Four Aerial Studies

1940s

Ralston Crawford

Associated Names
Ralston Crawford

Artist, American, born Canada, 1906 - 1978

The image contains four boxed sections with various lines and shapes creating an abstract composition. The top left box features overlapping angular forms with crosshatched shading. The top right box contains intersecting lines resembling a web or network. The bottom left box shows curved lines forming a shape resembling a mountainous landscape with dots and intersecting lines. The bottom right box displays lines and arcs that could be interpreted as a deconstructed mechanical object or blueprint. The composition explores line and shape, encouraging viewers to make connections to familiar structures and objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Neelon Crawford

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37 x 29.4 cm (14 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.133.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by descent to Neelon Crawford, artist's son, New York; gift to NGA, 2001

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in black crayon: 2; upper center in pen and black ink: TOP; lower left verso in graphite: RCE D-287

Wikidata ID

Q64619911

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