Lester Johnson American, 1919-2010
Three Men, 1960
Oil on canvas
53 x 68 in.
134.6 x 172.7 cm.
134.6 x 172.7 cm.
Provenance
Holland-Goldowsky Gallery, Chicago.Zabriski Gallery, New York.
Expositions
Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, American Oil Exhibit, 1961. Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
These tonal, anonymous heads take on a monumental quality, dominating the viewer's field of vision. Johnson frequently depicted human figures in his work - a slightly larger canvas titled Three...
These tonal, anonymous heads take on a monumental quality, dominating the viewer's field of vision. Johnson frequently depicted human figures in his work - a slightly larger canvas titled Three Heads with the Word "Black" from 1962 was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in the 1970s.