Untitled

1942

Arthur Dove

Associated Names
Arthur Dove

Artist, American, 1880 - 1946

The image displays irregular, overlapping shapes and lines forming an abstract composition. It includes patches of black, dark green, and yellow, some resembling scattered dots. The arrangement could be likened to a landscape seen from above, like patches of vegetation or fields separated by pathways. The interplay of colors and patterns creates a mosaic effect.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tempera and pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William Dove

  • Dimensions

    image: 8 x 10.2 cm (3 1/8 x 4 in.)
    sheet: 17.8 x 13.3 cm (7 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.111.16

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: 116; lower right in graphite: 6.16.42

Wikidata ID

Q64536563

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