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Nocturne

1942

Hugh Mesibov

Associated Names

Hugh Mesibov

Artist, American, 1916 - 2016

The image features a series of geometric shapes and lines on a blue and gray background, creating an abstract composition. Among these shapes, there is a red and black curved form with a hook, a coiling structure, and an archway with a figure on top. The overall scene is a collection of abstract forms.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color screenprint
Credit Line

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

image: 18 × 25.7 cm (7 1/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
sheet: 27.7 × 37.3 cm (10 7/8 × 14 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.2607

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: nocturne; lower center in graphite: 1/8; lower right in graphite: Hubert Mesibov 42

Wikidata ID

Q76551458

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