Alibi 2

Artists

Description

A thickly painted oil on linen in creamy white, incised with gouged strokes that appear to have been stained, rather than painted, by a brush loaded with heavily thinned black paint. The lines are widely spaced and concentric about the various loosely-drawn shapes, which gives an almost cartoon-like sense of startle to the surface. This effect is heightened by the perception of what seems to be a face, as well other possible anatomical allusions. The painting is housed in a simple black-stained wood frame. (Artist's? collector's?)

Dimensions

101.9 x 86.4 cm (40 1/8 x 34 in.)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Greenberg, Beverly Hills, California, gift (through Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, New York), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.