Golden Section Painting #6 / Dorothea Rockburne
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1977/1.160
- Title
- Golden Section Painting #6
- Artist
- Dorothea Rockburne
- Artist Nationality
- Canadian American
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1932
- Medium and Support
- kraft paper and blue pencil on linen
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Geometric abstraction
- Inscription
- Titled, signed and dated in pencil, l.r.: Golden Section #6 Rockburne 75
- Dimensions
- 73.5 cm x 99 cm (28 15/16 in. x 39 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Mixed Media
- Primary Object Type
- collage
- Physical Description
- folded kraft paper marked with blue pencil affixed to linen
- Subject Matter
- The “golden section” is when the ratio of the whole line (A) to the large segment (B) is the same as the ratio of the large segment (B) to the small segment (C); ie, A is to B as B is to C. Rockburne derives her rectangular golden sections from the square. The blue pencil lines follow the principles of dynamic symmetry.
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- visual arts
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- international post-1945 styles and movements
- modern and contemporary art
- paperworking techniques
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
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- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1285 x 965
- File Size
- 37 KB
- Record
- 1977/1.160
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1977-sl-1.160/1977_1.160.jpg
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"Golden Section Painting #6; Dorothea Rockburne." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1977-sl-1.160/1977_1.160.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
