Surprize #6

1980

George McNeil

Associated Names
George McNeil

Artist, American, 1908 - 1995

The image shows dynamic and curving lines forming irregular shapes with bold and sketch-like strokes. The abstract composition depicts two faces in an expressive manner. The faces are colored with reds, yellows, and blues resembling familiar facial features like wide eyes and lips. The background also incorporates hints of these colors, adding to the scene's vivid and fragmented style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 71.3 x 56.2 cm (28 1/16 x 22 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.145.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lunn Gallery, Washington, D.C.); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 5, 1982; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: George McNeil, 3/14/80 8/12; center verso in graphite: George McNeil / SURPRIZE #6 (underlined) / 3/14/80 / 27" x 21" / 3-color lithograph / 8/12; lower left corner verso in graphite: 8/ 3/14/80

Wikidata ID

Q76340951

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