Michael Hurson

Study for Portrait of Morton Landowne #2
1981

A sketch of a stylized, angular figure seated in a chair, with exaggerated round glasses and a prominent nose. The figure appears contemplative or focused, with a hand raised to the chin. The background features a textured blue grid, and the overall style is abstract with visible construction lines and a mix of soft shading and sharp, geometric lines. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.
A sketch of a stylized, angular figure seated in a chair, with exaggerated round glasses and a prominent nose. The figure appears contemplative or focused, with a hand raised to the chin. The background features a textured blue grid, and the overall style is abstract with visible construction lines and a mix of soft shading and sharp, geometric lines. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1981

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite, pastel, and fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 34 15/16 × 22 3/8in. (88.7 × 56.8 cm) Plate (sight): 34 3/8 × 22 1/8in. (87.3 × 56.2 cm)

Accession number
2024.122

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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