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Singing Heart

Singing Heart

Artist/Maker (American, born in Poland, 1907–1981)
Date1950s–60s
MediumInk and watercolor on paper
DimensionsImage: 11 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (29.2 × 44.5 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kenneth and Barbara Watson
Object number2009.25.74
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Estae of Theodore Roszak / Visual Artists and Galleries Association (VAGA), New York, NYMore Information
Roszak began his career as a constructivist sculptor in the 1930s. At the end of the Second World War, disillusioned with the use of technology for battle, he turned to a more expressionistic mode. Many of his works explore death, destruction and violence, often through menacing figures inspired by plants and animals. The sharp edges and hints of arrows, axes, and bayonets in this drawing may cause one to question whether the title is more cynical than optimistic.
ProvenanceKenneth and Barbara Watson, Shepherdstown, WV; by gift 2009 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Out of Line: Drawings from the Allen from the Twentieth Century and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 1, 2009 - December 23, 2009 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
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