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Triptych

Morris Kantor, 1963

Name Class Date
Morris Kantor, Triptych (1963). Reproduced for reference; rights reserved by the rights holder. See this canvas under a moving light: the drawing, the true colour under the varnish, the bare pigment

The facts

Artist
Morris Kantor artsdot.com/en/artists/morris-kantor/
Artist’s dates
1896 – 1974
Painted
1963
Original size
135 x 188 cm
Movement
Expressionism Colour and shape deliberately distorted so the picture shows an emotion rather than a likeness.

Copyright This work is still under copyright. Morris Kantor died in 1974; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it remains in force until 2044. The image is shown here for classroom reference; rights remain with the rights holder.

Source: ArtsDot.com — accessed Sept. 22, 2026

Triptych — Morris Kantor Part 1 · The artwork

In context

Triptych — Morris Kantor

How big is it?

The original measures 135 × 188 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.

When was this painted?

  1. 1890
  2. 1900
  3. 1910
  4. 1920
  5. 1930
  6. 1940
  7. 1950
  8. 1960
  9. 1970

Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 78 at death.

Painted when the artist was 67. The artist lived to 78. 36 of the 38 dated works by this artist in our catalogue came earlier.

Shaded: the lifetime of Morris Kantor (1896–1974) ▲ this work, 1963 every dated painting, decade by decade

First works: up to 1919 Main working years: 1919–1944 Late works: from 1944

Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them

Compare with

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

More works to set beside this one: artsdot.com/en/art/similar/morris-kantor-triptych-AS7RWD-en/

Colours

Measured from the image

    Main colour

    Mahogany #d44214

    Catalogued palette

    • #D44214
    • #3E9E8C
    • #BB806F
    • #523736

    These colours inside the artist’s whole palette Find other paintings by colour

    Palette
    Dark The dominant colour family in the image.
    Main colour name
    Mahogany
    Intensity
    Vivid How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
    Contrast
    Balanced How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
    Harmony
    Discordant Palette How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
    Brightness
    Balanced How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
    Saturation
    Clear Color Presence How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

    Where in the world is this painting looked at?

    • under 1%
    • 1–3%
    • 3–8%
    • 8–20%
    • 20% and over
    This painting alone has too few recorded visitors to map, so the plate reads every work by Morris Kantor over the last twelve months — 3 countries in all. Where these figures come from

    The ten leading countries

    1. 1 China 83.3%
    2. 2 Japan 8.3%
    3. 3 United States of America 8.3%

    Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.

    The 11 most looked-at works by Morris Kantor

    1. 1 Baseball at Night, 1934 29.4%
    2. 2 Synthetic Arrangement, 1922 11.8%
    3. 3 (Untitled Standing Nude), 1930 11.8%
    4. 4 (Untitled Seated Nude with Three Ribs), 1919 11.8%
    5. 5 Reclining Nude, 1927 5.9%
    6. 6 Captain's House, 1929 5.9%
    7. 7 Tranquility, 1949 5.9%
    8. 8 Untitled, from the series Monhegan, 1944 5.9%
    9. 9 (Untitled Standing Female, Side View, with Knobby Knees), 1919 5.9%
    10. 10 (Untitled Seated Nude with Prominent Bones), 1918 5.9%
    11. — Triptych, 1963 this painting 0.0%

    Together these works take 100.0% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 38 works by this artist, of which 10 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank. The same counts, month by month

    Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.

    Source: ArtsDot.com — accessed Sept. 22, 2026

    Triptych — Morris Kantor Part 2 · In context

    Artist and museum

    Artist

    Morris Kantor

    Where to read more

    Find this online

    QR code linking to the download page for Triptych

    artsdot.com/en/art/download/morris-kantor-triptych-AS7RWD-en/

    Cite this artwork

    MLA
    Kantor, Morris. Triptych. 1963, https://artsdot.com/en/art/morris-kantor-triptych-AS7RWD-en/
    APA
    Kantor, Morris (1963). Triptych [Painting]. https://artsdot.com/en/art/morris-kantor-triptych-AS7RWD-en/
    Chicago
    Morris Kantor. Triptych. 1963. https://artsdot.com/en/art/morris-kantor-triptych-AS7RWD-en/
    Harvard
    Kantor, Morris (1963) Triptych. Available at: https://artsdot.com/en/art/morris-kantor-triptych-AS7RWD-en/

    Source: ArtsDot.com — accessed Sept. 22, 2026

    Triptych — Morris Kantor Part 3 · Artist and museum

    Look closely

    Triptych — Morris Kantor

    Look closely

    Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

    1. What catches your eye first, and why?
    2. Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
    3. How many faces can you find? ____ (our catalogue counts 1 — do you agree?)
    4. Our catalogue files this work under: abstract figures, dynamic composition, energetic movement. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
    5. Look back at Baseball at Night (1934), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.

    Your response

    Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.

    Source: ArtsDot.com — accessed Sept. 22, 2026

    Triptych — Morris Kantor Part 4 · Look closely

    Questions & Answers

    Can I see an X-ray view of "Triptych" by Morris Kantor?

    "Triptych" can be examined layer by layer on the artwork's X-Ray page, a viewer inspired by a conservator's light bench with eleven optical readings of the image.

    What explains the copyright situation of "Triptych" by Morris Kantor?

    "Triptych" by Morris Kantor is still protected by copyright. Copyright duration runs from the artist's death, which occurred in 1974.

    Can I preview "Triptych" by Morris Kantor before ordering?

    To preview a reproduction of "Triptych" by Morris Kantor, open the artwork's Preview page.