Dark Portrait #5

Artist Fritz Scholder 1937 Breckenridge, Minnesota - 2005 Phoenix, Arizona

Date1985

Mediummonotype on paper

Dimensions40 1/8 × 30 7/8 in. (101.9 × 78.4 cm)

ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the artist

Object numberPC1986.73.1

DescriptionA monotype on a vertical sheet of paper depicting a dark figure standing in front of a light rectangle. The figure is located in the center of the composition, and has a loosely triangular torso and a small head. The figure is painted with loose marks and has no discernable features or visible arms. The rectangle behind the figure is similarly loose and textured. The rest of the background is a dark gray color with areas of dark purple close to the figure and rectangle in the center.

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