New York 255

1978

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

The image displays jagged, horizontal lines and peeling layers creating an abstract pattern. The design resembles weathered wood or peeling paint on an old wall, with lighter and darker patches showing depth and contrast, akin to bark on a tree or flaking layers on a canvas.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Theresa Snyder, c/o Alan Cohen, Chicago, IL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1985; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Aaron Siskind; lower left below image: New York 255 1978; on verso, by unknown hand, wavy line drawn along left edge in graphite; lower center left in graphite: NY255 / 4; lower center right: 9/78; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left in red ink: 1985.10.2

Wikidata ID

Q64032431

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