Hiroshima

Artist Harry Louis Freund (American, 1905 - 1999)

Dateca. 1947

MediumOil on masonite

DimensionsUnframed: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Framed: 26 × 21 3/4 × 2 3/8 inches (66.04 × 55.25 × 6.02 cm)

Credit LineGift of the artist

Object numberF98-24

Signedl.r., red paint, cursive script: "L. Freund"

Markingsreverse, left vertical frame member: "CASE 2 - 2 TOP"; reverse, lower right corner: "16 / 8"

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DescriptionExpressively painted head in 3/4 profile facing to left. Open screaming mouth, large teeth, and sunken cheeks. Overall palette is warm - brown, gold, orange, red - with black and white to heighten dramatic chiaroscuro. Anguished, hellish face with distorted undulating facial contours that make the face appear to be melting.

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