Michael Hurson

Study for a Portrait of Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott
1976

Two framed abstract sketches displayed side by side. Both sketches feature a combination of vertical and horizontal lines with crosshatching, creating a sense of architectural forms. The left sketch has a more open structure with a central void, while the right sketch includes a prominent dark oval shape at the center. Both use a limited color palette of black and blue on a white background.
Two framed abstract sketches displayed side by side. Both sketches feature a combination of vertical and horizontal lines with crosshatching, creating a sense of architectural forms. The left sketch has a more open structure with a central void, while the right sketch includes a prominent dark oval shape at the center. Both use a limited color palette of black and blue on a white background.

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Date
1976

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite and crayon on paper

Dimensions
Overall: 18 7/8 × 31 5/16 × 1 1/2in. (47.9 × 79.5 × 3.8 cm)

Accession number
2024.119a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Michael Hurson. Courtesy of Debra George and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.

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