Grace Hartigan
August Harvest
1958
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Grace Hartigan
August Harvest
1958
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 79 1/4 × 112 1/4 in. (201.3 × 285.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Winston H. Price, Baltimore
Object Number
1964.22
"August Harvest" by Grace Hartigan, 1959. Oil on canvas. This work exemplifies Hartigan's unique style influenced by Abstract Expressionism. The heavy, energetic brushstrokes and vibrant use of bold colors are characteristic of her time in New York's art scene.
Baltimore Museum of Art, by gift, 1964; Dr. Winston Harvey Price (1923-1981) and Grace Hartigan [Price] (1922-2008), Baltimore, MD
Cathy Curtis, "August Harvest," "Restless Ambition Grace Hartigan, Painter", New York: Oxford University Press, 2015, ill. plate 18.
Inscribed: Signature, recto: "Hartigan '59"
