Alan Turner

Rescue
1974

A composite painting divided into four quadrants, each depicting a different scene with the same two men. Top left: a man facing a rock wall, appearing to climb. Top right: the same man is pulling another man up the rock wall. Bottom left: the first man is seen from above on a roof, looking down. Bottom right: the second man lies on the ground, seemingly fallen, with the first man standing over him, hand on his head in distress. The scenes suggest a narrative of trust and fallibility.

A composite painting divided into four quadrants, each depicting a different scene with the same two men. Top left: a man facing a rock wall, appearing to climb. Top right: the same man is pulling another man up the rock wall. Bottom left: the first man is seen from above on a roof, looking down. Bottom right: the second man lies on the ground, seemingly fallen, with the first man standing over him, hand on his head in distress. The scenes suggest a narrative of trust and fallibility.

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Date
1974

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 48 × 54 1/8in. (121.9 × 137.5 cm)

Accession number
2018.224

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Carl and Elizabeth Solway

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Alan Turner
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