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Untitled (Abstract)

1987

Joel Shapiro

Associated Names

Joel Shapiro

Artist, American, 1941 - 2025

The image shows rectangular, jagged-edged black shapes intersecting and overlapping on a white background, creating an abstract composition. The shapes resemble cut-out fabric pieces with a texture similar to sawblades or industrial components. Small black marks are scattered around, resembling splinters or pieces of shattered glass, adding to the sense of movement in the artwork.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

Image: 460 x 738 mm
Sheet: 460 x 738 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.260

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York, NY(via Mann Williams Antiques, New York, NY); Dave and Reba Williams, March 1988; gift to NGA December 2008

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, 22/25; lower right, signed, Shapiro 1987.

Wikidata ID

Q76440470

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