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Untitled

1947

Ad Reinhardt

Associated Names

Ad Reinhardt

Artist, American, 1913 - 1967

The image shows an array of shapes and lines creating a pattern in earthy tones of brown, beige, and black. The composition includes irregular geometric forms, arcs, curves, and sharp angles. The elements resemble fragmented views of objects like staircases or architectural structures, creating an ambiguous and abstract design.

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Artwork overview

Medium

oil on canvas
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund and Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

overall: 101.6 x 81.3 cm (40 x 32 in.)
framed: 106.7 x 86.3 x 4.4 cm (42 x 34 x 1 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1988.60.1
Copyright

© 1997 The Estate of Ad Reinhardt / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York); purchased 1988 by NGA.

Associated Names

Barbara Mathes Gallery

Exhibition History

1991

Ad Reinhardt, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1991-1992, repro. 44.

2008

Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976, The Jewish Museum, New York; Saint Louis Art Museum; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 2008-2009, unnumbered catalogue, pl. 12.

2021

Ad Reinhardt: "Art is Art and Everything Else is Everything Else," Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 2021 - 2022, no. 21, repro.

Bibliography

1991

Ad Reinhardt. Exh. cat. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1991: repro. 44.

1992

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 271, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: REINHARDT'47

Wikidata ID

Q20194147

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