Untitled

1955

Franz Kline

Associated Names
Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image features bold, sweeping black strokes that form intersecting lines and broad shapes against a white background. The thick, dark lines merge and overlap near the center, with horizontal lines stretching outward like beams. The contrast between the dark and light elements gives the impression of dynamic movement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.9 x 37.7 cm (11 x 14 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.142.25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Adler Gallery, Los Angeles); purchased May 1981 by Edward R. Broida, Los Angeles; gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawings by Franz Kline, David McKee Gallery, New York, March 9 - April 20, 2002; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2006, unnumbered brochure, fig. f.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: KLINE

Wikidata ID

Q64570558

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