The Hard White Edge

1976

Norman Zammitt

Painter, American, born Canada, 1931 - 2007

This abstract, horizontal canvas is mostly white but narrow bands across the bottom sixth of the canvas fade from black along the edge to indigo blue, fuchsia, and yellow, which blends gradually into the white field.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased 6 April 1978 from the artist by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Modern Painters at the Corcoran: Norman Zammitt, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 18 February - 2 April 1978.

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 5 November 1982 - 16 January 1983, unpublished checklist.

Inscriptions

lower left reverse: Norman Zammitt / May 1 1976 / "THE HARD WHITE EDGE".

Wikidata ID

Q46640025

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