Benton Murdoch Spruance

Road from the Shore
1936

A surreal black and white lithograph depicting a subterranean landscape with oversized human figures and a car at a gas station, a large skull looming overhead, and mathematical equations floating in the space. The scene is illuminated by spotlights and the word "GAS" appears on signs, suggesting a commentary on fuel consumption and its consequences. The artwork is signed by the artist at the bottom left.

A surreal black and white lithograph depicting a subterranean landscape with oversized human figures and a car at a gas station, a large skull looming overhead, and mathematical equations floating in the space. The scene is illuminated by spotlights and the word "GAS" appears on signs, suggesting a commentary on fuel consumption and its consequences. The artwork is signed by the artist at the bottom left.

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Date
1936

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 3/8 × 18 3/8in. (34 × 46.7 cm) Image: 10 1/8 × 14 3/8in. (25.7 × 36.5 cm)

Accession number
82.2.5

Edition
4/25

Publication
Printed by Theodore H. Cuno

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Learsy

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/5110

Exhibitions

Real/Surreal

Oct 6, 2011–Feb 12, 2012

Benton Murdoch Spruance
40 works in the collection

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