Beauford Delaney

Paris Window
1953

A vibrant, expressionist-style drawing depicting a view from a balcony with ornate railings, looking out onto a bright blue sky. In the center stands a statue on a pedestal, flanked by buildings with red and orange facades. The scene is framed by dark shutters on either side, and the artwork is signed at the bottom.

A vibrant, expressionist-style drawing depicting a view from a balcony with ornate railings, looking out onto a bright blue sky. In the center stands a statue on a pedestal, flanked by buildings with red and orange facades. The scene is framed by dark shutters on either side, and the artwork is signed at the bottom.

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Date
1953

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 12 1/2 × 10 1/4in. (31.8 × 26 cm)

Accession number
93.152

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Lotte Falkenberg

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Beauford Delaney

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Beauford Delaney
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