Untitled

1961

Lee Bontecou

Associated Names
Lee Bontecou

Painter, American, 1931-2022

The image displays curved and linear shapes in an abstract style. A central circular form resembles an eye, surrounded by arc-like segments and lines radiating outward. There are shadows and highlights on the shapes, giving them a three-dimensional appearance. The color palette consists of muted blacks and browns, evoking aged metal or leather textures. The grid-like structure formed by vertical and horizontal lines adds order to the composition, resembling features of urban architecture.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Ford Foundation, New York; gift 1962 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 26 October-29 December 1963, unpublished checklist.

  • Twenty-eighth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1963.

1972

  • Lee Bontecou, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 25 March-7 May 1972, unnumbered checklist.

1998

  • The Forty-Fifth Biennial: The Corcoran Collects, 1907–1998, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 17 July - 29 September 1998, unnumbered catalogue.

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, unpublished checklist.

Wikidata ID

Q63864193

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