Carroll Dunham

"#8"
1988

A vibrant, abstract drawing featuring prominent orange shapes with swirling and flowing lines, interspersed with yellow highlights. The background is filled with various pencil sketches, musical notations, and doodles, creating a playful and chaotic atmosphere. The artwork is on a white surface, allowing the colors and sketches to stand out.
A vibrant, abstract drawing featuring prominent orange shapes with swirling and flowing lines, interspersed with yellow highlights. The background is filled with various pencil sketches, musical notations, and doodles, creating a playful and chaotic atmosphere. The artwork is on a white surface, allowing the colors and sketches to stand out.

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Date
1988

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil, wax crayon, and charcoal on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 28 × 42in. (71.1 × 106.7 cm)

Accession number
89.2

Series
"9 Drawings"

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee in memory of Victor W. Ganz

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels

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Carroll Dunham
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