Untitled

1946

Leon Polk Smith

Associated Names
Leon Polk Smith

Artist, American, 1906 - 1996

The image shows a series of rectangles and squares arranged in a grid pattern. The composition includes black, red, and orange shapes against a gray background, resembling pixelation or a city skyline seen from above. The arrangement suggests the structure of a city block or a digital code interface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red, orange, black, and gray opaque watercolor on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Leon Polk Smith Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53.34 × 38.74 cm (21 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.137.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA by Leon Polk Smith Foundation, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: L P.S. '46; lower left verso [in unknown hand]: FF001; lower right verso: 1946.D.011 / FF001 45

Wikidata ID

Q64592940

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