A painting with a solid dark horizontal band spanning the top edge. Below, thin, erratic dark lines sweep inward from the margins, crossing and heavily overlapping in the center to create a dense, tangled mass.

Spartacus

Artist Bruce Robbins (American, born 1948)

Date1994-1995

MediumOil and encaustic on linen

Dimensions7 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. (228.6 x 152.4 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Ruth Pruitt Phillips

Object number1996.5

Collections

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Visual DescriptionA painting with a solid dark horizontal band spanning the top edge. Below, thin, erratic dark lines sweep inward from the margins, crossing and heavily overlapping in the center to create a dense, tangled mass.

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