Carroll Dunham

Eight
1984

An abstract mixed-media artwork featuring a variety of marks and forms on a brown-toned background. The piece includes black ink splatters, white paint strokes, and what appears to be a skeletal figure in white. On the right side, there are pencil or charcoal drawings of elongated shapes and drips, with numerical annotations suggesting measurements or dates. The overall composition is dynamic and layered, with a sense of depth created by the overlapping elements.
An abstract mixed-media artwork featuring a variety of marks and forms on a brown-toned background. The piece includes black ink splatters, white paint strokes, and what appears to be a skeletal figure in white. On the right side, there are pencil or charcoal drawings of elongated shapes and drips, with numerical annotations suggesting measurements or dates. The overall composition is dynamic and layered, with a sense of depth created by the overlapping elements.

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Date
1984

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Casein, vinyl paint, carbon, graphite pencil, charcoal, ink and linen tape on walnut and white maple wood

Dimensions
Sheet: 36 × 25 1/2in. (91.4 × 64.8 cm)

Accession number
93.127

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Daniel Weinberg

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

API
artworks/8467

Carroll Dunham
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