Untitled

David Smith, Untitled, ca. 1951, ink and tempera on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.104
David Smith, Untitled, ca. 1951, ink and tempera on paper, sheet: 18 1423 14 in. (46.359.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.104

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled
Artist
Date
ca. 1951
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 18 1423 14 in. (46.359.0 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
ink and tempera on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1979.104

Artwork Description

Smith made drawings throughout his career, often as studies for sculpture, but occasionally as independent works of art. In this simply rendered landscape, abstract lines suggest organic forms and lively motion, like birds in flight and trees swaying in the wind. The touches of blue tempera enliven the lines and declare this drawing to be one of his intentionally finished pieces.

Graphic Masters II: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2009

Works by this artist (5 items)

Frederick Brown, Junior Wells, 1989, oil on linen, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by William Cost Johnson, George W. Story, Robert J. Oliver and Mrs. Barwig-Wagner, 1990.31
Junior Wells
Date1989
oil on linen
Not on view
Frederick Brown, Green Window, 1970, oil, silica, and glue on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gerald L. Pearson, 1995.22.2, © 1970, Frederick J. Brown
Green Window
Date1970
oil, silica, and glue on canvas
Not on view
Frederick Brown, John Henry, 1979, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gerald L. Pearson, 1995.22.1, © 1979, Frederick J. Brown
John Henry
Date1979
oil on canvas
Not on view
Frederick Brown, Stagger Lee, 1983, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1991.40, © 1983, Frederick J. Brown
Stagger Lee
Date1983
oil on canvas
Not on view