Hawk's Return

1969-1970

William T. Williams

Associated Names
William T. Williams

Artist, American, born 1942

The image displays overlapping geometric shapes such as rectangles and parallelograms arranged in an abstract formation. The shapes are colored in vibrant hues like red, blue, green, yellow, and purple, intersecting at various angles. The pattern resembles a chaotic mosaic or tangled web, reminiscent of a city map. The bold, solid colors create a dynamic composition that leads the eye in multiple directions across the canvas.
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E407

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased 2025 through (Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York) by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • William T. Williams: 1970, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, September-November, 2019.

2023

  • Revisiting 5+1, Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, November 2022-February 2023, 63, repro.

Bibliography

2019

  • Reilly, Samuel. "Around the Galleries." Apollo (May 2019):92, repro.

  • Michael Rosenfeld Gallery. William T. Williams. Recent Paintings. Exh. catalogue, New York, 2019:8, repro.

2020

  • Shipton, Alyn. The Art of Jazz. A Visual History. Watertown, MA, 2020:165, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left verso handwritten on canvas overfold: HAWK'S RETURN 1969
lower left verso handwritten on canvas overfold: William T. Williams / 1970

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