Eldzier Cortor

Composition No II.
c. 1955–1958

This is an abstract artwork featuring a collage of various shapes and figures in a limited color palette. On the left, two rectangular frames contain silhouetted figures against blue and pink backgrounds. The central and right portions of the image display interconnected organic and geometric shapes in black, beige, and brown tones. The piece has a textured appearance and is signed by the artist in the lower corners.

This is an abstract artwork featuring a collage of various shapes and figures in a limited color palette. On the left, two rectangular frames contain silhouetted figures against blue and pink backgrounds. The central and right portions of the image display interconnected organic and geometric shapes in black, beige, and brown tones. The piece has a textured appearance and is signed by the artist in the lower corners.

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Date
c. 1955–1958

Classification
Prints

Medium
Color woodblock

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 21 1/2in. (35.9 × 54.6 cm) Image (irregular): 12 3/4 × 20 1/4in. (32.4 × 51.4 cm)

Accession number
2013.104

Edition
12/15

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

Rights and reproductions
© Eldzier Cortor / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/44136

Exhibitions

The Whitney's Collection

Sept 28, 2015–Apr 4, 2016

Eldzier Cortor
8 works in the collection

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