David Fredenthal

Fresco Study
1936

A painting of a man with closed eyes, wearing a cap, with expressive brush strokes in earthy and muted tones. The man's face is depicted with a sense of weariness or contemplation.
A painting of a man with closed eyes, wearing a cap, with expressive brush strokes in earthy and muted tones. The man's face is depicted with a sense of weariness or contemplation.

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Date
1936

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor on paper mounted on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 16in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm) Mount (board): 20 1/16 × 16 3/16 × 1/16in. (51 × 41.1 × 0.2 cm)

Accession number
93.109

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Ruth Ann Fredenthal

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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David Fredenthal
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