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A Triangle and a Square within a Square

1975

Robert Mangold

Associated Names

Robert Mangold

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a large tan square with a smaller outlined square in the top left corner, and a diagonal line running from the bottom left to the top right. The composition features geometric shapes that evoke a folding pattern, with clean lines highlighted by contrasting colors. This arrangement may be reminiscent of architectural floor plans or a structured workspace.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite and white pencil on orange laid paper
Credit Line

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

overall: 22.9 x 22.9 cm (9 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.104

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

1987

Beyond the Picture: Works by Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle from the Collection of Dorothy & Herbert Vogel, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 3 May-5 June 1987

Bibliography

1987

Beyond the Picture: Works by Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle from the Collection of Dorothy & Herbert Vogel, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 1987, 98

Inscriptions

across bottom verso in graphite and white pencil: R. Mangold 1975 A Triangle and a Square within a Square

Wikidata ID

Q64628939

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