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Untitled

1960

Norman Ives

Associated Names

Norman Ives

Artist, American, 1923 - 1978

The image displays a grid of squares, each divided diagonally into two triangles, creating a mosaic pattern. The composition consists of red and blue letters and numbers, some of which are fragmented and rotated. The scattered arrangement of letters resembles a typographic puzzle or a deconstructed newspaper, evoking the chaos of mixed typography.

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Artwork overview

Medium

collage on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)
Dimensions

image: 10.8 × 8.1 cm (4 1/4 × 3 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.3381

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC, 1974; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Norman Ives / 1960

Wikidata ID

Q64618509

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