Work on Canvas by Mark Westervelt: Untitled, Framed

Pale, mask-like face sits inside a gray oval under a looping black line.

This work on canvas is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 1993. It is paint on canvas. Faces and figures recur in his work as a way to express inner conditions of the self, and he has said he hopes viewers first think wow and then what. Tall composition on an orange-rust ground with a smooth gray oval holding a pale, calm face. A deep brown frame with a silvery inner border surrounds it. It is 21.75 inches wide and 26 high.

A serene face in a very orange room.