Henry Billings

Marine Elements
1936

A stylized, abstract painting featuring geometric shapes and forms that suggest elements of a maritime scene, with a prominent yellow propeller-like figure in the center, set against a backdrop of blue and white that could represent water and sails.

A stylized, abstract painting featuring geometric shapes and forms that suggest elements of a maritime scene, with a prominent yellow propeller-like figure in the center, set against a backdrop of blue and white that could represent water and sails.

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Date
1936

Classification
Prints

Medium
Stencil

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 17 7/16in. (32.1 × 44.3 cm) Image: 8 7/8 × 14in. (22.5 × 35.6 cm)

Accession number
95.60

Publication
Published by American Artists Group

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Craig F. Starr Associates

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Henry Billings
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