Ad Reinhardt, Untitled, 1940, oil on fiberboard, 46 x 24 in. (116.8 x 61.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.75
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Date
- 1940
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 46 x 24 in. (116.8 x 61.0 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on fiberboard
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Abstract — geometric
- Object Number
- 1986.92.75
Artwork Description
Untitled is a jazzy kaleidoscope of colored rectangles that resembles a collage whose elements are painted rather than pasted. Reds and pinks placed beside yellows and greens produce optical effects that deny the flatness of the canvas, and small patches of brushy paint are reminders that the hand of an artist is at work. The lively colors and syncopated rhythms owe a debt to Reinhardt’s close friend and mentor Stuart Davis.
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