The Big Egg
- Created by
- Clark, Ed, American, 1926 - 2019
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- mixed media on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 64 1/4 × 81 1/2 in. (163.2 × 207 cm)
- Description
- Oval-shaped abstract mixed media painting with large horizontal brush strokes and three fields of color. The canvas, shaped like a horizontal ellipse, is covered by three main fields of color: orange-red, at top, blue-green in the middle, and pink at bottom. There is a single streak of white partway across the orange field. Encroaching onto the orange field is a spray and spatter of blue-green paint. There is a darker orange shadow behind the spray. The blue-green field brightens gradually to a more blue-based color as it nears the bottom. At the very bottom of the painting is a narrow streak of pink.
- Place made
- Vétheuil, Val-d'Oise, France, Europe
- Portfolio/Series
- Vétheuil Series
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- acrylic paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.125abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ed Clark
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.