Untitled

1964

John Altoon

Associated Names
John Altoon

Artist, American, 1925 - 1969

The image shows a series of curved lines and shapes intertwined on a mostly empty background. The shapes are filled with muted shades of purple, yellow, green, orange, and pink, resembling a stack of colorful, layered fabrics or cushions. The forms suggest a reclining figure or an armchair. The lines and colors are delicately sketched and filled, adding to the abstract quality of the artwork.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink, airbrush, and pastel on illustration board

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    overall: 152.4 x 101.6 cm (60 x 40 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.116.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

artist's estate; anonymous gift to NGA, 1997

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • John Altoon, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 2014, p. 24.

Bibliography

2014

  • Eliel, Carol S. John Altoon. Exh. cat. Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Rose Art Museum, Waltham, New York, 2014: 24.

Inscriptions

upper left on verso in black marker: Abs-117 / 1964

Wikidata ID

Q64582096

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