Untitled (Mysterious Pool)

c. 1945

Dickson Reeder

Associated Names
Dickson Reeder

Artist, American, 1912 - 1970

The image shows various abstract shapes and lines, including a large cylindrical form at the bottom left and a ladder extending vertically upward. An elongated cone protrudes from the ladder at an angle, intersected by various lines that traverse the composition. Additional abstract elements include a worm-like shape near the center and a lizard-like form at the bottom right. Thin, wispy lines resembling strands are also present throughout the image.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by inheritance to his wife, Flora Blanc Reeder, Fort Worth, TX; (Dutch Phillips & Co., Dallas); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1997; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite by unknown hand: 6: upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 331-2; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 8C; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 97-6230

Wikidata ID

Q76442477

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