Yellow and Purple

1965

George Sugarman

Associated Names
George Sugarman

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image features geometric shapes and lines forming an abstract composition with bold use of color. Large purple forms outlined in brown against an orange background are intersected by lines, creating a pattern that may resemble letters or numbers. The design could hint at a logo or a modernist interpretation of typography.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (aluminum) in violet and yellow-orange on white Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 62.3 x 45.5 cm (24 1/2 x 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.955

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1437.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Tam Imp/ G Sugarman 65; lower center verso in graphite: 1437

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), de Soto (T.10)

Wikidata ID

Q74064276

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