James Castle

(Two Trees)
c. 1910–1977

An abstract watercolor painting on paper featuring three vertical white shapes that resemble silhouettes of trees or figures, set against a dark blue sky and green ground. The paper shows signs of aging and wear around the edges.

Not on view

Date
c. 1910–1977

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Color wash on found paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 3 7/8 × 5 13/16in. (9.8 × 14.8 cm) Image: 3 7/8 × 5 13/16in. (9.8 × 14.8 cm)

Accession number
2017.89

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee, the Director’s Discretionary Funds, and partial gift of an anonymous donor

API
artworks/50671

Exhibitions

Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900–1960

Apr 28, 2017–June 2, 2019

James Castle
44 works in the collection

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James Castle

(Two Trees) c. 1910–1977

Exhibitions

James Castle 44 works in the collection

(Two Trees)
c. 1910–1977

James Castle
44 works in the collection