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Passage Space Drift, Section 2

1974

Will Insley

Associated Names

Will Insley

Artist, American, 1929 - 2011

The image displays diagonal and horizontal lines of varying densities, forming an abstract landscape. The top section consists of diagonal lines transitioning in shading. Below, vertical lines with an uneven horizontal boundary suggest a silhouette of a distant mountain range or skyline. The lower half features densely packed horizontal lines resembling a calm sea or plain, creating a serene and structured composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Howard and Shirlee Friedenberg)
Dimensions

board: 76.2 × 76.04 cm (30 × 29 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2906

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard and Shirlee Friedenberg, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: Insley 1 31 74

Wikidata ID

Q64635973

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