Grace Hartigan

Atalanta in Arcadia
1962–1966

A black and white abstract expressionist print with dynamic brush strokes and splatters. The composition is dominated by dark, bold ink lines against a lighter background. There is handwritten text at the bottom, possibly indicating the title of the artwork and the artist's signature with a date.
A black and white abstract expressionist print with dynamic brush strokes and splatters. The composition is dominated by dark, bold ink lines against a lighter background. There is handwritten text at the bottom, possibly indicating the title of the artwork and the artist's signature with a date.

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Date
1962–1966

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 27 1/2 × 19 15/16in. (69.9 × 50.6 cm) Image: 18 × 14in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)

Accession number
73.49

Series
From a series of 8 lithographs accompanying 8 poems by Barbara Guest.

Edition
AP

Publication
Published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Purchase Fund

Rights and reproductions
© Rex R. Stevens

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Grace Hartigan
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