Work Break

Painting

Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art

Elsa M. Goldsmith (1920–2005), Work Break, c. 1964, oil and charcoal on fiberboard, 30 x 22 in. Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art, Gift of Cris and Jo Ann Goldsmith (2021.19).

Cataloging photo

Name/Title

Work Break

Entry/Object ID

2021.19

Description

Loosely rendered representation of a man in a flat cap, jacket, and pants, seated on a stool with his back to the viewer and holding a janitorial broom; behind him are charcoal lines and flat areas of white, gray, and phthalo green to suggest an interior space

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Charcoal, Composition Board

Made/Created

Artist

Elsa M. Goldsmith

Date made

circa 1964

Place

City

Great Neck, New York

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Composition board

Height

30 in

Width

21-3/4 in

Depth

1/8 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

33-1/2 in

Width

21-5/16 in

Depth

1-1/16 in

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Cristopher R. Goldsmith