Alone with the Killer

Inscription

Signed and dated lower middle: HWS 1948

Literature

Thomas Albright, Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980. An Illustrated History, Berkeley, California 1985; Susan Landauer, The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California 1996, p. 11, 137-138.

Technique

Oil on canvas

Illustrated in Publications

Mary Fuller McChesney, A Period of Exploration. San Francisco 1945–1950, Oakland, California 1973, p. 26; Thomas Albright, Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945–1980. An Illustrated History, Berkeley, California 1985, p. 49, ill. 43 (color); Susan Landauer, The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California 1996, p. 12, fig. 1.7 (color).

Dimensions

22 x 20 in. (55.9 x 50.8 cm)

Catelogue Number

HWS.34

Location

Oakland Museum of California Oakland, California

Photo Credits

Oakland Museum

Inventory Number / Current Owner

A62.78.1

Category

Painting

Provenance

David Park; gifted by Mrs. David Park to the museum.

Keyword

Abstract expressionism, Works in public collections

Exhibitions

Hassel Smith. 55 Years of Painting (Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, California, October 25, 2002-January 26, 2003).