An image of Will Barnet’s 1953 The Figure. A highly abstract, totemic-style painting characterized by geometric and linear elements, featuring stark contrasts of black and cream with accents of orange.

The Figure

Will Barnet

Date: 1953

Object Type: Painting

Material/Technique: oil paint; canvas

Dimensions: 48 L x 28 W in

Accession No: 1971.41

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Baranik


Exhibitions: Ulrich Connections- There's More Where That Came From: Selections from the Ulrich Museum Permanent Collection, Wichita State University, Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita, 06/15/2022 - 09/04/2022 Shifting Perspectives: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection (full run), 02/10/2003 - 08/09/2005 Connecting the Past to the Present (rotation one), 01/10/2002 - 07/10/2002 Beren Gallery, 05/01/2000 - 10/31/2000 The Language of Abstraction: Post-War Paintings from the Collection (rotating exhibition), 08/01/1998 - 12/13/1998