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male subjects, later in the fantasies of the late '40s and in the athletic facing page Woman, c. 1944 oil and charcoal on board
extensions of Action Painting. Throughout, the women have pro- 46 x 32 in.
Private collection, New York
vided something essential. Who knows what knot was broken when
they first made their appearance? Something happened then, some above left Woman Sag harbor 1964 oil on wood (door)
prohibition was lifted and an energy was released, both joyful and Coll.: Joseph H. Hirshhorn
violent, which could absorb wider and wider swathes of the outside above right Pink angels, c. 1945 oil and charcoal on canvas
world. The women are both condensed and rigid anatomies, and 52 x40 in.
spread-out, embracing landscapes. Sometimes it is a matter of Coll.: Mr and Mrs Frederick R. Weisman,
Beverly Hills, Calif.
dominance: they appropriate everything. Sometimes it is a matter
of how much they can take and still come up laughing. Either way,
it seems they hold a key to the renewal of his search. q