Small Burst

1961

Adolph Gottlieb

Associated Names
Adolph Gottlieb

Painter, American, 1903 - 1974

This painting shows a large red circle near the top, diffusing softly into the background with a slight pinkish aura. Below the red circle, there is a black amorphous shape surrounded by smaller specks and splatters of paint. The background is beige, with some small areas of red on the right side and bottom right corner.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased from the artist through (Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York) by The Women's Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art; gift 16 June 1966 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • 15 American Artists from the Corcoran: an Exhibition of American 20th C. Works from the Permanent Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, London Art Gallery, Ontario, 4 April - 6 May 1975, no. 11, repro.

1979

  • XXV: The Women's Committee of The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 21 March - 22 April 1979, no. 9.

Wikidata ID

Q46637036

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