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Paul Burlin, Rhapsody, 1912, oil on canvas mounted to Compo-Board, 36 3/8 × 87 3/4 in. Collecti…
Rhapsody
Paul Burlin, Rhapsody, 1912, oil on canvas mounted to Compo-Board, 36 3/8 × 87 3/4 in. Collecti…
Paul Burlin, Rhapsody, 1912, oil on canvas mounted to Compo-Board, 36 3/8 × 87 3/4 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Bequest of Frances M. Harris, 2015 (2016.10.6). Photo by Addison Doty.

Rhapsody

Artist (American, 1886 - 1969)
Date1912
Mediumoil on canvas mounted to Compo-Board
DimensionsImage: 36 3/8 × 87 3/4 in. (92.4 × 222.9 cm)
Support: 36 3/8 × 87 3/4 in. (92.4 × 222.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Frances M. Harris, 2015
Object number2016.10.6
DescriptionA Picasso-esque scene which features loose abstract human figures and a bold geometric landscape background. At the left is a woman in profile wearing a purple robe and in front of her in the foreground is the headless body of a woman who is holding an unknown red object in the palm of her hand. A man is mounting a white horse at center while a black horse and brown and white patchwork horse gallop off in the central background. There are a cluster of highly abstract human figures at the right.
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