Al Held

Untitled (Life magazine)
1959

An abstract painting with a textured surface, featuring a vibrant mix of red, orange, yellow, black, and white colors. The composition includes bold, fragmented letterforms at the top, with dynamic brushstrokes and layers of paint throughout, creating a sense of depth and movement. The edges of the canvas are rough and show signs of the creative process.
An abstract painting with a textured surface, featuring a vibrant mix of red, orange, yellow, black, and white colors. The composition includes bold, fragmented letterforms at the top, with dynamic brushstrokes and layers of paint throughout, creating a sense of depth and movement. The edges of the canvas are rough and show signs of the creative process.

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Date
1959

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Oil, ink and printed paper collage on Life magazine

Dimensions
Book (irregular): 14 1/2 × 11 5/16 × 1 1/16in. (36.8 × 28.7 × 2.7 cm) Sheet (each approximate, irregular): 14 1/2 × 11 5/16in. (36.8 × 28.7 cm)

Accession number
2006.6

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Al Held Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/26072

Al Held
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