Study for "Beast"

1961

Lynn Chadwick

Associated Names
Lynn Chadwick

Artist, British, 1914 - 2003

The image displays an abstract composition of angular lines and triangular shapes that converge and diverge in a complex structure. The central form resembles an elongated ship's hull or a futuristic skeletal form of an animal. The brown and beige textures give an earthy, weathered appearance to the design, suggesting aged surfaces like rusted metal or wood grain. The lines and shapes collectively embody an abstract form that evokes the likeness of an ancient artifact or fossilized remains.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with wash on tracing paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.9 x 52.5 cm (16 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1975-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, cat 82.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and brown ink: Chadwick 61.

Wikidata ID

Q64594431

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