Photogram (Yellow and White Circles)

1939

György Kepes

Associated Names
György Kepes

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1906 - 2001

The image shows overlapping circles and diagonal lines. The composition consists of concentric circles in yellow and white, resembling ripple effects. There are soft gradients and triangular shapes in the background, giving a sense of depth. The overall design creates an abstract scene, suggesting a cosmic or planetary system.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, IL); purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Modernism: Designing a New World 1914–1939, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 17–July 29, 2007

Bibliography

2007

  • Brookman, Philip, Paul Greenhalgh, and Sarah Newman. Essential Modernism. London/Washington, DC, 2007: 75.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Gyorgy Kepes / Motion 1939; bottom right in graphite: Kepes 1939; by unknown hand, center, underlined twice in black ink, crossed out in graphite: 57; center right in graphite: G 41; lower left in black ink, crossed out in graphite: 51; bottom left in graphite: kep 176 -; bottom right in graphite: 013.050.1.05

Wikidata ID

Q64154697

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