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Adolph Gottlieb
Expectation of Evil1945

Not on view
Abstract vertical painting divided into a grid of panels, each containing stylized faces, masks, and creature-like forms in black, white, and gray
Artist or Maker
Adolph Gottlieb
United States, 1903-1974
Title
Expectation of Evil
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1945
Medium
Mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
43 x 27 in. (109.2 x 68.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Burt Kleiner and Merle Oberon
Accession Number
M.89.4
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Lawrence, James, and Sandford Hirsch. Adolph Gottlieb: A Powerful Will to Art. New York: George R. Miller & Co.: Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, 2024.