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Study for Abstract Composition No. 6
Study for Abstract Composition No. 6
Study for Abstract Composition No. 6

Study for Abstract Composition No. 6

Artist (1878 - 1956)
Date1928
Dimensionssheet: 11 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (29.2 × 21 cm)
frame: 19 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (48.9 × 38.7 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineClara S. Peck Fund
Object number2021.13.1
Descriptionstudy for #2020.9; vertical, rectangular, abstracted still life image, inspired by natural world; three-dimensional objects flattened and compressed into undefined shallow space; they overlap in structured composition that prevents any sense of depth; focused instead on movement, rhythm and balance; on composite sheet of paper joined 2 1/2" from top
Collections
  • Early Modernism and Pre-War Art
Not on view
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