Multiple Images I

1959

Will Barnet

Associated Names
Will Barnet

Painter, American, 1911 - 2012

The image shows interlocking geometric shapes and bold lines. The abstract artwork features a variety of forms in earthy tones, with accents of white and black. Some shapes resemble objects like panels or hinges. The arrangement conveys movement, depth, and complexity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    overall: 158.12 × 122.24 cm (62 1/4 × 48 1/8 in.)
    framed: 159.39 × 123.83 × 4.13 cm (62 3/4 × 48 3/4 × 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.89

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bertha Schaeffer Gallery, New York); purchased 9 December 1960 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1961

  • Twenty-seventh Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Oil Painting, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 14 January - 28 February 1961.

1984

  • Will Barnet: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire; Huntsville Museum of Art; Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul; Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario; Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, Rockland, 1984-1985, no. 36.

1998

  • The Forty-Fifth Biennial: The Corcoran Collects, 1907–1998, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 17 July - 29 September 1998, unnumbered catalogue.

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1 March - 27 July 2008, unpublished checklist.

Wikidata ID

Q46636681

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