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Untitled (study for 3-part diagonal construction for the Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover, not executed)

1987

Fred Sandback

Associated Names

Fred Sandback

Artist, American, 1943 - 2003

The image displays thin lines creating geometric shapes such as parallelograms and triangles on a plain background. The lines intersect to form a complex pattern resembling a three-dimensional structure. The composition evokes a sense of depth and dimensionality.

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Artwork overview

Medium

colored pencil on Waterford paper
Credit Line

Gift of Fred Sandback in honor of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Dimensions

sheet: 66.83 × 101.44 cm (26 5/16 × 39 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2001.102.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fred Sandback, New York; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Sandback, Fred

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Sandback 87

Watermarks

BS: WATERFORD

Wikidata ID

Q64570662

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