Neil Jenney

Saw and Sawed
1969

A vibrant painting depicting a handsaw and a mallet on a green background with wooden blocks and shavings scattered around. The tools appear to be in motion, suggesting the action of sawing and hammering wood. The words "SAW AND SAWED" are visible at the bottom of the artwork. The painting is framed in black.

A vibrant painting depicting a handsaw and a mallet on a green background with wooden blocks and shavings scattered around. The tools appear to be in motion, suggesting the action of sawing and hammering wood. The words "SAW AND SAWED" are visible at the bottom of the artwork. The painting is framed in black.

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Date
1969

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic and graphite pencil on canvas, with wood frame

Dimensions
Overall: 58 5/16 × 66 1/8in. (148.1 × 168 cm)

Accession number
77.65a-b

Series
The Bad Painting Series

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Philip Johnson

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Neil Jenney
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