Duet

1947

Robert McChesney

Associated Names
Robert McChesney

Artist, American, 1913 - 2008

The image depicts a series of intertwining and overlapping geometric shapes and bold lines, creating an abstract composition. The assembly of shapes could be interpreted as resembling two figures playing musical instruments: one holding a guitar-like object and the other playing a saxophone. The triangular and circular shapes add a dynamic quality to the piece. The use of different colors and the arrangement of shapes evoke the presence of musical notes. The design invites the viewer to draw connections between the geometric forms and elements of music and performance.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

  • American Screenprints, National Academy of Design, New York; Reynolda House, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts; Guild Hall, East Hampton, New York; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina; United States Embassy, Tokyo, Japan; Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan; State Bank of Boston, Massachusetts; Academy of Art, Vienna, Austria; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England; Parpallo Museum, Valencia, Spain; Institute of North American Studies, Barcelona, Spain; National Academy of Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain; National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland; Mona Bismark Foundation, Paris, France; Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany; College of Staten Island, New York; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas, 1987-1995.

1999

  • The Sight of Music, Herbert von Karajan Centrum, Vienne, Austria; Opera Narodowa, Warsaw, Poland; Max Gandolph Bibliothek, University of Salzburg, Austria; La Scala Opera House, Milan, Italy; Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Florida; New York Historical Society; Louisiana State Museum of Art, New Orleans; Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe; Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, Tennessee; Austin Museum of Art, Texas; Gibbes Museum, Charleston, South Carolina, 1999-2003.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Robert McChesney 47; lower center verso in black ink: Serigraph by / Robert McChesney / Series of 50 / Duet

Wikidata ID

Q76551402

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