Bowls

1916, printed 1920s

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image displays an abstract composition of several large, overlapping circular objects with smooth surfaces. The color palette consists of muted, monochromatic tones of gray, beige, and white. In the foreground, one large circular object is positioned prominently on the left side, with another similar object partially visible overlapping it on the right. In the background, more of these curved forms can be seen, blending together, with their rims creating gentle arcs.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 156, illus. p. 25.

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 156, illus. p. 25.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower left in blue ink: Paul Strand; by Hazel Strand, lower left verso in graphite: Abstraction, Bowls / Twin Lakes, Conn. 1915 / Paul Strand HS.; all by later hand: upper left verso in graphite: #6 / safe 1 / MEH-254A; upper right verso in graphite: #6; center verso in graphite: 120 T03 / 12 / cykora 2; lower right verso in graphite: 45 / 2

Wikidata ID

Q64158644

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