Square with Principle "Z"

1968-1969

Jan Kubicek

Associated Names
Jan Kubicek

Artist, Czech, born 1927

The image shows a large square divided into four triangular sections by two intersecting diagonal lines. The composition consists of a black triangle on the left, gray triangles on the top and bottom, and a light yellow triangle on the right. The design forms a symmetrical pattern with each triangular section meeting at the center point.
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The image features crisp lines dividing the space into two large triangles, one green and one black, meeting at their tips within a square frame. The composition is abstract, with a stark contrast between the green and black triangles against a beige backdrop, resembling a folded fabric or an open book.

Square with Principle "Z"

Jan Kubicek

1968

Square with Principle "Z"

Jan Kubicek

1968

The image shows two large triangles positioned back-to-back, forming an hourglass-like shape, bordered by thin white lines. In the center, a small black triangle serves as the meeting point of the two larger triangles. This abstract composition uses light blue and pale yellow alongside stark black sections. The arrangement resembles a stylized bowtie or the simplistic outline of a butterfly's wings.

Square with Principle "Z"

Jan Kubicek

1968

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Anne Baruch, Chicago; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 2/5-II.; lower right in graphite: Jan Kubicek 1968/69; verso in graphite by later hand lower right: 1979.639II; lower center: Square wtih Principle Z

Wikidata ID

Q76343076

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