Imaginary Worker (His Geometry)
Irving Petlin
In the series "Worker's Rage" , Petlin, in response to high unemployment rates, expresses his sympathies for the unemployed whom he feels are at the mercy of an impersonal financial establishment. The figures float in a disjointed, unreal space: in the painting, one figure expresses, graphically, his frustration by beating on a huge boulder.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1934-2018)
Date
1983
Medium
Oil and chalk pastel on white wove paper
Dimensions
39 1/2 x 30 3/8 in. (100.33 x 77.1525 cm.)
Accession #
1984.14
Credit Line
John S. Phillips Fund Purchase
Copyright
© artist or artist's estate
Category
Subject
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