The monumental stature always given to the Greek goddess of war is easily perceived here, even if her helmet, staff, himation, and peplos are only suggested. Like de Kooning, the artist’s neighbor from 1949–53, Tworkov generated his abstractions from the figure. Several works from this period bear titles that refer to Homer’s Odyssey.
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Title:Athene
Artist:Jack Tworkov (American (born Poland), Biala Podlaska 1900–1982 Provincetown, Massachusetts)
Date:1949
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:80 × 36 in. (203.2 × 91.4 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006
Object Number:2006.32.62
[Charles Egan Gallery, New York, until 1952; sold in 1952 to Steinberg]; Muriel Kallis Steinberg, Chicago (1952–2006; her gift to MMA)
New York. Charles Egan Gallery. "Jack Tworkov," 1952.
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "Jack Tworkov," March 25–May 3, 1964, no. 6.
Washington, D. C. Washington Gallery of Modern Art. "Jack Tworkov," May 8–June 21, 1964, no. 6.
Pasadena Art Museum. "Jack Tworkov," July 6–August 16, 1964, no. 6.
San Francisco Museum of Art. "Jack Tworkov," August 31–October 4, 1964, no. 6.
Minneapolis. Walker Art Center. "Jack Tworkov," January 4–February 7, 1965, no. 6.
Waltham, Mass. Poses Institute of Fine Arts, Brandeis University. "Jack Tworkov," February 22–April 4, 1965, no. 6.
Art Institute of Chicago. "27th Annual Exhibition: Society for Contemporary American Art," April 11–May 21, 1967.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "An American Choice: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection," May 21–September 27, 1981, unnumbered cat. (p. 57).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism and Other Modern Works: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 17, 2007–February 3, 2008, extended to March 2, 2008, no. 24.
Elizabeth Frank inAbstract Expressionism and Other Modern Works: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ed. Gary Tinterow, Lisa Mintz Messinger, and Nan Rosenthal. Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 2007, pp. 72–74, no. 24, ill. (color).
Jack Tworkov (American (born Poland), Biala Podlaska 1900–1982 Provincetown, Massachusetts)
January 21, 1965
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