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Iridescent Forms

1958

William Baziotes

Associated Names

William Baziotes

Artist, American, 1912 - 1963

The image shows fluid shapes and lines creating an abstract composition. A large, curving form moves across the center of the canvas. Surrounding shapes intersect and overlap with each other, resembling rolling hills or undulating landscapes in soft green tones. Wisps and lines fill the lower portion, reminiscent of waves or contours on a map.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on textured wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Ethel Baziotes in honor of Adlai E. Stevenson and Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
Dimensions

sheet: 37.5 x 44.5 cm (14 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2004.11.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ethel Baziotes, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Baziotes, Ethel

Exhibition History

2004

William Baziotes, Paintings and Drawings, 1934-1962, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 2004-2005, no. 50.
"William Baziotes: Paintings and Drawings, 1934-1962", Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 2004-2005, no. 50.

Bibliography

2004

William Baziotes, Paintings and Drawings, 1934-1962. Exh. cat. Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice; 2004-2005: no. 50.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Baziotes; upper left verso: 4081 e; center verso: 9466 / Koth; lower left: 10136 [along edge]

Wikidata ID

Q64636284

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