Eldzier Cortor

L'Abbatoire IV

c. 1950–1960s

Chaotic cluster of intertwined abstract figures and skeletal forms in purple and black.
Chaotic cluster of intertwined abstract figures and skeletal forms in purple and black.

Eldzier Cortor, L'Abbatoire IV, c. 1950–1960s. Woodcut, sheet: 16 7/8 × 22 in. (42.9 × 55.9 cm) Image: 14 3/4 × 20 in. (37.5 × 50.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist in memory of Sophia Rose Cortor 2014.355. © Eldzier Cortor

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Date
c. 1950–1960s

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 22 in. (42.9 × 55.9 cm) Image: 14 3/4 × 20 in. (37.5 × 50.8 cm)

Accession number
2014.355

Edition
9/12

Credit line
Gift of the artist in memory of Sophia Rose Cortor

Rights and reproductions
© Eldzier Cortor

API
artworks/47020




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