Franz Kline

Red Painting

1961

Bold red abstract painting with heavy black brushstrokes framing a deep purple central rectangle.

Bold red abstract painting with heavy black brushstrokes framing a deep purple central rectangle.

Not on view

Date
1961

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 109 13/16 × 78 1/8 in. (278.9 × 198.4 cm)

Accession number
2002.252

Credit line
Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© The Estate of Franz Kline/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/17196

Exhibitions

An American Legacy, A Gift to New York

Oct 24, 2002–Jan 26, 2003
De Kooning to Today: Highlights from the Permanent Collection (2nd floor–Oct 2002)

Oct 10, 2002–Mar 2, 2003

Franz Kline
12 works in the collection, 24 exhibitions

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