Mary Heisig

Solitude
1961

A textured painting depicting a vast, turbulent sea with a small sailboat in the distance. The sky is overcast with streaks of white and gray. On the right, a solitary figure stands on a grassy cliff edge looking out to sea, near a small cluster of tall, dark trees. In the foreground, two seabirds rest on a rocky outcrop. The overall mood is one of solitude and contemplation.

A textured painting depicting a vast, turbulent sea with a small sailboat in the distance. The sky is overcast with streaks of white and gray. On the right, a solitary figure stands on a grassy cliff edge looking out to sea, near a small cluster of tall, dark trees. In the foreground, two seabirds rest on a rocky outcrop. The overall mood is one of solitude and contemplation.

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Date
1961

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Casein on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 25 3/4 × 39 7/8in. (65.4 × 101.3 cm)

Accession number
66.91

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Ethel Elkind

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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