James A. Forsberg

Composition in Oval
1948

An abstract artwork on aged paper featuring bold black shapes with splashes of color: green, red, and purple. The composition is simple and childlike, with a large black form dominating the center, surrounded by smaller colored circles and elongated shapes. There's handwriting at the bottom, possibly indicating the title and artist's signature.
An abstract artwork on aged paper featuring bold black shapes with splashes of color: green, red, and purple. The composition is simple and childlike, with a large black form dominating the center, surrounded by smaller colored circles and elongated shapes. There's handwriting at the bottom, possibly indicating the title and artist's signature.

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Date
1948

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut and stencil

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 17 × 9 3/4in. (43.2 × 24.8 cm) Image: 10 13/16 × 5 5/8in. (27.5 × 14.3 cm)

Accession number
2004.401

Edition
Artist's copy

Publication
Printed and published by James A. Forsberg

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Estate of James A. Forsberg

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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James A. Forsberg
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