Claude Clark American, 1915-2001
Mask with Metal, 1944
watercolor on paper
image: 14 1/8 x 9 1/4"
sheet: 14 7/8 x 10"
sheet: 14 7/8 x 10"
studio label verso
Claude Clark's Mask with Metal is an early and unusual case of an American artist looking to African art for inspiration. Clark relishes the opportunity to paint the expressive,...
Claude Clark's Mask with Metal is an early and unusual case of an American artist looking to African art for inspiration. Clark relishes the opportunity to paint the expressive, highly structured face of the mask, honoring the maker of the mask and the skills involved, and joins Clark to a
powerful cultural tradition.
