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Red - Blue Landslide No. 16

1972

Radoslav Kratina

Associated Names

Radoslav Kratina

Artist, Czech, 1928 - 1999

The image consists of a series of zigzag lines arranged in a repeating pattern. Overlapping red and blue triangles create a serrated effect like lightning bolts across the canvas. The zigzags resemble mountain peaks or saw blade teeth, forming a dynamic pattern.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color serigraph
Credit Line

Gift of Gerald Cerny in honor of Martin Jan Stránsky
Dimensions

sheet: 60.9 x 43.5 cm (24 x 17 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2000.166.111

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Cerny, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Cerny, Gerald

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Kratina 71; lower left: 22/; verso by later hand: A06109

Wikidata ID

Q76355729

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