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- Title
- Continuous
- Artist
- Edda Renouf
- Physical Description
- Several thin coats of blue-gray acrylic paint have been applied to primed linen canvas whose weave was altered by removing threads at more or less regular intervals. She then carefully sanded down the paint to highlight the new texture and make “visible the life within the linen material.” (artist’s statement (2009), http://www.eddarenouf.com/Statement.html)
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1943
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1976
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.255
- Medium and Support
- acrylic on canvas
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Country Portrait -- Green
- Artist
- Lester Johnson
- Physical Description
- Bust-length portrait of figure in black on green background using thickly applied paint.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1919 - 2010
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.141
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Cubes and Cylinders
- Artist
- Judy Chicago
- Physical Description
- Twelve identical cubes and twelve identical cylinders of gold-plated steel. They are rearrangeable.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1939
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.121A-X
- Medium and Support
- milled steel, gold-plating
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Dadakopf
- Artist
- Hans Richter
- Physical Description
- This drawing has abstract forms done in black, brown and white against a plain cream colored background. The forms overlap and bleed color into each other. Some text in the bottom right corner shows "RR 17".
- Artist Life Dates
- 1888 - 1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1917
- Accession Number
- 2004/2.22
- Medium and Support
- ink and gouache on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Daedalus
- Artist
- Charles Ginnever
- Physical Description
- Cor-Ten steel abstract sculpture
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1931
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.9
- Medium and Support
- Cor-Ten steel
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Death of Chatterton, from "Pictures of Chocolate"
- Artist
- Vik Muniz
- Physical Description
- Photograph of a drawing executed using chocolate syrup on a piece of white plexi-glass.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1961
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.153
- Medium and Support
- Cibachrome mounted on aluminum on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
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- Title
- Die Säule [The Piillar]
- Artist
- Paul Klee
- Physical Description
- watercolor and ink on paper
- Artist Life Dates
- 1879-1940
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1926
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.160
- Medium and Support
- watercolor and ink on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Double Totemic Sculpture
- Artist
- Mark Lindquist
- Physical Description
- rough-hewn hollowed wood sculpture in natural state with spalt, marks, holes, etc.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1949
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1994-1995
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.156A
- Medium and Support
- oak burl
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Double Totemic Sculpture
- Artist
- Mark Lindquist
- Physical Description
- rough-hewn hollowed wood sculpture in natural state with spalt, marks, holes, etc.
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1994-1995
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.156B
- Medium and Support
- oak burl
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Drawing of a Point in Summer
- Artist
- Richard Tuttle
- Physical Description
- Two sweeping marks made with crayon in the middle of the page. This abstract form resembles the letter “T” with ends that curve back in, or a “P” whose loop isn’t closed.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1941
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.260
- Medium and Support
- black crayon on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Elsewhere, Therefore Here
- Artist
- Pierre Alechinsky
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1961
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.86
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Emergence
- Artist
- Geoffrey Wilkes
- Physical Description
- egg-shaped wood with natural burl, holes, pockets; polished and smoothed at edges
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1951
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1998
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.184
- Medium and Support
- manzanita
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Engine 3.1
- Artist
- Dana Melamed
- Physical Description
- Abstract wall sculpture constructed of transparency film, cinefoil, paper, pencil shavings, recycled industrial components, acrylic paint, ink, charcoal and wire constructed over metal mesh.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. Israel, 1972
- Object Creation Date
- 2012
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.584
- Medium and Support
- transparency film, cinefoil, paper, pencil shavings, recycled components, acrylic paint, ink, charcoal and wire on aluminum mesh
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Engine 3.2
- Artist
- Dana Melamed
- Physical Description
- Abstract wall sculpture constructed of transparency film, cinefoil, paper, pencil shavings, recycled industrial components, acrylic paint, ink, charcoal and wire on wire mesh.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. Israel, 1972
- Object Creation Date
- 2012
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.585
- Medium and Support
- transparency film, cinefoil, paper, pencil shavings, recycled components, acrylic paint, ink, charcoal and wire on aluminum mesh
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Fallen Head
- Artist
- Karel Appel
- Artist Life Dates
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1921 - 2006, Zurich, Switzerland
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.74
- Medium and Support
- gouache and crayon on white wove paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Family of the Mountain
- Artist
- Onchi Kôshirô
- Artist Life Dates
- 1891-1955
- Century
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.193
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- February Fourteenth
- Artist
- Charles Clough
- Physical Description
- Enamel abstract expressionist painting in traditional Valentine’s Day colors: white, orange, red, magenta, salmon.
- “In place of the brush and other typical painter's tools, Clough uses an instrument he calls the ‘Big Finger,’ a large balloon-like contraption that he invented to spread poured house enamel on masonite into broad gestural constellations.” (Max Henry, “charles clough,” http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/reviews/henry/henry2-5-99.asp)
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1951
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1986-1989
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.227
- Medium and Support
- enamel on board
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Figure and Still Life
- Artist
- Jankel Adler
- Physical Description
- An abstract figure with anthropomorphic qualities stands to the left, with a wing-like object sweeping across the middle of the painting and into the right side, which holds a still life component. The color scheme is predominently cool with warm accents throughout both the figure and the still life.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1895 - 1949
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1948
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.37
- Medium and Support
- oil on board
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Frequency Piece III
- Artist
- Edda Renouf
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1943
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1976
- Accession Number
- 1978/1.173
- Medium and Support
- acrylic on linen
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- From Line to Point to No Point
- Artist
- Richard Tuttle
- Physical Description
- Pencil drawing of one continuous line tracing the movement of the artist’s hand. Image is centered and small relative to the sheet. Starts with a diagonal line drawn right to left, and down at an angle.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1941
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.261
- Medium and Support
- graphite on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- From Time to Time
- Artist
- Lisa Bradley
- Physical Description
- Large abstract painting in a vertical format painted in tones of blue, green and purple. There is sweeping brushwork, and manipulation of the paint surface creating gouge lines and globs of paint.
- Object Creation Date
- 1980
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.17
- Medium and Support
- oil on linen
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Gio Ponti's Mirror
- Artist
- Lucio Pozzi
- Physical Description
- A small, squat rectangle divided into two halves is centered on a large sheet of paper. The left half is a blue wash with black marks; the right half is a light gray wash with blue marks.
- Artist Life Dates
- born Italy, 1935
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1993
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.254
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Grey Gem Cut
- Artist
- John Francis Torreano
- Physical Description
- The outline and reflections of a gem painted onto wood.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1941
- Object Creation Date
- 1987
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.87
- Medium and Support
- paint on wood
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Hammock Reader
- Artist
- Milton Avery
- Physical Description
- Painting depicting a featureless female figure, in tones of aqua and light blue extending across the center of the canvas in a light gray hammock. There is a bright white shape, perhaps a book, in the middle of the figure. Behind the figure, the rest of the composition is organized in horizontal sections. At top, a yellow sky; below that are two gently-curved mountains in dark brown, followed by two horizontal planes of color in tan and light brown.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1885 - 1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1951
- Accession Number
- 1974/2.37
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Head
- Artist
- Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi
- Physical Description
- Abstract sculpture vaguely representational of a bust-length head, the face of which appears to be constructed from strips of metal and parts from machines.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1924 - 2005
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1957
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.10
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Heather's Fragrance
- Artist
- Alain Mailland
- Physical Description
- organic form consisting of thin concentric tendrils of wood
- Artist Life Dates
- born, Ivory Coast, Africa, 1959
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2001
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.161
- Medium and Support
- heather root
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Homage
- Artist
- Chuang Che
- Physical Description
- The background of this print is covered with whitish paint or gesso that reveals the texture of the canvas, brush, and its application. Where material has been applied to the canvas there are small wrinkles. Dashes of black paint appear on the lower two thirds of the collage. What looks like a signature is in the bottom left.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1933
- Century
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.32
- Medium and Support
- oil and acrylic paint on canvas
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Horizontal Diamond with Three Kinds of Lines
- Artist
- Richard Tuttle
- Physical Description
- Small ink drawing on large sheet. 14 parallel wavy lines on an angle form a diamond; 1 line crosses through the tops of all 14; landscape orientation.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1941
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.262
- Medium and Support
- pen on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Hydra Study
- Artist
- Brice Marden
- Physical Description
- At the outer edge a long black rectangle composed of graphite and wax extends upward. Within this border is a white rectangular stripe, following the same arc as the outer black rectangle, which is exposed Arches heavy white paper. An inner black stripe sits at the composition's center composed of the same wax and graphite.
- Artist Life Dates
- born, Bronxville, New York, 1938
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 1976/1.231
- Medium and Support
- graphite and wax on Arches heavy white paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- I-S Va 5 (Six Variants)
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Physical Description
- An abstract print of six rectangular shapes in neutral shades
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Object Creation Date
- 1969
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.118
- Medium and Support
- screenprint on Arches
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Impression
- Artist
- Étienne Hajdu
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1907
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1962/1.98
- Medium and Support
- embossed print on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Juniper Tree
- Artist
- Louis Bunce
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1907
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1952
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.1
- Medium and Support
- ink on white paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- K-3-63
- Artist
- Ernst Wilhelm Nay
- Artist Life Dates
- 1902-1968
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.42
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on white paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Key and Cue No. 1182 (Remembrance has a rear and front)
- Artist
- Roni Horn
- Physical Description
- Aluminum shaft with block letters cast in black plastic.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1955
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1994
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.470
- Medium and Support
- cast plastic and aluminum
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- Kyoto Series No. 22B
- Artist
- Rikio Takahashi
- Artist Life Dates
- (Tokyo, Japan, 1917 - 1999)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1962
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.175
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Landscape in the Lofoten Islands
- Artist
- Ernst Wilhelm Nay
- Artist Life Dates
- 1902-1968
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1938
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.59
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on white paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Leichtes Licht
- Artist
- Heinz Trökes
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1913
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.12
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on white paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 12
- Artist
- Richard Tuttle
- Physical Description
- Suite of 7 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1941
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1980-1982
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.265.1-7
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 14
- Artist
- Richard Tuttle
- Physical Description
- Suite of 8 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1941
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1980-1982
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.267.1-8
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 15
- Artist
- Richard Tuttle
- Physical Description
- Suite of 12 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1941
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1980-1982
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.268.1-12
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 8
- Artist
- Richard Tuttle
- Physical Description
- Suite of 4 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1941
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1980-1982
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.269.1-4
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Maitina
- Artist
- Atta Kwami
- Physical Description
- An abstract oil painting in various colors. The colors are set into their own rows or columns and do not run together.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1956
- Object Creation Date
- 2011
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.88
- Medium and Support
- oil on linen
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Melon
- Artist
- Maki Haku
- Artist Life Dates
- (Ibaraki Prefecture, 1924 - 2000)
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.170
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Mercurius in the Vessel
- Artist
- Richard Anuszkiewicz
- Physical Description
- Concentric lines of bright red alternate with lines of blue and green to create an optical illusion of receeding squares. The juxtaposition of these colors also creates an appearance of intersecting orange lines and hues of purple.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1930
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1988/1.137
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Miniature pipe bowl in shape of man's head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.213
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Title
- N. 104/59
- Artist
- Theodor W. Werner
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886 - 1969
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1959
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.58
- Medium and Support
- oil on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Niemeyer's Fancy
- Artist
- Lucio Pozzi
- Physical Description
- A small, squat rectangle divided into two halves is centered on a large sheet of paper. The left half is orange at top, red at bottom, with swirling lines of tan and gray; the right half is orange at top, red at bottom, with swirling lines of blue and green. Both sides are dotted with black.
- Artist Life Dates
- born Italy, 1935
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1993
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.253
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Now the Dove and the Leopard Wrestle
- Artist
- Romare Bearden
- Physical Description
- This painting features animal part shapes in abstract forms in blues, ochres, green and red colors. It is expressive in the different movements of the animals.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1911 - 1988
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.225
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Opposite
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1933
- Accession Number
- 1953/2.2
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Title
- Orange "X" with Yellow
- Artist
- Richard Tuttle
- Physical Description
- Orange “X” at center. Lower left arm of the “X” has four horizontal hash marks in yellow.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1941
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.263
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Primary Object Type
- abstract