Isabella I

1974

Al Held

Associated Names
Al Held

Artist, American, 1928 - 2005

A variety of geometric shapes and lines intersect and overlap across the canvas. Prominent shapes include circles and trapezoids. The lines suggest depth and perspective, resembling three-dimensional objects like tunnels or tubes. The intersection of these forms creates an intricate network that evokes architectural drafts or futuristic pathways.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York); American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Hassam and Speicher Purchase Fund Exhibition, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, 1979, no. 52

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art,Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 102-4, no. 65

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. 237, no. 1584.

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: Al Held / 74; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 1398 C

Wikidata ID

Q64533591

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