Untitled

c. 1970s

Gene Davis

Associated Names
Gene Davis

Artist, American, 1920 - 1985

The image displays a combination of jagged and flowing lines. A green section takes up the upper half, contrasting with straight horizontal lines below. The composition could be interpreted as a vibrant grassy field meeting chaotic scribbles above neat rows that might resemble musical staves or calm waves. The overall arrangement suggests a natural landscape abstracted into lines and colors, playing with the interaction of natural elements and man-made structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.24 × 42.39 cm (13 7/8 × 16 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 54.61 × 74.77 cm (21 1/2 × 29 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3356

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: A/P; lower right in graphite: Gene Davis; upper right verso in blue ink by unknown hand on adhered label: 75

Wikidata ID

Q77010427

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