Untitled

1950s

Franz Kline

Associated Names
Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image shows dynamic thick brushstrokes in an abstract configuration. Shapes include green curves, purple angular lines, and splatters of blue and brown. The composition resembles an arrangement of vegetation or branches, creating a connection to nature. The overall arrangement features layered forms suggesting depth and movement, reminiscent of an abstract forest.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tempera on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Rufus F. Zogbaum

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.2 x 42.7 cm (13 7/8 x 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.113.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the Artist; Rufus F. Zogbaum, New York; gift to NGA, 1998

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Ritchie, Charles. "Franz Kline, Thirty Untitled Drawings." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art no. 21 (Spring 1999): 13.

2012

  • Mattison, Robert S. Franz Kline Coal and Steel. Allentown, PA, 2012: p. 100 illus., 111.

Inscriptions

center verso in blue ball-point pen: ZD 404

Wikidata ID

Q64570520

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