Luis Eades

Survivors
1959

An impressionistic painting depicting several figures in orange life vests, possibly on a boat, with a muted blue and gray background suggesting a marine or overcast setting. The brushwork is loose and expressive, with the focus on the central figure looking contemplatively towards the horizon.

An impressionistic painting depicting several figures in orange life vests, possibly on a boat, with a muted blue and gray background suggesting a marine or overcast setting. The brushwork is loose and expressive, with the focus on the central figure looking contemplatively towards the horizon.

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Date
1959

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 38 1/8 × 54 1/16in. (96.8 × 137.3 cm)

Accession number
59.31

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Neysa McMein Purchase Award

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Luis Eades
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