Ernest Trova

Untitled (Yellow me on triangular bands of color)
1969

A graphic artwork featuring a series of concentric triangles with a bold blue background. The outermost triangle is outlined by a chain-like pattern in a golden hue, followed by a solid purple triangle, and at the center, a smaller pink triangle with a blue outline. The image is bordered by a white frame.
A graphic artwork featuring a series of concentric triangles with a bold blue background. The outermost triangle is outlined by a chain-like pattern in a golden hue, followed by a solid purple triangle, and at the center, a smaller pink triangle with a blue outline. The image is bordered by a white frame.

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Date
1969

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet: 27 7/8 × 27 7/8in. (70.8 × 70.8 cm) Image: 25 × 25in. (63.5 × 63.5 cm)

Accession number
2005.43.1

Edition
73/175 | 25 APs

Publication
Printed by Fine Creations, Inc.; published by Pace Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/25212

Part of a series:
from the portfolio F.M. / Manscapes (partially complete set)
6 works

A graphic artwork featuring a large circle divided into six smaller circles with a blue background, each containing a white silhouette of a different bird in various poses. The central area connecting the circles is also blue, and the entire design is enclosed within concentric circles of orange and yellow, all on a white background.
A graphic artwork featuring three vertically aligned circles in different colors with various symbols inside each circle. The top circle is purple with two yellow squiggly lines, the middle circle is blue with two yellow seahorse figures facing each other and four small blue arrows pointing towards the center, and the bottom circle is light blue with two small red arrows pointing upwards and two yellow squiggly lines. The background is a darker blue, and the image is bordered by a white frame.
A modern abstract artwork featuring a central shape with symmetrical extensions in blue and purple hues, overlaid with circular patterns in yellow, white, and blue, all set against a dark purple background and surrounded by a white border.
A framed abstract artwork featuring geometric shapes with a color palette of purple, yellow, and blue on a white background. The composition includes overlapping rectangles and undulating lines, creating a sense of layered depth.
A graphic artwork featuring abstract shapes in a concentric layout with a central circular motif in shades of purple, beige, and yellow, surrounded by a yellow square and an outer orange border, all on a white background.
A graphic artwork featuring a series of concentric triangles with a bold blue background. The outermost triangle is outlined by a chain-like pattern in a golden hue, followed by a solid purple triangle, and at the center, a smaller pink triangle with a blue outline. The image is bordered by a white frame.

Ernest Trova
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