Jimmy Ernst

Face
1960

A high-contrast black and white image depicting a network of irregular, cracked patterns resembling dried mud or a close-up of cracked paint. The cracks form a variety of shapes and sizes, with a dense cluster of smaller fragments forming a diagonal line across the image.

A high-contrast black and white image depicting a network of irregular, cracked patterns resembling dried mud or a close-up of cracked paint. The cracks form a variety of shapes and sizes, with a dense cluster of smaller fragments forming a diagonal line across the image.

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Date
1960

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 22 1/4 × 30in. (56.5 × 76.2 cm)

Accession number
60.56

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

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Jimmy Ernst / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Jimmy Ernst
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