Pleistocene Monarchs

1945

Boris Margo

Associated Names
Boris Margo

Artist, American, 1902 - 1995

The image displays swirling lines and shapes in orange tones, creating an abstract form resembling molten lava or fiery landscapes. The lines suggest familiar forms like mountains or figures in motion against a textured backdrop, conveying fluidity and spontaneity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cellocut in orange and yellow on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.96 × 27.31 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.13 × 33.02 cm (9 1/2 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.148.43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schmeckebier 1968, no. 27, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2001; acquired 2017 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

  • Schmeckebier, Laurence. Boris Margo: Graphic Work, 1932-1968. New York: Syracuse University, 1968, no. 27.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Pleistocene Monarchs = 2 18/30; lower center in graphite: Cellocut; lower right in graphite: Boris Margo '45

Wikidata ID

Q77015485

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