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Mandrake

1951
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Theodore Roszak

(American, born Kingdom of Prussia [now Poland], 1907–1981)
Culture
America
Medium
pen and brown ink and brown wash
Credit Line
Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.141
Copyright
© Estate of Theodore Roszak / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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Location
Not on view
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Description

"The forms that I find necessary to assert, are meant to be blunt reminders of primordial strife and struggle, reminiscent of these brute forces that not only produced life, but in turn threatened to destroy it...society may be on the threshold of a great transformation---we will again see the emergence and meaning of the Baroque symbol, revealing a psychic life of organic growth, that itself has the power of regeneration and transcendence... The rhythm between the discipline of the Classic and the emotional stirring of the Baroque may well establish a new synthesis toward the completeness of man and his hopes for the fullness of life."
A horizontally oriented pen and brown ink drawing on cream paper features a symmetrical, jagged form. From a dark, layered base, two vertical stalks rise, flanked by pointed limbs extending toward our left and right. A thin, curved line hooks around the center. Fine cross-hatching and light brown washes define the shape, with small ink splatters dotting the background. A cursive signature, "Theodore Roszak," sits in the lower right corner.

Mandrake

1951

Theodore Roszak

(American, born Kingdom of Prussia [now Poland], 1907–1981)
America

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