number
P.2010.80

Edition
2/52

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Emily Fisher Landau

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels

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Carroll Dunham
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