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Warming Up

1943

Riva Helfond

Associated Names

Riva Helfond

Artist, American, 1910 - 2002

The image depicts bold, angular lines and overlapping circular shapes. The spinning propellers create a sense of movement in this abstract representation. The composition features mechanical details resembling an airplane, with propellers similar to large fans. Figures in overalls are positioned around the machinery, suggesting a scene of mechanics in an aircraft hangar or workshop, surrounded by industrial elements like wheels resembling gears and brick-like structures in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

screenprint
Credit Line

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

Image:303 x 431mm
Sheet:330 x 508mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2446
Catalogue Raisonné

Teller #75

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, "Warming Up" 13/45; In Ink: lower right, within the print, Helfond

Wikidata ID

Q76454880

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