X + X

1964

Various Artists

Associated Names
Various Artists

Artist

George Ortman

Artist, American, 1926 - 2015

Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Robert Motherwell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1991

Andy Warhol

Artist, American, 1928 - 1987

Stuart Davis

Artist, American, 1892 - 1964

Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Larry Poons

Artist, American, born 1937

Robert Indiana

Artist, American, 1928 - 2018

Ad Reinhardt

Artist, American, 1913 - 1967

Ives-Sillman

Printer, 1966 - 1992

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Publisher

The image displays two large blue X shapes at the top and bottom of the canvas, with a small white plus sign in the center. The composition has an abstract quality, resembling mathematical symbols. The arrangement of the X's may suggest direction or multiplication, while the plus sign indicates addition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio of ten screenprints

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Dimensions

    overall (closed): 64.77 × 53.98 × 3.18 cm (25 1/2 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.100.3.1-10

Associated Artworks

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The image displays a collection of geometric shapes and lines in shades of yellow forming an abstract pattern. A large circle is surrounded by smaller shapes including plus signs and arrows. The background consists of crosshatched lines creating a textured surface resembling a digital aesthetic. The arrangement evokes common symbols found in technology interfaces.

Untitled

George Ortman, Ives-Sillman, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

1964

The image shows a composition of vertical and horizontal stripes in blue and yellow colors with a diagonal line dividing the canvas into two triangles. The upper part has vertical stripes and the lower part has horizontal stripes.

Untitled (Rabat)

Frank Stella, Ives-Sillman, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

1964

The image shows a red oval shape against a blue background. The red shape dominates the lower half of the image, with the blue surrounding it. The piece conveys simplicity and bold use of color, invoking natural elements in an abstract way.

Red Blue

Ellsworth Kelly, Ives-Sillman, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

1964

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut; acquired 1975 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center colophon in black ink by unknown hand: 5/300

Markings

screenprinted on portfolio cover: X / + / X; screenprinted on portfolio spine: Ten Works by Ten Painters The Wadsworth Atheneum

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