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Composition X

1957

Martin Russell Hurtig

Associated Names

Martin Russell Hurtig

Artist, American, born 1929

The image shows a complex array of dark and light shapes and lines forming an abstract composition. Various forms resembling keys, wheels, and gears intertwine and overlap. Some lines and shapes suggest the appearance of mechanical parts or tribal masks, creating an industrial yet organic feel. These abstract elements form a pattern reminiscent of a blueprint or schematics of imaginary machinery.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

Image: 300 x 345 mm
Sheet: 463 x 577 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2626

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in pencil: lower left, composition X; lower center, 6 imp; lower right, hurtig '57 (in script)

Wikidata ID

Q76441899

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