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Carroll Dunham
1949-
Untitled
1988
19 1/2 x 24 1/4 inches (495 x 616 mm)
Wax crayon and graphite pencil on wove paper.
2011.22
Gift of Whitney B. Armstrong.
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A prolific draftsman, Carroll Dunham has been known since the 1980s for his biomorphic style derived from Surrealism and characterized by cartoon-like imagery and lurid colors. The present drawing is typical of his early work with its combination of organic forms reminiscent of Arshile Gorky and energetic, graffiti-like handling indebted to Cy Twombly. While abstract, the drawing evokes a psychedelic landscape peopled with strange organisms.
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Signed and dated upper left.
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Century Drawings
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