Untitled

1961

Robert Ryman

Associated Names
Robert Ryman

Painter, American, 1930 - 2019

The artwork features an abstract composition dominated by a textured surface filled with small, irregular shapes. The entire canvas is covered with these white, slightly raised forms that resemble scattered paper fragments or delicate brushstrokes. There are variations in texture and tone.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on linen

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 179.7 x 179.7 cm (70 3/4 x 70 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.61.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased 18 May 2001 through (PaceWildenstein, New York) by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

-1

  • Long-term loan, Halle für Neue Kunst, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, until 2001.

1973

  • Nine American Painters, Dayton Art Institute, 1973.

1974

  • Robert Ryman, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1974, no. 16.

1977

  • Robert Ryman, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1977, no. 18.

1980

  • Robert Ryman: Gemälde, 1958-1980, Halle für internationale neue Kunst, Zurich; Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris; Städtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, no. 16 (Zurich, Dusseldorf) & 18 (Paris). Shown in Zurich only.

1991

  • Robert Ryman: Peintures, 1958-1991, Renn, Espace d'art Contemporain, Paris, 1991-1992.

1992

  • De Opening, J.H. De Pont Foundation, Tilburg, The Netherlands, 1992-1993, no. 49, repro.

1993

  • Peinture. Emblèmes et Références, C.A.P.C., Musée d'art contemporain, Bordeaux, 1993-1994, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2014

  • Make it New: Abstract Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, 1950-1975, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, 2014, no. 24, repro.

Bibliography

1975

  • Gilbert-Rolfe, Jeremy. "Appreciating Ryman." Arts Magazine 50, no. 4 (December 1975), reprinted in Immanence and Contradiction, New York, 1975: 72-73.

1980

  • Frey, Patrick. "The American Robert Ryman at InK: White - An Empire of Colours." In Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich, 1980, reprinted in Dokumentation 6 (Ausstellungen im InK), Zurich, 1980: 5-6.

1992

  • Stegeman, Elly. "The Dancing LIght." Metropolis M 13, no. 1 (February 1992): 35, repro.

1999

  • Raussmüller, Urs, Christel Sauer, Daniel Buren, and Alfred Pacquement. "Robert Ryman." Les Hors-Série de Beaux Arts Magazine, 1999.

  • Buren, Daniel. "Ryman: la resistance de l'invisible." Beaux Arts Magazine, no. 185 (October 1999): 54-61.

  • Sauer, Christel. "A propos de Robert Ryman." Beaux Arts Magazine, no. 185 (October 1999), repro. 4-5 (installation view) and 18.

2001

  • Weiss, Jeffrey. "Robert Ryman: Untitled, 1961, and Untitled, 1965-1966." National Gallery of Art Bulletin 26 (Fall 2001): 10-11.

2003

  • Humblet, Claudine. La Nouvelle Abstraction Americaine 1950-1970. 3 vols. Milan and Paris, 2003: 2:1281.

2004

  • Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 459, no. 388, color repro.

2006

  • Varnedoe, Kirk. Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Painting since Pollock.Princeton, 2006: 242-243.

2017

  • Colaizzi, Vittorio. Robert Ryman. London, 2017: 133, repro., 118.

Inscriptions

lower center: RYMAN / 61

Wikidata ID

Q20195657

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