Leonard Nelson, Woman and Birds

Date
1952
Medium
Oil on canvas
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 2019
Dimensions
36 x 40 in.

This painting shows the influence of cubism and futurism. Amid the swirling mass of lines, a monumental woman emerges, holding a bird in each hand. The repeated forms of the birds give the painting a dynamic sense of movement.

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