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Catherine Howe belongs to a group of artists who returned to the figure. Often, her paintings seamlessly combine diverse painting styles. For example the figures may be rendered in a style that harks back to the work of the American Ashcan School, while the backgrounds reference the manner of the Abstract Expressionists.

Source: News, March April 2002.


DimensionsOverall: 60 × 60 in. (152.4 × 152.4 cm)
Accession Number 2001.33
Classificationspainting
SignedCatherine Howe 1990 (verso u,l graphite)
ProvenanceArtist. Eileen Cohen, New York; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2001]
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Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
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