The Lugubrious Mysterious Midnight Hour Phantom Green Cheese Moon

c. 1922

Edward Steichen

Associated Names
Edward Steichen

Artist, American, 1879 - 1973

The image shows various geometric shapes and lines. A large green circle partially overlaps a smaller orange arc on a blue background transitioning to maroon at the top. In the foreground, two large red triangles sit on a black area, each containing a smaller yellow circle. Two green triangles above the green circle combine to form an abstract bird. The composition uses abstract art with sharp forms and contrasting colors, connecting the shapes to familiar objects without explicitly depicting them.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    opaque watercolor and ink over graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joanna T. Steichen

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.16 × 16.67 cm (7 15/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.45 × 21.91 cm (9 5/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.85.11

  • Series Title

    Ooochens

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Edward Steichen

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by descent to Joanna T. Steichen, the artist's wife, New York; bequest to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64557602

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