Leon Golub, American, 1922–2004 Mercenaries I, 1979
Acrylic on unstretched linen
120 × 166 in. (304.8 × 421.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Lannan Foundation, 1997.39
Short Desaturated colors of paint vaguely articulate a human form reclining.
Long In a muddled scene of faded gray, blue, and pink colors, a human form is vaguely defined by a more precise application of color and darker marks. The person reclines against one hand, their legs extending in the other direction.
