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Artist |
Dreier, Katherine S. |
Caption |
Composition |
Collection |
TMA |
Credit Line |
acquisition fund |
Culture |
American |
Date |
1934 |
Description |
Katherine S. Dreier (1877-1952) was an American painter, lecturer, reformer, and patron of the arts. She studied post impressionism which influenced her art at the start of her career until Dreier's art began to take on more abstract qualities after meeting Marcel Duchamp. She help founded the Society of Independent Artists in 1916 which bolstered the progress of abstract art and fostered her desire to teach others about abstract forms and techniques. This lithograph shows a collection of shapes and lines all within a black outline of a rectangle. The center of the print houses a yellow circle being intercepted by a variety of shapes. Starting from the left, a cascade of triangles are scattered around, each with either blue, red, or black coloring in or around them. None of the triangles are facing the same way nor are any the same size. A black line slices the composition in two diagonally from the bottom left to the upper right. Two lines meeting at the top over the black line form an arrow head with a curved line underneath, slightly closing off the space. The right side of the print houses a collection of circles, each either red, blue, or black in color. They are overlapping one another similar to the triangles on the left. Each shape has a black outline to it with varying line thickness and consistencies. Finally, the print was hand-colored. |
Dimensions |
H-11.25 L-14.875 inches |
Medium |
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Material |
Ink/Paper |
Catalog Number |
1976.01 |
Title |
Composition |