Maw 9

1961-1962

Stephen Greene

Associated Names
Stephen Greene

Artist, American, 1917 - 1999

The image displays a collection of curved lines and sweeping brushstrokes creating an abstract composition. In the upper left corner, two oval shapes are layered over a dark, cloud-like form. Various thin lines intersect and overlap in different directions. A small, bright red dot is present on the right side of the image. The composition has an abstract fluidity, with marks and forms suggesting organic features or mechanical elements.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Staempfli Gallery, New York); Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Bruno, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1966; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Stephen Greene: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; University of Minnesota Gallery, Minneapolis; Des Moines Art Center, Iowa; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Michigan; Tennessee Fine Arts Center, Nashville, 1963-1964, no. 14

1964

  • Stephen Greene, Staempfli Gallery, New York, 1964

  • Internationale Der Zeichnung, Darmstadt, Germany, 1964, p. 104, repro

1965

  • [exhibition title unknown], Finch College Museum of Art, New York, 1965-1966

1966

  • [exhibition title unknown], Saint Paul Art Center, Minnesota, 1966

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 217, no. 1454 (incorrect image).

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Greene; lower right verso in black ink by unknown hand: #18

Wikidata ID

Q64632775

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