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Jim Morphesis
Tales of Ulysses1985

Not on view
Vertical oil painting of a single loosely rendered figure in gestural brushwork of peach, teal, and black, with jagged marks at the head and red handwritten script across the lower torso

Jim Morphesis, Tales of Ulysses, 1985, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Modern and Contemporary Art Council, New Talent Purchase Award, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jim Morphesis
Title
Tales of Ulysses
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1985
Medium
Oil, magna, pastel and charcoal on paper mounted on plywood
Dimensions
Each panel: 76 x 45 in. (193.04 x 114.3 cm)
Credit Line
Modern and Contemporary Art Council, New Talent Purchase Award
Accession Number
M.86.81a-b
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Fox, Howard N. Avant-Garde In The Eighties. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
Copyright
© Jim Morphesis