Growing 1981 Larry Rivers !!hot!!

: The painting presents a series of figures across the canvas, mimicking the frames of a film to illustrate the chronological progression of time and physical change.

At first glance, Growing appears to depict a humble domestic or botanical scene: a sprawling potted plant, perhaps a philodendron or monstera, unfurling across a tabletop. But Rivers was never a pure realist. The plant’s leaves are rendered with quick, slashing charcoal outlines, some partially filled with muted greens, others left as ghostly sketches. The background is a field of dirty cream, gray, and pale pink—washes that suggest a wall and table, but refuse to settle into stable depth. growing 1981 larry rivers