James Castle

(Blue House)
c. 1910–1977

An aged paper with abstract watercolor patterns in shades of green and blue, featuring a central darker blue blotch that resembles a tree silhouette, surrounded by a lighter green and blue halo effect, with the paper's edges showing signs of wear and discoloration.

Not on view

Date
c. 1910–1977

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Color wash on found paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 6 13/16in. (12.4 × 17.3 cm) Image: 4 7/8 × 6 13/16in. (12.4 × 17.3 cm)

Accession number
2017.94

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/55318

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

(Blue House) c. 1910–1977

Exhibitions

James Castle 44 works in the collection

(Blue House)
c. 1910–1977

James Castle
44 works in the collection