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Piano #1

1965

Richard Artschwager

Associated Names

Richard Artschwager

Artist, American, 1923 - 2013

The image shows geometric shapes, with a bold, dark rectangular form intersected by lighter, neutral-colored lines. The composition features a contrast between a textured wood grain pattern above and a smooth, monochromatic expanse below.

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Artwork overview

Medium

Formica and wood
Credit Line

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Dimensions

overall: 50.8 x 17.7 x 2.8 cm (20 x 6 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Exhibition History

2012

Richard Artschwager, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 2012-2013, unnumbered catalogue (shown only in New York).

Inscriptions

across right reverse: Artschwager / '65

Wikidata ID

Q63861013

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