Bendor Mark

The Hourglass

1950–1951

A maternal figure holding a baby above burning flames inside a glass vessel.
A maternal figure holding a baby above burning flames inside a glass vessel.

Bendor Mark, The Hourglass, 1950–1951. Oil on canvas, overall: 36 1/4 × 24 in. (92.1 × 61 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Judith and Emanuel Baker 2020.158a-b

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Date
1950–1951

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 36 1/4 × 24 in. (92.1 × 61 cm)

Accession number
2020.158a-b

Credit line
Gift of Judith and Emanuel Baker

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

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artworks/63761



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