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1968

Simon Hantaï

Associated Names
Simon Hantaï

Painter, French, born Hungary, 1922 - 2008

This painting features irregular dark blue shapes on a tan background. The shapes are a mix of angular and rounded forms, and they feature thin cracks, making them appear fragmented or broken. The shapes fill up most of the space, with one in the center stretching across the canvas horizontally, while smaller circular ones fill the top of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Zsuzsa Hantaï

  • Dimensions

    overall: 227.33 × 224.16 cm (89 1/2 × 88 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.53.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1922-2008]; his wife, Zsuzsa Hantaï; gift 2019 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • Hantaï, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1976, no. 70.

1981

  • Simon Hantaï, 1960-1976, Centre d'Arts Plastiques Contemporains de Bordeaux, 1981, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1999

  • Simon Hantaï: Werke von 1960 bis 1995, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster, 1999, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2015

  • Bleu Jaune Rouge, La couleur liberée, Musée de Tessé, Le Mans, 2015-2016, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2018

  • Freeform: Jean Dubuffet, Simon Hantaï, Charlotte Perriand, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, 2018, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q108686924

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