Untitled

1974

John Grillo

Associated Names
John Grillo

Artist, American, 1917 - 2014

The image features geometric shapes, including circles and triangles, arranged within a circular frame, against a textured background with radiating brush strokes. The artwork displays various shaded and cross-hatched areas, evoking a cosmic map or celestial diagram. The lines and grids among the shapes suggest an otherworldly dashboard or mythical compass.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 214, no. 1438.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Grillo '74; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: (John Grillo); upper left verso in black ink on adhered label: 4

Wikidata ID

Q64582686

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