Ed Paschke

Prunella
1973

A vibrant artwork depicting a stylized female figure with exaggerated features, wearing a patterned bikini, gloves, and stockings against a red to blue gradient background. The figure has a fierce expression, with prominent teeth and a snarl, and curly black hair. The image is signed "E. Parchik '73" at the bottom.
A vibrant artwork depicting a stylized female figure with exaggerated features, wearing a patterned bikini, gloves, and stockings against a red to blue gradient background. The figure has a fierce expression, with prominent teeth and a snarl, and curly black hair. The image is signed "E. Parchik '73" at the bottom.

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Date
1973

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and enamel on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 60 × 38 1/4in. (152.4 × 97.2 cm)

Accession number
91.71

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Byron R. Meyer in honor of Flora Biddle and the 60th Anniversary of the Whitney Museum of American Art

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Ed Paschke
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