Red Frame

1987

Robert Mangold

Associated Names
Robert Mangold

Artist, American, born 1937

The image depicts an abstract composition with bold, angular shapes. Thick black lines form a large, irregular quadrilateral with a smaller, skewed parallelogram inside, both filled with red color. The design is reminiscent of a fragmented frame or an unconventional window, with the red pattern resembling a textured surface. The dynamic angles and contrast between the red and background highlight its abstract nature, inviting interpretation as contemporary art or a distorted interpretation of architectural forms.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: R. Mangold 1987; lower right in graphite: Red Frame

Wikidata ID

Q64628947

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