Carlos Almaraz

Buffo's Companion
1986

A vibrant, expressionistic pastel painting depicting an abstracted figure with a prominent, colorful headgear and a face with exaggerated features. The background consists of vertical blue and black stripes, suggesting curtains, with a horizontal brownish-yellow section at the bottom, possibly representing a stage. The figure's body is rendered in a mix of warm reds, oranges, and yellows, with hints of blue and green, creating a sense of dynamic movement. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.

A vibrant, expressionistic pastel painting depicting an abstracted figure with a prominent, colorful headgear and a face with exaggerated features. The background consists of vertical blue and black stripes, suggesting curtains, with a horizontal brownish-yellow section at the bottom, possibly representing a stage. The figure's body is rendered in a mix of warm reds, oranges, and yellows, with hints of blue and green, creating a sense of dynamic movement. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.

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Date
1986

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 29 7/8 × 21 3/4in. (75.9 × 55.2 cm) Image (sight): 29 7/8 × 21 3/4in. (75.9 × 55.2 cm)

Accession number
2014.305

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Fern and Lenard Tessler

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Carlos Almaraz
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