C & O

1958

Franz Kline

Associated Names
Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

This painting shows abstract shapes and lines intersecting and overlapping across the canvas. Most of the background is black, except for two white rectangles, one near the top left corner and one below center. Crossing the background are white lines and small patches of red, blue, yellow, orange, and green, all of different sizes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Dimensions

    overall: 195.6 x 279.4 cm (77 x 110 in.)
    framed: 198.12 x 283.85 x 4.76 cm (78 x 111 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.87.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut; gift 1971 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Action Painting - Jackson Pollock, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, 2008, no. 51, repro.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 187, repro.

  • Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: 19

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 219, repro.

2004

  • Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 451, no. 381, color repro.

2022

  • “C & O, 1958 (Ref. No. FKKJ2WV4).” In Franz Kline Paintings, 1950–1962. Online catalogue raisonné [https://hauserwirthinstitute.org/projects/franz-kline/] (accessed on 3 January 2023).

Wikidata ID

Q20194988

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