Construct III-B

1980

Barbara Kasten

Associated Names
Barbara Kasten

Artist, American, born 1936

The image displays a complex arrangement of angular shapes and lines in a geometric interplay of sleek, intersecting structures. Triangular and rectangular forms dominate the scene in a palette of red, blue, and gray. These elements resemble a fragmented cityscape or modern architectural model, with some parts suggesting the outlines of buildings or bridges. The play of colors and shadows across the surfaces enhances the abstract nature of the image, with hints of familiar objects like scaffolding or window panes caught in the dynamic arrangement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye diffusion transfer print (Polacolor)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gregory and Aline Gooding

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 × 19 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.4 × 21.4 cm (10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.199.1

  • Series Title

    Construct

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gregory V. Gooding, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on sheet in black ink: Barbara Kasten 1980; lower left on sheet in black ink: 2/5 Construct III-B; on verso, lower left stamped in blue ink: POLAROID / J95438A78923A; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 462.059.2.09

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