Paperboard Saves Metal, from the Early Series

Jean Hélion, Paperboard Saves Metal, from the Early Series, 1943, gouache and watercolor with collage on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.114
Jean Hélion, Paperboard Saves Metal, from the Early Series, 1943, gouache and watercolor with collage on paper, sheet: 15 5⁄8 x 12 3⁄4 in. (39.8 x 32.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.114

Artwork Details

Title
Paperboard Saves Metal, from the Early Series
Artist
Date
1943
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 5⁄8 x 12 3⁄4 in. (39.8 x 32.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and watercolor with collage on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1984.124.114
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.114

Works by this artist (3 items)

Jean Hélion, "Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."--Spinoza, Theologico-Political Treatise, 1670. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1963, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.115
“Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of…
Artist
Date1963
oil on canvas
Not on view
Jean Hélion, Paperboard Saves Metal, from the Early Series, 1943, gouache and watercolor with collage on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.114
Paperboard Saves Metal, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1943
gouache and watercolor with collage on paper
Not on view
Jean Hélion, Untitled, 1939, watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.60
Untitled
Artist
Date1939
watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper
Not on view