Jonathan Hammer

Bound at Golgatha
1998

A colorful, abstract watercolor painting of a humanoid figure with a fragmented and distorted body composed of various shapes and hues. The figure appears to be in motion, with dynamic lines and splashes of paint suggesting movement and energy. The background is plain, emphasizing the vividness of the figure.
A colorful, abstract watercolor painting of a humanoid figure with a fragmented and distorted body composed of various shapes and hues. The figure appears to be in motion, with dynamic lines and splashes of paint suggesting movement and energy. The background is plain, emphasizing the vividness of the figure.

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Date
1998

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Sight, Irregular): 83 5/16 × 30in. (211.6 × 76.2 cm) Frame (Wood): 86 5/8 × 33 3/8 × 1 1/2in. (220 × 84.8 × 3.8 cm)

Accession number
2010.181

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Brenda R. Potter

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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