Moodna Quadrants

1972

Robert Smithson

Associated Names
Robert Smithson

Artist, American, 1938 - 1973

The image displays an abstract composition of curved and intersecting lines forming an oval shape, divided into four sections by two perpendicular lines. Water fills the surrounding areas, with notations of gravel roads and tapering ramps. The lines suggest a quadrant or compass-like design, resembling a topographical map or planned landscape installation, emphasizing division and directionality.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 97.

2005

  • Robert Smithson, Dallas Museum of Art; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2005, (unnumbered catalogue reproduction).

Inscriptions

across top in graphite: Moodna Quadants R. Smithson 72; lower right in graphite: For Flat Plain / Storm King Art Center N.Y.; various notations overall

Wikidata ID

Q64629088

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