The Glass #5

1959

Ralston Crawford

Associated Names
Ralston Crawford

Artist, American, born Canada, 1906 - 1978

The image displays intersecting lines and shapes forming an abstract design. Bold black lines intersect with lighter, textured black lines creating cross-hatched sections. Shades of gray and tan define larger geometric forms, while electric blue is used for vertical and diagonal lines. The composition may suggest familiar objects like fragmented architectural structures or a cityscape influenced by cubism, capturing an abstract representation of the built environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 66.5 x 50.5 cm (26 3/16 x 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.1.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Freeman 1962, 59.2

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1962

  • Freeman, Richard B. The Lithographs of Ralston Crawford. Univ. of Kentucky Press, 1962.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ralston Crawford; lower right in graphite: 12/25

Wikidata ID

Q65511703

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