Frumenti (working title also Propulsion)

1955

Bernard Childs

Associated Names
Bernard Childs

Artist, American, 1910 - 1985

The image depicts a web of fine, overlapping lines and scratches on a dark background, creating an abstract pattern. The lines vary in direction and length, converging and diverging like bursts of chaos. The texture of the lines suggests movement and complexity, drawing the eye across the composition. These lines resemble the trails left by shooting stars or the energetic movement of a storm.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA, April 2014); Beverly and Christopher With, Washington; gift to NGA, 2020

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Childs '55 / trial proof - only state in black and white - for "Frumenti"" lower left margin, graphite. "1/1" lower right margin, graphite.

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