Donald Forbes

Anvils and Trapped Wheel
1947

An oil painting depicting a collection of metalworking tools, including an anvil in the foreground, a large anchor and a ship's wheel to the right, all connected by a heavy chain. The objects are rendered with thick, textured brushstrokes in a palette of rusts, browns, and muted greens, giving the composition a tactile, almost three-dimensional quality. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

An oil painting depicting a collection of metalworking tools, including an anvil in the foreground, a large anchor and a ship's wheel to the right, all connected by a heavy chain. The objects are rendered with thick, textured brushstrokes in a palette of rusts, browns, and muted greens, giving the composition a tactile, almost three-dimensional quality. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1947

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 26 1/8 × 36 1/8in. (66.4 × 91.8 cm)

Accession number
52.33

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of William Hunter

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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