Irving Petlin

Joseph
1979

A colorful, abstract drawing featuring two figures, one seated on a chair and the other standing, both holding long poles or sticks. The seated figure appears contemplative, touching their face, while the standing figure is bending a large, flexible sheet or material. The background consists of a layered landscape with a variety of textures and colors, including yellow lightning-like streaks in the sky, a brownish horizon, and a blue body of water. The overall style is dreamlike and surreal.

A colorful, abstract drawing featuring two figures, one seated on a chair and the other standing, both holding long poles or sticks. The seated figure appears contemplative, touching their face, while the standing figure is bending a large, flexible sheet or material. The background consists of a layered landscape with a variety of textures and colors, including yellow lightning-like streaks in the sky, a brownish horizon, and a blue body of water. The overall style is dreamlike and surreal.

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Date
1979

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 43 3/4 × 29 15/16in. (111.1 × 76 cm)

Accession number
95.15

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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