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Untitled

1977

Martin Puryear

Associated Names

Martin Puryear

Artist, American, born 1941

The image features an abstract composition with a large, dark, rounded mass dominating the center. This shape is executed with smudged charcoal or dark pigment that creates a textured and shadowy effect. Surrounding this central form is a softer gradient that dissipates into lighter shades. The overall image maintains an abstract quality against a muted background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

black chalk on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Collectors Committee
Dimensions

image: 35.9 x 43.3 cm (14 1/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
sheet: 35.9 x 43.3 cm (14 1/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1997.76.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Nancy Drysdale Gallery, Washington, DC); purchased 1997 by NGA, with funds donated by the Collectors Committee.

Associated Names

Protetch-McIntosh Gallery

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: M Puryear '77

Wikidata ID

Q64607402

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