The Far Away Places

Maker and role
Artist: Grace Hartigan, American, 1922-2008
 Year
1974
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
90 x 65in (228.6 x 165.1cm)
Credit line
Museum purchase with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and funds from The Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation, the Roy W. and Ellen S. Quillin Foundation, a special project, with additional funds from Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ames, Walter Nold Mathis, Mrs. Donald Saunders, Robert L. B. Tobin, and C. Thomas Wright
Accession number
1976.10
Object type
Paintings
Department
Contemporary Art
Location
Not on view
Further information
The Far Away Places dates to the later part of Grace Hartigan's career when the artist -- best known for her contributions to the Abstract Expressionist movement -- began to introduce figurative elements into her work. Hints of foliage and beastly forms populate this tightly organized composition.
Copyright
© Estate of Grace Hartigan
Documentation
American Artists '76: A Celebration; 1976; no. 25
Signature & date
Signed u.r.: Hartigan '74
Dated u.r.: '74
Subject period
Abstract Expressionist
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