Composition, 1952

Not on View

oil on canvas

overall: 100 x 23.8 cm (39 3/8 x 9 3/8 in.)

1971.87.3

Hans Hartung (artist) French, 1904 - 1989

lower left: Hartung 52

Acquired 1953 from the artist by Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut;[1] gift 1971 to NGA.

[1] Emily Hall Tremaine sent NGA a copy of her collection record for the painting in February 1987, in NGA curatorial files.

Tremaine, Sr., Burton G., Mr. and Mrs.

1947: Painting Toward Architecture [The Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art], Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, followed by a tour of 24 venues, 1947-1949.

1976: Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1976-1977.

1984: The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters: The Spirit of Modernism, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, 1984, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 172, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 198, repro.