Thomas Downing

Five
1967

A modern art piece featuring a series of overlapping geometric shapes in bold colors, including dark blue, red, terracotta, royal blue, and bright red, arranged in a staggered, layered composition against a white background.
A modern art piece featuring a series of overlapping geometric shapes in bold colors, including dark blue, red, terracotta, royal blue, and bright red, arranged in a staggered, layered composition against a white background.

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Date
1967

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic on shaped canvas

Dimensions
Overall (Irregular): 72 1/4 × 105 1/4in. (183.5 × 267.3 cm)

Accession number
68.11

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Philip Morris Incorporated

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Thomas Downing
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