Charlestown 34

1976

Carl Chiarenza

Associated Names
Carl Chiarenza

Artist, American, born 1935

The image shows an array of irregular, scattered speckles and splatters creating a cascading effect across the canvas. The abstract composition contains a contrast between the dense cluster of speckles in the lower section and the sparser distribution towards the upper part of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 × 31.3 cm (9 7/16 × 12 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
    mount: 40.7 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.145.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Carl Chiarenza, Rochester, NY; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom center of mount in graphite: Carl Chiarenza; bottom right: Charlestown, MA 34, 1976 Vintage print

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