Jack Tworkov

American, born Poland, 1900 - 1982

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Jack Tworkov, Oh Columbia, 1962, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Women's Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art), 2015.19.226

Oh Columbia

Jack Tworkov · 1962 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2015.19.226

The image features intersecting lines creating a chaotic mesh of dark and light areas. The composition resembles dense foliage or tangled grass. The crisscross patterns suggest a stormy sky or a forest silhouette against a moonlit night.
Jack Tworkov, Untitled, 1962, charcoal on wove paper, Corcoran Collection (Gift of William H. G. FitzGerald, Desmond FitzGerald, and B. Francis Saul II), 2015.19.2766

Untitled

Jack Tworkov · 1962 · charcoal on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2015.19.2766

The image shows bold red brushstrokes intersecting and overlaying on a dark blue background, creating a grid-like arrangement.
Jack Tworkov, L.Pa. No.1, 1961, gouache, graphite, and watercolor, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1976.56.188

L.Pa. No.1

Jack Tworkov · 1961 · gouache, graphite, and watercolor ·  Accession ID  1976.56.188

The image displays a mix of angular and curving lines intersecting across the canvas to create vertical and diagonal shapes. It features a variety of colors, including red-orange, green, brown, gray, and blue. The composition may evoke tree trunks or a cliff edge, but its abstract nature encourages viewers to interpret the interplay of color and shape.
Jack Tworkov, Sea Play, 1958, oil on canvas, Gift of Aaron I. Fleischman, 1997.113.1

Sea Play

Jack Tworkov · 1958 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1997.113.1

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Knight Series #8 (Q3-77 #2)

Jack Tworkov · 1977 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2024.62.1