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Winter Bitch

Ed Clark · 1959

Catalog medium: Acrylic, oil, and pastel on canvas
Collection: Whitney Museum of American Art
Accession: 2019.307

Physical record

Scale without reproducing the image

Metric: 195.6 × 195.6 cm
Approx. imperial: 6 ft 5 in × 6 ft 5 in
Planar area (calculated): 3.83 m²
Width / 170 cm reference: 1.15×
Height / 170 cm reference: 1.15×

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Image decision: Bundled display blocked by copyrighted_no_license/external_link_only.

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Structured relationships

Process, material, form, ideas

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Materials

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Formal properties

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Concepts

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Claims / interpretation

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process

Whitney documents Clark’s use of a push broom to create thick gestural bands in Winter Bitch.

Evidence sources (1)

Ed Clark. Winter Bitch. 1959 ↗

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Ed Clarkartist/date identity lineBasis: Object identity on this record.

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Exhibition, place & history

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Close Look

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Source register

Direct record sources

Ed Clark. Winter Bitch. 1959museum collection · authority tier 1 · verified 2026-09-09
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