Theodore Roszak
1907-1981
Study for a Sea Quarry
1949
15 x 11 inches
Pen and ink and wash on paper.
2014.27
Gift of Dr. Lawrence and Regina Dubin.
© Theodore Roszak / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Notes
A major abstract expressionist sculptor, Roszak was also a prolific draftsman throughout his career. In menacing figures inspired by plants and animals, especially cacti and insects, he explored themes of death, destruction, and ritual violence across media. This drawing inspired by various forms of marine life relates to a welded steel sculpture from 1947 of the same title.
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