Untitled

1942

Arthur Dove

Associated Names
Arthur Dove

Artist, American, 1880 - 1946

The image displays an arrangement of curved and angular shapes created with bold, abstract lines. The overlapping shapes form patterns with hues of green, purple, and black blending into one another. The composition is set against a light background, highlighting the complex, interlocking forms resembling puzzle pieces or a view through a kaleidoscope.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil and tempera on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William Dove

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.9 x 10.4 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 17.8 x 12.7 cm (7 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.111.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. William C. Dove, Mattituck, New York; gift to NGA, 1993.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Arthur Dove: Works on Paper, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1997-1998.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ball-point pen: 155; lower right in graphite: 7.14.42 O+T

Wikidata ID

Q64536560

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