Study for “Sirens”
<p>Jack Tworkov, <em>Study for “Sirens”</em>, 1949–1951. Pencil on paper, sheet (sight): 12 5/8 × 9 3/8 in. (32.1 × 23.8 cm) Image (sight): 11 × 8 3/8 in. (27.9 × 21.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Susan Lorence 2021.133</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1949
- Medium
- Pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet (sight): 12 5/8 × 9 3/8 in. (32.1 × 23.8 cm) Image (sight): 11 × 8 3/8 in. (27.9 × 21.3 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Jack Tworkov
Artist
Painting
Jack Tworkov was a Polish-born painter who developed a gestural abstract style rooted in the interaction of color, line, and compositional rhythm. Working primarily in oil on canvas from the 1940s onward, he created large-scale works that emphasize the physical act of painting itself, with emphasis on directional brushstrokes and tonal modulation. Active in New York from mid-century, Tworkov's practice evolved through investigation of grid-based structures and organic linear movement.
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Record
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- Jack Tworkov
- Year
- 1949
- Medium
- Pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet (sight): 12 5/8 × 9 3/8 in. (32.1 × 23.8 cm) Image (sight): 11 × 8 3/8 in. (27.9 × 21.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1949-168591
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified