Provenance

Willard Gallery, Inc.

Founded in 1936

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The image shows intersecting lines and scratches covering the canvas, creating a textured appearance. The abstract composition resembles a dense thicket or chaotic field of intersecting threads. The overlapping lines and etchings create a tangled mesh or the surface of a well-worn wooden table with multiple knife marks, all within a dark, rectangular border framing the patterns.
Mark Tobey, New York, 1944, tempera on paperboard, Gift of the Avalon Foundation, 1976.32.1

New York

Mark Tobey · 1944 · tempera on paperboard ·  Accession ID  1976.32.1

The image features bold, black lines and shapes on a textured red background. A central black shape resembles a side profile of a face, with lines suggesting a nose and chin. The sinuous lines trace an outline of these features, maintaining a sense of abstraction.
Susan Rothenberg, Head within Head, 1978, acrylic and Flashe on canvas, Gift of Edward R. Broida, 2005.142.32

Head within Head

Susan Rothenberg · 1978 · acrylic and Flashe on canvas ·  Accession ID  2005.142.32