The First Act

1950s

Russell Twiggs

Associated Names
Russell Twiggs

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

The image displays an arrangement of shapes in varying sizes and forms, intersecting vertically. The colors present are red, black, blue, and gray. The composition appears abstract, with no definitive objects depicted, creating a dynamic visual. The shapes suggest bird-like silhouettes or organic forms. The colors and lines interact to convey movement and rhythm within the abstract scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color pochoir and screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 53.02 × 35.56 cm (20 7/8 × 14 in.)
    sheet: 63.82 × 47.94 cm (25 1/8 × 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.148.51

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; to Robert Stana and Thomas Judy, Washington, D.C., 2005; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on screen: Twiggs; lower left in graphite: The First Act 16/40; lower right in graphite: Russell Twiggs; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 20 / 30

Wikidata ID

Q77015639

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