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Untitled

1940s-1950s

Franz Kline

Associated Names

Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image shows bold, black brush strokes crossing over each other in erratic lines on a background of text. The strokes create an abstract design, with dense and overlapping lines. The artwork invites viewers to interpret the composition of dark shapes against the printed text.

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Artwork overview

Medium

brush and black ink on telephone book page
Credit Line

Gift of Elisabeth Ross Zogbaum
Dimensions

overall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1998.112.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Franz Kline; Elisabeth R. Zogbaum, New York; gift to NGA, 1993

Associated Names

Zogbaum, Elisabeth R.

Bibliography

1999

Fine, Ruth et. al. Contemporary American Realist Drawings. New York, 1999: fig. 5.
Ritchie, Charles. "Franz Kline, Thirty Untitled Drawings." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art no. 21 (Spring 1999): 13, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: KLINE

Wikidata ID

Q64570551

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