Untitled

1939

Charles G. Shaw

Associated Names
Charles G. Shaw

Artist, American, 1892 - 1974

The painting features abstract shapes and lines scattered across a blue background. A large, irregular yellow shape with thin spokes radiating from a brown center is present. Nearby, a red oval shape with intersecting lines can be seen, along with smaller circles in white and yellow. A thin, black vertical line topped with a small white flag-like shape is included. The arrangement of these elements creates a sense of playful abstraction, with the familiar shapes connected by slender black lines that traverse the canvas.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Marchal E. Landgren, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; 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. 186, no. 1256.

Inscriptions

upper center verso in black ink: Charles G. Shaw / Dec. 1939; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 3 [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q64538567

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