Composition / Auguste Herbin
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1955/2.10
- Title
- Composition
- Artist
- Auguste Herbin
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882 - 1960
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- 1927
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Winston
- Style/Group/Movement
- abstract
- Inscription
- Signed l.l. (in script): herbin
- Dimensions
- 85 cm x 103.5 cm x 4.45 cm (33 7/16 in. x 40 3/4 in. x 1 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Physical Description
- Flat, colorful, overlapping geometric and biomorphic abstract forms
- Subject Matter
- A non-representional composition of colorful, flat, overlapping geometric and biomorphic abstract forms. The painting is about the way these forms interrelate to create a balanced and rhythmic composition.
- Primary Keywords
- abstraction
- biomorphic abstraction
- face
- geometric abstraction
- oil painting
- rubenism
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- faces
- forms of expression
- genres
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern and contemporary art
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1093 x 877
- File Size
- 82 KB
- Record
- 1955/2.10
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-2.10/1955_2.10.jpg
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"Composition; Auguste Herbin." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-2.10/1955_2.10.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
