Study for "Organic Construction"

1959

Richard Hunt

Associated Names
Richard Hunt

Artist, American, 1935 - 2023

The image shows fluid, intertwining lines and shapes stretching upwards in an abstract manner. The sketch features a tall, twisting form with long, sweeping curves and angular segments. These shapes are set against a backdrop of loosely drawn lines suggesting trees and structures, evoking the idea of a park or plaza setting. The abstract lines give an impression of movement and organic growth, similar to branches reaching outwards.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.13 × 20.48 cm (13 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.109.44

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2012; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • Richard Hunt: Mutable Currency, Past and Present, McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2012, pp. 20, 22-23.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: R Hunt 59

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