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Untitled (verso)

1979

Robert Mangold

Associated Names

Robert Mangold

Artist, American, born 1937

The image displays two sets of outlined geometric shapes, composed mainly of rectangles and straight lines. The top section shows an abstract pattern resembling a divided window, with intersecting lines forming irregular quadrilaterals. Below, a larger shape resembles an open book or a partially unfolded box due to the angular alignment of the lines, suggesting a study of geometry and structure through simple line work and abstract forms.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove spiral sketchpad paper
Credit Line

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 27.94 x 35.56 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Accession Number

2010.12.18.b

The image shows rectangles and lines drawn in pencil on the upper half of the page. Bold swatches of color include a yellow rectangle on the left, a red rectangle with lines on top in the center, an orange rectangle below, and a blue-green rectangle on the right. — Untitled (recto)

Robert Mangold

1979

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York; gift to NGA, 2010

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Inscriptions

lower left recto in graphite: R. Mangold 1979

Wikidata ID

Q64628993

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