The Song
1970 · Watercolor and pencil on paper
7 x 10" (17.8 x 25.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Sidney Tillim
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Sidney Tillim was an American painter and printmaker whose figurative work emerged in the postwar period, engaging with themes of urban life and social observation. Working primarily in oil and watercolor, he developed a distinctive approach to the figure that balanced formal rigor with psychological presence. His practice bridged abstraction and representation during a moment when American painting was dominated by gestural abstraction, asserting the continued relevance of observed human subjects and architectural space.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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