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Triumph of Bacchus

Bob ThompsonWW-1964-164453

1964·Oil on canvas·Overall: 60 1/4 × 72 1/8 in. (153 × 183.2 cm)

Bob Thompson, Triumph of Bacchus, 1964. Oil on canvas, overall: 60 1/4 × 72 1/8 in. (153 × 183.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee and The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund Federick, Marla F., ed. “And Yet... We Hope.” Harvard Divinity Bulletin vol. 53, no. 1, 2 (2025); color illus. p. 80. 98.19. © Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY

Catalogue

Year: 1964
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Overall: 60 1/4 × 72 1/8 in. (153 × 183.2 cm)
Collection: Whitney Museum of American Art
Artist: Bob Thompson

Artist

Bob Thompson

Mixed Media

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Bob Thompson (1937–1966) earned critical acclaim in the late 1950s the figurative complexity and chromatic intensity of his paintings. Over his short yet prolific career, he developed a unique figurative style in reaction to the dominance of abstract art while incorporating its spontaneity, scale, and expressive use of color.

Louisville, KY, USA

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