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Label Text The paintings of British-born Phillip Martin are primarily the result of image making, almost in a magical sense. Like Paul Klee before him, Martin combines small symbolic elements-crosses, arrows, etc. -into flattened decorative patterns that suggest ancient and primitive ritual art. His large paintings often use fragments and words from the contemporary city world, reminiscent of old billboards, in a style that is related to surrealist collage. This smaller painting, however, is less strident and satiric than his large works, and has a more poetic quality. Source: Bulletin, January 1963.
DimensionsSheet (/image): 16 1/16 × 20 1/2 in. (40.8 × 52.1 cm)
Accession Number 1962.16
Classificationswork on paper
InscriptionsMartin (ll) 11-9-60 (lr)
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