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Blue Halo

1967

Adolph Gottlieb

Associated Names

Adolph Gottlieb

Artist, American, 1903 - 1974

Marlborough Gallery

Publisher

The image features a large black splatter resembling an ink blot at the bottom, while above it, a concentric circle with a maroon center and a blue band. Small offshoots extend from the edges of the splatter.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color screenprint on wove paper mounted to paperboard
Credit Line

Gift of Robert and Mercedes Eichholz
Dimensions

sheet: 76.2 × 55.88 cm (30 × 22 in.)
Accession Number

2014.17.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mercedes Eichholz, Santa Barbara, California; bequest to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Eichholz, Robert B., Mrs.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Adolph Gottlieb 1967; lower right in graphite: 37/75

Wikidata ID

Q77005889

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