The Age of Iron

1986

Harvey Quaytman

Associated Names
Harvey Quaytman

Painter, American, 1937 - 2002

The image displays an abstract composition of geometric shapes and lines. A large brown square is positioned diagonally like a diamond, surrounded by smaller black and white squares and rectangles. The shapes create an arrangement that suggests a minimalist cityscape or a modern building. Contrasting colors in the forms emphasize the abstract representation, allowing viewers to make connections to familiar patterns or objects within the composition.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David McKee Gallery, New York); acquired 1 April 1987 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

  • Fortieth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 11 April - 21 June 1987, no. 52.

1998

  • The Forty-Fifth Biennial: The Corcoran Collects, 1907–1998, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 17 July - 29 September 1998, unnumbered catalogue.

2018

  • Harvey Quaytman: Against the Static, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley, 2018-2019, pl. 51.

Inscriptions

upper left reverse on stretcher bar: Harvey Quaytman 1986; upper right reverse on stretcher bar: The Age of Iron; lower right reverse on stretcher bar: Note this painting hangs in a diamond form

Wikidata ID

Q46640830

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