Diptych of a cherubic face above and a group of dark horses below, rendered with loose brushstrokes

Angel

Artist Purvis Young (American, 1943 - 2010)

Dateca. 1988

MediumPainting on found board

Dimensionsoverall: 69 in x 38 in x 3 1/2 in

ClassificationPainting

Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Selig and Angela Sacks

Object number2014.6.1

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