Philip Evergood

Lily and the Sparrows
1939

A surreal painting depicting a person's face peering out from an open window in a red brick wall. The face has an expressionless gaze and is framed by hands resting on the windowsill. Several sparrows are in flight around the window, with one perched on a bare branch that extends across the brick wall. The scene includes a glimpse of a blue sky and another building in the background. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

A surreal painting depicting a person's face peering out from an open window in a red brick wall. The face has an expressionless gaze and is framed by hands resting on the windowsill. Several sparrows are in flight around the window, with one perched on a bare branch that extends across the brick wall. The scene includes a glimpse of a blue sky and another building in the background. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1939

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 30 × 24in. (76.2 × 61 cm)

Accession number
41.42

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Philip Evergood
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